This is where we post West Brazos community news updates as needed (and as our limited resources at start-up allow).
The West Brazos area is no different from the rest of America, as lines at food banks are growing with workers facing weeks without income due to broad shutdowns of business. Iglesia Centro Cristiano in West Columbia is working harder than ever to meet a growing need. “God put this in our hearts, and it’s […]
The front page of the West Brazos Herald’s Inaugural e-Edition featured a story about the small-but-blessed congregation of Grace Baptist Church continuing its miraculous run preparing and sending gift boxes across the world as part of the Internationally known Operation Christmas Child ministry. One thing we neglected to mention in that article (because, well, frankly, […]
Greater Mt. Zion Church and Jersalem Baptist Church are teaming up to host a New Year’s Eve Watch Service at GMZ on Tuesday night. The service is set to begin at 10 p.m. and will feature messages from GMZ Pastor Roland Hendricks and Jerusalem Baptist Pastor Darrell James. It will also feature plenty of praise […]
This comes via Facebook from the Village of Jones Creek. “We need your help … Tis morning around 3:15 a.m. a family in Jones Creek lost everything to a fire. We are asking for your help with getting them some much needed items at this time. “Man and women toiletries, personal items, and any other […]
The regular Thursday Food Pantry ministry at Iglesia Centro Christiano in West Columbia will take a break for Christmas this week, but will resume on January 2. “And when we start again, I’ve got a big announcement, especially for Men,” Pastor Richard Garza told the packed house on Dec. 19, the day of church’s last […]
Seth Hester, a missionary from the West Brazos area, has returned for a few week’s break from his time at a Youth With a Mission outreach campus near London. While he is home catching up with family and friends, he stopped by Jones Creek to visit about a few of his blessed experiences in the […]
A Brazoria-area ministry group in its fifth year of organizing an annual Thanksgiving morning meal delivery to local families got a surprise when it saw the number of families who requested meals this year. “We usually have about 20-30 families sign up for meals, but this year we more than doubled that,” said organizer Jere […]
The Sweeny City Council appointed Reese Cook as its new city manager Tuesday. Cook is a life-long resident of Sweeny and the surrounding area and is currently an engineer at Phillips 66, several city council members have said. “This young man comes to us with a lot of good ideas,” Council member Sandra Blaine said. […]
In a, now corrected, post shortly after last night’s Sweeny City Council meeting, we said that the council’s vote to hire a new city manager was unanimous. It was not. Councilman Neal Bess called The Herald this morning to say that he cast the lone dissenting vote. Our reporting error occurred because, during the council’s […]
The Sweeny City Council hired a new city manager during its regular meeting Tuesday night. After a 30 minute closed session, the council voted to hire a man council members say has been a long time resident of the city. The council voted 5-1 to hire the new manager. Neal Bess voted against the appointment. […]