When the Rev. Al Henderson died last fall, his absence left a gap at the Fort Dodge Fire Department. Henderson, the pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, had been the chaplain for the Fire Department, as well as the chaplain for the Fort Dodge Police Department and the Webster County ...

Webster County Emergency Management will host a safety seminar for county churches and faith-based organizations on March 28. Information at this session will be focused on safety measures, response plans, evacuation routes and overviews of nationwide safety protocol programs in use across ...

Fort Dodge area churches and Kinship Christian Radio will be co-sponsoring the Refresh Women’s Conference on Feb. 29 at Lizard Creek Ranch & Conference Center, 1762 Johnson Ave. The conference will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and lunch will be served. “It’s basically to ...

The Rev. Emily Sauer, the new pastor at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, usually goes by a less formal name. It’s even on her desk, spelled out in Scrabble letters glued to a Scrabble tile holder that welcomes visitors to her office. “Pastor Em” the little sign reads. She wasn’t ...

SIOUX CITY — The Catholic School Foundation of the Diocese of Sioux City is pleased to announce Nick Nurse as the keynote speaker for the 24th annual Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools. The event will be held on on Sept. 12 at the Delta Hotels Center in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The ...

Congregants at First Presbyterian Church have been greeted by a new face at the pulpit lately. The Rev. Rebecca Dix, associate pastor for spiritual formation, joined the staff at the church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N., in September. Dix, a native of Aplington, attended Northwestern College in ...