Local church to celebrate 140 years

The Historic St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, located in the heart of a once-thriving, predominantly black community approximately 20 miles southwest of Hugo, Okla., will celebrate its 140th church anniversary Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Minister Reginald Love, a former member and native of the community who now resides in Stockton, Calif. Founded in 1883 in what was…