Local church briefs

January 31, 2026

Cookbook Sale BEECH CREEK — Laurel Run Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, has created a beautiful family cookbook with many shared and loved recipes. Please contact Tammy Evelhair at gracesrosey@gmail.com or Paula Smith at 814-574-0199 to purchase. They are selling each copy for $12 and all proceeds benefit Laurel Run Church. Bible Study LOCK HAVEN — God’s Eternal Life Church, 30 Woodward Ave., Lock Haven, is holding weekly Bible studies each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Thru the Bible Word for Word. Please feel free to join. Church services are held on ...

Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England

January 31, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of ...

What should Christians do as we wait for the Lord’s return?

January 24, 2026

It’s important that we look at what Jesus said to His disciples when He ascended to heaven after His resurrection (Luke 24:36-43; Acts 1:1-11). He told His disciples, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20). Jesus said: 1. Go. Christians are not to be idle. Our “business” is as Scripture-inspired, Spirit-led and kingdom-focused ambassadors for Christ (2 ...

Catholicism shrinks in Latin America while more are religiously unaffiliated, Pew surveys find

January 24, 2026

Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing percentage of adults identify as religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” Those are among the key findings in a report released Wednesday by ...

Local Church Briefs

January 24, 2026

Cookbook Sale BEECH CREEK — Laurel Run Church, 2899 Laurel Run Road, Beech Creek, has created a beautiful family cookbook with many shared and loved recipes. Please contact Tammy Evelhair at gracesrosey@gmail.com or Paula Smith at 814-574-0199 to purchase. They are selling each copy for $12 and all proceeds benefit Laurel Run Church. Bible Study LOCK HAVEN — God’s Eternal Life Church, 30 Woodward Ave., Lock Haven, is holding weekly Bible studies each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Thru the Bible Word for Word. Please feel free to join. Church services are held on ...

Pope meets families of young Italian victims of the Swiss Alps bar fire

January 17, 2026

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV sought Thursday to console the families of Italian teenagers who were killed or injured in the New Year’s fire in a Swiss ski resort bar, acknowledging their anguish and urging them to try to find hope in “the darkest and most painful moments” of their ...