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Church News - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (722+ words) BRAINERD — This Friday, April 3, at 5:30 p.m. at South Long Lake Church, 13152 Smart Road, Brainerd,...BRAINERD — Pastor Jeff Macejkovic will lead the Holy Week services at Bethel Lutheran Church beginning...Church, UCC, 415 Juniper St., Brainerd, will have a community breakfast from…...
Lundgren - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (623+ words) Lundgren Brainerd Dispatch “Going home, going home, I’m just going home.”...
This Was Brainerd - Sept. 9
5+ day, 9+ min ago (171+ words) an answered prayer and a few more dollars to build a chapel at its facility on Wright Street in Brainerd...news and additional writers. 80 years ago (1946) It will be chicken and fish for Sunday dinner in Brainerd...
Sister Therese Furnstahl to celebrate 100th birthday - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (197+ words) Sister Therese Furnstahl to celebrate 100th birthday Brainerd Dispatch Sister Therese Furnstahl to celebrate...
Brainerd Salvation Army exceeds its 2025 Red Kettle goals
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (421+ words) BRAINERD — The Brainerd Lakes Salvation Army exceeded its goal during the 2025 Red Kettle campaign....“We're thrilled about that,” said Salvation Army Brainerd Lakes commanding officer Capt....The Brainerd lakes area raised $199,705 during the 2025 holiday season....The Salvation Army Brainerd Lakes…...
Clergy View: Take care of Mother Earth - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) One of the things I really love about living in Brainerd is easy access (even within 5-10 minutes) to...
Nicholas - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (563+ words) Saint Nicholas, the second century saint, and Lakes Area Presbyterian Church invite you to join in the spirit of Christmas. Clergy View: A visit with St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas, the second century saint, and Lakes Area Presbyterian Church invite you…...
- Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (317+ words) Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Yes, as you read this in late December, we are still celebrating the season of Christmas, though moving quickly toward the season of Epiphany, the Season of Light in early January. Perhaps your Christmas tree…...
- Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
2+ week, 4+ day ago (446+ words) Jesus drives the merchants and money changers out of the Temple courtyard in all four of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It is my least favorite story about Jesus’ ministry, but because it is recorded by all…...
Guest Opinion: Seeing the Christmas story with more than eyes - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) The labor and delivery portrayed in the Christmas story has been highly sanitized. We have softened the realities of Christ’s birth with pillowy mounds of straw, cattle gently lowing, moonlight streaming in through strategically placed windows and an inexperienced husband…...