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‘In the Boat Together’: Post-Helene, Faith Communities Have Been Central to NC’s Long-Term Recovery

November 6, 2025 by Abigail Carpenter

In the year since the storm devastated parts of western North Carolina, religious congregations have provided food, housing and supplies — as well as a shared sense of community.

Appalachia, Religion and Politics

Mid-Ohio Valley Group Blends Religion, Politics to Affect Policy in Ohio and West Virginia

February 28, 2025 by Laura Harbert Allen, Keri Johnson and Dani Kington

Quietly, over the past 15 years, small group Bible-study-style gatherings near Parkersburg, W.Va. have formed the foundation for a movement that punches above its weight in terms of political influence.

Appalachia

Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields

February 6, 2025 by Laura Harbert Allen and Taylor Sisk

The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and revitalize resources.

Tag / Religion

‘In the Boat Together’: Post-Helene, Faith Communities Have Been Central to NC’s Long-Term Recovery

Mid-Ohio Valley Group Blends Religion, Politics to Affect Policy in Ohio and West Virginia

Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields