Victor Butler Porter, 90, of Decatur passed away surrounded by family following a several week illness Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born February 3, 1931, in ...

DECATUR, Ala. — Decatur Fire & Rescue recognized local residents and a church organization during Monday night’s council meeting for their actions during a March apartment fire that officials say ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - First Missionary Baptist Church Decatur celebrated its 160th anniversary Sunday morning with a packed service! Pastor Daylan Woodall said the church is a piece of Alabama ...

DECATUR — Residents traveling south on Main Street in Decatur on Tuesday may have noticed crews removing the flame portion of a giant cross towering over Grace United Methodist Church.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The season of giving is here — and this morning, New Life Church in Decatur has 500,000 more reasons to be grateful. The church recently received a large donation ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Services for Ms. Alice Pouncey will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Decatur Methodist Church with burial following in Concord Methodist Church Cemetery in ...

DECATUR, Ala. — Visitors will have a rare chance to see inside some of Decatur’s oldest homes and churches during the annual Historic Decatur Christmas Tour on Saturday, Dec. 13. The self-guided tour ...

A church in Decatur is seeking a fresh start after a fire left them without a permanent home nearly two years ago. On Jan. 1, 2024, a fire caused by a wall heater malfunction destroyed the 6th Avenue ...

Jones could not be reached for comment, but the website says they began holding services in the living room of their Decatur home in August 2021. After a board meeting on Dec. 21, 2021, River City ...

Ahead of Juneteenth, leaders of local, historic African American churches reflected on the importance of the church for the Black community in Decatur. Tags ...