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Crawford Street seeking choir members for Maundy Thursday program

Crawford Street United Methodist Church is presenting a special Holy Week program and its organizers are hoping to ...

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Church of the Holy Trinity getting new rector

The Church of the Holy Trinity has selected a new rector-elect. The Rev. Rick Roessler, who presently serves ...

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House of Peace to honor pastor Linda Sweezer-Rowster on March 5

On Feb. 5, 1995, Linda Sweezer stood at the podium in Mount Zion No. 1 M.B. Church and ...

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Holy Trinity’s Lenten Fine Arts Series begins Friday with wine and cheese reception

Ash Wednesday services mark the beginning of the Lenten season for many Christian denominations. During this time, followers ...

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Pancake suppers give people one last chance to ‘sin’ before Lent

Area residents wanting to get in one last good “sinful” meal before Lent will have the opportunity Tuesday ...

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African Children’s Choir coming to First Baptist Church Vicksburg

Area residents will be able to get a taste of Ugandan Culture on Feb. 19 when the African ...

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POSSIBLE PLANTICIDE: Hawkins play teaches lesson in the case of the dead Ficus

Call it a potential case of “planticide.” The Ficus tree in Larry and Louise’s living room is dead, ...

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Fisher marks 25 years at Greater Grove Street MB Church

The Rev. Dr. Casey Fisher, pastor of Greater Grove Street Missionary Baptist Church, will celebrate his 25th anniversary ...

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BRING ON THE KIBBEE: 62nd Annual Lebanese Dinner set for Feb. 13

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church will present the 62nd Annual Lebanese Dinner on Monday, Feb. 13, from ...

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After COVID-19, Vicksburg’s churches see slow rise in attendance

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020, it forced people, businesses and organizations to radically ...

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Camp Winshape returning to Crossway Church this summer

One of the area’s most popular summer camp programs will again be held on the campus of Crossway ...

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Antiochian Men honor local first responders with appreciation dinner

The Antiochian Men, the men’s group for St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, honored Warren County’s first responders on ...

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A New Chapter: Buckles retiring from First Baptist

Jan. 31 marks a new chapter in Matt Buckles’ life. It marks his final day after 18-and-a-half years ...

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WALKING INTO 2023 WITH CHRIST: Watch Night observances set for Vicksburg-area churches

Saturday, from about 10 p.m. until midnight or 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, the congregations of many African American ...

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O NIGHT DIVINE: St. Paul children’s program recreates Jesus’ birth

Saturday evening, before the start of the 4 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass at St. Paul Catholic Church, the ...

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O LITTLE TOWN: Weissinger’s Nativity scene collection recalls true meaning of the season

For Mary Hazel Weissinger, every day is Christmas. Weissinger collects Nativity scenes that depict the birth of Jesus ...

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Vicksburg churches participate in Operation Christmas Child

In the summer of 1993, Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham received a call from a man in England ...

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Gibson Memorial UMC to offer live Nativity

Symbolic of the holy night Christ was born is the Nativity, which depicts the newborn Jesus with the Virgin Mary and other ...

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Crawford Street UMC to offer ‘Blue Christmas’ service

For most people, the Christmas and Advent season is seen as a time of joy as Christians around ...

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Hawkins United Methodist Church preschoolers give ‘blessings’ for the needy

The preschoolers at Hawkins United Methodist Church began their Thanksgiving holiday helping others. On Nov. 21, the students ...

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WHEN STARS SHONE DOWN: Vicksburg Chamber Choir presents Christmas concert

Traditional and contemporary Christmas carols will fill the Church of the Holy Trinity when the Vicksburg Chamber Choir, ...

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MOPS provides mothers with spiritual, personal guidance

It was 2002 when two women at what was then Bowmar Baptist Church got together to develop a ...

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Calvary Baptist Church’s new building helps continue legacy

The congregation of Calvary Baptist Church dedicated its new church on a hill overlooking Indiana Avenue during a ...

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TALKING TURKEY: Crawford Street UMC, Holy Trinity set turkey dinners

The members of Crawford Street United Methodist Church and Church of the Holy Trinity will continue their Thanksgiving ...

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PURLS AND PRAYERS: Nan’s Needles brings comfort, love with prayer shawls

One Saturday a month, a small group of women meets in the Floral Room at Crawford Street United ...

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Bowman, New Beginning Church named pastor, church of the year by Best of Mississippi

Vicksburg pastor the Rev. James O. Bowman Sr. and his church, New Beginning Church were selected pastor and ...

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PURRAISE THE LORD: How Salome found herself a home at St. Alban’s

One year ago, the congregation of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Bovina increased by one — Salome. Salome ...

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Father-daughter team serves Legion Post 3, Auxiliary as chaplains

“To you is given the spiritual leadership of this post.” According to the American Legion’s Chaplain’s Handbook, that ...

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