Churches announce services and specials (1/28/2026) - Antioch Baptist, Susan Antioch Baptist Church, Susan, will install Pastor-Elect Rev. Sean B. Cummings in a service at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Dr. Beverly Ashburn of Friendship Baptist Church,… …
Christian Unity service (1/28/2026) - Congregations across Gloucester County came together last Thursday, Jan. 22, for an ecumenical worship service in observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity hosted by Gloucester’s Newington Baptist… …Four Chaplains service to be held Feb. 7 (1/28/2026) - American Legion Post 75, Gloucester, will hold its Four Chaplains Service at BridgePoint Church, 10487 Harcum Road, Gloucester, on Saturday, Feb. 7, starting at 11 a.m. Robert McTurnal, lead pastor… …
Churches announce services and specials (1/21/2026) - Antioch Baptist, Susan Pastor-elect Sean Cummings will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. The service will be in-person and on Facebook Live at weareantioch1869.… …
Coastal Church opens Mathews campus in former Peniel Church (1/21/2026) - Coastal Church, founded in 2002 in Yorktown, has added the former Peniel Evangelical Friends Church in Mathews to its campuses, for a total of eight campuses across Hampton Roads and… …Unity service tonight at Newington (1/21/2026) - The Jubilee Churches of Gloucester will hold a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity worship service at 7 o’clock tonight, Thursday, Jan. 22, at Newington Baptist Church on Main Street,… …
UUFR Board of Stewards (1/21/2026) - Members of the Board of Stewards for 2026 for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock in White Stone gathered for their first meeting on Sunday, Jan. 11. Serving on… …Churches announce services and specials (1/14/2026) - Antioch Baptist, Susan Pastor-elect Sean Cummings will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. The service will be in-person and on Facebook Live at weareantioch1869.… …
Debt retirement (1/14/2026) - The congregation of Apostles Lutheran Church, Gloucester, held a special celebration on Sunday, for the retirement of the church mortgage debt. A catered luncheon was held after the service. Special… …Week of Prayer next week in Gloucester churches (1/14/2026) - The Jubilee Churches of Gloucester will be celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity next week. There will be opportunities each day to gather at different churches for worship,… …
Churches announce services and specials (1/7/2026) - Antioch Baptist, Susan Pastor-elect Sean Cummings will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. The service will be in-person and on Facebook Live at weareantioch1869.… …
UUFR welcomes Avant as interim lay minister (1/7/2026) - Marlie Avant, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock in White Stone, was named UUFR’s interim lay minister for the congregation on Nov. 30. “I am drawn… …
Christian Unity service planned January 22 (1/7/2026) - The Jubilee Churches of Gloucester will hold an Ecumenical Service of Prayer for Christian Unity at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 at Newington Baptist Church on Main Street. The group… …
Christmas selections (1/7/2026) - On Sunday, Dec. 28, Ash Demastus and Luke Lewis, second and third from left in front, performed Christmas selections on flute during the morning worship service at Saint Paul Comfort… …
Baptism (1/7/2026) - Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Mathews, held a baptism for two brothers on Sunday, Dec. 28, Cotton and Triur (Thomas Aquinas III) Kelly, the sons of Raquel and Thomas… …Churches announce services and specials (12/30/2025) - Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Adult Formation will begin a five-part series on Episcopal Church 101. Antioch Baptist,… …
The Christ candle (12/30/2025) - Wright Villani gave the message for the advent wreath and, with his dad, Tony Villani, they lit the last candle in the wreath—the Christ candle—at Singleton United Methodist Church, Gloucester. …
Living Nativities (12/23/2025) - Churches in Gloucester and Mathews took time out in the week before Christmas to present Living Nativity scenes. In top photo, the Gwynn’s Island Church of the Nazarene has been… …Churches announce Christmas services and specials (12/23/2025) - Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church held two Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist services: 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day. Lessons and Carols… …
Giant, silent message (12/23/2025) - A shadow from its Nativity scene is cast in large scale onto the broad white front of Bethel Church of Mathews, Onemo. …
Act of Kindness Ministry (12/23/2025) - The Act of Kindness Ministry of Church of the Living Word, Hayes, donated 241 non-perishable food items to the GUEST Shelter for the Homeless on Dec. 16. Pictured from left… …
Advent service (12/23/2025) - The final Advent service was held on Thursday at Westville Christian Church, Mathews, sponsored by the Mathews County Christian Ministerial Association. Pictured, from left, are the Rev. Tim Dice and… …
‘The Christmas Story’ (12/17/2025) - Youth from Beulah, New Point Friends and St. Paul Comfort churches presented “The Christmas Story” on Sunday afternoon in Beulah Church of New Point. Pictured from left are Delaney Boatman,… …Churches announce Christmas services and activities (12/17/2025) - Antioch Baptist, Susan Pastor-elect Sean Cummings will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan. The service will be in-person and on Facebook Live at weareantioch1869.… …
Joy Circle (12/17/2025) - The Joy Circle of Bethany United Methodist Church, Gloucester Point, provided gifts and wrapping at Walter Reed Convalescent and Rehab Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Circle members shown taking part… …