Judge blocks city's homeless-feeding crackdown
Saying he found no evidence that feeding hungry and homeless people on the City Hall concourse was better than on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a federal judge Thursday blocked enforcement of Mayor...
View ArticleBaptist teens in Tulsa for conference assemble meals for Oklahomans, Egyptians
The theme of the Youth Evangelism Conference, a gathering for Baptist teenagers taking place Friday and Saturday at the Mabee Center, is "Kairos," a Greek term for a moment in time. "The whole theme...
View ArticleIrwin D. Simon, Founder, President & CEO of Hain Celestial Helps Make...
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View ArticleDeaths - 10/1/2012
Bell, Leroy, 95, blueprints shop assistant, died Sept. 24. Service 11 a.m. Monday, Jack's Funeral Home Chapel. Brown, Mary, 76, died Saturday. Services pending. Mark Griffith-Westwood. Cox, Charles...
View ArticleLifechurch.tv attendance booms in Tulsa, area while many churches diminish
While attendance is declining in many churches across the nation, Lifechurch.tv in the Tulsa area is exploding. In the last six weeks, the Edmond-based church opened new campuses in Broken Arrow and...
View ArticleFuel tanker truck driver who led police on chase from Owasso to Tulsa...
A Broken Arrow man with a felony record has been sentenced to 55 years in prison on charges linked to a vehicle pursuit from Owasso to downtown Tulsa last May. Tulsa County jurors found Rocky Todd...
View ArticleMission gives out warm clothes to homeless vets
NIAGARA FALLS – At least 40 homeless people – many of them veterans of America’s recent wars – were dressed a little warmer Sunday night, and they were a little less hungry because of the generosity...
View ArticleOklahoma Baptist youth conference returns to Tulsa
For the first time in three decades, the annual Oklahoma Baptist Youth Evangelism Conference will be held in Tulsa. About 8,000 young people from around the state will attend the Aug. 10-11 event at...
View ArticleFree back-to-school supplies available for students, teachers
Some students are eager to get back in the classroom and see their friends - though others would rather summer never end - but one thing is true for all parents: Back-to-school shopping is not cheap....
View ArticleTulsa homeless shelters see increased need, strain as temperatures soar
Continued record-breaking temperatures are forcing more people to seek refuge in area shelters, which are struggling to meet the increased demand. Wednesday's high was 112, and the high is expected to...
View ArticleJohn 3:16 Mission needs Thanksgiving food donations for low-income families,...
The John 3:16 Mission is working to collect 5,000 frozen turkeys and other Thanksgiving food items to distribute to low-income families and to provide meals for the homeless during the holidays....
View ArticleFour of Tulsa's largest Protestant churches plan joint Thanksgiving ceremony
The senior pastors of four of Tulsa's largest Protestant churches - representing three denominations - will bring their congregations together Monday night to celebrate Thanksgiving. The joint service...
View ArticleFebruary 25 Homeless Workshop by Heart of God Missions, Lake Park
At 12:00 Noon on Saturday, February 25, Heart of God Missions will be hosting a workshop to aid Lake Park’s homeless population. Volunteers are needed to serve hot meals and to provide grooming...
View Article'Search & Rescue' gives food, blankets to Tulsa's downtown homeless
Every Friday night, Jerred Kubalek and his team of helpers are on a search and rescue mission in downtown Tulsa. Kubalek and a white "Search & Rescue" van that contains food for the homeless have...
View ArticleDon't feed them on the streets - KSAC wants to streamline assistance to the...
Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Poor Relief Department is proposing an ambitious plan to streamline the assistance given to the homeless in the city....
View ArticleCoaches announce All-State selections
Class 6A state champion Jenks placed the maxiumum two players - running back Trey'Vonne Barr'e and defensive lineman Brandon Waggoner - on the Oklahoma Coaches Association's East All-State football...
View ArticleSuburban families suffer through poverty
Cindy Moore woke up one warm June morning to realize she had only a bag of rice to feed her three young grandchildren. So she and her sister drove the grandkids from Leonard to Bixby Community...
