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DITOR’S NOTE: Do you have a Revival, Home[1]coming, a new pastor, a community outreach or a concert? The Baptist Message would love to share your church news with the rest of the state. It is very easy to do, just send in your information (who, what, where and when) to philip@baptistmessage.com or call 318.449.4345. To get your event in the paper, please submit your information three weeks prior to the event. ON THE MOVE Tom, wife Amy, Bruce is the new associational mission strategist for the Beauregard Baptist Association. Michael, wife Lois, Bergeron is the new associate pastor at Mandeville First Baptist Church, Mandeville. Walter Edwards is the new pastor at Memorial Baptist Church, DeRidder. Cody Roberts is the new pastor at Red Bluff Baptist Church, Folsom. He moves up after serving as the church’s youth minister since September 2019. Darryl Hoychick is the new interim pastor at Texas Avenue Baptist Church, DeRidder. Autrey Brown is the new music minister at First Baptist Church, Benton. Reese, wife Tiffany, Gill is the new student minister at Mandeville First Baptist Church, Mandeville. Stan Taylor retires as music minister at Highland Baptist Church in West Monroe after 32 years. He was honored … [Read more...]

LCU hosts third annual Gospel concert, MLK panel discussion

By Elizabeth Christian, LC News PINEVILLE, La. (LC News) - Louisiana Christian University’s celebration of Black History Month will continue with the third annual Gospel choir concert Feb. 17. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m. inside Guinn Auditorium, the concert will feature both traditional and contemporary Gospel music sung by the school's choir, students, alumni and community members including the worship team from Zion Hill Church Family, Pineville. “It’s a different style of music that many students are not used to hearing,” said concert director Terrell Phillips. “It taps into a culture that I am used to and a lot of African Americans are used to but a lot of people haven’t heard before.” Next week, two more events will be held to celebrate Black History Month: a showing of the 2014 film “Selma,” which depicts the voting rights marches in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery led by Martin Luther King Jr. It will be shown in the Granberry Conference Center on Feb. 23 at 7.30 p.m. On Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m.  a panel discussion will take place at Guinn Auditorium on King and the realization of his dream. “Diversity is something I want us to celebrate every day at Louisiana Christian University," LCU President Rick Brewer … [Read more...]