Lawtonian Robert Gorrell entered the ministry over 35 years ago when every church was unlocked all the time.
"Now, our building is locked," he said. "It's a real different climate."
"He was a great love, he was."
In 1952 before the passage of the Civil Rights Act Lillie Geneva Jones married the Rev. N.H. Jones in a little house on Carver Street in Lawton.
First Baptist Church will continue its holiday tradition of bringing joy to the community with the largest Christmas tree anyone is likely ever to see.
George and Mary Bailey, the despicable Mr.
Lawtonians may peek through "windows into heaven" the link between the physical and the invisible during an iconography art show hosted by Beverly Layton, a local artist, from 7-9 p.m.
In December, needy boys and girls in countries around the world will be opening Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes full of toys, school and hygiene items and some of the boxes will be from South
If you have lived in Lawton very long, then you will probably remember the St.
Buckets of Hope was founded because Adriene Davis, who runs a local feeding ministry, noticed that many homeless, elderly and others who struggle to make ends meet are not able to afford basic hygi
Though he's been in Lawton only two months, Pastor Gregory Hines is taking a big leap of faith into community affairs.
DUNCAN Pets will be parishioners on Oct. 8 during out-of-the-ordinary services planned at Duncan's First Presbyterian Church.
Grace and Glory Ministries, 412 SW Summit, will host a Church Extension and Evangelism Convention 2017 service at 7 p.m. Friday.
"To carry each other's burdens, we must care for one another."
Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017, and the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO), which owns and operates the camp, is hosting events to com
St. John's Missionary Baptist Church is gearing up for its fourth annual Back to School Bash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5 at the church, 1504 N.H. Jones Ave.
More than six churches will participate in this year's 24/7 S.P.L.A.S.H. (Saying Prayers for Lawton Area Schools and Homes) July 30-Aug. 6.
On July 8, 20 bikers on the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure stopped by Lawton, one of 50 rest stops on their 3,600-mile, cross-country journey from San Francisco to Savannah.
Lawtonian Jimmy Alley and 18 other Oklahoma students took a week and a half out of their summer to spend it on a mission trip in Latvia with
First Christian Church of Lawton will host a presentation on "Gender, Sexuality and Faith" from Lisa Davison at noon July 16.
All across Oklahoma this week, including in Duncan, Marlow and Comanche, hundreds of teens proved that there are still many who believe people should be good to each other freely giving days worki
Three years ago, Erica Fernandez tore her ACL, causing her to step down from her national competitive cheer team and leaving her with nothing to strive for.
Many students at St. Mary's Catholic School didn't take the summer off from learning.
When laid out on paper, Troy Taylor's journey to the pulpit was an unconventional route.
The Ten Commandments monument outside of Central Baptist Church is about two-thirds complete.
The Pregnancy Resource Center of Southwest Oklahoma will host its annual Walk for Life May 13 at Elmer Thomas Park.
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