Church news
Need a lift? Two didn’t hesitate to help
by Jo Mayer When a heavy load of food left volunteers with a sinking feeling, two workers from SMW Manufacturing sprang into action to provide a needed lift. At first, things went according to plan. The South Michigan Food Bank truck arrived March 8 at Jeruel Baptist Church, where the parking lot had been freshly […]
Famous Fish Fry Goes Mobile at St. Mary
Volunteers Create “Drive By Fish Fry” to Protect Those At-Risk and Meet Growing Fundraising Needs PINCKNEY–As area non-profits and churches begin Lent this week, two words come to mind: “fish fry.” Lenten fish fry season is upon us, and this year it arrives with extra suffering. At St. Mary in Pinckney, older parishioners who have quarterbacked […]
Santa visits Stockbridge, courtesy of Highest Praise Worship Center
by Patrice Johnson The Christmas spirit was alive and well Saturday night, Dec. 19, as masked, socially distanced children and their loved ones formed a 30-foot line to see Santa at the Stockbridge Township Square Gazebo. One by one, the children stepped forward in the brisk, windless night to confide their heart’s desires to jolly […]
Families left homeless after fire at Lakewood Apartments; community rallies to help
by Tina Cole-Mullins Hours after a major fire destroyed 16 units at the Lakewood Apartments Aug. 11, displaced resident Vivian Risner welcomed the morning with a sense of gratitude despite the loss of her home. “I’ve lived to see the dawn of a new day,” she said. “The fog is laying on the field and […]
Presbyterians adapt 4th Friday dinners to drive-through goodness
by Patrice Johnson Trying times can bring out the best and worst in people, and March 27, local heroes in the Stockbridge Presbyterian Church demonstrated the right stuff. In response to social distancing requirements imposed on the nation from the novel coronavirus, the church transformed its Fourth Friday Dinners to an old-fashioned, drive-through format. Supportive […]
GROUPS AND RESOURCES THAT ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY 2020
The Stockbridge area is home to a wide array of nonprofit and charitable organizations, all for the benefit of local residents. The information below represents the Community News third effort to compile current descriptions and contact information. Not listed or notice an error? Please accept our apologies and email corrected information to Stockbridgecommunitynews@gmail.com or snail […]
Community Resource Guide Update
For the past several months we have been sharing new information about some of the organizations listed in the Community Resource Guide published with the print edition of the January Stockbridge Community News. The new Guide will also be available on the website at that time. If your organization should be included, but has not […]
Local Presbyterians host county event. Village president shares insights into local changes.
by Patrice Johnson The parking lot at the Presbyterian Community Education building was filled to capacity 1:00 p.m., June 18 as county residents gathered for the 2019 Annual Celebration of the Ingham Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition. Debbie Smith, Ph.D. and Stockbridge First Presbyterian Church pastor (AKA Dr. Deb), hosted the gathering. She joined Melea […]
Pastor assaulted at Good Shepherd Mission. Sheriff’s department seeks information.
revised 5:46 p.m. 12/19/2018 by Patrice Johnson Around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a robbery at the Good Shepherd Mission Church in Stockbridge Township. According to WXYZ-TV Detroit, 70-year-old Pastor Billy Allen was sleeping in Nehemiah House, the mission he started alongside the church he built […]
Pastor Josh Swieringa answers the call from LA to Munith
by Cindy Lance Drive East or West along M106 through Munith, and you cannot miss the large cross and stately brick church on the hill. A daily inspirational message, prominently displayed on the board at Jeruel Baptist Church, will undoubtedly touch your heart and trigger spiritual thoughts. Pastor Bob Castle was only the second pastor […]