The Thrill of Hope

By Rev. David Saliba It is the time of year when we ready our churches, our homes, and our hearts to experience again the Holiest of Nights. It is Advent, a time to celebrate the coming of Christ and to rejoice in His birth! It is precisely this time of year when we remember that […]

Make Me A Blessing.

One of my favorite hymns down through the years has been “Make Me A Blessing” that contains these lyrics, “Out in the highways and byways of life, many are weary and sad. Carry the sunshine where darkness is rife, making the sorrowing glad. Make me a blessing, make me a blessing, out of my life, […]

12th Annual Dinner of Celebration

See All Photos from the 2019 Dinner of Celebration here All photos courtesy of Luke Lucas. On Thursday, August 8, 2019, the Stegall Seminary Scholarship Endowment Foundation celebrated its 12th year in ministry at the annual Dinner of Celebration. The banquet, held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery, welcomed approximately 400  students, alumni and […]

Pictures from the 2019 “Dinner of Celebration”

12th annual Dinner of Celebration – August 8, 2019 View the gallery on the AWF Conference website here. All photos courtesy of Luke Lucas. An article accompanying these photos may be found here.

Notre Dame Cathedral and our United Methodist Churches

Millions of Christians all over the world wept on April 16, 2019 when they observed on television the fire that did extensive damage to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. With its flying buttresses, magnificent spires, beautiful rose windows, and Great Organ with 8000 pipes, this 800 year old icon served as the site of […]