I’m guilty, oh yes I am! I love preaching whether it is someone else who is preaching or I’m the one privileged to present the Good News. There is one stipulation - it is the proclaiming of the Word o...

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2023 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August...

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) About every eventuality is considered when we read on in this chapter: birth and death, planting and ha...

Pastor Baldwin, Mayor of Okmulgee, is calling once again for our community to join together on the north side of Council House Square with a heart to reach past our city limits Thursday, Sept. 21, at ...

Fellowship is Sept. 22-23 Dr. Cory Sengsouvanna, pastor at Apostolic Faith Church of Truth, Minneapolis, Minn., will be the guest speaker at a two-day Fellowship Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23. The ...

“Moses holded out his stick, and it splitted up,” says Jessica, age 6. “It was a miracle when Moses put the stick into the big sea,” adds Hillary, 6. Gee, I wonder whether Teddy Roosevelt was thinking...

This Sunday, Sept. 10, is the 15th Sunday after Pentecost. The readings are from Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:1-10 and Matthew 18:1-20. Living as Humble Little Children of the Father True greatness is no...

When all hope seems lost, what do you do? When a problem arises, trials or storms come, or whenever you are downcast, where do you turn? In Psalm 42:11, it says, “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And...

The Bible, of course, is the subject at hand and, undoubtedly it is by far my favorite book. When my wife was a teenager, she discovered the word “bibliophile” (lover of books) and she immediately exc...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2023-2024 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on Friday, Sept. 1. This grants-in-aid program will set a...

“Here I stand and I shall not be moved!” That has been the attitude, commitment and determination of many great men and women throughout centuries of time both in Christian and secular realms. It was ...

8th & Seminole • Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org Please come join us this Sunday morning! Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Our combined Traditional/Contemporary Worship Service begins at 1...

“So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean ... ‘Therefore the...

So many of us can all too easily relate perhaps with the woman in today’s Gospel. She comes to Jesus, pleading - begging, for help for her daughter. To be sure, we encounter several people like this a...

“They didn’t have air conditioning, carpet or nothing,” says Dylan, age 5. Actually, it was “the way the seats were lined up,” says Milese, 6. No, that wasn’t it at all: “because there were no chairs ...

10 Years Ago: Okmulgee County 4-H started a new PetPals Club for youth ages 9-18. The objective of the club was to teach “good citizenship” to pets and enrich the lives of people living in nursing hom...

On August 18-19, Gospel Music legends Bill and Gloria Gaither will present the Oklahoma Homecoming at the Mabee Center in Tulsa. Over the course of two days, more than two dozen Homecoming friends wil...

What are the protective and risk factors in substance use prevention? According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), risk and protective factors are characteristi...

speaker Minister Ralph Bagby will be held Sunday, Aug. 20, at 10 a.m. Bagby will minister on words of home and encouragement. All are welcome to attend and bring a friend. For more information, call P...

“If Jesus came with me to school, I would respect him and everyone else, too. I would not hit, would not call people names, and I would not or push,” says Michael, age 6. We have a tendency to act one...