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LITTLE VALLEY — The public is invited to join members of the First Congregational Church of Little Valley as they host an open house 1–4 p.m. Saturday...

FRIENDSHIP — A group of Friendship churches is embarking on an initiative to Bless Every Home through ongoing prayer, helping to create a foundation f...

OLEAN — A second Santa Claus Lane ornament for the 2022 holiday season has been revealed. In honor of the First Presbyterian Church of Olean’s 200th a...

OLEAN — Pastor Tyrone Hall has kicked off the third annual Feet Heat drive to get 1,000 pairs of new sneakers to Olean-area youth. Hall, pastor of the...

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church will host a Share Our Blessing Yard Sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the sale at 133 S. Union St., in ...

As Easter draws near, many clergy in the country are preparing for the second year in a row to provide messages to congregations during the uncertaint...

Mary J. Swartz ALLEGANY — Mary J. Swartz, of 104 Jefferson Ave., passed away on Saturday (Jan. 23, 2021, at Olean General Hospital, following an illne...

Two area pastors shared portions of Christmas messages they plan to deliver to their congregations and the community on Christmas Eve and Christmas Da...

ANGELICA — Members of more than 25 churches and local ministries from throughout Allegany County are coming together to pray through Monday. It began ...

OLEAN — Tyrone Hall, barber, pastor and community activist, has a new church and a new calling in these days of the pandemic. Hall, whose Hall of Fame...

I grew up in Hornell, went to JCC in Olean and to Elim College in the Mount Morris area to be a pastor. My father was a pastor his whole life. I never...

NEW YORK (AP) — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joy...

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

During the busy holiday season, some in the community may take a moment to step back and reflect upon the reason for the holy season by visiting churc...

WELLSVILLE — A key leader in community transformation and revival will be returning to Allegany and upper Potter (Pa.) counties this month to share wh...

PORTVILLE — A lawsuit filed last week brought the number of Cattaraugus County priests accused of sexually abusing local children to three. The Rev. D...

SALAMANCA — The former United Congregational Methodist Church on Broad Street may have a new name, but the building and the people inside it are still...

OLEAN — Fewer than four weeks after the Rev. Anthony Salim arrived at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church, it burned to the ground. The pastor wasn’t ...