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Las Cruces Gospel Rescue Mission headquarters, 105 W. Amador Avenue.

Gospel Rescue Mission announces new ‘clothing barn’

The Las Cruces Gospel Rescue Mission announced that its former clothing room, which had been closed for a time, has been succeeded by a new clothing storage and distribution center to serve unhoused …

Mescalero Apache items removed from parish, then returned

UPDATE – The removed icons have been returned as posted on the Mescalero Apache Tribe Facebook Page: "It is with profound joy that we announce that the paintings taken from St. Joseph’s Apache Mission have been returned to the tribe and the paintings will be returned to their locations in the church."

Baha’i community hosts Race Unity Day picnic

The Baha’is of Las Cruces announced the community will hold a Sunday picnic, open to the public, in commemoration with International Race Unity Day on June 9. Founded initially as …

Faith, signs and human nature move Joe Bullock’s pen

When banker Joe Bullock wrote a little book of faith-based fiction, including an angelic twist on his friend and New Mexico State University golf legend, Herb Wimberly, he had no idea the result, …

Prayers, tears, candlelight at LCPD officer’s memorial

The city of Las Cruces held an evening memorial service for fallen LCPD officer Jonah Hernandez that featured tributes and Christian prayers.

Loving all people — including the unlovable

Tell someone you’re a Baha’i and the most likely response is an instant look of puzzlement followed by questions along the lines of, “Ba what?” or “Ba Who?” …

Visiting author says writing ‘like chains falling off of me’

Traveling across the country, coffee house to coffee house, Kyna Bryn is talking about and sharing her books with whoever cares to listen. After living for three years in Las Cruces as a …

The two-edged sword of religious ritual

I’ve been in ecclesiastical ministry more than fifty years. A sense of sobriety comes with serving that long. Nary a week goes by that I don’t contemplate the possibility that religious …

Baha’i community examines unity and justice

With its world center in Haifa, Israel, and communities in every country on Earth, membership in the global Baha’i faith is extraordinarily diverse. Here in Las Cruces, as in every Baha'i …

Nacimientos on Mesilla Plaza

The historic Taylor residence in Mesilla will present its collection of over 200 international Nativity scenes on Sunday, Dec. 17, on the Mesilla Plaza. The Nacimientos Open House will be open …

Happy Chanukah, Las Cruces

Barbara “Mother” Hubbard, at age 96, gazes up with delight at a Chanukah menorah as she and New Mexico State University professor and filmmaker Ross Marks are elevated 30 feet above the …

Baha’i meeting looks at teachings from different faiths

The Baha’is of Las Cruces will host "The Unfolding Teachings of Jesus as Revealed in Christian, Islamic and Baha'i Scripture" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, 2909 Devendale Ave. This is an …

Chanukah on the Plaza celebrated Sunday

Chanukah on the Plaza will be celebrated 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Plaza de Las Cruces. Barbara “Mother” Hubbard will light the giant menorah and the City of Las Cruces will present …

One Village, One Pueblo, One Fiesta

That is the emphasis for the Dec. 10-12 celebration in the Village of Tortugas, the annual Fiesta in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The residents of the Village of Guadalupe and Village of San Juan …