Divino Niño Celebration is a Big Hit
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Celebrates the Child Jesus
HANCEVILLE – The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament celebrated the Divine Child Jesus by hosting a Divino Niño celebration this past Saturday. People came by bus loads to visit the beautiful home of Mother...
2 Benedictine monks ordained to priesthood at St. Bernard Abbey
CULLMAN, Ala. - St. Bernard Abbey announces the ordination of two of its monks, Father Paschal (Gabriel) Paulter, O.S.B. and Father Pachomius (Gustavo) Alvarado-Garcia, O.S.B., to the priesthood on Saturday, June 10, at the Abbey Church in Cullman by the Most Rev. Elias R....
Etha Baptist hosts BBQ to raise mission funds
Back (L-R): Shane Rusk, Danny Baker, Wess Glispie, Shay Brown and MiKayla Hadley
Front (L-R): Jo Anna Brown and Jasmine Rusk
Other volunteers not pictured: Johnathan Shofner, Sherry Swindall and Ilen Gutherie
CULLMAN - Members of the Etha Baptist Church on Friday held the first of...
Get Your Pets Blessed!
Grace Episcopal Church Holds Annual Blessing of the Animals
CULLMAN – Grace Episcopal Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2014 at 2 p.m. This is open to the public and all those with pets are invited to attend. Be...
Greg Leonard, Pastor of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church
This beautiful little country church, with its rich history, became our family's new passion. We started by cleaning around the grounds and worked our way inside. Each week we did a little more in the building and in the community.”
Pastor Greg Leonard, Jones Chapel...
Guest Editorial: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
l. His death was certain
A. Joseph of Arimathaea came to Pilate the Governor after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and requested the privilege of burying his body. Pilate wondered if Jesus was already dead. Therefore, he sent a centurion, a leader of one hundred...
Desperation Church treats community to fireworks, much more
Patriots of all ages came dressed in their best red, white and blue. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Many came out for the fireworks, but there was much more going on at Heritage Park on the 4th of July as Desperation Church hosted its fifth...
Praying for peace and mercy
Participants gathered at Hamby Park in Hanceville at noon Saturday for the third annual Rosary Rally.
HANCEVILLE - Concerned citizens gathered for a rally Saturday in Hanceville, but there were no banners with elephants or donkeys, no yard signs with candidates' names, no T-shirts with...
From the mouths of babes
CULLMAN - First United Methodist Church Cullman (FUMC) hosted a Christmas program put on by its Mom’s Day Out and Sonshine Preschool students this week, and the sanctuary was full of excited parents and kids. The students ranged in age from 2 to 5...
Northbrook Baptist Church lends a helping hand through the Caring Center
CULLMAN - Chances are that if you live in Cullman you have driven by Northbrook Baptist Church. You may know of the church, you may attend the church or you may simply know it as “the one with the fountain out front.” But what...
Fireworks over Garden City
GARDEN CITY - Garden City First Baptist Church hosted its annual, family-friendly fireworks celebration at Garden City Park this evening, where they provided fun for kids of all ages. Inflatables were available for children, along with games of cornhole and tug of war. The...
Cornerstone Church partners with Good Samaritan
Rev. Joe McNulty of Cornerstone Church (left) presents a check to Good Samaritan Executive Director Jolanda Hutson (right), accompanied by Clinic Administrator Cindy Barnett and Nurse Practitioner Stephanie Barnett (center, left and right). (W.C. Mann for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN - On Tuesday, Cullman’s Cornerstone...
Desperation Church Clothes the Needy
CULLMAN – Desperation Church continues to do great things for the community. On Saturday, they held a Free Clothing Giveaway as part of their small group events. Many people from all over Cullman came out and took advantage of this remarkable act of kindness....
Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week Nov. 12-19
Image courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse
CULLMAN - This month, sites in the Cullman area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 12-19.
Cullman families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes...
St. Bernard Prep holds Senior Dedication Mass
Front row (l-r): Kim Gao, Mya Agnello, Adrian Smith, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Samantha Silva_Elliot Deep, Phoebe Coccia and Gin Zheng; second row (l-r): Fr. Linus Kluscarits, Chenyan Shi, Gracie Loyd, Christine Lauwerth, Andie Zatarain, Brenda Avila, Emma Pierce, Jacinta Tona and Abigail Curtis; back...
