Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.

One of the most expensive parts of a house is the land it sits on. Community land trusts remove that from the equation.

John Bernard (Van) Vander Ark was born in Byron Center, Michigan to parents John and Alyda Vander Ark on July 6, 1933. He was the middle child, and only son.

Bethlehem Inn announced today that its Board of Directors has elected new board officers for 2025. Kevin Link, Dir. of ...

First Presbyterian Church in Great Bend will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Irish Stew meal on St. Patrick’s Day, member Earl Fox reports. "The Presbyterian men, along with the help of everyone ...

IOWA CITY -- First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City this weekend will be celebrating 25 years of support for Christian schools for boys and girls in Pakistan.

The First Presbyterian Church of Glen Cove, founded in 1869, held its final service on Saturday after more than 150 years of service. Once a vibrant hub of faith and community, it had been a second ...

JAY GATSBY - Dashing and obsessive. Gatsby is “new money.” Having pulled himself up by his bootstraps through shady business dealings that he’ll never admit, he is now the paragon of the ...

The congregation is continuing to meet elsewhere, but the 175-year-old church building was lost to fire damage.

Their business name: Holy Owned LLC. The former Mizpah Presbyterian Church, the oldest structure in the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood, has a Basilican bell tower containing the original bell.

the city of Bend, Oregon, went viral after someone began sticking googly eyes onto public sculptures around town. Many residents saw the googly eyes as a funny diversion, but city officials were ...