As a person drives around town, you can’t help but notice all the limbs damaged in the ice storm. This reminds me of biblical scripture, which teaches us to be firmly planted in the foundation of Jesus.

Weekly Challenge: Be careful whose advise you seek, pay attention to your endurance and reaction.

Weekly Challenge: Live everyday focusing on the destination you are working towards—Heaven.

Weekly Challenge: Be supportive in prayer for all people.

Weekly Challenge: Choose to be positive in all situations. Even in the darkest of times we can be a light to others.

Weekly Challenge: Practice loving those around you with unconditional love.

Weekly Challenge: Live each day embracing the peace of Christ in all situations. If you are doing your best, trust God to do the rest.

Weekly Challenge: Be honest in every aspect of your life.

Weekly Challenge: Be diligent in taking care of what you have. Example: house, children, spouse, self, relationship with Jesus, vehicle and finances.

Weekly Challenge: Set aside one hour each night of quality time with your family.

Weekly Challenge: Make your reactions acceptable by showing encouragement and love in replace of sharp and painful words.

Weekly Challenge: Make yourself accountable to God.

Weekly Challenge: Put Jesus between your thoughts and actions.

Weekly Challenge: Stabilize your weakness into strength by using resistance to the enemy’s tricks. Overcome bad habits, useless speech and ungodly actions by exercising faith and steadfastness being firmly planted in Jesus Christ.

Weekly Challenge: Live your life each day having the qualities of salt. Be careful not to lose your flavor.

The Monroe City Ministerial Alliance hosted a BBQ dinner at North Park on Friday, August 14. The event began at 6 p.m. with all proceeds going to fund the Ministerial Alliance. The park was filled with community members, who filled the picnic tables and lounged in lawn chairs listening to li…

Weekly Challenge: Guard the content of your thoughts. When an impure thought or negative comment comes to mind, be quick to throw it beneath you. Casting it aside, giving the thought no room to grow.

Weekly Challenge: Practice looking up scripture for every trial you are facing and put the truth of what it says actively in your life.

Weekly Challenge: Live with a purpose, live each day displaying peace and love in the midst of the worldly darkness.

Monroe City Christian Church welcomed the public to a Front Porch Prayer Service on Wednesday, July 8. The service brought guests from the surrounding area including Hannibal, Palmyra, Hunnewell and Hull, IL. Those attending brought their lawn chairs to gather in front of the church steps wi…

Weekly Challenge: Spend more time being involved with your family.

Weekly Challenge: Be kind or be quiet.

Weekly Challenge: Tackle adversity with the joy and peace Jesus Christ offers to each person.

The United Methodist Church held Sunday services a little different this past weekend. The congregation gathered outside by remaining in their vehicles to worship together, but maintain a social distance.

Holy Rosary School staff and students were busy celebrating Catholic Schools Week(CSW) January 26 – February 1. The chosen theme this year for the week was Meeting Jesus at Holy Rosary School-Following His Way. The school held an open house on January 30 seeing approximately 300 guests durin…

Did Jesus ever say until you get fixed, I can’t help you or I can’t set you free? No, He never said that. Jesus said the truth will set you free! We invite you to come on Thursday nights 6:30 - 8 p.m. for Bible Study and fellowship at the Monroe City Nutrition Center, located on main street.…

Hannibal True Church hosted Dean Braxton, of Ashburn, Virginia on Sunday, November 17 at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Braxton shared his testimony, which has been featured on the 700 Club and heard around the world with a crowd of people, including several in attendance from Monroe City.

On October 12, the St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Indian Creek will host the Rosary Crusade at 12 p.m. The crusade will be led by Veronica O’Connor, of Indian Creek, at the young age of 100. This year marks 102 years of the Our Lady of Fatima, of Portugal.

Joyful Love Ministries hosted their first Ladies Conference bringing women of the community together for fellowship and laughter. On Saturday, September 28, approximately 150 ladies from the surrounding area gathered at the KC Hall to grow together in Jesus Christ. Each was given a gift bag …

The Hunnewell United Methodist Church hosted their second annual Hunnewell Shindig on Saturday, September 21, at the Hunnewell Community Park. Early morning rain did not keep the festival from a successful afternoon to enjoy live music and food.

St. Jude’s park was full of music and activities for the public to enjoy on August 11 as the fifth annual Praise Jam which brought visitors together of all ages.

The First Baptist Church of Monroe City celebrated their one hundred-fiftieth anniversary on Sunday, March 24. A crowd of nearly 300 gathered to remember the past, as well as anticipate the future.

A hometown native and serviceman of the United States Coast Guard is asking for his community’s support to help make a difference in others’ lives. Yeoman Second Class Brandon Moore, will depart for the Dominican Republic to take part in an integral mission trip. Moore stated, “My home churc…

Cadance Adams, Cameron Dowell, Ashley Studer and Joe McNeil perform during the December 19 Glow Christmas Program, encouraging the true meaning of Christmas.

Approximately 250 people enjoy Fall Dinner hosted by United Methodist Church on October 21.

Kenny Applebee plays the fiddle at recent shindig.

Ivy and Beau Kauble wait their turn as Rylan Moss plays the toss game at the Baptist Church block party held on Sept. 9. More than 150 guests enjoyed the family friendly event.

Praise Jam to be held Aug. 11 starting at 4:30 p.m. will provide fun filled games for children.

The 33 members of the 2018 graduating class attends Baccalaureate at Holy Rosary Catholic Church on May 6.

Eagle Scout Brad Cheek addresses crowd at Lenton Breakfast March 27.