Religious Spotlight: Meet Bo Edmonds
For me, the biggest challenge of being a church leader is the changing culture and society and dealing with those changes; to be uncompromising in a compromising world.”
Bo Edmonds, Preacher and Evangelist
CULLMAN – Cullman County is full of religious people from all different denominations....
Bringing out the best: Northbrook Baptist Church goes online, offers to help small churches record videos
CULLMAN, Ala. -
As churches respond to the Coronavirus pandemic by transitioning to online
services and Bible studies, Northbrook Baptist Church is hoping to help smaller
churches continue to minister. Pastor Keith Warden explained,
“There’s a lot of smaller churches, and then there’s
also just guys that are bivocational,...
Heritage Park fireworks festival goes off with a boom
CULLMAN - Desperation Church and the City of Cullman teamed up for their annual Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show at Heritage Park tonight. Lasting 16 minutes, the fireworks show was appreciated by the many people inside the park, along the sidewalks and...
Giving Back: Good Hope leaders serve Thanksgiving dinner to their community
Councilman Taft Dillashaw, Coach Alan Scott and members of the GHHS football team wash dishes.
Tribune reporter W.C. Mann shares his experience at yesterday's eighth annual Good Hope Community Thanksgiving Meal.
GOOD HOPE - In the Bible we are told, "The greatest among you will...
Remembering Rev. Jim Walker (1933-2019)
Shown in 2016, left to right, are Mike Sparks, former Wallace State Singers and Concert Choir director; Rev. Jim Walker, founder of the school’s music program; and Tiffany Richter, current WSCC Singers and Concert Choir director. (Courtesy of Wallace State Community College)
CULLMAN - Taking...
Community mourns the loss of Mr. Leo Schwaiger, Jr.
My life was made a little fuller because of his friendship and what he helped me see in myself and others.”
Kevin Daugherty
CULLMAN – This week Cullman lost one of its very special citizens, Mr. Leo Schwaiger Jr. Schwaiger was a dedicated family man, devout...
East Side Baptist Church Fall Festival: reaching beyond the walls
CULLMAN - East Side Baptist Church (ESBC) held its annual Fall Festival Saturday afternoon. ESBC has been holding these festivals for years at the church, but planners decided to make a change this time around, moving the event to East Side/Lions Club Park on...
Jesus is the Reason for the Season: The Nativity Scene
CULLMAN - In order to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas, Christians all over the world display some sort of nativity scene in their homes, yards and even places of business. The word, nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of...
Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene, Partners of the Americas donate 100 gift bags, blankets to patients at Cullman Regional
CULLMAN, Ala. – For most, the Christmas season brings merry gatherings and gift exchanges, but for those hospitalized during the most wonderful time of the year, visitors and gifts may be few. Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene has teamed up with Partners of the...
Christ Lutheran Church Tornado Memorial Patio
CULLMAN - The Tornado Memorial Patio at Christ Lutheran Church is a tribute to the Cullman community’s strength following the devastating storms on April 27, 2011. It is open to the public for prayer and reflection.
The idea of the patio originated in Pastor Sandy...
Chris Pettit, Development Pastor at Life Church
When you come to our church, you won’t feel judged. We are all in the same boat. What you will find is hope for a better life in Christ.”
Chris Pettit
HANCEVILLE – Life Church in Hanceville is all about helping people move beyond their pasts...
PROFILES IN FAITH: A little food and a lot of love: Vinemont Baptist Church’s 3rd Saturday Café
Vinemont Baptist Church’s Dr. Jane Teeter, left, and Lucille Greenwood, right, coordinate the 3rd Saturday Café ministry. / W.C. Mann
VINEMONT - They call it the 3rd Saturday Café because it takes place on the third Saturday of every month. It isn’t a particularly original...
Faith traditions: 2018 Vacation Bible Schools
Many area churches have chosen the “Game On” theme for this year’s Vacation Bible School. (Image courtesy of Lifeway)
Updated 6-4-18
CULLMAN COUNTY - This summer, numerous Cullman area churches will take their place in the 120-plus year old annual faith tradition of Vacation Bible School....
Pastor Rick Davis of Living Water Baptist Church, the Church for the Un-churched
We want to reach the lost and un-converted using the Gospel and the good news that Jesus paid for. Secondly, we want to instill in our members the ministry of ‘restoration’.”
Rick Davis, Pastor at Living Water Baptist Church
HANCEVILLE — Hanceville's new Living Water Baptist...
