Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says his motto right now is "to prepare for the worst and pray for the best." De La Rosa, who oversees Church of God of Prophecy congregations in nine southeastern states, says he has had to respond quickly to the Trump administration's new orders, which have thrown ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out "anti-Christian bias" in the U.S., announcing that he was forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the "targeting" of Christians. Speaking at a pair of events in Washington ...
VIENNA — Brian Free and Assurance will present a southern gospel concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Cornerstone Gospel Church, 3100 17th Ave., Vienna. No tickets are required, but $15 per person will be collected at the door. More information is available by contacting Joe Brookover at ...
PARKERSBURG — Homeless at a warming station during the cold spell last week in Parkersburg were referred for help and medical care, an organizer said. The Gathering at the peak served 60 homeless people at one time in the church’s warming center at 14th and Latrobe streets, Pastor Melody ...
PARKERSBURG — The Gathering church on 14th Street in Parkersburg is closing as an overnight warming center. The church opened its doors to people — and their pets — staying outside in recent frigid temperatures, a move that was already being considered before a woman staying in a tent ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the United States. Many had come to receive ...
