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OLEAN — The speeches are expected to be inspiring, the performances delightful and the food delicious when the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Christopher D. Stanley

OLEAN — On a recent cold November day, a young lady crouches in the back of a truck’s hauling trailer in the lot of Olean First Baptist Church and cal...

FRIENDSHIP — Friendship churches are expanding their efforts this year to focus on Celebrating the True Message of Christmas, with additional and enha...

The holy horror train just keeps on chugging. I wrote recently about the resurgence in religious-themed horror movies during the past few years with t...

FRIENDSHIP — The local U.S. director of a Kenyan missions group that provides a home for abandoned Kenyan children will be the featured speaker at a f...

FRIENDSHIP — Friendship churches are seeking to exceed the ton of Bibles, Sunday school materials, other Christian literature and toys that they colle...

OLEAN — Grace Gathering Global Methodist Church invites the public to join in worship Nov. 10 when Jamie French Coccarelli will share her experiences ...

OLEAN — Immanuel Lutheran Church will host a combined worship service Sunday with the congregations of Bethany Lutheran in Olean, St. John’s Lutheran ...

OLEAN — The Salvation Army announced Monday it recently purchased 328 W. Delaware Ave. intending to move its operations from East State Street to a ne...

HOUGHTON — During Homecoming and Family Weekend Friday through Sunday, Houghton University will honor five alumni with awards recognizing their contri...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University has partnered with the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, Netherl...

OLEAN — Grace Gathering, a new church serving Olean and the surrounding area, was officially welcomed into the Global Methodist Church on Sept. 1. “We...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East will be held at St. Bonaventure University at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in the University Chapel, Do...

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...

OLEAN — St. John Church in North Olean will not be sold off as originally planned, the Diocese of Buffalo reported Tuesday, but other churches in the ...

Several Allegany County churches are gearing up for participation in a national Back to Church observance this weekend. The designation, occurring thi...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies at St. Bonaventure University, has been awarded a $146,000 grant from...