View ArticleFeeding Raleigh's Homeless
The Bible teaches that doing any good thing to one of the least of our fellow brothers and sisters is like doing the same to God himself (Matthew 25:40). And if those words are any indication of one’s...
View ArticleOur Daily Bread feeds Denton’s hungry
Four more years. That’s how long it will take for 69-year-old Violet Hatcher to pay off her home. “What I get in Social Security is not going to be enough to pay the house payment,” Hatcher said....
View ArticleFilling The Void: eight years of serving Tulsa homeless
Elizabeth Jones suddenly found herself the center of attention at noon Friday, when she received the 50,000th meal given to the homeless by the Filling The Void ministry. Kelly Swan, founder of the...
View ArticleDon't Miss calendar: Home Run for the Homeless at ONEOK Field on Thursday
Head to ONEOK Field at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31, to watch more than two dozen professionals from local television and radio stations, print and online publications, and public information officers from...
View ArticleAARP's Tax-Aide helps Tulsa area residents with free tax service
For the last 10 years Beatrice Benjamin has turned to the AARP's free Tax-Aide program to help her file her taxes. "I'm grateful. It doesn't cost anything and they take their time to help me. It takes...
View ArticleHomeless Tulsans celebrate at annual birthday party at John 3:16 Mission
Theresa McKinney is quick to share the fact that she was born the same day as the King of Rock 'n' Roll. "Jan. 8, just like Elvis," she said. But McKinney celebrated her birthday Tuesday evening with...
View ArticleJohn 3:16 Mission's 5-day Thanksgiving banquet feeds hungry, homeless
Rose Compton savored her turkey, dressing, cranberry Jell-O and pumpkin pie a few days early when she joined others for her Thanksgiving meal Tuesday night at the John 3:16 Mission. For Compton, it...
View ArticleSEEN: Mission Tulsa feeds the homeless
Editor's note: Seen is a weekly feature showcasing the work of a Tulsa World photojournalist. It can be shocking to walk out of Central Library downtown on a Sunday and see more than a hundred people...
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson preaches at at First Baptist Church North Tulsa in wake of...
Sounding more like a gospel preacher than one of America's best-known civil rights leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke from the pulpit of the historic First Baptist Church North Tulsa on Sunday...
View ArticleGroups ease the burden of school supply costs
This Friday is the start of Oklahoma's three-day tax-free holiday, when clothing and shoes that cost less than $100 are exempt from sales tax. But even with that help, for some families,...
View ArticleDeaths - 11/7/2012
Allen, Patrick Ryan, 29, landscaping worker, died Friday. Private family services. Moore's Southlawn. Black, Edie Marlene, 51, seamstress, died Oct. 22. Services were held Oct. 27. Reynolds. Brewer,...
View ArticleAtheism tops religion news of 2012
The rising voice of atheism was one of the top local religion news stories of 2012. Dan Nerren, one of the founders of the Humanist Association of Tulsa, gave what is probably the first atheistic...
View ArticleClarksburg Mission Prepares for Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is a time when you have a big meal with family, but some people don't have anywhere to go on Thanksgiving. That's where the Clarksburg Mission comes in. The workers there are preparing...
View ArticleReligion calendar
Tulsa District United Methodist Women, with guest speaker Mark Elam, director of Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Southern Hills United Methodist Church, 6160 S. Lewis Ave....
View ArticleBarry Lewis' Hot List
Signings and commitments from Oklahoma athletes. Football Dominique Alexander, B.T. Washington Oklahoma Ryan Alger, Broken Arrow South Dakota Wesley Allen, Sapulpa NEO Parker A'Neal, Cascia Hall East...
View ArticleOutdoors notebook: Donated venison makes 450 meals for homeless
Donated venison makes 450 meals for homeless: Homeless people were treated to venison tacos last Tuesday as part of an event called "Hunt.Fish.Feed" at The Salvation Army Center of Hope shelter. The...
