religious organizations

HOUGHTON — Houghton University will honor Rev. Dr. Wesley Oden with the Willard J. Houghton Medal during its commencement activities this weekend. Ode...

CUBA — The Allegany County Area Foundation’s newest fund will support the food pantry operated by the Cuba Council of Churches. The Council is made up...

ALLEGANY — The first Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago was a glorious assembly for the then-young Christian church — despite the trials, tribulations ...

SALAMANCA — St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on Wildwood Avenue will host its final worship service Sunday, Feb. 23 as its members end 160 years as a paris...

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

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

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...

OLEAN — Grace Gathering is a new church serving Olean and the surrounding area. Based on traditional Wesleyan theology, the church desires worship and...

The Diocese of Buffalo announced Tuesday it could merge approximately 34% of the diocese’s 160 parishes following what the diocese called a comprehens...

OLEAN — Bethany Lutheran and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Churches will worship together at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Bethany Lutheran on Leo Moss Drive. The Re...