Local News
Navajo Nation nonprofit, Durango church partner on supply drive
Unitarian Universalist Church receives loads of donations
Faith
Religion
Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries’ transition online
Associated Press BRIGHAM CITY, Utah – Wearing dress shirts, ties and name tags, three missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sit around the kitchen table inside…
Local News
Colorado reopens outdoor recreation, scenic trains and worship
Self-certification required in La Plata County
Religion
Faith leaders lead congregations through tumultuous time
Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have raised their voices to condemn racial bias in the justice system while discouraging violence in response to the killing of Floyd, a black man…
Regional News
Justice Department backs Colorado church suit against Polis
Plains Harvest Church claims Polis tougher on houses of worship than for restaurants, retail shops
Religion
Slowly, surely, houses of worship emerge from lockdown
Last weekend when President Donald Trump declared houses of worship essential and asked governors to reopen them, some congregants around the country headed for their places of worship with numerous…
Local News
Vallecito Church offers drive-in Sunday service
Parishioners stay in cars, tune in on 98.1-FM to hear sermon
Religion
Poll: Most in US back curbing in-person worship amid virus
Alamo Heights Baptist Church pastor Bobby Contreras, left, and his wife, Hannah, work to clean, sanitize and prepare the church for services May 10 in San Antonio. Texas’ stay-at-home orders…
Religion
National Day of Prayer will be held online, on radio Thursday
This year, the theme for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday is “God’s glory over all of the earth” taken from Habakkuk 2:14, which says: “For the earth will…
Religion
Religious freedom watchdog pitches adding India to blacklist
An Indian Muslim man prays Monday in a mosque during the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Gauhati, India. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…
Religion
Military chaplains pivot to serve soldiers in virus outbreak
U.S. Army Major Brian Minietta records a weekly Facebook message outside the headquarters of the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Religion
First Baptist Church of Durango welcomes Jimmy Thoma as new senior pastor
Thoma was hired as the associate pastor in September 2016 and was then promoted to the lead position when the senior pastor of 15 years resigned. Thoma and his wife,…
Religion
A virus that hits all faiths tests religion’s tie to science
Pastor Albert “Gonzo” Gonzales stands on a flat-bed truck as his church holds Easter services in the parking log in San Antonio.Eric Gay/Associated Press While most leaders of major religions…
Local News
Partnership aims to wipe out $270,000 in medical debt in Southwest Colorado
will spread $2 million in forgiveness around the state
Religion
5 Buddhist teachings that can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety
But Buddhist teachers are offering their teachings from a distance to remind their communities about key elements of the practice. In Asia, Buddhist monks have been chanting sutras to provide…
Local News
Former Durango reverend shares experience from inside Italy
country’s ‘glimmer of hope’ apply to U.S.?
Religion
Pandemic, border crackdown hamper Catholics’ aid to migrants
The once heavy flow of undocumented border-crossers has dwindled as the Trump administration enforces a new virus-related ban on top of its Migration Protection Protocols that already had forced thousands…
Religion
Summit Church to hold virtual Easter services
5:30 p.m. Saturday:Easter Sunday Livestream6:30 a.m. Sunday: Outdoor Easter Sunrise Service9:30 a.m. Sunday: Easter Sunday Livestream
Local News
At Summit Church, the internet helps … a bit
digital devotion can’t fill all spiritual needs
Religion
Virus forces world religions to change plans for holidays
“One hundred years ago during the Spanish Influenza, congregations also canceled (services) and quarantined. Now, COVID-19 imposes the necessity of social distancing, which is an anti-congregational, isolating imperative,” said Robert…
Religion
As offerings dwindle, some churches fear for their future
The Rev. Alvin J. Gwynn Sr. with Friendship Baptist Church in Baltimore sits in his church’s sanctuary. Gwynn bucked the cancellation trend by holding services March 15. But attendance was…
Local News
Durango churches get creative to bring messages of faith to members
‘I think it’s foolishness if they are still holding services’
Religion
Mormons to hold major conference without attendees
The Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has postponed a key meeting of top global leaders scheduled in…
Religion
Summit Church offers community support in times of stress
Stephen ministers offer personal, confidential support and can direct people to other community resources, if needed. This service is completely free of charge. Church membership is not required. Founded in…
Religion
Faith before basketball for Yeshiva University champions
Kids pretend to be them in pickup games. The home crowd sings in Hebrew and roars when they score. But before tipoff, the team always gathers around Tyler Hod, a…
Religion
Gospel of Matthew’s message rings loudly for some 2020 Dems
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks June 22, 2019, during the South Carolina Democratic Convention in Columbia, S.C. In one of his campaign ads, Buttigieg says that if he’s elected…
Local News
Mexican immigrant places hope in private bill after years in sanctuary
Sabido passes days doing yoga, beading and support work at Mancos United Methodist Church
Religion
More companies boost faith-based support for employees
One barometer: More than 20% of the Fortune 100 have established faith-based employee resource groups, according to an Associated Press examination and there’s a high-powered conference was held earlier this…
Religion
Moving faith: Mexican town’s saint feast lives in Minnesota
For the thousands of migrants from the south Mexico town 2,200 miles away who have built new lives in Minnesota over the last two decades, throwing a wild, two-day bash…
Religion
For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story is reason to live
For 50 years, she said, she couldn’t speak about it; for 25 years, she couldn’t laugh; and to this day, she cannot cry. But she remembers every detail of those…