MEALS * Soup bean dinner PARKERSBURG — A soup bean dinner will be held from 3-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Stout Memorial United Methodist Church, 3329 Broad St., Parkersburg. Soup beans, cornbread, dessert and beverages will be available by donation at the door. All funds will go to ...
MIDDLEBOURNE — Betsy Keller has been named director of the Adams House Ministries in Middlebourne, an ecumenical outreach of the Middlebourne United Methodist Church that assists low-income families in Tyler County. Rebecca (Becky) Ruble will serve as Keller’s assistant. The search for a ...
Every week hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence invades their sacred spaces and shatters that sense of sanctuary and safety. It happened recently at a synagogue in England and two churches in the U.S. ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic ...
BECKLEY — A Raleigh County judge granted class action status to the more than 570 students granted religious exemptions to West Virginia’s compulsory vaccine law, with the case likely heading for a final conclusion as soon as today. Wednesday marked the resumption of a hearing after a ...
PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church’s annual German Fest is set for Saturday at the church on 19th Street. Activities and food service begin at 11 a.m., with food served in the fellowship hall until 2 p.m. A limited number of tickets will be sold, so it is recommended that guests come ...