Monday marked the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January each year.
King, a civil rights leader and pastor from Atlanta, spent much of his adult life campaigning for an end to Jim Crow laws in the American South and advocating for fair and equal treatment of minorities, particularly African Americans, in the United States.
Pope Leo XIV has opened 2026 with a plea for peace. He is singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.
With 2026 still in its infancy, Navarre Press reached out to pastors from across Navarre to see what their churches plan to do this year, from missions work and ministries to renovations and furthering relationships with God.
While ornaments, presents and holiday treats are fun parts of Christmas, Navarre First Assembly of God wants to remind people of the reason for the season.
The church, located at the corner of Navarre Parkway and Whispering Pines Boulevard, held a live nativity drive-thru Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12-13.
Navarre United Methodist Church held a Christmas musical performance Sunday, Dec. 7, featuring over two dozen children from the church’s youth ministries.
On Monday night, Dec. 8, a few hundred people braved cold temperatures to remember the life of Danika Troy. The 14-year-old was killed earlier this month in what has become a highly publicized murder.
“O’ Christmas tree! O’ Christmas tree! How lovely are thy branches!”
While Christmas is still a few weeks away, Coastline Calvary Chapel in Oriole Beach decided to get into the spirit of the season a little bit early.
