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Giving Thanks for a Faith Leader Unafraid to Confront ‘Burdens’

By | November 28, 2021 |

Calvary Temple Baptist Church at 30th and Holmes streets, where the Rev. Eric D. Williams has been pastor for several decades.

Rev. Eric Williams, long-time pastor of Calvary Temple Baptist Church, has been at the forefront of creating local ministries to address health care issues in his community.

Our Thanksgiving Celebration Is Smaller – And That’s Just Fine

By | November 25, 2021 |

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to make changes in our holiday traditions and the outcome is actually welcome for many people.

Missouri’s Execution of Ernest Johnson Merely Adds to Body Count

By | October 10, 2021 |

Death penalty opponents Joyce Engle, left, and Kate McCoy hold a signs as they take part in a vigil outside St. Francis Xavier College Church ahead of the scheduled execution of Missouri death row inmate Russell Bucklew on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in St. Louis.

When the state of Missouri executed an intellectually disabled man on Oct. 5, it brought shame, disgrace and infamy on its citizens, in whose name it acted.