The Rev. Ian B. Reid, senior pastor of First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., is preparing for the annual Advent Candlelight Compline services before the pandemic forced reduced attendance. This Advent ...

Senior Pastor Ian B. Reid of First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg lights the Advent candles prior to a Wednesday evening Compline service. These services will be held at 7 p.m. each Wednesday in ...

The sign outside Advent Lutheran Church on S. Arlington Ridge Road reads “Drive up ashes 2/14 8-10 am.” This will be the first day of Lent on which some Christians will have ashes applied to their ...

• Advent Lutheran Church, 16 Telford Ave., West Lawn, will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sunday. There will be an extended prelude with a brass ensemble, handbell choir, adult choir and ...

Celebrated as both a sacred religious holiday and a cultural phenomenon, Christmas season is in full swing and filled with both religious and secular traditions. While wandering aimlessly for the ...