The Crossing: ministering in the face of need
L-R: Sheila Parker, Director Melissa Hudson, Jan Saylor, Linda Hawkins and Dianna Schmuck. / Photo courtesy Melissa Hudson
CULLMAN - Since 2011, Melissa Hudson has been on a mission to feed and clothe the needy of Cullman County. Right now, she is already in a...
Make a joyful noise
Cullman County Schools Superintendent and Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene Executive Board Chairman Shane Barnette hung out with the choir, and even housed several members in his home during their stay in Cullman.
CULLMAN - On its 2017 American tour, the Ugandan Kids Choir made...
Faith
CULLMAN, Ala. – Daystar Church recently announced a new initiative directed at parents who choose to have children in spite of hardships, or who need help when fostering or adopting children. The church issued this statement:
Daystar Church is launching a bold new initiative called...
Peter Nassetta, Deacon at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Many young people find themselves disinterested in attending church when they get away from home, but that never happened to me.”
Peter Nassetta
Photo: Deacon Peter Nassetta poses with his grandchildren after Mass.
CULLMAN - Deacons play a very important role in the Catholic Church because they...
Religious Leader Spotlight: Reverend John Richter – A Teacher at Heart
I love the moment the light bulb turns on and someone gets it. It’s that moment when someone realizes, ‘Oh, that’s what God is doing in my life.’ I love helping people navigate spiritual waters.”
Rev. John Richter, Sr. Pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Protestant...
Christmas Eve at Sacred Heart
Fr. Patrick Egan compliments the kids on a job well done. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Sunday afternoon, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in downtown Cullman celebrated one of its favorite annual traditions in the Christmas children’s pageant. During the Christmas vigil Mass (the...
Shrine Nativity Creche offers unique, quiet alternative to commercial Christmas
The Creche chapel includes seating for small groups, votive candles and holy water. / Courtesy of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
HANCEVILLE - For almost all of us, the beeping and booping of price scanners and cash registers are as much sounds of the...
The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project’s Twesigwe Jackson Kaguri
We believe we are all one human family created by God, born equally, and have a duty to help one another.”
the first operating philosophy and guiding principle for the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project
CULLMAN - On Friday evening, March 4, Rachel Dawsey, director of the...
Foundry Farm dedicates new 80-bed dormitory named in memory of Thomas Anderson Black and Donald Wayne Sanders
Rain moved the dedication ceremony for Black-Sanders Hall inside but did not prevent a large crowd from attending. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN COUNTY - At the end of a gravel road between Holly Pond and Berlin sits a 60-acre facility known as The...
Religious Spotlight: New Prospect Baptist Church’s Brother Kyle Ellison
People are confused, and it’s hard to earn their trust, but we do all within our power to give the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone.”
Brother Kyle Ellison, New Prospect Church
CULLMAN – The people at New Prospect Baptist Church are fortunate to have such...
St. Bernard opens school with service of commitment and blessing
CULLMAN, Ala. - It was a moment of wonder and excitement mixed with a bit of emotional anxiety as 136 students at Saint Bernard Preparatory School made their way to the Abbey Church on the opening day of school. In addition to the United...
‘Cullman Women Sing’ makes beautiful music
CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman Women Sing held its Spring Concert recently at Grace Episcopal Church. The concert was free to the public and one of two for the group this year. The group is directed by Laura Doss and is made up of women...
Vinemont children enjoy a back-to-school bash
This is two churches coming together to hand out free school supplies and let the kids have some fun before they have to start back to school.”
Jamie Johnson
VINEMONT – Area children enjoyed a back-to-school bash at the Vinemont Scout House on Friday evening. There...
Local Church in Need of Piano Player
You see, we’re a small church. We’re like a country church inside the city.”
Emily Sparks, pastor of Voice of Victory Church of God
CULLMAN – According to Emily Sparks, the Voice of Victory Church of God needs a little help from the community. She should...
Religious Spotlight: G.T. Robertson, Pastor of Emeus Baptist Church
The hand of God at work within the church is evidence of His presence and always works to increase our faith and belief in Him and His Word.”
G.T. Robertson, Pastor of Emeus Baptist Church
LOGAN – The congregation at Emeus Baptist Church, as with many...
