LOUISIANA, Mo. — Priscilla Dowden-White, center, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Louisiana, reads “Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem” by Dr. Maya Angelou during the 28th Annual Louisiana Area Historical Museum Mid-Town Church Walk Dec. 12. The Bethel Choir also performed. Other participating parishes that provided holiday inspiration in words, music and prayer were First Christian, First Baptist, Centenary United Methodist, Calvary Episcopal and First Presbyterian. More than 100 people attended or participated in the holiday tradition.