Our New Church Pastor

We at Fellowship Baptist Church in Longview, Texas, are blessed with a new pastor. Galen Herrington and his wife, Angie, and son, Luke, joined us in mid-December, 2009.  Galen was a US Army Chaplain, serving at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, when our church called him to shepherd us.  Galen previously served overseas as a Chaplain in [...]

Happy Memorial Day

May we never forget our veterans and what they have done for all of us… Best Wishes for a very happy and thankful Memorial Day! Why Veterans Reunite “I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. [...]

Memorial Day

Memorial Day goes back to 1868 when General John A. Logan, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, when he issued his famous Order No. 11 of May 6, 1868, directing that the graves of the war dead be decorated with flowers and appropriate ceremony on May 30th of that year. This [...]

Memorial Day, 2007

Contributed by AGCM Fred Baillie, USN, Ret. Memorial Day, also called Decoration Day, is a patriotic holiday in the United States. It is a day to honor Americans who gave their lives for their country. Originally, Memorial Day honored military personnel who died in the Civil War (1861-1865). The holiday now also honors those who [...]