Christ Episcopal Church will host a series of Advent music programs and Evensong services during the season of Advent. Beginning Sunday, a program of seasonal Advent music will be offered at 4 p.m. An ...

The Rev. Ian B. Reid, senior pastor at First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., Parkersburg, prepares for the annual Advent Candlelight Compline services. The services will be held each Wednesday during ...

The last week of 2021 brought news that touched and saddened Alabama’s religious community. The Rev. Frank Barker, founding pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, died Dec. 27 at 89. He led that ...

It's that beautiful, peaceful time of year! Below is the Advent Season Worship Service schedule featuring, of course, Rev. Alison Boden, Ph.D., Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel, and Rev. Dr.

‘Take up the whole armor of God,’ says Ephesians 6:13, ‘so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.’ ...

(RNS) — If we take the Incarnation seriously, we have a responsibility to build a theology where all of humanity is assumed in the body of Jesus. (RNS) — Just ahead of the first Sunday of Advent this ...

Did you know that story of Santa Claus began with a real person named Nicholas? Born in the third century, young Nicholas had philanthropic parents who set the example for him early on – and inspired ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...

The Advent wreath is a long-standing Christian tradition that marks the four weeks preceding the celebration of Christmas. However, the origins of the Advent wreath are mysterious. The Pre-Christian ...

The sequence of lighting the candles on an Advent wreath is to light the first purple candle on the first Sunday of Advent. Then move clockwise and light a second purple candle for the second Sunday ...