The Rev. Edward M. Girres, who served in Fort Dodge for about a decade, is retiring, according to an announcement from the Diocese of Sioux City. He was in Fort Dodge from 1999 to 2008. He came to the city to be part of a team ministry with other priests for eight parishes in Webster County. ...

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th St., will be hosting a week of Vacation Bible School and an afternoon camp June 21-25. The church had to cancel its VBS program last year because of COVID-19, but organizers and volunteers are ready to welcome kiddos back into the church for fun Bible ...

Grace Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, will celebrate the culmination of 150 years of ministry on May 23. Worship services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. at the church, 211 S. Ninth St.,will celebrate the congregation’s rich history. The (First) Swedish Lutheran Church formed on May 31, 1870. ...

The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church is inviting the Fort Dodge community to join it in prayer Sunday as the trial of the man accused of killing the Rev. Al Henderson nears. ‘‘We want to be able to take the opportunity to provide support for the families and the ...

Holy Trinity Parish was the recent recipient of a legacy gift from the late Randy L. Durschmidt, of Fort Dodge. In 2016, Mr. Durschmidt established The Randall L. Durschmidt Charitable Remainder Unitrust with Holy Trinity Parish Foundation as the sole beneficiary. Upon his death in December of ...

Black inventors played key roles in developing things like the elevator, open heart surgery and the cell phone. Charlene Washington, of Fort Dodge, will talk about some of those famous inventions during a virtual Black History Service on Sunday hosted by Second Baptist Church. The service ...