Faith

Christmas play at Faith Baptist Church BEMIDJI -- "Can't Cancel Christmas," a Sunday School Christmas play, will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday at Faith Baptist Church, 2531 Roosevelt Road SE. Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served following the play. Childcare will be available....

Bemidji Aglow meeting Saturday BEMIDJI -- Bemidji Area Aglow will meet 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Dec. 13 in Beltrami Electric Co-op's Community Room, 4111 Technology Drive NW. Barb Juhnke will share on her involvement in "Project Lydia," for women in eastern Uganda. First Lutheran...

Businessmen's fellowship meeting Saturday BEMIDJI -- The monthly meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship America will be held at 7 a.m. Saturday in the community room of the Beltrami Electric, 4111 Technology Drive NW. The guest speaker will be Mike Bakke, who will share...

Christian Women's luncheon meeting set BEMIDJI -- The Christian Women's luncheon meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Monday at the Peppercorn Restaurant, 1813 Paul Bunyan Drive NW. Featured this month will be Cindy Van Brunt and Carol Nelson from Grandma's Attic with ideas on how...

"Pilgrim's Progress" showing today BEMIDJI -- The movie "Pilgrim's Progress" will be shown at 6:30 p.m. today at Ridgewood Baptist Church, 2795 15th St. NW. Childcare is available and refreshments will be served. For the trick or treaters, candy will be handed out in the foyer. For...

Annual BBQ rib dinner on Saturday BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Council Knights of Columbus will host their 13th annual BBQ rib dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, 702 Beltrami Ave. NW. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 12 and free...

BEMIDJI — A local homeschooling mother initiated an effort that led to a number of churches and ministries banding together to bring a new film to the Bemidji Theatre. “A Matter of Faith,” from filmmaker Rich Christiano, opens Friday in Bemidji. It tells the story of a Christian...

Fall bazaar at Bethel Lutheran Church BEMIDJI — A fall bazaar, soup luncheon and bake sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Church, 5232 Irvine Ave. NW. A soup luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that includes three soups, warm bread,...

BEMIDJI -- As Leslie Nease came to the moment when she was expected to bow before Buddha inside a 400-year-old Chinese temple, she turned and walked out. Nease was competing in 2007's "Survivor: China," the 15th season of a reality-TV series that places contestants in remote areas...

BAGLEY -- After tense confrontations earlier this year between Christians and Muslims in Bagley, an interfaith dialogue there Saturday went off without incident. Saly Abd Alla, a civil rights attorney and panelist at the event, fought back tears when it ended as she thanked the...

"Ladies Nite Out" set for Monday BEMIDJI -- The "Ladies Nite Out" Christian Women's dinner meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Minnesota Nice Cafe, 315 Irvine Ave. NW. There will be flute music played by Roxane Kanani. Guest speaker Laurie Kimball will present a two-fold...

BEMIDJI -- A bicycle tour will begin here this week to raise awareness of and support for efforts to address hunger. The Hunger Ride: Feeding People, Feeding Souls is a regional ride that will begin Saturday in Bemidji and end May 16 in Moorhead, in tandem with the two-day annual...