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, ...

MARIETTA — It’s been a little more than a decade since the humble structure was filled with gospel song. But 713 1/2 Second St. will have songs once again filling the small church on May 4. “We don’t really want to draw any denominational lines, we want to keep it simple,” said ...

PARKERSBURG — The annual inter-faith Stations of the Cross Good Friday walk will be held noon April 19, starting at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 532 Market St. The Stations of the Cross joins people of various faiths worshipping together at several downtown churches and depicts 14 ...

PARKERSBURG — Larry and Willa Yost traveled the world for over 43 years helping others after leaving Parkersburg in 1972. In 1975, the Yosts became members of Wycliffe Bible Translators and have served on South Pacific islands and all continents except Antarctica. They have visited over ...

PARKERSBURG — The story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection will be presented through images and song during the “Shadow Passion” at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church at 2500 Dudley Ave. at 7 p.m. Monday. A light Lenten dinner consisting of bread and 10 soups will be served prior ...

VIENNA— On April 13, McDonough Wildlife Refuge will host “Dash for the Stache, ” a 5K race which will serve as a fundraiser for the West Virginia Baptist Convention (WVBC) to build a leadership and activity center in Webster County. The event’s goal through a series of fundraisers is ...

McCONNELSVILLE — A national speaker, author and survivor of human trafficking will speak at three United Methodist Churches in McConnelsville April 14. Sandy Storm, a former resident of Morgan and Perry counties, broke free from a life of sex trafficking nearly 15 years ago. She gained ...

PARKERSBURG — Almost 50 years ago a newly married young couple in Canada got a telephone call from a church in Parkersburg to come to speak about their call to become missionaries in Costa Rica. Surprised, and knowing no one in West Virginia, Pat and Jim McInness, arrived here. That visit ...

PARKERSBURG — You leave the house, get in the car and head out to work when you realize you have forgotten your phone. What do you do? If you’re not too far away, you go back to get it. That’s because so much of what happens today revolves around that small piece of electronic ...

PARKERSBURG — Religion is a touchy subject. It can be as uniting as it is divisive. Each denomination with its differences and beliefs dealing with the teachings of The Holy Bible. West Virginia University-Parkersburg hosted a six-person panel in the first of several discussions of ...

PARKERSBURG — Bryan Backus received his Ritchie County High School diploma in the spring of 1991. The Gulf War had been declared over a few months before. While other classmates readied themselves to be fresh faces in college, Backus was busy being a fresh face at Parris Island, S.C., as ...