PARKERSBURG — Church and community members came together Friday evening at Quincy Park in Parkersburg to enjoy food and fellowship in a new outreach program from the Warehouse Church. Several hundred people from the church at 3417 Murdoch Ave. and from the neighborhood around the park ...
PARKERSBURG — The 5th annual Rosary Rally, hosted by the Catholic churches of the Mid-Ohio Valley and the Knights of Columbus, will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Parkersburg City Park bandshell, rain or shine. The first rally took place in 2015 by the Parkersburg Council ...
LITTLE HOCKING — Chart-topping Christian band Sidewalk Prophets will perform tonight at Porterfield Baptist Church as part of a tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album. Known for hits such as “You Love Me Anyway,” “Live Like That” and “Something Different,” ...
PARKERSBURG — The life of John Wilbur Douglas will be celebrated on Oct. 11 during a memorial sing at Broadway Church of the Nazarene in Parkersburg. Douglas, who was pastor of River Valley Community Church/the One Church in Vienna, passed away on Dec. 3, 2018 during open heart surgery, ...
PARKERSBURG — Two local churches are marking a combined 225 years as part of the community, celebrating the past while looking toward the future. Vaught Chapel United Methodist Church in Leachtown will hold special activities around its Sunday morning service in honor of both its 101st ...
LOWELL — The green, placid grounds surrounding Our Lady of Mercy Church sit in the midst of forests and fields at the top of Lowell Hill Road. The church building, rectory and landscape, flanked by a well-kept cemetery, feel fresh and quiet on a cool, cloudy morning. The church’s ...
Mark E. Brennan, the new bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, met with reporters at The Wheeling Intelligencer for a question and answer session. Brennan was installed in August and succeeds Michael Bransfield. * What are your initial thoughts on the state of Catholicism in West ...
PARKERSBURG — Youth from the First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg have returned to the United States after a trip this summer to its sister church Lutheran Church Rekolan Seurakunta in Vantaa, Finland. Friendships were formed last summer when young visitors from Finland spent two weeks ...
PARKERSBURG — A new vicar general and moderator of the curia was named Friday for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Monsignor Eugene S. Ostrowski’s appointment is effective Tuesday, Bishop Mark E. Brennan said. “I am happy to be of service to Bishop Brennan in the ...
MARIETTA — The aim of the Royal Rangers, commander Rick Dostal said, is to be the world’s best mentoring program. Dostal, who arrived in Marietta three and half years ago and set up the internationally based program then, said the Royal Rangers, founded in 1962 by Texan Johnnie Barnes, ...
MARIETTA — The Gospel Mission Food Pantry was busy Wednesday morning, with volunteers helping dozens of people seeking assistance with food and other necessities. The pantry, a warehouse-sized facility with a garage door that opens onto Lancaster Street, was dealt a blow in late May when ...
BELPRE —Who is my neighbor? Anita Vaughan’s answer to that question is anyone, any passerby, any homebound, and any child in need. “But the point isn’t just helping, but helping with dignity,” said the 63-year-old, grandmother who coordinates Love in Action through Belpre Church ...
RIPLEY — For the last 19 years, churches have gathered their youth groups in Jackson County to help people who can’t help themselves. The youth participate in Brothers’ Keeper, an annual community outreach program that does basic construction and clean-up on properties for the disabled ...
CALDWELL — Inmates at the Noble Correctional Institution in Caldwell are getting a chance to give back messages of hope to their peers through dance, music, spoken word and drama. Jeff Bohn, executive director of Shining Light Ministries, and his team have been working with 32 inmates for ...
PARKERSBURG — Redeemer will welcome two long-term Parkersburg natives on staff. The Rev. Gregory Myers, who grew up in Lubeck and has served in ministry with the Priory of St. Patrick and Valley House of Prayer, will be the worship pastor. Ryan Romine, who grew up in Vienna and has been ...
PARKERSBURG —Three churches are joining in a public service celebrating the Ascension 7 p.m. Thursday at Fort Boreman Park. Participating are First Lutheran Church of Parkersburg and the Rev. Ian B.Reid, Christ Lutheran Church of Vienna and the Rev. Emilie Theobald-Rowlands and Trinity ...
PARKERSBURG — The ninth annual Spring Apologetics Lectures, hosted by the Warren Apologetics Center of Parkersburg, will be Thursday, May 9 in the Charleston Ballroom of the Blennerhassett Hotel. Registration is from 1-1:30 p.m. and the free program is from 1:30-4:30 p.m. The speaker is ...
WHIPPLE — Twin Rivers Baptist Church, 110 D.A.V. Road, is hosting services Sunday to mark its 23rd anniversary. The observance marks 23 years to the day of the church’s first services, which happened May 5, 1996. Activities begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school with classes for all ...
PARKERSBURG — Mid-Ohio Valley residents are invited to gather in prayer for the nation, state and local communities Thursday at National Day of Prayer observances. Vienna will start things off at 9 a.m. at the flagpole in front of the City Building on 29th Street, Mayor Randy Rapp ...
PARKERSBURG — The entry way at Emmanuel Baptist Church on 23rd Street has at times looked more like an art gallery or a quilt shop. It’s intentional. It’s the abilities of its members on display for other worshipers to see. The last gallery was from people with an ability to sew, ...