The wisdom of the pulpit is needed today more than ever, and the internet is the place to broadcast it.
The Upshur Advocate is a new online newspaper for the people of Upshur County, and we are a newspaper with a twist.
We don’t just want to be a newspaper; we want to be people driven. That means we want the citizens of Upshur to be interactive and participate, not only in commenting on stories, but in generating and reporting them.
In that spirit, we are asking the pastors and laymen of the churches here in Upshur to write columns for our new Community Page series, The Pulpit Perspective. We want you to feel free to weigh in on topical issues, as well as the deeper underlying issues that face people in their lives.
Submissions will be listed on the Community page under the “Pulpit Perspective label, and will be the unedited content provided, along with a byline.
Please join us in involving the people of our county with the news and events that affect us locally, statewide, nationally and across the world.
As a further benefit, we have free classified ads, and a free community calendar, which we would be happy to fill with news of your congregation’s happenings.
We can be contacted by email at upshuradvocate@gmail.com, through the comment section of every story on the The Upshur Advocate website, and by phone at 281-686-2863.
We look forward to reading and benefiting from your words of wisdom!
Please contact me directly with questions and comments,
Thanks,
DeWayne Spell
Editor
The Upshur Advocate
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PITTSBURG - Services for Billy J. Freeman, 64, of Pittsburg, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. B.R. Hargest officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery of Leesburg. Mr. Freeman died November 17, 2008, in Pittsburg.
Born June 12, 1944, in Leesburg, he was a member of New Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Theresa Freeman; daughters, Ferrie Jones, Sylvia Newby and Unita Bailey; son, Darrell Freeman; and sisters, Mary Williams and Jerrie Moton.
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GILMER - Graveside services for Joe Weaver Blake, 80, of Gilmer, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2008, at Morris Cemetery, with the Rev. Marvin Martin officiating. Arrangements are by Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mr. Blake was born October 17, 1928, in Ringold, La., and he died November 18, 2008, in Tyler. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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