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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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IMPROVING OUTCOMES: Vicksburg churches to get grants under city health program

The city of Vicksburg has awarded a total of $145,000 in grants to 25 churches and faith-based and ...

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Jehovah’s Witness resuming door-to-door ministry

For over 25 years, Jehovah’s Witness Antonio Erves of Vicksburg has engaged in the door-to-door ministry in his ...

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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: St. Alban’s Episcopal Church to bless pets, dedicate pet memorial garden

The members of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Bovina will participate in a decades-old tradition of blessing the ...

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116 Years of Devotion: St. Mary Catholic Church to be honored with historic markers

For 116 years, St. Mary Catholic Church has been a source of spiritual guidance and education for African ...

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FAITH: Livestreaming an important outreach for some local churches

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, forcing the suspension of in-person worship, local churches turned to the ...

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CALLED TO SERVE: Hawkins United Methodist Church pastor received early call to ministry

At a young age, Harrell Moore knew he was going to be a minister. “The Lord called me ...

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FAITH OF OUR FOREFATHERS: Program to discuss Methodism, Newitt Vick

In the early 1800s, Newitt Vick, a Methodist circuit rider, came to Warren County and settled in the ...

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‘Working for God’: Tradition drives effort to keep St. Mary’s Episcopal Church going

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is supported by a key element that is stronger than the red brick protecting ...

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JESUS IN A JIFFY: Hawkins United Methodist Church provides drive-in prayer service

On a steadily warming Thursday morning in Vicksburg, a blue tent in the parking lot of Hawkins United ...

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