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Presbyterian Church aspires to pay it forward

Posted May 18, 2012 at 2:57 pm

First Presbyterian Church in Maryville had been looking for a global mission project for several months when the idea hit Rev. Jonathan Mitchell.

The church belongs to the Heartland Presbytery, which also includes Neema Fellowship, a Swahili-speaking congregation in Kansas City started by Dr. David Nzioka.

Rev. Mitchell was speaking with Nzioka, who is from the remote Kenyan village of Thwake, around the same time the church was receiving bids for their roof which was damaged in the storm last August.

“It turns out that we needed to roof part of our building,” Mitchell said, and the total cost for the repairs was about $70,000. He learned from Nzioka that a church building in

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    South Nodaway Graduation

    Posted May 18, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    South Nodaway

    Right: A tradition that several schools’ graduates have continued through the years is to show appreciation to their parents during commencement. Deneice and Allen Beggs, foster

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    Nodaway-Holt Graduation

    Posted May 18, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Nodaway-Holt

    Named the valedictorian of the Nodaway-Holt class of 2012 with a 3.9944 GPA was Darcy Brown, who received her award from High School Principal Terry Petersen.

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    Maryville Graduation

    Posted May 18, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Maryville

    The senior members of the MHS concert choir and spectrum sing the National Anthem at the beginning of the Maryville High School senior graduation.

    MoDOT’s new STIP available for comment

    Posted May 11, 2012 at 4:01 pm

     The draft 2013-2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies for fiscal years 2013 through 2017 was announced recently and includes many new projects that affect Northwest Missouri.

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