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The bells at First Evangelical Lutheran Church fell silent in October 2022.

Church bells will ring out over Leechburg again this Easter. After more than a year and $30,000 in fundraising, the bells of First Evangelical Lutheran Church are fixed and set to ring again for the first time to welcome worshipers to Easter Sunday services. In addition, the church is planning

A Leechburg pastor is prepping for double ministerial duty at Protestant churches that cross denominational lines. With Sue Washburn preparing to leave her post as interim pastor of Leechburg’s Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church in mid-February, church leaders on Sunday approved naming the Rev. James Arter as part-time minister of

Walkers have expressed their horror at seeing a river turn blue with dead fish floating on the surface.

A defunct church belltower in Leechburg will soon be operational again, thanks to the fundraising work of church volunteers the last five months. “I had a Jesus moment,” said the Rev. James Arter of First Evangelical Lutheran Church of the moment last Tuesday when he opened the church mailbox and

Organizers of the Leechburg Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony are set to honor three people for their outstanding contributions to the community. In its 18th year, the awards dinner is hosted by the Leechburg Area Community Association. This year’s inductees are Ian Coyle, Robin Patton and the Rev.

The Rev. James Arter climbed a narrow ladder several stories Wednesday to reach the bell tower at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leechburg. As he manually rang one of the 28 bells, the melodic tone produced by the nearly 3,500-pound bell brought a smile to his face — and sent

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The faithful flocked together Friday for a walk with a monumental message in Leechburg. The Good Friday Community Cross Walk, hosted by the Leechburg Ministerial Association, began at 2 p.m. on Main Street. It proceeded down Third Street and circled back through the business district on Market Street. About 30