Churches weigh closing Christmas services across region
Megachurches in several states consider skipping Sunday Christ mas services citing attendance in past years while local families urge keeping Christmas worship. Baytown area churches plan limited weekend services with Saturday offerings and trimmed Sunday schedules to honor the holiday.
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Southland Christian Church
Nicholasville
Fellowship Church
Grapevine
Texas
North Point Community Church
Alpharetta
Houston
Lakewood Church
Baytown
Lisa Cochran
Cochran
Lakewood Church of Christ
Bayway Drive
Second Baptist Church
E. James St
Eastside Baptist Church
Danubria St
Memorial Baptist Church
W. Sterling St
Baytown Sun
Brad Hoffman
Memorial Baptist
Christ
Living Hope extends welcome to active duty soldiers
The Baytown church plans to recognize local service members and families, inviting active duty soldiers to connect. It notes prior care package efforts and invites addresses and needs, plus photos and a brief biography from supporters, sent to Living Hope Church or via livinghope teleshare.net.
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Kleinhenz
Living Hope
Soldier Board
Highway 146
Baytown
Texas
Livinghope
Teleshare
Local charities suffer donor fatigue amid hurricane relief needs
Baytown area food banks and charities report half of usual supplies as donations dwindle after hurricane relief. The Miracle Restoration Fellowship Mission at 1615 S Pruett St. aided about 9,000 families yearly but faced tight funds and back taxes while United Way aims to hit a 1.6 million goal. Evacuees received IDs prescriptions gas vouchers and clothing from Love Inc and other agencies as local groups adapt to leaner times and ongoing needs.
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S. Pruett St
Ed “Pops” Mears
Horace Mann
Gentry
Cedar Bayou
Mears
Baytown
Elbert Allison
Allison
Love, Inc
Beth Thompson
Kathy Read
United Way
Mohlman
New Horizon Family Center
Missouri Street
Read
Miracle Restoration Fellowship Mission
Windshield Breakings Reported At TJ Transport Facility
Police say several auto windshields were smashed between 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at TJ Transport located at 6931 Decker Drive. Estimated damages exceed $1,800.
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TJ Transport
Decker Drive
Mont Belvieu Man Arrested for Xanax Possession
A Mont Belvieu man was arrested after police stopped him for a traffic violation at 6 59 p m Saturday at 1004 Market Street. He was found with more than 70 bars of Xanax in his possession.
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Mont Belvieu
Market St
Man steals $600 worth of shirts from Palais Royal
A male suspect took more than $600 worth of button down shirts at about 12 31 p m Saturday from the Palais Royal store in the San Jacinto Mall.
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Palais Royal
San Jacinto Mall
Taft Circle resident robbed at knifepoint
A 26 year old woman was robbed at knifepoint by an unidentified male around 9 p.m. Saturday at 2300 Taft Circle. The suspect took about $50 in cash.
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Taft Circle
Willcox family history links Chambers County to re enactment
Willcox town origins trace to Chambersea after 1865 assassination of Chambers. Charles Willcox married Phoebe Caroline Smith at 53 and fathered eight. He was buried near home but moved to Anahuac Cemetery in 1933. Bob Scherer and local archives guide heritage work and reenactments began with Florence Swinney (1863 1929) as county treasurer and justice of the peace.
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George “Pudge” Willcox
Charles Willcox
Anahuac
Chambers County Historical Commission
Chambersea
Chambers
Phoebe Caroline Smith
George
Willcox
Charles
Chambers County
Scherer
Wallisville Heritage Park
Sam Houston Library
San Jacinto Monument Museum
Historical Commission
Florence M. Swinney
Police Beat: Baytown logs 165 calls over weekend period
Between 6 a.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday Baytown Police logged 165 calls for service including nine alarms four assaults three auto thefts seven burglaries eight criminal mischiefs 12 disturbances one forgery one robbery six thefts four major accidents and six minor accidents. Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips Call 281-427-TIPS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Mega Christian churches cancel Sunday services on Christmas
Conservative critics accuse closures of bowing to secular culture while churches plan multiple services before Christmas Eve. Willow Creek officials say Christmas Sunday would strain staff and volunteers, noting the last Christmas Sunday was 1994 with low turnout for prayer.
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Christian Church
David Wells
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Hamilton
Mass
Cally Parkinson
Willow Creek Community Church
South Barrington
Ill
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