PARKERSBURG — Many churches in the Mid-Ohio Valley support missionary work beyond the immediate area and throughout the world. Priscilla Leavitt of Christ United Methodist Church in Parkersburg has served as the chairwoman of the annual Global Missions Festival and Expo held locally and ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to ...

PARKERSBURG — Churches across the Mid-Ohio Valley are inviting the community to gather for pancakes Tuesday as Christians prepare for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday and ...

MEALS * Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper The annual Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Stout Memorial United Methodist Church, corner of 34th and Broad streets, Parkersburg. A selection of pancakes plus bacon/sausage and beverages will be served. ...

PARKERSBURG - First United Methodist Church’s “Young at Heart” program scheduled for Feb. 12 has been canceled. The next program for the senior ministry will be in May.