Amarillo faith calendar for July 4 amarillo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amarillo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church, 197 Suncrest St., Gray: Bible study for all ages will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the morning service at 11 and the evening service at 6:30 on Sunday. Wednesday’s service will be held at 7 p.m. Nursery is available for all services. All services and Sunday school will be available online also. Buses will run. Information, visit www.buffaloridgebaptist.org or call 423-477-3311n. Radio station 96.3 FM will broadcast the 11 a.m. Sunday service.
Borderview Christian Church, 1338 Bristol Highway, Elizabethton: The church will celebrate God and Country Day on Sunday, July 4, at 10:45 a.m. with a special service full of patriotic music, focusing on the God that blesses the USA. The adult choir ministry will sing and veterans will be recognized with a special gift. Scott Fisher, senior minister, will be preaching on the âGod and Countryâ theme. There is no community block party planned this year, but plans are already gearing up for 2022.
Interfaith LGBTQ+ Pride Service to be held at Auburn church auburnpub.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from auburnpub.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
McQuaig soon discovered Rainbow Promise, now called Christ’s Promise, an Auburndale church whose congregation is predominantly LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Her late mother, Lois McQuaig, was not gay but left the Baptist church and attended Christ’s Promise until her death in 2008.
“I felt welcome the minute I walked through the door, and my mother did, too,” said McQuaig, 65. “It’s just the weird way that God led me to a church where I felt like I belonged.”
Mainstream acceptance of the LGTBQ population has grown markedly in the past two decades. Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2015, and corporations now routinely recognize Pride Month in June.
Lubbock area faith calendar lubbockonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lubbockonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.