Oakland Church February happenings Oakland Church, 70 Oakland Terrance in Charles Town, will be having a Children’s Ministry’s Family Night featuring the Magic of Michael T on Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Cost of Admission is free. On Feb. 4, from 5 − 8 p.m., Paul’s at Oakland Church will be sponsoring a chili cook-off. [...]

Asbury United Methodist Church is the oldest Methodist congregation in Jefferson County. Named for Francis Asbury, the first Methodist minister in America, the present location of the church can be traced back to June 24, 1791, when the Society of Methodists purchased a 1/4 acre from Charles Washington. The deed was proved on Jan. 11, [...]

Last June, I received a letter from Victoria Pendragon, an artist and writer, active with the Hampshire County Arts Council. I hope that Ms. Pendragon doesn’t mind my responding publicly to her letter but I’ve had some long held thoughts on the subject that the letter addresses. Having had the federal funding pulled and the [...]

Asbury United Methodist Church in Charles Town is hosting a special Advent Bible Study on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. The study is titled “The Journey” by Adam Hamilton and explores the events, prophecies and places surrounding the story of Jesus’ birth. Mr. Hamilton will take us to places in the Holy Land which will [...]