dan mcdowell

OLEAN — Speakers, singers and a puppet joined the chorus of well-wishers honoring Olean’s “simple country priest” as he heads away after more than two...

OLEAN —A new pastor will soon arrive to lead Olean First Baptist Church into its next chapter. Following a unanimous vote by the congregation, the Rev...

OLEAN — For part of the Rev. Gregory Dobson’s career, his most important task was to wake up and open the doors of a church each morning at 6 a.m. “I ...

I have enjoyed reading the Rev. Dan McDowell’s weekly columns in this space and his even-handed, open-minded approach to his faith and other faiths. I...