Grace Lutheran Church will offer a Live Nativity Scene on Saturday, December 20th, from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. Grace is located at 13030 Madison Avenue directly across the street from Madison Park...

On Wednesday, November 26, the Lakewood Ministerial Association will co-host “Be Thankful” an ecumenical celebration with special musical guests, Scott Troyer and Katie Nelson - - - two new voices in the realm of contemporary Christian music, who are currently touring through the northeast United States.

The service will begin at 7 pm, with a seasonal reception preceding the service at 6:15 pm. Location: The Lakewood Baptist Church (14321 Detroit Avenue; corner of Detroit and Lincoln Avenues)...

Lakewood Baptist to the Cleveland Metropolitan Chorus

The Lakewood Baptist Church is honored to host the Cleveland Metropolitan Chorus for a special benefit concert on Sunday, October 26 at 7:00 pm. All are invited and welcomed!

The Cleveland Metropolitan Chorus is a pan-denominational, non-for-profit group committed to presenting concerts of sacred music and classic favorites throughout the greater Cleveland community.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Lakewood will host a presentation about how families can help minister to refugees in our midst, including the growing Burmese population. The hour-long presentation will take place from 10:15 to 11:15 am on Sunday, Nov. 2 in the Gethsemane downstairs fellowship hall, 14560 Madison Avenue. Brian Upton of Building Hope in the City, an organization committed to strengthening urban ministry, will present...

News of this spring’s rioting in Haiti over dramatically rising food prices held special significance for several area Lutheran churches, including Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Lakewood. Gethsemane members Lynn Scheerhorn, Gary Dittmar (also principal of Lakewood Lutheran School), Andrew Dittmar, and Jesse McDonald had returned home to Northeast Ohio only days before violence erupted in the typically calm coastal city of Les Cayes, Haiti. And a second mission trip was scheduled to leave for Les Cayes in less than a month...

On Sunday, October 5, 2008 the six Catholic Churches that make up The Community of Cleveland West/Lakewood Cluster are holding a Liturgy and picnic at Lakewood Park Women’s Pavilion, and the surrounding area. The day is planned as a way for the parishioners of the churches to come together and share in fellowship, worship and a meal. The six churches are Saint Clement, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Saint Hedwig, Saint James, Saint Luke and Saint Rose of Lima...

Did you pick up some free soap at the Arts Festival? If you did then you stopped by the Lakewood United Methodist Church booth. This was the first of many ways in which we are trying to reach out to you who are searching for God. In the days ahead there will be many ways in which you will have an opportunity to get to know us at Lakewood UMC, but more importantly, there will be many ways for you to get to know God. Let me tell you about a few...

In the fall of 2008, Gethsemane Lutheran Church welcomes three distinguished pastors as part of its 60th anniversary celebration. Each has served Gethsemane and the greater Cleveland community in a variety of ways in the past, present, and future...

He was at the door. It is not unusual for people to come to the door at Trinity Lutheran. For now, I will call him Bill. For it is hard for people to ask for help and privacy is needed. I’ve been there...

“Every day,” quipped Lenny Bruce. “people are straying from the church and going back to God.”

It was more than 50 years ago when the acerbic comedian made that observation, but there are indeed signs that “church-going” could become a thing of the past...

Let’s face it: Times are tough. People are feeling “the pinch.” Even with all the great developments in our city, many folks in Lakewood, and many people around the nation are contending with the harsh realities of inflation, political angst, unemployment, rising living expenses, and – of course – the “pain at the pump” as gas prices have reached an all time high...

Sister Annette Sinagra, the sister of former Lakewood Mayor Anthony Singara, celebrated her Golden Jubilee Anniversary as an Adrian Dominican Sister on Sunday July 13th.

Currently ministering at the Motherhouse in Adrian, Michigan, Sister Annette served rural and urban people in the Dominican Republic. Her ministry in the Dominican Republic focused on the education and organization of struggling farmers...

During June there will be no weddings at Trinity Lutheran this year. Why? Our membership is already attached, widowed, single by choice, too young, or the State won’t allow such. Did you know the median age of membership at Trinity is 42? Many other congregations indicate theirs at 62 or higher. This makes for interesting ministry and life growth programming...

Mothers’ Day 2008 saw the unveiling of what NBC and Teleflora referred to as “America’s Favorite Mom”. Patti Patton-Bader -- founder of Soldiers’ Angels, the nation’s largest all-volunteer military support organization -- was selected. But one of her four fellow finalists, Nora Leon, also has some Lakewood ties...

This is the first in a planned series of articles about the wide variety of religious establishments serving the spiritual needs of all Lakewoodites. We encourage our readers to submit articles about their religious experiences.

We live in Lakewood where we have two long-term mainstays of life – taverns and churches. Needless to say, they probably serve the same people, not that there is anything wrong with that!

Derby Day is the theme for the Church of the Ascension’s 2nd annual Night at the Races charity event to be held Friday, May 2. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the church, 13216 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. A silent auction is also part of the festivities. Beverages and food will be available. Proceeds assist in funding the ministries provided to the community by the church. More information is available by calling the church office at 216-521-8727

A group of 12 students from Arkansas on March 18 and 19, 2008 spent their spring break working to improve the Lakewood community...

A hymn written by William A. Dunkerley tells us that ‘in Christ there is no East or West, in Him no South or North’. For youth involved in Lakewood Congregational Church’s (LCC) production of Godspell, we can add ‘no male or female’ to that list...

St. Rose Church is presenting a series of Lenten speakers over the next six weeks. The wide range of topics were selected to appeal to all members of the community. Each of the Monday programs runs from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Church hall...

I get frustrated. I want the world to be a better place, but it seems to be deteriorating around me not just day-by-day, but minute-by-minute. I try to do what I can to have a positive impact on the world while working full-time, raising two small children and being supportive of a husband with a new business...

Lakewood Presbyterian Church will dedicate the new L. Wilson Kilgore Ministry Center at its 10:30 worship service on Sunday December 2, 2007...

Trinity Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church held their annual summer Peace Camp the week of July 9 at Faith. The theme for Peace Camp this year was, “Listen, God is calling.”

Worshipers entering St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on a sunny Sunday morning immediately see the light - literally. The traditional rich purple, red and gold colors of the stained-glass windows circling the interior of the stone structure are a delight to body and soul. The windows tell the whole of salvation history, old and new testaments. The main window features a royal Jesus, flanked by Moses and St. Paul.

The North Coast United Methodist Church District will hold their Annual Leadership Academy at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 15700 Detroit Avenue on Saturday, February 3rd from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the fee is $6.00. The Rev. Dr. Paul W. Chilcote, ordained United Methodist elder, professor, missionary, author and editor will be the keynote speaker. His address will be "Easter Vixion/Missional Church: Recapturing the Vision/Mission with the Wesleys' Help." This speech will include the significant developments in the rediscovery of the missional church.

Pumpkins, ghosts and goblins will be joined by goats, bees and chicks in the West End of Lakewood on Saturday, October 28 from 2- 4 p.m. While the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce holds their Annual West End Halloween Window Walk, Lakewood Congregational Church will be hosting their Harvest Festival and Heifer Project International Living Gift Market.