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March 30, 2026 - Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ in Center TX will be having its Bi-Annual Conference April 2nd-4th, 2026 with joint session starting Thursday at 7pm with the Conference beginning Friday at 12pm and 7pm, and Saturday at 12pm.
Come and enjoy a Mighty Move of God!
Presider Prince Archie Thompson
State Prince Cecil Washington
Bishop Howard Cloudy
March 30, 2026 - Shelby County Gospel Crusade with Evangelist Josh Luellen and Worship Leader Paul Buck is coming to the Windham Civic Center for three days!
The crusade is April 6th through April 8th at 7pm nightly with a message of “For God so loved the world.”
The three-day event is hosted by the churches of the Shelby County Missionary Baptist Association. The Windham Civic Center is located at 146 Express Blvd, Center, Texas 75935. For more information, contact Bro. Don Moore 936-591-2551.
March 30, 2026 - New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Timpson, Texas will be having Pastor and Wife's appreciation (Pastor Rayford and Sis. Judie Caraway) on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 2:30pm. Guest Speaker is Pastor Byron Coutee, Jr., Blount Chapel Baptist Church, Center, Texas and Unity Baptist Church in Grapeland, Texas. Everyone is invited to attend.
March 30, 2026 - St John's Episcopal Church will have a Good Friday Service on Friday, April 3rd at 12 noon. Our Easter service is at 9am on Sunday, April 5th. Everyone is invited to attend.
March 30, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 30. I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Palm Sunday. Now we begin Holy Week, or as some call it, Passion Week - the days that lead to Easter. Each of these days has something to teach us. Let’s take a look at Monday, the Monday that occurred some 2000 years ago.
After the palm procession into Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples spent Sunday night in Bethany, two miles east of the Holy City. They rested in the home of good friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. But on that Monday morning, they were back in Jerusalem, and they found themselves in the Temple.
The first temple was built by King Solomon in 950 B.C. and was destroyed by the Babylonians 500 years later. The Babylonian exiles rebuilt it when they returned home, and then, 20 years before Bethlehem, King Herod added to that structure. At the time of Christ, it was known as Herod’s Temple.
When Jesus walked in that Monday morning, He was not pleased with what he witnessed. During the Passover festival, Jews from around the civilized world traveled to Jerusalem, came to the Temple. But before they could purchase a sacrifice, their foreign money had to be changed. The “money changers” were notorious for cheating the people, for creating a “den of thieves”. Christ angrily drove out these evil men and overturned their tables.
Anger is often thought of as a sin, but Jesus exhibits a righteous anger that can be a tool to accomplish God’s will.
However, when we take a stand for God, there is often a price to be paid. On that Monday morning in Herod’s Temple, Christ caught the eye of the priests and the scribes and the Pharisees.
And a step was taken toward the Cross.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David cindertex50@yahoo.com
March 28, 2026 - St. John Baptist Church, Center, Texas and Rev. Winston Kibbles are hosting the 5th Sunday Mission Program honoring Colorectal / Colon Cancer Awareness Month on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3pm. Guest speaker is Evangalist Phyllis Hancock Chavis. Please join Us!
March 19, 2026 - Pre-orders are being taken for the Spring Plant Sale benefiting First Methodist Church Children's Ministry. Available plants are 12" Geraniums ($20), 10" Boston Fern hanging basket ($20), 12" Kimberly Queen Fern pot ($25), 10" Hydrangeas ($25), and Dogwood Trees - 1 gallon ($35). Order deadline is March 22nd.
A second way to support the Children's Ministry is Saturday, March 28, 8am until 12 noon or until sold out at First Methodist Church, 211 Porter Street, Center, Texas 75935. Available will be various vegetables - squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, etc.; various herbs - basil, dill, mint, oregano, rosemary, etc.; and Marigolds.
Click here for preorder form. For more information, call 936-598-2707.
March 27, 2026 - There is an interesting incident in the life of Jesus recorded in Mark chapter 14. Jesus was the guest of honor in the house of Simon the leper. While having dinner, a woman came with a box of precious ointment and broke the box and poured the ointment on the head of Jesus.
Well, almost immediately, the “naysayers” and the “faultfinders” began to criticize this wasteful act. Mark tells us some said the ointment could have been sold and the money given to the poor. He also tells us they murmured against her. Yet, in the face of this biting criticism, Jesus commended her and told them to leave her alone because she had done what she could.
The story suggests to us that Christianity is a religion of doing things. It is not something one gets but something one does. Jesus went on to tell them that wherever the gospel would be preached, what she had done would be spoken of as a memorial to her.
From this story, we learn that each of us has a responsibility in the Lord’s Kingdom to “do what we can”. God wants us to do what we can and our responsibility is equal to our ability. The greatest need in the church is not eloquence, education or wealth. The greatest need is the spirit that will cause each person to do what they can. Are you doing your part in the service of the Lord?
It’s something to think about... tbp
Center Church of Christ
110 Hurst Street, Center, Texas
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
March 23, 2026 - First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church in Center are collaborating with each other to host a blood drive on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
The blood drive will be held in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 117 Cora Street in Center.
Promotions featured in the blood drive include: Big Rivers Waterpark ticket, a phone power bank and A1C testing.
Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.
To schedule a time click here
Contact Teresa Crawford (936) 598-5605 sponsor code: 7765
March 23, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 23.
I live right next to a farm. The sounds of mooing and gobbling and neighing and clucking are the background to my life now. Plus, many of these critters seem to end up on my property on a fairly regular basis. We have frequent visits from goats and turkeys and cows and pigs and chickens, not to mention neighbor’s dogs and cats. A couple of days ago I was walking to my mailbox when I suddenly came eye-to-eye with a bull - a full grown, big horned, rodeo riding, two thousand pound BULL! I quickly decided that my mail could wait till later and retreated to the relative safety of my front porch. It was a show.
Three little hens have been daily visitors for a while now. I made the mistake of feeding them - ONCE - and now I’m on their regular route. A couple of weeks ago one of the hens brought some friends with her - eleven baby chicks. Adorable. Then last week we had a cold snap. I came out on my porch to a frosty morning and was surprised to see the mother hen sitting in my yard. But she was alone - no chicks. I figured it was too cold and that she had left them back at the henhouse. About that time she suddenly stood up, and all eleven babies crawled out from under her! It was a perfect picture of a mother’s love.
And it reminded me of a scripture verse that’s a perfect picture of a Father’s love. Perhaps the psalm writer had a scene in mind just like the one I witnessed on that cold spring morning last week, when he wrote - “He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge and protection”. Psalm 91:4
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
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