By Emily Ham Price The future of Westminster Presbyterian Church looks bright to the Rev. Steve Ramp — and it’s not because of the church’s additional windows and skylights. A year and a half after an EF4 tornado left Westminster devastated and broken, Ramp said the Hattiesburg church is on the mend, and he hopes…
By Ellen Ciurczak More than 100 members of Westminster Presbyterian returned Sunday to the church damaged in the Feb. 10 tornado to take communion and celebrate the rebuilding of their place of worship. The restored sanctuary still had no altar, pews or flooring, but its stained glass windows glowed with light, as the bread and…
By Emily Ham Price Sitting at 115 N. 25th Ave. for more than 60 years, Westminster Presbyterian Church has been full of laughter, singing, praising and rejoicing. But four months after an EF4 tornado tore through Hattiesburg, leaving the church battered and torn, it now is filled with the sounds of hammers, saws, cranes and…
By Elizabeth Googe The demolition process on the two church buildings that were part of Westminster Presbyterian Church has been completed. Reverend Steve Ramp says it’s still slow moving with the insurance company, but the staff and church members are making do. “While it’s not the speediest process with the insurance company, we are still…
A devastating tornado that caused substantial damage to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, Miss., has not hampered the congregation’s ability to worship and serve the Lord. Members of Westminster have been sharing facilities with the congregation of a local Methodist church for worship services while insurance adjustments and, ultimately, repairs to their sanctuary take place….