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  • New (Catholic) church ready for 3,000-member parish in West Virginia

    07/25/2006 7:05:12 PM PDT · by NYer · 28 replies · 1,528+ views
    Catholic News Agency ^ | July 25, 2006
    CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Jul. 25, 2006 (CNA) - Charles Town, West Virginia, has a new city landmark — St. James Catholic Church — believed to be the largest Catholic church in the state. Bishop Michael Bransfield of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will preside at the dedication mass for the new church this evening.About two years ago, parishioners decided it was high time their growing congregation, currently numbering 3,400, had a new home. The old church seats only 276 people and seven services had to be held on the weekends to accommodate everyone, reported the Charles Town Herald. The parish also...