International Mother’s Day Shrine names Carolyn Sapp Spring as 2025 Honored Mother in Grafton, West Virginia

Mother’s Day celebration began in West Virginia … in Grafton - Morgan Messenger

by Trish Rudder Here in West Virginia, we have a lot to be thankful for in celebrating Mother’s Day in the United States. In 1907 in Grafton, Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church where it was celebrated, and the church still serves as the International Mother’s Day Shrine. The “shrine to all mothers” stands as a monument to Mother’s Day and became the International Mother’s Day Shr…

International Mother’s Day Shrine names Carolyn Sapp Spring as 2025 Honored Mother in Grafton, West Virginia

GRAFTON, W.Va. — The International Mother’s Day Shrine has announced Carolyn Sapp Spring, of Grafton, as the 2025 “Honored Mother.”