Northern Neck Distinctive Bazaar gives new life to donated items (11/6/2024) - Audrey Lowery, a retired language arts teacher from Gloucester County Public Schools, held the 27th annual Distinctive Bazaar of the Northern Neck at Irvington United Methodist Church this past Saturday.… …Services announced by local churches (11/6/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Antioch Baptist The Rev. Julia Forrest will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service in Antioch Baptist Church, Susan.… …
Bethlehem UMC members assemble ‘flood buckets’ (11/6/2024) - Members of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Bena, gathered in the church fellowship hall after services on Sunday, Oct. 27, to practice their ministry of care. The congregation worked together to… …Halloween hot dogs (11/6/2024) - Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church passed out hot dogs Halloween night for the trick-or-treaters on Gloucester Main Street. Church volunteers, from left, Becky Matthews, Barbara Fleming and Eva Mullins are prepared… …
Services announced by local churches (10/30/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will commemorate All Saints Day at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At… …
Kingston’s Fall Fair returns Saturday (10/30/2024) - Kingston Episcopal Parish will hold its Fall Fair from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Kingston Parish House, 370 Main Street, Mathews. The event will feature an outdoor café offering… …
Antioch Baptist (10/30/2024) - Antioch Baptist Church, Susan, gave a surprise honor to Trustee Gaylen Davis and Deacon Brenda Peterson on Oct. 20. Their families attended. Pictured from left are Deacon Carroll Jackson, Deacon… …Services announced by local churches (10/23/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Antioch Baptist The Rev. John A. Jones of Hartswell Baptist Church, Ottoman, will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday… …
Bethany UMC to hold biennial Bethany Bazaar Nov. 9 (10/23/2024) - Bethany United Methodist Church, 1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point, will hold its biennial Bethany Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The bazaar is free and all proceeds… …
Act of Kindness (10/23/2024) - The Act of Kindness Ministry of Church of the Living Word, Hayes, donated more than 300 personal hygiene and individually wrapped snack items to the Gloucester United Emergency Shelter on… …
Thanksgiving at Abingdon (10/23/2024) - Abingdon Episcopal Church, Gloucester, will open its doors once again to the community for its annual Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, at 4645… …
Cemetery damage (10/16/2024) - Redeeming Grace Baptist Church, Indian Road, Gloucester, is seeking help in locating surviving relatives of the Rev. Homer South and Wallace Fletcher families. Contact Jim Cason (jimrcason@gmail.com) or Roane Hunt… …
Gloucester’s Union Zion Baptist added to Virgnia Landmarks Register (10/16/2024) - Union Zion Baptist Church, which has served Gloucester’s black community since the days following the Civil War, was added recently to the Virginia Landmarks Register.The Ware Neck church, and seven… …
Honoring MVFD (10/16/2024) - Bethel Church of Mathews held a service Sunday morning honoring the members of the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department. Among those taking part were, top photo from left, Kenny Garrett, Blake… …
Services announced by local churches (10/16/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, Ordinary, will hold worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Youth Sunday School and… …
Services announced by local churches (10/9/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, Ordinary, continues its adult formation storytelling series on Saturdays, starting at 9:30 a.m. The… …
‘Flying Parsons of Virginia’ joined the RAF before the US was in WWI (10/9/2024) - Two brothers with their roots in Gloucester County followed each other into study at the Virginia Military Institute and Virginia Theological Seminary, followed their grandfather and other family members into… …
Church picnic (10/9/2024) - The Rev. Calvin Griffin of Singleton United Methodist Church delivered the message at Soles Beach in Ware Neck at the annual church picnic held on Sunday, Sept. 15. Pictured are Karen… …1938 recordings capture hymns of Emmaus Baptist (10/2/2024) - In 2014 the Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal published the “Days Past” column about musical recordings that were done at Emmaus Baptist Church in the fall of 1938. At our weekly Rotary Club… …
Services announced by local churches (10/2/2024) - Services and other activities in churches this week include the following: Abingdon Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church, White Marsh, will hold worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Youth Sunday School… …
Two churches will mark anniversaries on Sunday (10/2/2024) - Gwynn’s Island Baptist Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church will celebrate its 150th birthday on Sunday, Oct. 6, and has invited the public to join the occasion. The celebration service will begin… …
GURA anniversary (10/2/2024) - The Gloucester Union Relief Association of Missionary Baptist celebrated its 158th anniversary Sunday at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Pastors and First Ladies pose for a picture after the service,… …