Beaumont residents gather water from the Neches River at Riverfront Park on Thursday, Aug. 31, after the city lost water utilities service. They needed water to flush toilets. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on October 19, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The day after the city of BeaumontContinueContinue reading “Beaumont’s First Baptist offers sheetrock, ShockWave treatment to neighbors in need”
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How to love LGBT people: a letter to the church (For the Huffington Post)
So I’ve been a Huffington Post contributor for a little over a year now, but today I’d like to share something I’m posting there with my regular blog readers. This is a journey that I’ve been on for several months now. Here’s my heart, friends. I love you all. // // // “But how shouldContinueContinue reading “How to love LGBT people: a letter to the church (For the Huffington Post)”
Outside the Box: God in the City program at Beaumont’s First Baptist reaches out to first responders, schools
Beaumont Police Officer Jason Torres, Robert Canizales, Beau Tallarita Moody, Brie Brady, Felicia Jerdee and Sam Rueda. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on May 4, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Many people have criticized evangelical churches over the last decade for being politically divisive, shallow and disconnected fromContinueContinue reading “Outside the Box: God in the City program at Beaumont’s First Baptist reaches out to first responders, schools”
Accessible Easter egg field keeps kids with special needs in the hunt
Annie Keierleber and her mother, Tricia, are excited for Annie to be able to have her first Easter egg hunt this year. Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on April 13, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Beaumont’s First Baptist Church is planning to make its ninth annual community Easter eggContinueContinue reading “Accessible Easter egg field keeps kids with special needs in the hunt”
The pastor that could, did.| Nederland pastor starts free food pantry that’s now overflowing
Triumph Church youth pastor Albert Clavijo and his friend Matt Kennedy set up the Little Free Pantry in a Nederland neighborhood right before Christmas. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on March 16, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer For a pastor in Mid-County, the problem was plain to see,ContinueContinue reading “The pastor that could, did.| Nederland pastor starts free food pantry that’s now overflowing”
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