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Pastors Reflect on Experiences as Dads, Children

May 31, 2019July 22, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments church, faith, Fathers, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Living Well, Park Cities Baptist Church

The best advice my father gave me was never to expect someone – specifically men – to do something for me that I could do myself.

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Creative Partnership Serves Neighborhood Children

May 24, 2019May 19, 2019 Bill Miller 0 Comments church, Cochran Chapel, Community, faith, Rev. Jeff Hall, Studio Bella for Kids, United Methodist Church, White Rock United Methodist Church

Cochran Chapel, founded in the mid-1800s on the Texas frontier, holds to the missions of the United Methodist Church, mainly to lovingly seek disciples for Christ.

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What’s Next? The 21st Century Church

April 29, 2019May 1, 2019 Marissa Alvarado 0 Comments 21 Century, church, faith, Living Well, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, religion, Spirituality

One of the largest growing demographics in the faith world is people who check the box for “none” on surveys of religious affiliation.

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Growing Disability, Youth Ministries Get New Home

April 17, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Belong disABILITY, Chance’s Kitchen, church, Community, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Tolleson Center, Tolleson Family Activity Center

Highland Park United Methodist Church’s nearly decade-old theater program for older teens and adults with disabilities started with a straightforward question: If you could be anything, what would you be?

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Church of the Incarnation Celebrates Easter With Experiential Art Exhibit

April 11, 2019 Marissa Alvarado 0 Comments art, Art Exhibit, church, Church of the Incarnation, Easter, faith, Jesus Christ, Journey to the Cross, religion, Religious Holiday, Visual Art

With a team of artists and partners from area churches, they have worked together for more than two years to deliver the beauty and power of the Easter story in this way.

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Stewpot Executive Director Looks Back at First Year

February 20, 2019February 19, 2019 Marissa Alvarado 0 Comments Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, church, First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, homeless, Park Avenue, The Community Ministries Building of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, The Stewpot

“When I first arrived, neighbors and the city were at odds with The Stewpot and other homeless providers,” she said.

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Free Program Helps Families Cope with Grief

February 13, 2019February 26, 2019 Marissa Alvarado 0 Comments children, church, Cope, faith, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, Families, Family, free, Grief, Grief Counseling

The programs include Faith Kids, Camp Faith, and Coffee and Conversation.

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What Comes After Righteous Indignation Over Abuse?

December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 Patricia Martin 0 Comments Abuse, Catholics, church, Column, Jesuit Preparatory School, news, Pat Martin, schools, Sexual Abuse, Word on Fire

I’m Catholic, and I’m mad as hell! I’m mad multiple occurrences of clergy sexual abuse have plagued us; I’m mad these men have violated so many children

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Park Cities Baptist Helps Ministry in Bangladesh

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Bangladesh, charity, church, faith, GFM Ministries, Park Cities Baptist Church

Years ago, Park Cities Baptist Church gave two members $100,000 to bolster humanitarian efforts to change the lives of those living in impoverished Muslim

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Unitarian Church Starts Race Relations Discussion

November 5, 2018November 16, 2018 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments church, Community, faith, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Racial Equality, Rev. Daniel Kanters

When First Unitarian Church of Dallas moved from downtown to the Park Cities in the early 1940s, the congregation was the only one listed in the phone book as

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Saint Michael’s Displays Significant Sculptures

September 20, 2018September 26, 2018 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments 14 Stations of the Cross, Christianity, church, faith, Rev. Bill Murray, St. Michael and All Angels, Via Cruces

It’s one of those classic stories, the Rev. Bill Murray of St. Michael and All Angels prefaced as he explained how the church got its latest art installment.

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