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Vacation Bible School ANTES FORT — Vacation Bible School will be held at the Antes Fort Methodist Church beginning on Sunday, Aug. 13, through Wednesday, Aug. 16. “Rainforest Explorers” is the theme for the VBS that runs each evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The VBS is for children ages 3 years through 8th grade. Chicken barbecue McELHATTAN — McElhattan Pathway to Christ, formally McElhattan United Methodist Church, will have a Chicken Barbecue on Aug. 5, from 11 a.m. until sold out, by curbside pickup. The meal will feature a half ...

Pathway to Christ welcomes new preacher

McELHATTAN — Psalms 32:8 says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life,” and for one church these words are far more than just a reassurance. Previously known as the McElhattan United Methodist Church, McElhattan Pathway to Christ effectively disaffiliated from the ...

The Parable of the Wheat and Tares

Did you know there is an example of bioterrorism in the Bible? In Matthew 13 Jesus told this parable: “the Kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away… then the servants asked him, ‘do you want us to go and pull the weeds up?’” In Jesus day, sewing weeds in a neighbor's field was a common way folks had of getting even with each other. Instead of spray-painting graffiti on the wall or egging the neighbor’s chariot, they would sow Bearded Darnell into their ...

Local church briefs

Vacation Bible School ANTES FORT — Vacation Bible School will be held at the Antes Fort Methodist Church beginning on Sunday, Aug. 13, through Wednesday, Aug. 16. “Rainforest Explorers” is the theme for the VBS that runs each evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Registration begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The VBS is for children ages 3 years through 8th grade. 5th Sunday Services MILL HALL — Mill Hall United Methodist Church will host their sister churches, Flemington and Lamar, for a 5th Sunday Service on July 30 at 10:30 a.m. A Fellowship Lunch will be held after the ...

The Sound of Freedom

Have you seen “The Sound of Freedom?” I strongly recommend that you do, and if you haven’t, many theaters in our area are showing this truthful, inspiring and informative movie. The context concerns all of us and there is a need to be educated and instructed on the topic. The name of ...

Local church briefs

Chicken barbecue McELHATTAN – McElhattan Pathway to Christ, formally McElhattan United Methodist Church, will have a Chicken Barbecue on Aug. 5, from 11 a.m. until sold out, by curbside pickup. The meal will feature a half chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans and peach cobbler for dessert. The suggested donation for the meal is $15. Outdoor Movie Night BEECH CREEK — Beech Creek Wesleyan Church is having an Outdoor Movie Night, Friday, July 28, at 8:30 p.m. Members will be watching the movie, “Do You Believe.” A clergyman’s re-energized faith and commitment has a ...