‘What Christmas is really about’: Don and Lynelle Wilbanks say their light display, in its 43rd year, is a ‘visual representation of the extraordinary birth of Jesus’
For 43 years, Don and Lynelle Wilbanks have created a beautiful Christmas light display as a gift for the community. The display features a large star shining down from 75 feet up (left) onto the creek below. Nearby are Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus....
Religious Spotlight: Mitchell Williams, Pastor of First United Methodist Church
The tornadoes of 2011 wrecked some of our building, especially the sanctuary, but we recovered with unity, grace and joy."
Mitchell Williams, Pastor of First United Methodist Church Cullman
CULLMAN – Meet Mitchell Williams, pastor of Cullman's First United Methodist Church. He deeply enjoys leading his...
Sacred Heart UN-Gala: different clothes, same good cause
Sacred Heart School Principal Greg Hughes
CULLMAN - On Saturday evening, Sacred Heart School (SHS) held its eighth annual Legacy Gala at Stone Bridge Farms’ Browne Stone Centre. Previously a formal soiree, this year's event went casual, earning it the self-styled title of the "un-gala."
While...
Local family entering mission field in January
CULLMAN, Ala. - If you asked Lyndsie Camper what her heart loves most, she would say without hesitation, “To serve others.”
Camper, her husband Micah and their three children have opted to serve in a position in East Africa, which they will take in January...
Churches come together for prayer walk at Hanceville schools
After praying at the flagpole in front of the high school and middle school, participants walk toward the elementary school in back. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
HANCEVILLE - Early Sunday evening, members of Hanceville’s First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church and Bethlehem East Baptist...
Profiles in Faith: Devin Wyman
CULLMAN - Devin Wyman is not your typical former football player. Yes, he played at a high level in college. Yes, he made it to the NFL. Yes, he played with one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever take the field (Tom Brady) when...
Profiles in Faith: Karen Cook, pastor at Cook Ministries
Unfortunately, 20 years in the funeral industry never prepared me for my brother’s death.”
Karen Cook
CULLMAN – Sometimes we tend to overlook the things our brothers and sisters say to us, not giving their words a second thought, but when Karen Cook’s brother, Johnny, spoke,...
33rd Annual Bloomin’ Festival this weekend will be largest ever
Brother Pachomius Alvarado, OSB spends a great portion of his time in St. Bernard Abbey’s Bakery baking divinely delicious cinnamon raisin bread to sell at this weekend’s 33rd Annual Bloomin’ Festival Arts and Crafts Fair.
CULLMAN - Preparations are well underway for this year’s Bloomin’...
Give thanks!
Guests are welcomed to the inaugural Frances and Doug Reese Memorial Community Thanksgiving Meal Wednesday evening at Hopewell Baptist Church in Hanceville. / Nick Griffin
HANCEVILLE - Hopewell Baptist Church opened its doors wide Wednesday evening, hosting the inaugural Frances and Doug Reese Memorial Community...
2016 Vacation Bible School listing
Cullman-area Vacation Bible School listings, as of June 3. If we've missed one, please let us know at news@cullmansense.com.
Antioch Baptist Church
June 26 - July 1
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
256-796-8507
827 County Road 1659
Cullman, AL 35058
Berlin Baptist Church
June 12 - June 15
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
256-734-1019
3596 US...
Celebrate Divino Nino Day at the Shrine
HANCEVILLE – The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament invites everyone to come celebrate Divino Nino Day. On September 6, the Shrine will host a day dedicated to celebrating the child Jesus. Many activities are planned for the day to offer the public a...
Hanceville First UMC raises funds, through music, for disaster relief
Hanceville High School Band Director Steven Porter (seated) and the Dog Pound Players / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Recent events in this part of the country have heavily taxed the resources of relief agencies across the board, and many people and groups have stepped up...
Divino Niño Weekend To be Held at Shrine Sept. 5-6
This is our biggest event and the second year for it, so we are very excited!”
Jennifer Prybyla, Assistant Director of Pilgrimages
HANCEVILLE – The Nuns of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament invite the public to join...
Christ First Ministries Church 2nd annual car and truck show coming March 25
CULLMAN, Ala. - The Christ First Ministries Church men’s ministry will host its second annual car and truck on show Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the church.
The event aims to bring the community together while sharing the message of the men's...
Religious Spotlight: Meet Dr. Ralph Andrews – Pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church
My number one priority is preaching. Preaching is not only something that I enjoy doing, it is what God has called me to do.”
