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 the country to help increase awareness of potential intruder threats. “Regardless of denomination, current events have shown that having security and safety plans in place can and will provide a safe environment for your congregation, office personnel and weekly visitors” a flyer for the event ...
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 ‘refresh’ women,” said Ann Halbur, a member of the organizing team. “Kind of ignite their faith for the rest of the year, for their family, their community and their church.” The conference will feature Christian speaker and worship leader Gwen Smith. “She does teaching sessions and ...
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 theme for this year’s dinner is “Let Your Spirit Shine!” Nurse is a Carroll native and a Kuemper Catholic graduate. As a player he helped lead Kuemper Catholic to the 1985 State Basketball Championship. He went on to play at the University of Northern Iowa and had coaching stints at Grand View ...
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 ...
