2+ week, 4+ day ago   (132+ words) Standard Democrat Tanner Street Church of God hosted its annual prayer breakfast for Sikeston R-6 employees Monday at the Stafford Center, with local sponsors providing food, participation and door prizes. Sikeston native and husband use Benji stories to teach history and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (141+ words) Standard Democrat Sikeston church opens new facility for children with the mantra to 'love like Jesus' SIKESTON — What began as a conversation about a community need more than four years ago became reality Thursday as Sikeston First United Methodist Church…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (107+ words) Standard Democrat Local church briefs 8/20/26 Sikeston churches announce a Sept. 4-6 reunion, Concordia Lutheran’s Sept. 12 trivia fundraiser and weekly dementia support meetings. A Concord Minute: You do you? When trouble makes you question what you know Local church briefs 8/13/26 A Concord…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) standard-democrat.com Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment World shares mostly fall and US futures are mixed after US inflation data improves Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (109+ words) Standard Democrat Local church briefs 8/13/26 Sikeston church briefs: Concordia trivia night fundraiser Sept. 12, free USDA-backed summer meals for kids, weekly dementia support group, plus how to share or feature church news. A Concord Minute: Grafted into Christ You never know…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (589+ words) Standard Democrat A Concord Minute: Grafted into Christ Romans 11 calls Gentile believers to humility, remembering their faith is grafted into Israel’s history and sustained by God’s grace. “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1084+ words) It was Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating God giving the Torah to Moses. Hallegua reached the 458-year-old Paradesi Synagogue where he knew he would pray alone — without a minyan, the quorum of 10 males required for a communal service. Hallegua is…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (128+ words) FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN SIKESTON — Dementiafied Christians, a spiritual support for those living with dementia, will meet at 9 a.m. every Saturday at the YMCA of Southeast Missouri in Sikeston. There will be simplified bible study, prayers and praise led by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (151+ words) Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims are making their way to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala ahead of Arbaeen, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings. Many walk for days while others travel from neighboring countries, including Iran, crossing…...