Dr. Ralph Andrews, Pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church
GOOD HOPE – Please allow me to introduce Dr. Ralph Andrews, pastor of...
Pancakes, pencils and prayers
Photo: Little Eva Alvarado will be able to start kindergarten with plenty of school supplies thanks to the Pancakes, Pencils and Prayers event at Good Hope Baptist Church Saturday morning.
This event today has been unbelievable and also very humbling, especially in times like right...
Religious Spotlight: Church212’s Pastor Chris Harrison
My grandfather, Pastor Holbrooks, was the second pastor of the First Baptist Church in Cullman back in the late 1800s. So my spiritual heritage in this town is rich and long standing.”
Chris Harrison, Lead Pastor of Church212
CULLMAN – Church212 is a new-generation church that connects...
Trinity Lutheran Church welcomes new associate pastor
Rev. Dr. Carl L. Beckwith and family
HANCEVILLE - On Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, Trinity Lutheran Church in Hanceville installed and welcomed their new associate pastor, Rev. Dr. Carl L. Beckwith. The service was officiated by Trinity’s Senior Pastor, Rev. John Jankens and the Rite...
Hundreds Gather at The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament for the Stations of the Cross Performed Live by the Cenacolo Community
It just tore my heart to pieces to see what all he went through, what he did for us, what he did for me; I’m nobody.”
attendee Jason Hicks, on Christ
HANCEVILLE - On Friday, March 18, the Cenacolo Community performed the Living Stations of the...
New Hope #2 Baptist Church holds first 4th of July community event
HOLLY POND, Ala. – For the first time, New Hope #2 Baptist
Church joined the list of Independence Day community events on Wednesday night.
New pastor Austin Rowell stated that the event had only had
two weeks of planning put into it (as he came into the...
Growing in faith: Desperation Church expanding to new location
This architectural rendering shows the future Desperation Church building that will be located on Old Hanceville Highway (Third Avenue Southeast) at King Edward Street. / Andy Heis
CULLMAN - Desperation Church has become a fixture within the community at its current location next to Depot...
Kenneth Terry, Pastor of Soul’s Harbor Free Will Baptist Church
By all accounts I should not be in the ministry if you consider my lowly beginning — But God knew all the time his plan for my life!”
Kenneth Terry, Pastor of Soul's Harbor Free Will Baptist Church
VINEMONT — Growing one's faith in the Lord...
Crowds flock to Shrine for Divino Niño Day 2017
HANCEVILLE - On a typical Saturday, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament near Hanceville will host up to 300 visitors. But Sept. 2 was no typical Saturday: on this day the Shrine celebrated Divino Niño Day, a celebration of the child Jesus that...
2nd Annual Caring for Cullman Concert set for Sept. 19
CULLMAN - Christian music, country and Broadway fans will be delighted to know that local artists, Eric Bennett and Paige Harbison, will be performing at this year’s second annual Caring for Cullman Concert, brought to you by the Good Samaritan Health Clinic. Save the...
Religious Spotlight: Heath Tinker, Pastor at Simcoe Worship Center
Jesus commanded us to go make disciples, having the honor of being a part of that, it is sometimes overwhelming.”
Pastor Heath Tinker, Simcoe Worship Center
SIMCOE – Simcoe Worship Center's congregation has one vision, one goal, and one mission - to reach this lost world...
Egg hunters illuminate the night at Fairview Town Park
FAIRVIEW - More than 150 people gathered at Fairview Town Park Saturday night for what First Baptist Church of Fairview hopes to make an annual event: the Fairview Community Flashlight Easter Eggstravaganza.
Festivities began at 7 p.m. at the park and included food, drinks, door...
Divine Mercy Retreat July 8-10 at The Shrine
HANCEVILLE – Everyone is invited to The Divine Mercy Retreat - The Closeness of God given by Father John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA. The retreat will take place the weekend of July 8-10 at The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville.
Father John Paul Mary is...
Two enter novitiate at St. Bernard Abbey
CULLMAN, Ala. - The journey of two men, which began with an inquiry to St. Bernard Abbey Vocation Director, Fr. Joel Martin, OSB, has entered into a new phase.
Becoming a monk doesn’t happen overnight. It is a process that takes several years. At St....
Religious Spotlight: Seventh Street Baptist Church’s Pastor Eric Martin
Seventh Street has been through difficult times in the past. I have challenged our people to take down the rearview mirror and not look back. It is a new day at Seventh Street!”
