The Hour

Norwalk's Grace Baptist ordains five deacons, including three women for the first time

NORWALK -- Grace Baptist Church was alive with song and prayer Sunday as five new deacons were ordained into its religious family. Three of the deacons are women, which marks a first for the church in ...
National Catholic Reporter

Lament, hope and witness: Supporters of women deacons gather to pray

Alyssa Pedicino wrote her first letter to Pope Francis when she was 9. By that age, she had been an altar server for two years and already felt called to be a deacon, just like her dad. In her letter, ...
Post and Courier

BARNES COLUMN: The South Carolina Baptist Deacons Ministry

South Carolina Baptist Deacons Ministry is excited to be host for the National Baptist Deacons Convention of America, Inc. and its auxiliaries. The 84th Annual Session will be held from July 15 - 20, ...
MassLive

Western Mass. Episcopal deacons set Election Day prayer vigils

An outdoor prayer vigil will be held Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 35 Chestnut St., Springfield, in conjunction with the call by the state's Episcopal bishops for an intense period of ...