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Pot Pie Sale RUNVILLE — Bald Eagle Valley Community UM Church will have a homemade pot pie sale on Monday, March 13. Your choice of either ham or chicken pot pie with homemade bread available at $8 a quart. Pre-orders can be called in to Janette at 814-883-0893. Pickup starts at 4 p.m. at the church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte (located directly behind the Wingate Sheetz). Walk-in sales welcomed at 4 p.m. until sold out. Spaghetti Dinner JERSEY SHORE — Oriole Church, 39 Main Road, Jersey Shore, will be hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, March 18, from 4-7 p.m. Ticket ...

Finding Faith: Because God is merciful

Many years ago a friend led me to develop the habit of responding to the ubiquitous question “How are you?” with the answer “Better than I deserve.” More often than not that answer is met with a quizzical response. You see, the Bible’s revelation of the natural state of human beings ...

Local Church Briefs

Annual Spring Bazaar JERSEY SHORE — St. James Lutheran Church located at 3242 Middle Road, Jersey Shore, will hold its annual Spring Bazaar on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The general public can purchase a hot lunch, homemade soups, hamburg BBQ and hot dogs as well as homemade bake goods including pies, cakes, cookies, fudge, brownies and more. There will also be an assortment of items from their white elephant table, including collectibles and numerous bric-a-brac items. The church also invites you to attend their regular worship service every Sunday at 10 ...

Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren — for having a woman pastor. The vote by the convention's Executive Committee culminates growing tension between the nation's largest Protestant denomination — which officially opposes women as pastors — and a congregation whose story has been one of the biggest church-growth successes of modern times. The committee cited Saddleback's having “a female teaching pastor functioning in the ...

Who do you trust?

I think it is accurate to say, we experience daily more untrustworthiness, lies, half-truths, name calling and broken promises in spite of all our knowledge, wealth and technology. It can be confusing and sometimes overwhelming. It is hard to decide who is telling the truth and who you can ...

‘Passion: The Musical’ to be performed at First Baptist Church

LOCK HAVEN — Piercing Word announced the presentation of “Passion: The Musical” on April 2 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lock Haven. This original production will be touring throughout the Easter season. “This is a powerful presentation of the gospel and how Jesus fulfills everything written about him in the Old Testament. We have framed the piece with a modern-day, urban concept that offers a compelling perspective on the last supper, trial, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. The beauty of the music and the truth of the words create a powerful piece that will ...