The organization also kicks out two other churches for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Mainers benefit as region’s churches erase about $26 million in medical debt
United Church of Christ congregations across southern New England helped raise enough money to help almost 20,000 families nationally.
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Posted inTimes Record
St. Paul’s Episcopal Christmas Fair replaced by earlier Harvest Fair
BRUNSWICK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a Harvest Fair on Saturday, Oct. 24, in place of the church’s popular annual Christmas Fair. Harvest Fair hours will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church garden at 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick. The event is being moved outside because of safety concerns […]
Posted inMaine
As officials investigate Oakland church gathering, town manager worries ‘this has the potential to be a superspreader’
Oakland police are talking with state officials about large gatherings held over the weekend at Kingdom Life Church to determine what action should be taken in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Indoor religious services can resume, but many faith communities will wait
While some Catholic and Baptists churches plan to reopen, many Maine churches, mosques and synagogues plan to wait because of safety concerns.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Growing costs, shrinking congregation force church to consider future
Woodfords Congregational Church is looking at how it might be able to afford to stay in its 44,000 square-foot building on Woodford Street.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
W. Falmouth Baptist is a little church with a big heart
The congregation may be small, but members work hard on community outreach and engagement.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Congress has an opportunity to lower drug costs – and there’s no time to waste
People who take insulin are among those hardest hit by spiraling expenses. A new medication pricing bill would help them.
Posted inTimes Record
Midcoast LifeChurch changes name
The Bath church is becoming an independent nonprofit named Church of the Midcoast.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
For whom the bell tolls: Deering Center Community Church
The Deering Center Community Church bell tower has been losing granite stones since 2013.