As the senior pastor at the Kerrville First United Methodist Church, David Payne is familiar with the question: “If God has ...

First United Methodist Church has offered the meals for 20 years. It started out as a once-per-month soup and sandwich lunch and morphed into a weekly meal during the pandemic.

The congregation had hoped to take assets like the church building with them through a disaffiliation process, but the group missed the Dec. 31, 2023, deadline to do so. The United Methodist ...

In early July 2025, after extreme flooding left at least 100 people dead and 160 missing in Texas, a claim circulated online ...

United Methodist Church can fight to prevent split with SMU, Texas Supreme Court rules The school sought to leave the church because of differences over gay marriage and clergy.

BEMIDJI — Community Resource Connections and the United Way of t Area have compiled a comprehensive list of storm-related resources. Disaster distress helpline: The helpline is open to anyone ...

Country music singer Blake Shelton, along with either fellow country star Luke Bryan or Shelton’s wife, the singer Gwen Stefani, travelled to Texas to help in the wake of the July 4, 2025, floods.

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Misting fans provided by the Gaston County Emergency Medical Services blow cool air onto two unhoused men looking to escape the heat on Monday June 30, 2025. After community uproar, the City of ...

Kenneth Ray Wood, 85, peacefully went to heaven on July 18, 2025, after battling dementia for several years. Ken was born in McLemoresville, Tn., on Dec. 31, 1939. He was the second youngest of eight ...

The Guntersville Historical Society met last Thursday to discuss some of their upcoming projects as well as welcome ...