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Progress 2018 — How we Worship

St. Sylvester Church Serves Monroe County’s Catholic Community

By JANELL HUNTER Staff Writer WOODSFIELD — St. Sylvester Catholic Church has been serving the Monroe County community since 1866 with its congregation gathering in a log structure until its first brick building was built at 334 S. Main St. in Woodsfield in 1867. Originally part of the ...

St. Joseph’s an Old, Devout Community

By ALAN OLSON Staff Writer More than 150 years after its founding in the rural hills of southern Marshall County, the families of St. Joseph’s Settlement still flock to their namesake church on the hill, though many members of the younger generations seem to have moved on. Visiting the ...

Cameron Baptist Church Grows From Humble Roots

By ALAN OLSON Staff Writer CAMERON — Over the past 30 years, Cameron Baptist Church outgrew its walls twice before stabilizing at its current size, and the second senior pastor to take up the mantle says it has ingrained itself as a staple of the community. Pastor Michael Kelley has ...

Coalbrook Presbyterian Church Still Serving Neffs After 142 Years

By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer NEFFS — Coalbrook Presbyterian Church sits stately along Ohio 149 in Neffs — just as it has for more than 142 years. A brick facade and bright flowers welcome the congregation each Sunday, when about 25 members typically attend. A decreasing population ...

St. Sylvester Church Serves Monroe County’s Catholic Community

By JANELL HUNTER Staff Writer WOODSFIELD — St. Sylvester Catholic Church has been serving the Monroe County community since 1866 with its congregation gathering in a log structure until its first brick building was built at 334 S. Main St. in Woodsfield in 1867. Originally part of the ...

First Presbyterian Church Looks to Future in Barnesville

By LENNY WITTENBROOK Staff Writer BARNESVILLE — Members of the Presbyterian Church have been meeting at the corner of West Church and North Chestnut streets in Barnesville since 1859, and with the recent installation of a new pastor and renovations to their historical building they seek ...