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Annual service CARROLL — The annual church service for Mt. Union Church on Harbach Road, Carroll Mountain, will be Sunday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. McElhattan UMC McELHATTAN —If you are searching for a church, members of McElhattan United Methodist Church extend an invitation to join them for Sunday morning worship at 10 a.m. The church is under new pastoral leadership by Laura Gilbert. Laura preaches on today’s challenges and where to seek God’s help through the scriptures. This past Sunday, Sept. 11, was Patriot’s Day. Her sermon gave those in ...

He is!

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? Psalms 139:7 In this Psalm in which David is meditating on the pervasive knowledge of God and the wisdom of his sovereign plans for his image bearers, David asks the rhetorical question: “Where shall I flee from ...

Chiz Rider in concert on Sept. 11

PHOTO PROVIDED Beech Creek Wesleyan Church is proud to present A Morning with Chiz Rider in a combined Worship Service, Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. Chiz’s trumpet ministry appeals to a wide age range. From the heartfelt “Amazing Grace,” which he played at a Billy Graham Crusade, to the ...

Local church briefs

Drive-up Dinner RENOVO — First United Methodist Church, 7th Street, Renovo, is having a roast beef dinner on Monday, Sept. 12, from 4-6 p.m. The dinner includes slow roasted, succulent and tender roast beef, accompanied by mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans with an assortment of homemade desserts. The cost will be $12. Pre-orders can be called in using 570-923-1313 between 2-4 p.m. with pickup being from 4-6 p.m. Please enter from 8th Street and come to the back porch of the church to claim your orders. Serving will continue until 6 p.m., unless the food runs out. ...

On Colombia’s San Andres, a historic church’s roots run deep

SAN ANDRES, Colombia (AP) — First Baptist Church was born by a tamarind tree perched on a hill overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Under the tree’s shade, First Baptist’s founder taught English-speaking former slaves and their descendants how to read using the Bible. The tree still stands more than 175 years later — even if crooked after surviving devastating hurricanes. The church is so crucial to the history of the Colombian island of San Andres that detailed record of births and deaths are kept here in crumbling books that date back nearly two ...

In His image

In our world today, there is a lot of negativity, hopelessness, despair, lawlessness, greed and selfishness among people. In many cases, there is such unsurety about what is the truth and who can we trust. People feel betrayed and often filled with fear. It is hard to be positive about each ...