God was a part of Andy Prokop's life long before he realized and accepted it.

Get ready for some pretty big changes at Zion Christian Fellowship. Among them:

The Lodi area has plenty of Baptist churches.

Beth Hallel Messianic Fellowship will have a special worship service today in recognition of 10 years together as a congregation in Lodi.

Beth Hallel Messianic Fellowship will have a special worship service next week in recognition of 10 years together as a congregation in Lodi.

ACROSS THE REGION

Baha'i Faith, call 369-8819 for meeting times and places.

Thousands ignored the reading of "hot!" on the temperature gauge on Saturday and came out to participate in and show support for the third annual Family Faith Festival held in downtown Lodi.

Churches throughout the Lodi area will have special Christmas Eve services, while a few will have services on Christmas day. Others will celebrate services Sunday.

Churches throughout the Lodi area will have special Christmas Eve services, while a few will have services on Christmas day. Others will celebrate services Sunday.

For the first time in the 160 years since Lodi’s First United Methodist Church was founded, a woman is filling the role of senior pastor.

A vivacious 3 1/2-year-old girl was having the time of her life as she jumped on a trampoline as her mother, Lisa Sealy, watched from a short distance away.

Churches throughout the Lodi area will either conduct a noon prayer service or open their doors throughout the day Friday in commemoration of Tuesday's terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Editor's Note: In addition to the questions pastors answer in pastor profiles that run in the News-Sentinel, the Rev. Barbara Elizabeth Nixon weighed in on the controversy surrounding the American Episcopal Church, which is affiliated with the Anglican Communion worldwide.

It had just rained when Lana Carouba walked into the red and white circus-like tent at Joy Fellowship, a small independent church in Slidell, La.

Due to the church's growth, Bear Creek Community Church will add a third service on Sundays beginning Oct. 3. A 6 p.m. service will be added to the 9 and 11 a.m. services.

Larry Bradford is the new pastor of Woodbridge Community Church on Lower Sacramento Road. He replaced long-time Pastor Sammie Walls, who left the church after the Easter Sunday service due to health reasons and moved to Arkansas.

In his first two months as pastor of Lodi Community Church, David Rails has worked to renew public interest at the once-thriving church and become active with other churches in the Lodi area.

Guy Marquardt, 40, became the new pastor at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lodi's Eastside earlier this year. He replaces Ricky Himm, who resigned almost a year ago. The church has a congregation of what Marquardt describes as "108 souls."

Churches in Lodi, Galt and Lockeford plan services on Christmas Eve, and some plan services on Christmas day.

Churches in Lodi, Galt and Lockeford plan services on Christmas Eve, and some plan services on Christmas day.

It will be an active Easter Sunday locally. Many churches will have sunrise services, and some of them are adding services to accommodate the larger crowds expected for Easter.

It will be an active Easter Sunday locally. Many churches will have sunrise services, and some of them are adding services to accommodate the larger crowds expected for Easter.

Three Lodi churches will host a community Easter service at Lodi Lake on Sunday.

Three Lodi churches will host a community Easter service at Lodi Lake on Sunday.