Two public concerts will be offered next weekend as part of "Soul Blast," a junior-high and senior-high student retreat offered by the Battle Creek Friends Church. Full story »

The service is set for 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 321 W. South St. The keynote speaker will be Shadia Kanaan, an Arab-American Muslim who was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1947 and has lived in Kalamazoo since 1975. She has a master's degree in political science from Western Michigan University and has been active in several peace groups. Full story »

When Tom Tocco walked through the doors of Mosaic Church for the first time last spring, he knew he was home.  Full story »

Novelist Wally Lamb will be among the speakers at the 2010 Festival of Faith and Writing Festival at Calvin College. Full story »

The Unitarian Universalist Community Church on Sunday plans to take attendees back to the year 1926. Full story »

Stephen Ray, a best-selling author and a former Baptist preacher who converted to Catholicism, will be the keynote speaker for the seventh annual Catholic Men’s Conference. Full story »

The late Henri Nouwen, a renowned priest, author and professor, will be the focus of a weekend retreat at Transformations Spirituality Center, 3427 Gull Road. Full story »

Buoyed by reaching finalist status in a nationwide Christian music competition, the area rock band Scarlet White is heading to Oklahoma today to record songs for its first national release. Full story »

Local artist Jean Flower will exhibit her latest icon art in a show titled "Gazing with Soft Eyes" at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo. Full story »

Calvary Baptist Church is hosting a half-day workshop to help congregations expand their caregiving ministry and to enhance participants' caregiving skills. Full story »

After Adirondack IceHawks hockey coach Marc Potvin was found dead in his Kalamazoo hotel room hours before his team played the Kalamazoo Wings on Jan. 13, 2006, Jim McKernan spent the rest of the day ministering to the IceHawks players. Full story »

An Islamic scholar spoke to a crowd of about 450 people at Western Michigan University on Feb. 19 with the message that Muslims, Christians and Jews all worship the same God. Full story »

Transformations Spirituality Center, 3427 Gull Road, is planning a book discussion and an exploration of prayer. Full story »

The Rev. John W. Boley will become the new senior pastor of downtown Kalamazoo's First United Methodist Church on July 1. Full story »

Calvary Baptist Church is hosting a half-day workshop to help congregations expand their caregiving ministry and to enhance participants' caregiving skills.  Full story »