GENEVA, Switzerland — An estimated 1.6 million people became Lutherans last year, reports the Lutheran World Federation, bringing the total populations of Lutherans in the
GENEVA, Switzerland — An estimated 1.6 million people became Lutherans last year, reports the Lutheran World Federation, bringing the total populations of Lutherans in the
The nation’s premier pollster says the spiritual quest percolating among Americans today might best be described as “religion a la carte.” Although a Canadian sociologist,
J.W. Coker, pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church, Evergreen, for more than five years, died Dec. 25 following an extended illness. Coker served as pastor
For months the members of First Baptist Church, Pelham, had been anticipating “2-20-2000,” a day the congregation would hold the first worship service in its
As the Louisiana State Penitentiary inmates sang, their faces shined. With hands raised toward heaven, the men clad in black gowns and caps celebrated the