“There was a whole orchestra with strings and brass. It would not only play at Sunday morning service, but at Sunday night services.” Serving at the church from 1936-72, Motter owned Motter’s Music ...

On Wednesday, the state’s largest Assemblies of God church announced it was severing formal ties with its longtime denomination. The news from James River Church is of particular interest, considering ...

New public health measures like a mask mandate or lockdown to curb the Springfield area's current COVID-19 surge would be "unenforceable," Springfield Mayor Ken McClure told reporters Monday at a news ...

Pastor John DeSoto: My sermons are more topical with a combination of exegetical. I spend approximately eight hours or more preparing. It’s more than eight hours in a good week – when I have that time ...

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