Eric Martin, Pastor at Seventh Street Baptist Church
CULLMAN – Cullman is full of...
Grace Episcopal Church welcomes new rector Jay Gardner
Jay Gardner with his wife Paige and son William (Christy Perry for The Cullman Tribune)
CULLMAN, Ala. - Grace Episcopal Church welcomed James (Jay) Wynn Gardner III as its new rector this week with a special service and reception. Bishop John McKee Sloan read the...
Donny Yarbrough, Pastor of Sardis Baptist Church
I am blessed to pastor Sardis Baptist Church in Trimble. They placed their faith in me as a young and inexperienced pastor in December of 2008 and made it official in March of 2009.”
Donny Yarbrough, Pastor
TRIMBLE - Sardis Baptist Church was founded by settlers...
Mission Grove Baptist opens food shelf in Berlin
Left to right: Pastor Josh Hogland, Curt Fortner, Zane Robertson, Cindy Alverson, Joe Alverson, Eliza Fortner in front. (Courtesy of Becki Fortner)
BERLIN – Mission Grove Baptist Church was excited to open up its new food shelf earlier this week and according to Pastor Josh Hogland,...
Local business gives back on Good Friday
Left to right: Justin Westmoreland, Robert Taylor, Hal Wright / Nick Griffin for The Cullman Tribune
GOOD HOPE - Good Hope Service Center spent the Good Friday holiday giving back to the community by offering free oil changes all day. Cars were lined up out...
Community Women United in Prayer
CULLMAN - The goal of Community Women United in Prayer is to unite women and make them conscious of the mission statement of the group. The ladies hold their meetings in various church activity rooms from 10-11 a.m. where no dues or commitments are...
“To know Him and to make Him known”: Good Hope Baptist Church marks 175 years
The Good Hope Baptist Church congregation celebrated the church’s 175th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. / W.C. Mann
GOOD HOPE - On Sunday morning, members of Good Hope Baptist Church celebrated the church’s 175th anniversary with a special service and full day of celebration. ...
St. Bernard Abbey: Br. Linus Klucsarits Ordained as Deacon
Photo: Br. Linus lies prostrate before the altar as the Litany of Saints is sung.
CULLMAN - Br. Linus Klucsarits returned home briefly from his studies at St. Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana to be ordained a transitional deacon in the Catholic Church by...
Religious Spotlight: Meet Al Barton, Pastor of Ole Time Way Baptist Church
There are many rewarding moments (in preaching) but by far the most rewarding is when I help lost souls get to know Jesus as their personal Savior!”
Brother Al Barton, Ole Time Way Baptist Church
CULLMAN – Ole Time Way Baptist Church, located on Hwy 157...
Mother Angelica Passes on Easter Sunday
Faith is what gets you started. Hope is what keeps you going. Love is what brings you to the end."
Mother Angelica
HANCEVILLE - The Catholic Church as well as many others are mourning today the loss of Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, foundress of...
Hanceville Fall Fest sees influx of thousands Sunday afternoon
HANCEVILLE - Hanceville’s sixth annual Fall Fest took place Sunday afternoon, with hordes of people filling the downtown streets. Early estimates are that there were at least 3,000 people, many of whom were in costumes to celebrate Halloween. The festival was centered around Hanceville...
Religious Spotlight: Sandy Niiler, Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church
I grew up in a somewhat conservative, traditional family, so even the idea of preaching was foreign to me.”
Sandy Niiler, Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church
CULLMAN – Mrs. Sandy Niiler is the pastor of Christ Lutheran Church. Always active in the church and community she continually...
2nd Annual Caring for Cullman Concert set for Sept. 19
CULLMAN - Christian music, country and Broadway fans will be delighted to know that local artists, Eric Bennett and Paige Harbison, will be performing at this year’s second annual Caring for Cullman Concert, brought to you by the Good Samaritan Health Clinic. Save the...
Wallace State’s Campus Ministries conducts “See You at the Pole” gatherings at both campuses
Image: Wallace State nursing student Jay Terry led Wednesday’s “See You at the Pole” session, leading a devotion and the opening prayer.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s Campus Ministries hosted an opportunity Wednesday for students and employees to congregate at the college’s flag pole in observance...
Desperation Church Transforms Closet into Kitchen for Cullman Police
Our department will be forever grateful to the members and staff of Desperation Church. They are truly taking the love of Christ to Cullman.”
