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Faithful until the end – Osakis United Methodist Church to close

May 2, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

After 144 years, the first church recorded in Douglas County is closing. United Methodist Church (UMC) of Osakis dates back to 1869. It’s last service is scheduled for June 2. Continue Reading

National Day of Prayer observed in Two Harbors

May 2, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle

On Thursday at 12:30 p.m., members of local faith communities gathered on the steps of the Lake County court house in observance of the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. The event was sponsored by the North Shore Evangelical Fellowship and was one of many similar events taking place all over the country. Continue Reading

A special Mass

April 11, 2013 in Pierce County Herald

Students at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Prescott attended Mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Menomonie on April 8. Continue Reading

Growing the faith: Some Dickinson churches see surging congregations

April 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Just like area businesses, schools and political bodies, some church congregations have been faced with changing times lately in Dickinson. As the Bakken oil boom has emerged on the scene as perhaps the country’s biggest and most well-known energy play, no organization seems to be immune from the social peaks and valleys seen recently in western North Dakota. Continue Reading

Suspicious fire destroys abandoned church in Pine Ridge

April 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PINE RIDGE (AP) Investigators say a weekend fire that destroyed an abandoned log cabin church on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is suspicious.
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Senate splits on 6-bill firearm legislation package

March 28, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Senate lawmakers split their votes Thursday over a six-bill package of firearm legislation. Continue Reading

Church moves headquarters from Pierre to Bismarck

March 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The Dakotas Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has moved its headquarters from South Dakota’s capital city to North Dakota’s capital. Continue Reading

Local Methodist church will close after service June 2

March 26, 2013 in The Osakis Review

United Methodist Church of Osakis was first recorded church in Douglas County Continue Reading

Holy Week begins: Local churches, residents celebrate Palm Sunday

March 23, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Lent is coming to an end. Today, Palm Sunday, is the beginning of Holy Week, the transition from the Lenten season to the Easter season. Continue Reading

Beth – Churches

March 21, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

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