Generations of Black families in Denton have been baptized, married and sent home to glory at St. James AME Church in Denton. Read more
The snow and ice are gone, but the damage is still here and the time for healing and relief is now. Read more
What started as a disaster became a community effort to help Denton Islamic Society restore and repair damage following catastrophic flooding … Read more
With frigid temperatures, dangerous roadways and rolling power outages paralyzing North Texas, Denton’s Christian community had to consider ho… Read more
Cynthia Rives of Denton’s First United Methodist Church was recently elected as vice president of the United Methodist Women Board of Director… Read more
Cynthia Rives of Denton’s First United Methodist Church was recently elected as vice president of the United Methodist Women Board of Director… Read more
The Rev. Stephen W. Plunkett, a local Presbyterian pastor who left a large footprint in Denton’s local missions and its theater scene, died Monday. Read more
This year, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration will include some in-person activity, but the yearly program will be virtual. The… Read more
Emilio “Popo” Gonzalez told his son his favorite thing to do was to give people blessings — forming a cross with the hand on someone’s forehead. This was the last conversation the younger Gonzalez had with his father, who died in the early hours of Thanksgiving Day. Read more
Thanksgiving this year may look a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still plenty of places offering food for anyone… Read more
In 2019, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton easily celebrated Christmas vigil — and the much less popular Christmas Day Mass — wi… Read more
After Denton Bible Church distances itself from flyer endorsing certain city candidates, sources say ignorance is no defense in breaking IRS law. Read more
A spokesperson for the Internal Revenue Service declined to comment Monday after Denton Bible Church over the weekend endorsed candidates for … Read more
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church hosted a social Saturday in which members of two Dallas churches, one predominantly Black and one predominantly … Read more
The Rev. Tim Thompson, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, told his church Monday that he received negative test results for COVID-19. Read more
Officials at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church notified parishioners Saturday that a deacon who had assisted during Mass had tested positi… Read more
Officials at First Refuge have made it clear: Thursday night’s “Mask-erade Gala” isn’t a fundraiser. The local nonprofit — which offers medica… Read more
Each summer, more than 50,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses normally travel to North Texas to attend yearly conventions presented in English, Spanish an… Read more
A Denton Baptist church and the ministry of a local nondenominational church will host a gathering and lunch this Saturday. Read more
Amid an increasing number of coronavirus cases, Denton churches continue to face limitations from the pandemic, while leaders and congregants adapt. Read more
Officials at Liberty Christian School in Argyle have sent an email to parents and staff acknowledging a former staffer is accused of child sex… Read more
St. James AME Church lost a former minister, and a former deacon who became a minister this month. Read more
Denton Bible Church is hosting a virtual kids camp called Sportsworld in the House from Monday through June 26. The program replaces the churc… Read more
As President Donald Trump met with Dallas pastors and law enforcement Thursday to address national protests, Denton religious leaders are look… Read more
A local church will serve a free barbecue lunch in Denton on Saturday. Read more
Sitting together at the dinner table last night, our family had yet another deep and heartfelt discussion on the topic of race unity. What, we… Read more
Christians observed Pentecost last Sunday, just six days after George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in police custody. Read more
I don’t do reconciliation services. Read more
Stephen Plunkett retired from the pulpit at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in 2014, but he’s still thinking about God. Read more
Editor’s Note: The Rev. Tim Thompson recently wrote a letter to his parish, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He agreed to publish it here. Read more
Like so many other congregations, my congregation has transitioned to online worship in these pandemic days. I have already had a fair share o… Read more
Compassion and care reach out, healing grief and isolation. Denial falling away. Awareness. Fear. Uncertainty. Interdependence. Healing. Resil… Read more
Last week, officials with First Refuge Ministries changed the nonprofit’s clinic procedures so that health care providers can safely continue … Read more
When it comes to religious life, nothing beats showing up and being together. Read more
Women from Denton’s oldest black church remember the Rev. Ella Mae McDonald’s work in their denomination and their lives as one of energy and … Read more
Editor’s note: Fr. Michael F. Olsen, the bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth, told parishes that the distribution of the Eucharist — holy comm… Read more
While Denton County locals are whiplashed by their workplaces closing or hours being cut due to the response to the novel coronavirus, a local nonprofit food pantry and clinic has stepped up its aid. And should the county need the clinic to test or treat coronavirus patients, the nonprofit is prepared for that possibility, too. Read more
“We need one another when we mourn and would be comforted … when we are in trouble and afraid … when we despair, in temptation, and need to be… Read more
It was the early 1990s and finally the time had come in a small town in Maine. It had been months of campaigning, education, testifying and — … Read more
Deacon Barry Sweeden places ash on the foreheads of the faithful during an Ash Wednesday service at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The… Read more
On Friday, the CoServ Charitable Foundation Board of Directors gave $20,000 to First Refuge Ministries, an outreach of First Baptist Church of… Read more
Andy Bunn, chief operating officer of Woman to Woman Pregnancy Resource Center in Denton, speaks at the opening rally for the Denton campaign … Read more
Denton Christians will start a local observance of "40 Days for Life," a national campaign protesting abortion, on Feb. 26. Read more
I’ve spoken to people today who see religion as restrictive and limiting in daily life. However, as a 21-year-old Muslim, I have only witnesse… Read more
As a participant in church from before I became a Christian, I sensed the need to respond to Jeff Hood’s Jan. 31 Religion column titled “God s… Read more
More people watch the Super Bowl than any movie or television show. The only public activity that (barely) edges it out is participation in th… Read more
Does God go to church? This is the pivotal question for the churchgoer. If God doesn’t go to church, then what are we doing there? Read more
For the Rev. Craig Hunter, the pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton, working for peace in the Middle East from a modest Denton chur… Read more
Eight months before 11 people were killed in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, and 13 months before 51 people people were killed during two… Read more
I’ve had a front-row seat in watching lots of people start over all kinds of things. And it just breaks my heart to see the mistakes people ma… Read more
Refuge for Women North Texas will host a question-and-answer session about human trafficking at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Robson Ranch Clubhouse, 9400… Read more
On the third of January, I pulled into the Congregation Kol Ami driveway for the first time since returning from a splendid and inspiring cong… Read more
Pope Francis had to apologize recently for becoming impatient with a woman who grabbed the pope by the hand and jerked him toward her. He was … Read more
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