MARIETTA — The number of visitors to the Gospel Mission Food Pantry last week was 465 men, women and children. That is an enormous number of people coming in to ask for food, toiletries and other basic necessities, according to Candy Waite, who runs the food pantry with husband, ...
BENWOOD, W.Va. — Two years after fire destroyed their church, Benwood, W.Va., Catholics will join Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, as he officially opens the new church by celebrating the Mass of Dedication of the Church today at 4 p.m. The ...
PARKERSBURG — A former assistant pastor in Parkersburg who has pastored in the Washington, D.C., area for almost 20 years is returning to the area Sept. 8-13 for a series of meetings with an Ethiopian minister imprisoned and beaten for his faith. The Rev. David Freshour, who co-pastors the ...
PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church of Parkersburg youth recently returned from its annual mission trip to New York City. The group was comprised of 12 teenagers accompanied by four adult chaperones, including the church’s senior pastor, Ian Reid, and his wife, Becca Reid. The group ...
PARKERSBURG — People took time to come out Sunday and pray for local law enforcement officers during the Wood County Law Enforcement Officer Prayer Walk. The second annual event, organized by Greg Hoover of Parkersburg, was originally scheduled in mid-July but had to be postponed. Around ...
PARKERSBURG — The Rev. Kurt Busiek offered up one word for a theme for the support groups at Emmanuel Baptist Church and that word was “crossroads.” “A minister gets to be there for the crossroads in a lot of people’s lives,” he said. “Each group meeting here is having people ...
CHURCHTOWN— Gus Letto has a near-guarantee for the residents of Churchtown, past and present. “If anybody from this (St. John the Baptist Catholic) parish walks through the door, I can almost certainly tell you your ancestors, including 16 great-grandparents,” he said. Letto, 85, of ...
WHEELING — The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will have a diocesan pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Sept. 16, gathering Catholics of West Virginia as one in prayer with the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the diocese, ...
PARKERSBURG — Two Wood County residents are among the new officers and trustees elected by the United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia. David Ellwood of Wheeling was elected chairman of the board. D. Lyn Dotson of Morgantown was elected vice-chairperson. Ben Vincent of Gassaway was ...
MARIETTA — A beloved symbol of faith on June 24 will be at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption as the Immaculate Heart of Mary makes her pilgrimage through the parishes of the Diocese of Steubenville. The statue is traveling to Marietta after Nelsonville, Carrollton, Steubenville and ...
PARKERSBURG — The first of several bags of snacks were handed out Friday to local children at First Christian Church, 1400 Washington Ave. in Parkersburg. A local family, who wants to remain anonymous, donated $1,000 to purchase 13 food items, such as breakfast bars, juice, pudding, fruit ...
PARKERSBURG — The Experience Touring Choir, a 44-member choir from Christ Lutheran Church at Charlotte, N.C., will perform at a combined service at 10 a.m. June 18 at the First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St. The choir is comprised of 44 high school students who share their faith in Jesus ...
PARKERSBURG — The Touring Choirs of the Choir School of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Charlotte, N.C., will offer a concert in Parkersburg on June 15 at 7 p.m. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church at 903 Charles St. will be the site of the concert. Talented young singers from Charlotte’s ...
WHIPPLE — Twin Rivers Baptist Church at 110 D.A.V. Road, Whipple, will be celebrating its 21st anniversary on Sunday, May 7. The morning service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a meal to be served in the church’s Family Center. A brief afternoon service will follow the meal. There ...
PARKERSBURG — For more than 20 years the annual interfaith Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk has been a tradition in downtown Parkersburg. Organizers of the event said the bright clear April skies and warmer temperatures brought out one of the largest groups in recent years. Sherry ...
PARKERSBURG — Within the Disciples of Christ denomination, there are 32 regions in the United States and Canada. In the mid-morning hours the Rev. Thad Allen sits in his second floor office at the denomination’s First Christian Church on Washington Avenue. A cup of coffee in one hand, a ...
MURPHYTOWN — The congregation of Murphytown Baptist Church will host an open house to introduce the new pastor, Jason Hickman and his family, 4-6 p.m. today at the church. The church is located five miles east of Parkersburg at the Murphytown Road exit of Route 50. The first road to the ...
PARKERSBURG — Internationally known gospel pianist Huntley Brown will perform at the First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2. The music of Huntley Brown has been described as inspired, anointed, powerful, and explosive. His “electrifying” playing earned him the Top ...
MARIETTA — What does it mean to be a man? Bill Terry, national director of the Men’s Ministries of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, plans to help local men of multiple faiths answer that question this weekend during a cross-denominational men’s conference to be held at The ...
PARKERSBURG — An official with the Catholic schools in Parkersburg will receive an award at the annual Bishop’s Dinner in April in Morgantown. Donna Smith, who has served Parkersburg Catholic High School and Elementary School in vari