by Sam Duenckel | Jan 6, 2026 | Obituaries
Shirley Hunsicker was the spouse of Rev. Philip N. Hunsicker Shirley Macfarlan Hunsicker, born on April 18, 1936, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025, surrounded by her devoted husband of 68 years, Philip Hunsicker, and their three children, Stephen Hunsicker,...
by Sam Duenckel | Jan 6, 2026 | Obituaries
The Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Russell of the Whitetop Community passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at the Ballad Health Hospice Home in Bristol, TN. Dr. Russell was born on December 29, 1949, in Flint, Michigan to Clyde G. and Billie Lee Webb Russell. Following...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 29, 2025 | Obituaries
Rev. Reginald G. Rumburg (aka. Papaw, Daddy, Pa, Reg, Reggie, Pastor, brother, uncle, friend) departed this world to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with the King of Glory Himself on December 25, 2025. At 76 years young, he was surrounded by...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 18, 2025 | News
The wolf shall live with the lamb; the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the lion will feed together, and a little child shall lead them. – Isaiah 11:6 (NRSV) In October, I traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador, for a meeting of the International...
by Sam Duenckel | Dec 12, 2025 | News
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:20b-21 (NRSV) As we consider Matthew...
