Religion

Lutherans' trip a lesson in giving, receiving

BY CHRIS McDANIEL, SUN STAFF WRITER

Sharing their faith is important for one group of Yumans who traveled to a remote village in northern Canada to teach vacation Bible school to 60 native children. A group of 20 people, many from Christ Lutheran Church, made the long trip north to New... Full story

Mission Mexico

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

Seventeen Yumans recently spent a long weekend helping build a house for a family in Sonora, Mexico. The group was made up of members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Yuma and various local churches, plus several other volunteers. The group built ... Full story

Church celebrates a century

BY DARIN FENGER, FEATURES EDITOR

Sally Sutton was just a baby when she first attended Grace Bible Fellowship, which was only a "little older" than its newest parishioner.That was back in 1936.Today Sutton is one of Grace Bible Fellowship's eldest members and she's getting ready to h... Full story

Special Events 10-17-09

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Bake, rummage sale  Trinity United Methodist Church, 3030 S. 8th Ave., will hold a bake sale and rummage sale from 8 a.m. to noon today.  Proceeds will benefit mission projects. For more information, call 344-3013.Yard, bake sale St. P... Full story

Parishioners show good things come in small packages

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Cookie Wagter, a volunteer for Operation Christmas Child, has learned that the joy of giving can inspire her most when she bestows a present to people she has never met."I've seen some of the stories of those who received gifts and it can change peop... Full story

St. Paul's to celebrate 100th year

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

One hundred years is a milestone for any organization, and one church in Yuma County is ready to celebrate. On Oct. 18, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Yuma will mark its 100-year anniversary, and there are plenty of events scheduled to honor the day... Full story

St. Paul's Episcopal Church to bless animals

FROM STAFF REPORTS

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1550 S. 14th Ave., will hold a blessing of the animals at 10 a.m. Saturday in celebration of Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis of Assisi was the patron saint of all animals. Yumans, and their pets, are wel... Full story

After a career designing oil rigs, Yuma priest called to spiritual field

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

Most people are lucky to find one career in their lifetime that they can truly enjoy.Yuman Bill Krieger has been fortunate enough to have two.Krieger used to help design offshore oil rigs.These days, every Wednesday and Sunday, the congregation at St... Full story

Yuma church reaches out to Belize children

BY CHRIS McDANIEL, SUN STAFF WRITER

Ten Christian missionaries from Yuma were in Belize during early August to conduct a vacation Bible school  (VBS) for 300 local impoverished children.Many of the missionaries were part of the congregation of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church a... Full story

Salvation Army offers faith along with family aid

BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Salvation Army in Yuma County helps countless members of the community through its social outreach services, but what many Yumans may not know, the organization can also help provide faith and a relationship with Jesus Christ.While The Salvation ... Full story

Theater of faith

BY CHRIS McDANIEL, SUN STAFF WRITER

After months of holding services at a school, The Vertical Church has finally found a permanent home - in a movie theater. The church recently moved into the old Mandarin Cinemas building, 3142 Arizona Ave. The congregation of Free-Will Baptists, ha... Full story

Church honors veterans Sunday

The Hope Center Church of God, 770 W. 7th St., is devoting its Sunday service to veterans in honor of the Fourth of July.The Independence Day celebration  begins at 10:30 a.m. and will feature a color guard of Vietnam veterans who will display t... Full story

Monsignor marks milestone anniversary of service

BY DARIN FENGER, FEATURES EDITOR

A local shepherd is celebrating half a century of leading and loving his human flock.Monsignor Richard O'Keeffe heard his call to the priesthood in his homeland of Ireland. But since 1981, it's been the communities of Yuma County that have received h... Full story

Congreso de Alabanza an international affair

BY CESAR NEYOY, BAJO EL SOL

International evangelists will speak at the 2009 Congreso de Alabanza organized by the Yuma and La Paz Vicariate.Luis Alfredo Díaz, a well-known composer from Spain, and Guillermo Valencia, who is from Colombia and now resides in Los Angeles, ... Full story

Yuma Lutherans spread faith on Navajo reservation

BY CHRIS McDANIEL, SUN STAFF WRITER

A Lutheran missionary group from Yuma was in northern Arizona this week to share their faith with the Navajo people.About a dozen volunteers from Calvary, Shepherd of the Hills and Zion Lutheran churches were at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Missio... Full story

Taking the church to the people

The doors at Oasis Church, 1545 S. Avenue C, will be closed Sunday because the congregation will be out and about doing good deeds to spread their faith.  "We decided in order to really be the church we should be, we should out in the community ... Full story

Hard work pays off

BY DARIN FENGER, SUN STAFF WRITER

For the first time in more than 60 years, parishioners of First Southern Baptist Church of Wellton will be raising their prayers to heaven from a new location.  After five years of fundraising and volunteer construction parishioners will move in... Full story

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