CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey said his executive order creating a pathway for religious exemptions to West Virginia's compulsory vaccine law for school-age children is protected by existing religious freedom laws. In an amicus brief filed Monday with the West Virginia Supreme Court of ...
PARKERSBURG - People of faith gathered on both sides of the Ohio River Thursday to observe the 75th National Day of Prayer. More than 80 people at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg listened to pastors and public officials deliver prayers and speak on the importance of faith to ...
WHEELING — Michael J. Bransfield, the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, died Thursday. He was 82. Diocesan officials in Wheeling announced Bransfield’s death via email, with the following statement attached: “As it is the tradition in our Church to pray for the dead as well as for the living, we pray for the repose of his soul, asking God’s mercy upon him. His funeral and burial will not take place in West Virginia, but we invite all the faithful to pray at this time for his family, friends, and caregivers.” Bransfield, a Philadelphia native ...
PARKERSBURG – As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding, communities around the Mid-Ohio Valley will take part in the 75th National Day of Prayer observance. The theme of this year’s event is “Glorify God Among the Nations – Seeking Him in All ...
PARKERSBURG – Two local owners of construction companies will share tips for hiring contractors and handymen at Parkersburg’s First United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 14, as part of the church’s Young at Heart senior ministry. The program will be held downstairs in the Juliana Street church’s Fellowship Hall. Doors open at 10:45 a.m., with the program beginning at 11:30. The program and luncheon are free, but donations are appreciated. Reservations are required by Thursday, May 7, and can be made by calling the church office at 304-428-0111 with your name, the number of ...
The Most Rev. Mark Brennan came to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in 2019 as its new bishop with a mission to rebuild the trust the community once had in the diocese’s leadership. The Wheeling-Charleston Diocese had fallen into tumultuous times under the previous bishop, ...
