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Germantown

Germantown: Finding the Way Through Service and Prayer

June 26, 2009 0

They come in broken and addicted. Twelve months later, they leave as happy, productive members of society.  Teen Challenge, a faith-based rehabilitation program in Germantown, is providing a place where lives are completely turned around.  [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Logan: The Unwritten Word

June 14, 2009 6

The Word of God has never sounded so cool. Meet Donte Holland, also known by his rapper name Beloved the Ghostwriter, gospel rapper from the Strawberry Mansion area of Philadelphia. Getting his start when he [continue reading…]

Ludlow

Ludlow: Church Helps Battle Addiction

June 11, 2009 7

Addiction is in the news a lot these days. While most of stories found in the local media tend to focus on their subjects due to celebrity or social status. Some are professional athletes or [continue reading…]

Economy

Olney: St. Paul is the Hand That Feeds

June 10, 2009 2

At the corner of Fifth and Nedro streets is St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Like many among the plethora of churches in Olney, regardless of faith, St. Paul’s has an ornate and somewhat old structure that [continue reading…]

Religion

Ridge Avenue: Share A Blessing Ministry

June 5, 2009 1

It was 11:30 a.m. and people were waiting to to go inside Miller Memorial Baptist Church on North 22nd Street off Ridge Avenue. This isn’t uncommon for  a Thursday afternoon because this is when the [continue reading…]

Logan

Logan: Mormons Go Mainstream

June 2, 2009 4

You may see them walking around your neighborhood wearing sharp-looking suit jackets, spotless white shirts, with backpacks and nice slacks. You may also see them stray away from the sidewalks and up the front steps [continue reading…]

Ludlow

Ludlow: Studying the Bible Makes a Difference

May 13, 2009 charper 0

They come to learn, to play and to pray. For the past 15 years, children and young adults from the Ludlow community and the surrounding area have gathered each and every Tuesday night at the [continue reading…]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: ‘Higher’ Education that Seeks Connection

April 21, 2009 charper 4

On the second-floor of North Philadelphia’s, Deliverance Evangelistic Church, class is set to begin. The Center for Urban Theological Studies (CUTS), leases nine classrooms from the massive church, but typically only uses four. It’s just [continue reading…]

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