When we ask God to workinourlivesandthings don’t change, it is hard to wait for answers. Waiting requires purpose.

First Baptist Church of Albany will host a youth revival on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24 with Carson James Prestridge of FBC Rowlett as the main speaker.

Albany churches began theLentenseasonWednesday, Feb. 14 with the observance of Ash Wednesday.

After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them…” (Mark 9:3) For many of the congregations that use a church calendar, last Sunday was the assigned day to consider the transfiguration of Jesus as it is written in the Gospel of Mark.

Maranatha Fellowship will host A Night of Destiny at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

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A record group of 187 girls attended the Big Country FCA Weekend of Champions girls retreat over the weekend at Eastland’s Solid Rock Camp. Local FCA representative Paul Johnston, who led the program, said it was a successful weekend.

Open Door Pregnancy Resource Centers is conducting its annual Baby Bottle Boomerang fundraiser. This year’s campaign runs through Sunday, Feb.

Albany native Madison Jones took part in a oncein- a-lifetime adventure a few weeks ago when she climbed Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Jones, a 2014 Albany High School graduate, spent seven days scaling the peak, which rises 19,341 feet above sea level.

Albany’s Tara Cauble was selected to compete for showmanship honors over the weekend at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Cauble, an eighth grader, exhibited her wether goat during the goat show, which was held Friday-Sunday, Jan.