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After 171 years, First Methodist Waco on Cobbs Drive has appointed its first African American pastor, Rev. Tynna Dixon.

Cover Feature: Orgues Létourneau Opus 135 May 25, 2021 Orgues Létourneau Opus 135 Even when measured by expansive Texan standards, First United Methodist Church in Lubbock is extraordinary in scale. The church’s Gothic bell tower is visible from just about anywhere in downtown Lubbock. The church campus sprawls over two city blocks and includes spacious wings for music, Christian education, youth, and even physical fitness. Completed in 1955, the sanctuary seats over 1,800 people, and its spectacular rose window is reportedly among the eight largest in the world. C...

May 15, 1868: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported, “We have now had nearly a month of incessant rain and “still it rains.’ We fear many of our farmers will be late in getting in their crops.” The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. May 15, 1901: The Knoxville Sentinel, with a dateline from Johnson City, reported, “The Banking & Trust company (sic) of the city will reorganize June 4, and will be known after that date as the Unaka National bank (sic) with a capital of $50,000. The application to...

And that's a good thing. For 25 years, volunteers from several local churches have shaken off sleep to arrive at the kitchen at the former downtown First Christian Church's Perry Center to begin preparing breakfast before dawn. They call it B.O.B.S. Breakfast on Beech Street. It's a program that has stood the test of time, especially continuing its mission during a pandemic. On Sunday, the program, based at 301 Beech St., marks its 25th anniversary. It is based on a program called Breakfast on the Boulevard in Edmond, Oklahoma. The party began early, with 60 donors pledging almost $11,00...

Christ Reformed Church postcard Demolition will begin in earnest today on the former German Reformed Church at 12th Avenue and 15th Street, near the police station. Demolition will begin in earnest today on the former German Reformed Church at 12th Avenue and 15th Street, near the police station. After two months of asbestos abatement, workers will start demolition in earnest today on the former German Reformed Church at 12th Avenue and 15th Street, near the police station. The work will be difficult and dangerous, because of the weight of the stone and the steepness of the roof, sa...