Mary Hutson spoke with tongue in cheek – mostly – when she said, “The skills I learned being a department manager at Wal-Mart helped more than seminary in pastoring a church.” Hutson said the management and people skills she learned working for the world’s largest retail have been a big asset in serving churches and making her way from local pastor to ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. more >>
Matt Casteel has been hired as the program director at the new Stop Hunger Now warehouse located along U.S. 49 in Richland. He will help organize and operate a variety of programs offered by Stop Hunger Now to try to relieve worldwide hunger, which is based in North Carolina. more >>
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