Pennyslvania

In Pa. governor’s race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways

By Peter Smith — October 28, 2022
CARMICHAELS, Pennsylvania (AP) — The two candidates are appealing to the contrasting religious and ethnic demographics that have supported each side in recent campaigns, with a majority of white Catholics and white evangelicals voting and Democrats drawing on support from Black Christians, Latino Catholics, Jews, Muslims and people of no religion.

‘Go in peace’: Pennsylvania church founded in 1800 holds last service

By Associated Press — December 27, 2021
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (AP) —The First Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, which is nearly as old as the borough itself, held the final scheduled service on Christmas Eve.

Mistaken identity brings threats to Pastor Zimmermann

By Molly Vorwerck — July 25, 2013
(RNS) George Zimmermann, 78, retired to Deland, Fla., 16 years ago from his post at Georgetown United Methodist Church in Paradise, Pa. He said his time in Florida had been relatively peaceful and uneventful – until the phone calls began trickling in.
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