View ArticleBriefs
Bishop Brandon Porter, one of 12 members of the Church of God in Christ General Board, will speak at 6 p.m. Sunday at Fellowship Church Ministries, 570 N. Denver Ave. Church of God in Christ is the...
View ArticleSW Nebraska city believes in 'Shared Abundance'
BENKELMAN, Neb. (AP) — It's simple. They give away free of charge what has been given to them. There are no price tags on the food items on the shelves or the clothing hanging from racks at "Shared...
View ArticleHomelessness Myth #23: They Have Too Much Food to Eat
Really? Do some housed people really believe that homeless people have too much food to eat? Actually, yes. And they provide what they consider the evidence, "Of course they have too much food to eat....
View ArticleDeaths - 9/20/2012
Alford, Dorothy B., 80, Army Corps of Engineers administrative assistant, died Tuesday. Service 10 a.m. Saturday, Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, Broken Arrow. Anthamatten, Paul S., 91, retired...
View ArticleCowboy church movement finds home in Tulsa
Tim Taylor, manager of the Drysdales western wear store in the Woodland Hills area, is an expert hat shaper. He's also the founder of what he believes is the only cowboy church in the city of Tulsa....
View ArticleTulsa-area churches are meeting the economic challenge
Churches nationwide continue to be affected by the sluggish economic recovery, but Tulsa-area churches seem to be holding their own. In a recent national survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors, 64 percent...
View ArticleLeague offers clothing to children
Each year the Assistance League of Tulsa provides new clothing to more than 2,000 of the area's neediest children through Operation School Bell. Counselors and teachers from 14 area school districts...
View ArticlePolitical notebook
Dems gather: Oklahoma Democrats begin their next two-year cycle with precinct meetings on March 14. In Tulsa County, precinct meetings are being held in 11 regional locations: All Souls Unitarian...
View ArticleOrland Park-based ministry aids homeless
When volunteers from the southwest suburbs bring clothes, toiletries and snacks to several hundred homeless people in the Chicago Loop each month, they are fulfilling both physical and spiritual needs....
View ArticleTulsa leads in private-school enrollment
More than one in five Tulsans enrolled in school attend private institutions, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. Statewide, only the city of Shawnee has a higher percentage of...
View ArticleNew bike trail to connect Tulsa to Owasso
Owasso residents will soon have another transportation option when considering a trip to Tulsa. Work is expected to begin soon on a 4.38-mile stretch of the Tulsa Area Trails Master Plan that will link...
View ArticleSynteractHCR Supports the San Diego Rescue Mission for Second Year in a Row
Full-service CRO employees will collect donations, clothes and assemble hygiene kits for homeless shelter after successful drive for charity last year Download image SynteractHCR logo....
View ArticleClara White Mission's Feed the City meal features holiday spirit and all the...
A chilly north wind blew down Ashley Street, but it didn’t stop the crowd from lining up around the block for turkey, dressing and maybe a new jacket or hat. Clara White Mission held its 19th annual...
View ArticleOwasso church makes it its mission to prep kids returning to school
OWASSO - A church-sponsored back-to-school mission drew an estimated 1,200 children Wednesday, a coordinator said. "It was the largest crowd we'd ever seen," said Dena Cryder, the event coordinator for...
View ArticleStyle scene: Tulsa's Hill&JordanStudio planning unique show
The local Hill&JordanStudio presents "Archetype" on Sept. 7 at The Creative Room, 1317 E. Sixth St. in the Pearl District. "(Archetype) is about defying odds, going against stereotypes and social...
View ArticleSAN FERNANDO VALLEY RESCUE MISSION NEEDS YOUR HELP (Neighborhood Council...
(Source: Neighborhood Council Valley Village) SAN FERNANDO VALLEY RESCUE MISSION NEEDS YOUR HELP May 05, 2014 Just before 1:00 on the morning of May 3rd, a fire destroyed the San Fernando Valley Rescue...
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