The birth of Jesus and the pandemic: Finding and embracing hope

According to Pastor Chuck Mason of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, “What you see, it's the experience. It's the testimonies that people share that can never be debated or taken away because we've experienced. That's what the relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is — it's experience. It's where we're witnesses to what he's done. And not only in our own lives, but in the lives of people around us, and that can't be debated. It can't be taken away. Because it's our experience.”

Select boards: Greenwood, W. Paris and Newry meet

Renters no longer protected from eviction

Congo Craftsmen: Building for a cause

Augusta church holds baptisms on the river

Rick Stoops, who has served as the church as pastor since 1982, said this is the first he has seen the church hold a river baptism.

Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations

Faith groups across the state are returning to 'a new normal,' knowing that some members may not be inoculated.

Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion

The organization also kicks out two other churches for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.

As officials investigate Oakland church gathering, town manager worries ‘this has the potential to be a superspreader’

Oakland police are talking with state officials about large gatherings held over the weekend at Kingdom Life Church to determine what action should be taken in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Basilica reopens for limited, indoor Mass on Monday

Many local churches are opting to keep closed weeks or months more. Those that do reopen must limit services to 50 people, including the officiants and attendants.

Area clergy using technology to minister to faith community during pandemic

Shepherds of the flock remain connected despite physical distance.