Church

Healthy doses of caring for women (01/18/12)
When Terri Cobb moved thousands of miles away from her former California home to begin a new role in her life, she didn't waste time wondering how she could get involved. The wife of Fair Haven Baptist Church's new pastor Mike Cobb, Terri began planning the church's inaugural Community Health Fair with the help of other local women, including Donna Thomas, Keri Smith and Amy Molder...

Church is local HQ for gift drive (11/03/11)
A Shelbyville church will serve as a drop-off location for a nationwide effort to bring gifts to hurting kids around the world. New Beginnings Baptist Church, 2027 Madison St., will be participating in Operation Christmas Child, which is described as the world's largest Christmas project of its kind, from Nov. 14-21...

Fragments of faith (10/25/11)
You can hold a fragment of history in your hands this week during Bible & Literature Missionary Foundation's 43rd annual Scripture Conference, which ends today. Morning sessions have been held at Faith Baptist Church, with evening sessions at Victory Baptist Church. It's part of a celebration honoring 400 years of the King James Version of the Bible...

Dressing for Service (10/18/11)
The words on one of the stained glass windows inside the beautiful church sanctuary read, "I am the good shepherd." It's a message Joyce Bell and her fellow members of First Christian Church have been studying a lot lately, and it speaks clearly to what she and some of her friends are trying to accomplish in their new mission...

Safe hit at church (06/07/11)
A suspect who attempted to break into the safe at Eakin Elementary School shortly after 11 p.m. Friday narrowly evaded Shelbyville police officers. But a safe at a Shelbyville church was cracked the same night, according to police. "We don't have any reason to believe they were connected," police detective Charles Merlo said...

Barks, meows and blessings (10/01/10)
That wide, flat area by the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer at 203 East Lane St. where people usually leave their cars will undergo a transformation this Sunday. Instead of a parking lot, it will be a ... "Barking lot," said Father Peter Whalen, laughing...

Churches combine for annual Christian drama (09/29/10)
Edgemont and Fair Haven Baptist churches are, for a two-year trial period, combining their annual evangelistic walk-through dramas. This year, the drama will be produced by both churches and presented Oct. 4-6 and 8-9 at Edgemont under the name "Crossroads," which Edgemont had been using for its annual production. Next year's drama is tentatively planned to be held at Fair Haven, which has produced its annual drama under the name "Lifehouse."...

Money stolen from office of Shelbyville church (03/16/10)
Worshippers arriving at First Church of God, Anthony Lane, Sunday morning discovered the sanctuary and grounds had been burglarized. Money was taken from desks in the pastor's and secretary's offices and possibly a drink machine in the building, Shelbyville police said, and a saw and two Weedeaters from one of two outbuildings...

Young vandals 'torment' city (02/17/10)
A group of teenagers characterized by a Shelbyville police detective as "tormenting the city" is suspected in an attack on a Shelbyville church last week. "We suspect it's these juveniles that have been tormenting the city for the past month or so," Detective Sgt. Brian Crews said of a burglary and vandalism at Lighthouse Independent Church of God, Greenwood Avenue. It's the latest in a series of burglaries and vandalism to churches and businesses in central and eastern Shelbyville...

Songs from the soul (01/17/10)
Nate Strasser didn't waste any time after graduating from college. The talented musician is aiming for a career in Music City but, until then, a Shelbyville church is reaping all the benefits of this West Virginia native who now calls Shelbyville home...

Ex-minister admits embezzlement, faces 9-month term (11/17/09)
A former youth minister will spend the next nine months in jail after pleading guilty to theft charges on Monday. William Charles Lohn appeared before Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler and entered a plea of guilty to theft over $60,000. Lohn was indicted in August after members of Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church contacted authorities with information that the former youth minister embezzled over $80,000 from church coffers...

Episcopal church to hold pet blessing ceremony (10/02/09)
Every fall, in many towns across around the world, a curious phenomenon can be seen. In fields, in parking lots, in the sanctuary of churches, people are leading, carrying, dragging or holding their pets to be blessed by a local priest. Shelbyville is no exception. The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will celebrate a pet blessing on Sunday at 4 p.m. in its parking lot...

Wartrace Church of Christ marks centennial (09/25/09)
The Wartrace Church of Christ is celebrating its centennial all year this year, and this Sunday is no exception. "We're really celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Wartrace Church of Christ building," said Don Gallagher, who has preached at the church since 1997. "It was built in 1909. We're celebrating the past -- and the future."...

Church embezzlement suspect faces court date (09/23/09)
Oct. 26 is the next court date for a former youth minister accused of taking $73,000 from a Shelbyville church. William Charles Lohn appeared briefly with Murfreesboro attorney John Taylor in Bedford County Circuit Court Monday to have his case continued until next month...

Church celebrates centennial with a great work of art (08/30/09)
Anniversaries are special, especially 100th anniversaries, whether it's a church or a business, and most people recognize them with some sort of celebration. At the Wartrace Church of Christ, it's been a year-long celebration, and it's not over yet. Besides the special singing and ice cream social planned for this Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. and the homecoming and fellowship dinner on Sept. 27, the church has celebrated its centennial by doubling its size...

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