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United by the gospel

There are a number of churches in our community. If you were to compare them all, I’m sure you would find a significant number of differences among them, whether it is in organizational structure, worship style, or interpretations in certain areas of teaching. But one thing unites every true church, and therefore all who believe in Jesus, the gospel of Jesus Christ. As I write this article, I am returning from a trip to Mexico to visit members of our family. While there I had the opportunity to minister God’s Word several times to diverse groups of individuals. One thing I observed ...

Local church briefs

Holy Week Services If your church, parish or religious organization is having an event or services during Holy Week that you would like mentioned, please email us at news@lockhaven.com. Be sure to include the date, time and location of the event or service along with a brief description, and we will add yours to our list of services that are happening on Good Friday through Easter Sunday. Soup Sale FLEMINGTON — St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be holding a soup sale Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon. Soups being offered are chicken corn, vegetable ...

Conservative Anglican leaders restructure organization in break from traditions

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, signaling a break from the traditions of the historic Anglican Communion as they seek to reorder the 400-year-old church group. The Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, dissolved its Gafcon Primates Council and replaced it with the Global Anglican Council. The new council will include primates, advisers and guarantors, made up of bishops, clergy and lay members, each with full voting privileges, Gafcon general secretary The Right Reverend Paul Donison said in a statement. The ...

The spiritual journey of Lent

Since the beginning of Christianity Lent has been a spiritual journey, a walking with Jesus in the desert. Christ was led into the desert by the Holy Spirit to establish a path for all people to walk from sin to God the Father. As Christians we are called like Jesus to begin our journey motivated by the Holy Spirit to take stock of our human weakness, recognizing where we are in relation to where we wish to go. Then we must walk away from these attachments, following in the footsteps of our Lord, confronting our appetites through mortification which is a dying to self that we might live ...

Local church briefs

Shoe Drive MARSH CREEK — Marsh Creek Brethren in Christ Church has been collecting shoes for the Gospel Tide’s “Your Soles for Their Souls” collection campaign. The Shoe Drive continues until March 1. This is the fifth year the Marsh Creek BIC Church has collected shoes to support Gospel Tide. Other church congregations and individuals are encouraged to search their closets and shoe racks and donate to this annual campaign. Our church coordinator is Bonnie Young, who is willing to pick up shoes locally or arrange for convenient pick-up in the community. We also have ...