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Bargains and Blessings HUNTER RUN — Bargains and Blessings Community Closet will hold its final clothing sale of the season on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m., in the fellowship hall of Faith Chapel United Methodist Church. The church is located at 551 Hunter Run Road, Howard, and the sale will be held rain or shine. Enter through the side door off the lower parking lot. Gently used clothing, shoes and accessories are priced at $5 per bag, cash only, and bags are furnished. Sizes range from infants through 3X for the entire family. Free coffee, water and bagged snacks will ...

Asian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way

The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of Philadelphia’s Chinatown. His 120-strong evangelical Christian congregation in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania is under the same umbrella as two other immigrant congregations totaling 500 members who speak Mandarin and Cantonese respectively. While those members hold conservative views and support former president Donald Trump, Lee’s younger flock tends to lean left. “We’re just one church,” he said. “But we’re so diverse that it’s hard to ...

Finding Faith: Check your oil!

This has been my husband’s advice to our children ever since they received their driver’s license. He has installed into their memory the absolute necessity of lubricating their vehicle and the disastrous effects of not doing so. When you compare your spiritual life and what it needs ...

Bargains and Blessings Community Closet to open Oct. 19

HOWARD — Bargains and Blessings Community Closet will hold its final clothing sale of the season on Saturday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., in the fellowship hall of Faith Chapel United Methodist Church. The church is located at 551 Hunter Run Road, Howard, and the sale will be held rain or shine. Enter through the side door off the lower parking lot. Gently used clothing, shoes and accessories are priced at $5 per bag, cash only, and bags are furnished. Sizes range from infants through 3X for the entire family. Free coffee, water and bagged snacks will be available. Donations of ...

Local Church Briefs

Soup Sale MILL HALL — Bald Eagle United Presbyterian Church has their annual vegetable soup sale coming up on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. until noon, at the church at 109 Main St. in Mill Hall. The beef vegetable soup is $7 a quart. There will also be a vegetable soup with no meat offered. For call in and pre-orders, please call the church at 570-726-4112 and leave a message that includes your name, phone number and how many quarts you would like. Walk-in orders will be accommodated until sold out. Proceeds from this soup sale will help to offset the cost of the wintertime ...

Beech Creek Wesleyan to host The Craguns in concert Oct. 13

BEECH CREEK — Beech Creek Wesleyan Church would like to extend an invitation to The Craguns in concert. The church will be hosting The Craguns on Sunday, Oct. 13, with the concert beginning at 6 p.m. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to share in a great evening of great music ...