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SMETHPORT — The Smethport Ministerium will hold a “Hometown Nazareth” — when Jesus was a kid — Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon June 24 to 28...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever ...

Our country is in a very dark place at the moment. But I have hope, because the answers are all around us. They live around us. For thousands of years...

First Wesleyan Church is offering vacation Bible school from Monday to Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The theme is Mega Sports Camp. It is for preschool and...

Bradford resident Rob Ferguson will present a virtual program on the topic “Sodom & Gomorrah” in September. The talk will be streamed live on the CLC ...

Open Arms Church Bradford is combining all of its worship services into one this Sunday at 10 a.m. outside of the church at 1289 E. Main St.. “This wi...

The annual Good Friday Cross Walk has been canceled this year by the Bradford Area Ministerium. According to Ministerium president, Rev. Stacey Fussel...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — As Ward Near and his wife, Nancy, looked out the window of their modern hotel room in Tiberius, they could see an ancient abandoned m...

ELDRED — The Eldred United Methodist Church will host Vacation Bible School July 7-11. The theme is “To Mars and Beyond.” Organizers explained, “Daily...

When Rev. Bob Brest began his ministry at Bradford First Free Methodist church back in 1978, he and his wife, Phyllis, were well aware that the averag...

SMETHPORT — East Smethport United Christian Church will hold Vacation Bible School June 22-27. The theme is “Camp Out: Getting S’more of Jesus.” All c...

The First Presbyterian Church and the Emanuel Lutheran Church announce the Vacation Bible School for this year and is set for 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 24-...

GIFFORD — Hilltop Baptist Church in Gifford will host Vacation Bible School from June 9 through June 13. The program, with the theme “The Incredible R...

Again this year, the Bradford Area Ministerium is sponsoring a Cross Walk on Good Friday, from noon to 3 p.m. April 19. Good Friday is the day Christi...

Over the past six years, the Rev. Mike Anderson of the Family Church of Cattaraugus County has pastored families in three different venues in the Olea...

One of the first things Rev. Ken Duffy asked members of his new church, Evans Memorial United Methodist Church, when he arrived last summer was what t...

A letter condemning same-sex marriage as blasphemous and a perversion was included recently in the church bulletin at St. Eulalia Catholic Church in C...

When I was young, one of the highlights of my week was Sunday school. Growing up in Otto Township, I attended Rixford Evangelical Church. I remember h...

In June, a group of women gathered together and listened to Hawaiian music and enjoyed snacks. In May, a group attended a conference based on the mind...

ELDRED — The McCrae Brook Wesleyan Church celebrated its 80th year Saturday afternoon in Eldred. Approximately 70 attendees, including current members...