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Egg Hill Church to hold homecoming service Oct. 16

POTTERS MILLS — In Potter Township, Centre County, near Potters Mills, the Egg Hill Church will hold their annual “Homecoming Service” on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. The public is invited to the fall service conducted by Dwight Freed with the Penns Valley Men’s Chorus providing the music. The church has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. Interest in the Egg Hill Church is probably second to the Round Barn for history in Potter Township. John Dauberman, a Potter Township and Centre County farmer, was on the township tax records as early as 1801. He ...

Local Church Briefs

Special Music HOWARD — Howard United Methodist Church will have a piano student or two performing during their Sunday, Oct. 16, morning service beginning at 9 a.m. The Penn State Trombones Quartet will be at the church at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23. Please consider bringing some extra money to throw in the trombone case for them as a love offering. The public is invited to each of the Sunday morning services for the special music. Hymn sing DUNNSTOWN — The Dunnstown United Methodist Church will have a Hymn Sing on Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. Everyone who loves hymn singing is ...

When does the kingdom life begin?

When do we start living the kingdom life? Does it happen upon our death, or does it begin once we give our lives to Jesus? If you said the latter, you’d be correct. The problem is that we look at the world and don’t see anything like what Jesus promises when he teaches us to pray “Your ...

An evening with singer/songwriters at Lifetree Church

JERSEY SHORE — Christian recording artist Chris Pick and GMA Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian Music singer-songwriter Mitch McVicker will be holding a free concert at Lifetree Church in Jersey Shore on Saturday, Oct. 29. Pick was exposed to a variety of music early on by his family, and eventually went to music school, where he was classically trained. He continues to cherish the creative and diverse sounds of groups such as The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Monkees. His first album was based on a song he wrote for John Lennon’s 20th Memorial in 2000. During this ...

Local church briefs

Hymn sing DUNNSTOWN — The Dunnstown United Methodist Church will have a Hymn Sing on Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. Everyone who loves hymn singing is welcome. Come sing the favorite songs of those attending, and get the chance to ask for your favorite to be sung. Game Night LOCK HAVEN — The next monthly Game Night at Great Island Presbyterian Church, 12 W. Water St., Lock Haven, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6-8 p.m. All ages welcome. Games and cards will be available or bring your favorite to share. Game nights are held monthly on the second Thursday of the month. Soup ...

Six things Satan wants more than anything else

Whether we like it or not, every Christian must come to terms with the fact that there is a real enemy. Known by many names, including Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, and the devil, which he makes it clear from his first encounter with mankind in Genesis 3 that he has nothing but malicious intent for God’s creation. So much so that Jesus says this regarding his character, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John ...