Local residents have been gearing up to fight the coronavirus in whatever way they can. For some that means long shifts at the hospital, for others it is producing masks to help combat the need and for others it means prayer. The One Church Vienna has joined forces with the Pastoral Services ...

WHEELING — Catholic Charities West Virginia is adapting services according to the pandemic, officials said. “Working with Catholic Charities across the country on COVID-19 efforts, we continue to make service modifications and anticipate need,” said Beth Zarate, chief executive officer, ...

PARKERSBURG — A local ministry has seen an increase in the number of people taking advantage of its meals program since the pandemic arrived, an organizer said. “Oh my gosh yes,” said Susie Meredith of the Friendship Kitchen, a ministry of the North Parkersburg Baptist Church. Many of ...

WHEELING — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston,. which has suspended public Masses because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will live stream and televise Holy Week celebrations including the Sacred Triduum and Easter Sunday Mass. Through the sponsorship of the Welty Corp., Mass of the ...

PARKERSBURG — As the community continues to face the threats present with coronavirus numbers growing daily, more groups come together to help in any way they can. One of these ways is through prayer. Two different groups have come together to organize prayer sessions for city officials, ...

PARKERSBURG — Over the past few weeks, many people have been stepping up to fill the roles of being a community. One such way is with food donations. Michelle Burnside, of Mineral Wells, is among those people. Burnside, along with a group of about 10 volunteers set up in the Williamstown ...

WAVERLY — For the past five years, Williamstown resident Rock Wilson has been working to bring an open-air, drive-in church to the community. Similar to a drive-in move theater, Wilson got the idea for Crossroads Open Air Sanctuary after attending a drive-in church in Daytona Beach, ...

MARIETTA — The congregation of the Tunnel United Methodist Church has been through many changes over the years, but they are celebrating a milestone. They have been in their current, and third, facility for 50 years. Tunnel UMC is located behind Warren Elementary School on Ohio ...

PARKERSBURG — The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia has canceled all public services for the foreseeable future because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the bishop announced on Friday. The Right Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer said he ordered the cancellation after speaking with the Roman Catholic ...

MARIETTA — Although there has been a shortage of church organists nationwide in recent years, local churches say for now they’re still able to fill those seats and fill their sancturies with live music. USA Today reported that many churches face aging organists, but are trying to fill ...

MARIETTA — Vehicles clogged the intersection at Third and Marion streets Friday afternoon, jockeying for parking places in the lot behind St. Mary Catholic School. A line of hungry people shuffled slowly into the back door of the building to join hundreds waiting to get into the first fish ...

PARKERSBURG — “The Burn,” a young adults ministry at 946 Market House of Prayer, invites seekers of all ages to attend a two-day Leap Year 2020 Christian celebration on Feb. 28 and Leap Day Feb. 29, beginning with food served at 6 p.m., according to a press release. This year’s ...

PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., begins the season of Lent with worship services at noon and 7 p.m. on Ash Wednesday. Communion will be celebrated at both services and a nursery will be available. Weekly Wednesday Lenten services will begin March 4 and continue 12:30 ...

MARIETTA  — The smell of sausage and pancakes filled the First Congregational Church in Marietta as day one of the 66th annual Kiwanis Pancake Days kicked off Friday morning. Despite the snow, 230 people had purchased pancakes by 12:30 p.m. “It’s not bad considering the weather,” ...

PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church, 19th and Plum streets, closed the Christmas season with its annual Epiphany service and bonfire on Monday, Jan. 6. This bonfire is the traditional “burning of the greens,” the seasonal decorations from the church, as well as many trees and ...

PARKERSBURG — Thirty-two nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Ohio Valley received grants from the Sisters Health Foundation in support of the foundation’s vision of “healthy people in healthy communities.” Funding totaled $342,231. Eight organizations providing direct services, such as ...

PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., Parkersburg, is hosting its Epiphany event, a large bonfire to burn Christmas greenery, 7 p.m. Monday. Epiphany is the traditional service of celebration held on the 13th day after the birth of Christ, the day the wise men, the first ...

PARKERSBURG — Trinity Episcopal Church will be celebrating Christmas Eve with two services on Tuesday. The late service is a traditional Anglican service with choir, organ, and brass and begins at 10:30 p.m. The musical prelude will begin with the choir processing to “Once in Royal ...

PARKERSBURG — First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St. in Parkersburg, invites everyone to the traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24. These candlelight services will include an early service at 5:30 p.m. and traditional late service beginning at 11 p.m. Both of these ...