Faith

Religion Briefs: St. Joseph Cathedral hosts community baby shower

May 4, 2024

The Ladies of the Cathedral will host their annual baby shower after all Masses at St. Joseph Cathedral on Saturday and Sunday.

Faith Matters: Words from the heart connect us to God

BY TERRY ROBINSON | Contributing writer
May 4, 2024

What a word.

Religion Briefs: Mike Vaughn Ministries hosts gospel concert

Apr 26, 2024

The Rev. Mike Vaughn will lead a night of Southern gospel music on Friday, May 3, at Good News Fellowship Church, 13101 La. 442 West in Tickfaw.

Religion Briefs: Centreville church will hold 'Dr. John H. Scott Sr. Bible Institute' workshop

Apr 19, 2024

Nathaniel Baptist Church, 5032 Highway 33 S., Centreville, Mississippi will host the "Dr. John H. Scott Sr. Bible Institute" at 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday.

Religion Briefs: St. Agnes Catholic Church will hold spiritual mini-retreat April 20

Apr 12, 2024

St. Agnes Catholic Church, 749 East Blvd., will host a mini-retreat beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20.

Faith Matters: 'Menace to society dies' in prison. Go Ye Ministries rises

BY TERRY ROBINSON | Contributing writer
Apr 6, 2024

Eight months before his release from federal prison, Rob Lewis decided to do away with his life.

Religion Briefs: 12th annual LifeFest Prayer Revival and Gospel Festival

Mar 29, 2024

Abundant Life Christian Center of Baton Rouge will host its 12th annual LifeFest Prayer Revival & Gospel Festival on March 30 at noon at the Rhorer Plaza, 222 North Blvd.

'Being a part of something bigger': Louisiana choirs sing faithfully in Christian tradition

BY ROBIN MILLER | Staff writer
Mar 24, 2024

Yes, the tradition of a choir loft full of robed singers has waned in recent decades with the rise of praise teams leading Sunday singing — many times fronting empty choir lofts, but faithful …

Rose Hill Church moving from Baton Rouge into new home in Baker, Louisiana

BY TERRY ROBINSON | Contributing writer
Mar 23, 2024

Resurrection Sunday symbolizes a new life and beginning for Rose Hill Church.

Religion Briefs: Spring revival at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Mar 22, 2024

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 185 Eddie Robinson Drive, will hold its spring revival at 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday.

Religion Briefs: St. Joseph sets all-day celebration for Feast Day

Mar 15, 2024

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., will host a Solemnity of St. Joseph Feast Day on Tuesday in the cathedral.

Religion Briefs: Triumph Over Trauma Women's Tea

Mar 1, 2024

The Plantry Cafe, 5454 Bluebonnet Blvd., Suite B, will host a Triumph Over Trauma – Liberty Church Women's Tea at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Faith Matters: Pastor fulfills grandfather's dream

BY TERRY ROBINSON | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Feb 24, 2024

Leading 101-year-old St. Luke Baptist Church in Baton Rouge for more than 29 years has allowed the Rev. Gus Washington to fulfill a dream — his grandfather's dream.

Religion Briefs: Faith Seventh-Day Advent Church hosts teen dating violence seminar

Feb 23, 2024

Faith Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7330 Mickens Road, is hosting a teen dating, violence awareness and prevention seminar at 5 p.m. Feb. 24. This discussion is for teens 13 and above, collegi…

Religion Briefs: Sacred Harp Singing at Ingleside United Methodist Church

Feb 16, 2024

Ingleside United Methodist Church, 4264 Capital Heights Ave. is hosting a 4-part acapella-style singing. Singing will begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 18.

Faith Matters: Baton Rouge ministry allows terminally ill to share life story

BY TERRY ROBINSON | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Feb 10, 2024

A conversation with her father convinced Dianne Miller to turn her dream of a unique ministry into a reality.

Religion Briefs: St. Joseph Cathedral sets Ash Wednesday and Lent liturgies

Feb 9, 2024

On Feb. 14, St, Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will observe Ash Wednesday and the distribution of ashes at noon Mass.

Religion Briefs: Inspirational speaker Jean Gatz will address ladies' tea

Feb 2, 2024

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., is hosting a ladies' tea at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. The theme is "Unwrapping God's Gift in Your Life."

Faith Matters: Youth minister finds way back to preaching, teaching

BY TERRY ROBINSON | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Jan 26, 2024

Preaching began early and often for Kedric Green.

Religion Briefs: Magnolia Baptist will celebrate pastor

Jan 26, 2024

Magnolia Baptist Church, 960 E. Buchanan St., will host a Pastor's Anniversary Celebration service at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, in honor of the Rev. Rodney D. Combs and first lady Tanya Combs' se…

Religion Briefs: St. Agnes will host program on Conchita Cabrera

Jan 12, 2024

In celebration of the life and holiness of Blessed Conchita Cabrera, St. Agnes Church, 749 East Blvd., Baton Rouge, will host two presentations beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Religion Briefs: Packed for Purpose Women's Conference

Jan 5, 2024

Salon Palacio's Event Center, 14210 Airline Highway, Suite J, Gonzales, is hosting a "Packed for Purpose" Women's Conference on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m.

'Amazing Love of God Day' planned for Monday in Baton Rouge

BY TERRY ROBINSON | Contributing writer
Dec 30, 2023

Jan. 1 has been declared "Amazing Love of God Day" in Louisiana by Gov. John Bel Edwards, a local minister said.

Religion Briefs: Chief Judge Guidry to speak at Fairview Baptist's Mission Sunday

Dec 30, 2023

Chief Judge John Michael Guidry, of Louisiana's 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, will speak at Fairview Baptist Church's Mission Sunday at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Faith Matters: Some of the top BR-area religion stories of 2023

BY TERRY ROBINSON | Contributing writer
Dec 29, 2023

The fracture in the United Methodist Church that manifested in a historic split in 2022 continued to widen into the new year, again making it among the top Baton Rouge-area religion stories for 2023.

Religion Briefs: St. Joseph Cathedral announces Christmas mass schedule

Dec 15, 2023

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St. is inviting all to attend the liturgical celebrations Dec. 23-25. At 4 p.m. Dec. 23, the fourth Sunday of Advent service will begin. A special time will be 9…

Facets of Faith: Christmas shows have long history

BY LEILA PITCHFORD | Staff writer
Dec 9, 2023

This is the 25th anniversary of Facets of Faith. To observe that milestone, I have been rerunning columns from the past. This one ran Dec. 3, 2005.

Religion Briefs: The Faith and the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Churches host 'Heritage' concert

Dec 8, 2023

The Faith and the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Churches, 7330 Mickens Road, will host a concert at 11 a.m. on Dec. 9 with "Heritage,” an a cappella ensemble that sings spirituals.