STORIES: In and Out of the Dark: coal7

With her mother Terri pressed to her back, 7-year-old Amber Sturgeon's teeth chatter as she raises her arms in worship at River Valley Apostolic Worship Center in Middleport, Ohio. The Apostolic faith, an offshoot of the larger Pentecostal movement, is common within Appalachia. The movement's conservative views reflect the area's political atmosphere.

With her mother Terri pressed to her back, 7-year-old Amber Sturgeon's teeth chatter as she raises her arms in worship at River Valley Apostolic Worship Center in Middleport, Ohio. The Apostolic faith, an offshoot of the larger Pentecostal movement, is common within Appalachia. The movement's conservative views reflect the area's political atmosphere.