This week in Christian history: first Mother’s Day celebration
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, May 05, 2024 The former Andrews Methodist Church is the International Mother’s Day Shrine, pictured April 22, 2008, in Grafton, W.Va., where Mother’s Day began 100 years ago. The founder, Anna Jarvis wanted the first Mother’s Day service to be held in the former church, where her mother … Read more
