CLAIR-MEL CITY - Bobby Triplett, pastor of the newly formed Element Church, has a clear vision for what he and other members hope to accomplish. ...more

August 23, 2008

BRADENTON — A former youth minister was sentenced this afternoon to 120 days in the Manatee County jail and two years of probation for secretly videotaping girls as they undressed in his homes in Bradenton and Ellenton over a two-year period. ...more

August 21, 2008

A "celebration of life" service for the Rev. Simeon Nix will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, 2101 Bell Shoals Road, Brandon. Doors will open at 5 p.m. ...more

August 19, 2008

Still reeling from the deaths of their senior pastor and his 14-year-old son in May, members of Bell Shoals Baptist Church are leaning on each other again. ...more

August 18, 2008

Still reeling from the deaths of their senior pastor and his 14-year-old son in May, members of Bell Shoals Baptist Church are leaning on each other again. ...more

August 17, 2008

A new church is rising on an 18-acre tract on the south side of Van Dyke Road, just east of Gunn Highway. ...more

August 13, 2008

Temple Heights Baptist Church has reached a milestone. Its congregation is leaving the neighborhood that has been its home for 50 years. ...more

August 13, 2008

Temple Heights Baptist Church has reached a new milestone. Its congregation is leaving the neighborhood that has been its home for 50 years. ...more

August 7, 2008

Hyde Park United Methodist Church will begin the six-week community program reCONNECT on Sept. 7. ...more

August 6, 2008

Church members watching the steeple being raised on their new building looked on in horror Thursday as a crane holding the structure toppled, crushing a car and killing a 79-year-old man who had been watching from inside the vehicle, firefighters said. ...more

July 25, 2008