Craig Green, Assistant Chief of Police
CULLMAN – Cullman City Police received a nice surprise recently when members of Desperation Church converted...
Pastor Bussman Establishes a Non-profit Organization
CULLMAN - Pastor John Bussman at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church has just started a nonprofit organization called The Ends of the Earth Foundation. It is in its very early stages with plans of growth in the near future. “It’s based on Acts chapter 1,...
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament’s Fr. Joseph M. Wolfe
The church is perfect UNTIL you put people in it. We are all ‘under construction’ and need to grow daily in our conversion to God by letting Him continue His work in us each day.”
Fr. Joseph M. Wolfe, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
HANCEVILLE...
Profiles in Faith: Fairview teen committed to life of ministry
Macie Burgin, raising funds for her upcoming mission trip to the Philippines / Jennifer Limerick
FAIRVIEW - Macie Burgin is not your typical 15-year-old girl. The Fairview High sophomore and youth member of Temple Baptist Church’s Fairview campus already has a pretty clear vision of...
Profiles in Faith: Catching up with Father John O’Donnell
Fr. John O’Donnell at the altar of St. Michael’s Church in St. Florian
ST. FLORIAN - Fr. John O’Donnell is a longtime fixture around the Cullman area. A Philadelphia native, he attended St. Bernard during its days as a college, and has been a monk...
Religious Spotlight: Reverend John Bussman of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
There's nothing like being the instrument through which God brings a little child or an adult into His Church.”
John Bussman, Pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
CULLMAN – For the past three years, John Bussman has been the sole pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church....
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church hosts 1st Birmingham Diocesan Day of Liturgical Formation
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church hosted the first Birmingham Diocesan Day of Liturgical Formation last weekend. Over 600 volunteer members from every church in the North Alabama Diocese attended the day-long training sessions which covered lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and liturgical musical...
Fighting the ‘right fight’: Good Hope teen reaches out to children of drug addicts
13-year-old Tripp Taylor speaks at Daystar Church. / Courtesy of Taylor family
GOOD HOPE - When Robert Taylor lost his sister Ashley Taylor to a heroin overdose in Dec. 2016, he was overwhelmed. He and his wife had helped raise his sister after the death...
Justin Truett, Youth Pastor at Simcoe Worship Center
I'm just crazy in love with Jesus and the people that he created to love him and serve him! I just hope that the JOY that God has given me will rub off onto others!”
Justin Truett, youth pastor
Photo shows Chelsea and Justin Truett.
SIMCOE - Even...
Senior Dedication held at Saint Bernard Prep
Pictured: First row, (left to right): Lene Li, Anna Preusentanz, Katelyn Cowie, Morgan Matz, Isabella Cline, Anna Myers, Abbot Cletus Meagher, Christian Garcia, Sarah Anna McCarthy, Caitlyn Norman, Casey Guthery and Jalen Lee. Second row: Headmaster, Daniel Baillargeon, Sherry Wu, Hyeri Lee, Edson Silva,...
Light the Night attracts more than 400
Syvella Johnson, with her daughters Chloe and Morgan
CULLMAN - Church at the Well hosted its first Halloween Light the Night at the Link of Cullman County on Monday night. Over the course of the evening, more than 400 trick or treaters and others stopped...
Gottesdienst: A service of the Word as our forefathers knew it
CULLMAN, Ala. – As the community came together to celebrate Oktoberfest and the beginning of the city’s 150th anniversary this past weekend, dozens of community members stepped into the quiet sanctuary of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in the early afternoon hours on Saturday, Sept....
Thanksgiving Service held at St. Bernard Prep
Front row (l-r): Sr. Mary Vernon Gentle, RSM, Nazareth House, Birmingham; Abbot Cletus Meagher, OSB, Deacon Peter Nassetta, Sacred Heart Church; and Deacon Tim Vaughn, St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Church, Gardendale. Second row (l-r): Fr. Joel Martin, OSB, Rev. Patrick Cullen, Nazareth House, Cathedral...
From NY to Cullman: Meet Tom Richter, Cullman FBC’s new pastor
Cullman FBC Pastor Tom Richter
CULLMAN - It’s a long way from New York to Cullman, but Tom Richter had good reasons to come. He’s the new pastor at Cullman First Baptist Church (FBC), having started March 26. The Tribune sat down with Richter this...
