Longtime campus minister reaches students through the kitchen

RADFORD, Va. -- Martee Buchanan was invited to the Wesley Foundation as an 18-year-old college freshman in 1968. She loved it so much that she didn't leave for five decades. After...

Two churches unite to show love to neighbors

HILLSVILLE, Va. – When Karen Alley thinks of all the people facing dark days amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she wants to cry. In the last few months, however, Alley and other church ...

Checkbooks come out when student helps disaster survivors

GALAX, Va. – Hannah Snow had a plan. She wanted to help Holston Conference collect cleaning supplies for people experiencing disasters at home or afar. At a time when floods, ...

Pulaski church hits a home run, offers worship in a ball park

En español PULASKI, Va. – The pews are stadium seats. The congregation is not looking up to the pulpit, but looking down on the field where the pastor wears a ball cap. The choir...

Evangelist's saving spirit lives on through camp meeting

TRIGG, Va. -- There was supposed to be a party today to celebrate Robert Sheffey’s 200th birthday. There was going to be fireworks, hot dogs, and somebody was going to dress up ...

Wytheville cafe provides hot meals for hungry families, despite pandemic hurdles

WYTHEVILLE, Va. -- Mike Pugh sees a change in the people who are coming through for hot lunches at Open Door Café. Since the café closed its dining room and started providing ...