FAITH MATTERS
Terry Robinson has been a member of The Advocate for 11 years, where he enjoys editing and designing pages. Terry also enjoys writing the bimonthly "Faith Matters" column for the paper's Faith and Values section. "Faith Matters" deals with various aspects of faith life and people in the Baton Rouge area. The Terrebonne Parish native is a 1990 graduate of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.
In this season of Thanksgiving, the United States should be thankful for its Christian heritage.
That’s the view of the Rev. Russ Stevenson, the former longtime pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge and current pastor of River Community Church South in Burnside.
The faith of a few led to the founding of the Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church.
That same kind of faith has brought the church to a very special place in its history: its 100th year anniversary with the theme “We’ve Come This Far by Faith.”
Working as an airline stewardess helped Coco Thompson’s ministry rise to another level. Thompson, the pastor of Bible Teachers International, has enjoyed a varied career. But she said her three years as a flight attendant gave her a keen understanding of people.