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Church News: Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
Church Women United of the Greater Sumter Area announces: - Thursday, Jan. 18 - Annual Meeting and Human Rights Day Celebration will be held at 3 p.m. at New Fellowship Baptist Church, 105 S. Purdy St. Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, … more
I tried 7 popular Bible apps: This one was my all-time favorite
More than twenty percent (21%) of U.S. adults use apps or websites to help them read Scripture, according to Pew Research Center.Nearly ten percent (9%) of adults use these apps or websites … more
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Veritas Church in Sumter hosts 2nd concert in Worship Night series
Veritas Church in Sumter held its second installment of its Worship Night series on Jan. 5. Bishop Walter McLeod of Veritas Church first spoke to The Sumter Item in September 2023. The non-denominational church hopes that by … more
What is Epiphany? When do Christians celebrate it?
Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the Feast of Epiphany, Three Kings Day and … more
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Church News: Friday, Jan. 5, 2024
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: - Saturday, Jan. 13 - Knitting Hearts for Christ will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. Dr. Peter Wyns, international Bible teacher, speaker and … more
Sumter Pastor Clay Smith: Conversations with atheists...
Throughout my career, I've had conversations with atheists. I always try to be respectful in these conversations because I know most atheists have run into "buzzsaw" Christians. I want to know their stories and how they made the decision to be … more
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Paying it forward: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Pastor James Blassingame’s focus has been servant leadership
He is a man who comes from humble beginnings, but his motto has always been to see every challenge as an opportunity to prove what God can do. And God has done a lot in and through the Rev. James Blassingame, who sat down this week to discuss his … more
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Church News: Friday, Dec. 29, 2023
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: - Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 - Knitting Hearts for Christ will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. Dr. Peter Wyns, international Bible teacher, speaker and … more
One fourth of United Methodist churches in U.S. have left in schism over LGBTQ ban. What happens now?
A quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have received permission to leave the denomination during a five-year window, closing this month, that authorized departures for … more
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Salem Missionary hosts immersive experience of birth of Jesus Christ
In the days leading up to Christmas, Salem Missionary Baptist Church reminded Sumterites of the true reason for the season. The church, at 320 W. Fulton St., hosted its Inaugural Christmas Live Museum on Saturday, Dec. 16. The Rev. Cartrell Woods … more
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Church News: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: - Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 - Knitting Hearts for Christ will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. Dr. Peter Wyns, international Bible teacher, speaker and … more
Sumter Pastor Clay Smith: What will you get Jesus for Christmas?
It starts with a list. The Christmas list. Making the list starts for us before Thanksgiving. We have conversations with the kids and ask what they really want. One very efficient daughter emails us her list with links to the websites. She makes … more
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Church of the Holy Comforter in Sumter pays off mortgage
The Church of the Holy Comforter has seen God's hand at work again. A little more than a year ago, the state Supreme Court ruled it could keep its church property after a 10-year legal battle between its state diocese and The Episcopal Church, … more
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EXPLAINER: How can Catholic priests bless same-sex unions?
ROME (AP) — The Vatican document explicitly saying Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions lays out the conditions for what such blessings can, and cannot, involve.The overall goal is to … more
Church News: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023
Knitting Hearts for Christ Ministry, which meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: - We will be taking November and December off. Knitting Hearts Cafe will return on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, with International Bible Teacher, … more
Celebrate Recovery still meeting at Salt and Light Church in Sumter
The Christmas jingle says, "It is the most wonderful time of the year," but to be honest, for many people, the holidays can be a real struggle. There is hope, though, through a local faith-based, 12-step recovery program called Celebrate … more
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Sumter's Temple Sinai holds Hannukah party; what to know about Hannukah and how it's celebrated around the world
Hanukkah - also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew - is Judaism's "festival of lights." On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah - a multibranched … more
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Sumter Pastor Clay Smith: Beyond ready for Christmas...
Is it just me, or have you noticed everyone seems eager for Christmas to come? I'm not talking about the retailer who began to display Christmas décor after Labor Day. I'm talking about normal folks. The people I talked with before Thanksgiving … more
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Church News: Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: - Saturday - Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, will be held at 5 p.m. A tribute to Brother Pressly Harvin Sr. The Rev. Patrick Harvin, pastor of Jerusalem Baptist … more
Salem Presbyterian's Lessons and Carols to feature community singing, readings
With Christmas a few weeks away, Salem Black River Presbyterian Church opens its doors to the community for a seasonal service of music and fellowship. Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, affectionately known as the "Brick Church," invites the … more
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