By LORETTA FULTON

Churches joining forces to solve problems, the death of First Baptist Church stalwart Virginia Connally, the reassignment of a longtime priest at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the return of medical missionary Kent Brantly and his family to Africa five years after he contracted the deadly Ebola virus there, a national humanitarian award, and women preachers popping up in unexpected places were among the top local religion stories of 2019.

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