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WELLSVILLE — A local church is looking to brighten the spirit of the holiday season with a Blue Christmas Service. Scheduled for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Little Valley First United Methodist Church, located at 109 Court St., will soon be known as Bridge of Hope. The congregation invi...

OLEAN — Some congregation members of Temple B’Nai Israel had attended the synagogue all of their lives, others for a few decades and a few were relati...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began as the sun set on Thursday, but we make note of it today to wish Jewish folk everywhere a special holiday season....

OLEAN — For 91 years, Jewish residents in the Olean area worshiped, celebrated and mourned together at Temple B’Nai Israel on South Barry Street. At 3...

WELLSVILLE — Concerns over COVID-19 didn’t stop members of Trinity Lutheran Church from sharing the bounty from their Election Day Dinner. Members of ...

As many local, state and national governments grapple with how to deal with, and prevent, the spread of novel coronavirus, churches that provide commu...

OLEAN — More security is on hand at Olean’s Jewish temple following anti-Semitic attacks downstate. More than a dozen attacks believed to be anti-Semi...

OLEAN — It was not only a day to celebrate a decade of gathering as a community, but also to welcome other faiths when the Olean Unitarian Universalis...

"Together" is the theme as Allegany County churches participate in this year's national Back to Church Weekend observance. Several churches, the large...

Like in many small cities in the United States, the Jewish community of Olean doesn’t have the numbers to maintain its temple building — thus Temple B...

ALLEGANY — During a vacation bible school collaboration between Creekside Chapel and St. John’s Lutheran Church last summer, the two Allegany congrega...

OLEAN — Over 100 people of various faiths mourned together Friday in remembrance of the victims of the recent Pittsburgh synagogue shooting during Sha...

With the recent shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., still causing pain throughout the country, one local Jewish congregation is reaching out t...

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church held an official Installation ceremony on Sunday for its new senior pastor, the Rev. Jason Hladik. Officials from t...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This report is part of a question-and-answer series, “Of Distinction,” that is meant to highlight the hard work of community leaders i...

While Hanukkah celebrations will not be held publicly in the Olean community, Jews in the Bradford, Pa., community plan to hold a short service this w...

OLEAN — Sheila Yaffe can remember her family having to buy tickets just to get a seat for the Rosh Hashanah service at their Boston suburb synagogue. ...