Skip to main content

Weekly Update for Sunday, February 4, 2024

Guest Speaker this Sunday, we are happy to have with us Mr. Paul Bertsch, Regional Director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He will be preaching for our morning worship service.

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is learning Bible 101.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for February are hats, gloves, and scarves.

Being in a Band

I have always loved being in a band.

Well, let me amend that: most of the time I have loved being in a band.

The idea has appealed to me ever since one fateful night in the fall of 1966. My father came in the room to change the channels on the television, saying “Hey Dave, there’s a new show on I think you might like. It’s supposed to be funny”. He switched it over to The Monkeys, and I was hooked. The show was funny, but for me it connected on a whole other level. It made me want to play guitar. And not just play guitar: it made me want to play guitar in a band.

There is much to be said for one person playing solo guitar, accompanying themselves as the sing. I like the singer-songwriter genre, and there are a handful of artists who play and sing solo that I have listened to over the years. I enjoy singing and playing myself, too.

But there’s only so much you can do with one voice, six strings and ten fingers.

Read More

Weekly Update for Sunday, January 28, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study is learning Bible 101.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for January are stuffed animals and games.

Couples Getaway We have several couples planning an overnight getaway to McCormick’s Creek State Park from January 30 through February 1. If you have questions, please see Connie Liechty or Barbara Hohmann.

2023 Giving Statements Giving statements for 2023 have been either placed in your church mailbox or mailed to your home address. If you have not yet received a statement and expected one, please call the church office

Next Sunday – Mr. Paul Bertsch, Regional Director with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Will be preaching our morning service

Weekly Update for Sunday, January 21, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study explores God making us whole.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for January are stuffed animals and games.

Couples Getaway We have several couples planning an overnight getaway to McCormick’s Creek State Park from January 30 through February 1. If you have questions, please see Connie Liechty or Barbara Hohmann.

2023 Giving Statements Giving statements for 2023 have been either placed in your church mailbox or mailed to your home address. If you have not yet received a statement and expected one, please call the church office.

Nursery Volunteers Meeting There will be a brief meeting today after the morning service for those serving in the nursery or interested to serve in the nursery.

Sanctity of Life Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday. We will be taking a free-will offering to support our local crisis pregnancy center, Pregnancy Choices. If you’d like to give in this way, please designate your gift to Pregnancy Choices.

Weekly Update for Sunday, January 14, 2024

Evening Service today (January 14th) is cancelled due to the weather.

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study explores God making us whole.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Nursery Volunteers Meeting There will be a brief meeting for those serving in the nursery on January 21 after the morning service.

Couples Getaway We have several couples planning an overnight getaway to McCormick’s Creek State Park from January 30 through February 1. They’d love to have you join them for a time of fun and fellowship. If you have questions about making your own reservations or anything else, please see Connie Liechty or Barbara Hohmann.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for January are stuffed animals and games.

Sanctity Of Life Next Sunday January 21 we will be taking a special offering for Pregnancy Choices

Weekly Update for Sunday, January 7, 2024

Youth Group (6th–12thJoin us Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:00 for Rooted Youth Group! Come spend time with friends as we have fun and explore the Christian faith. Our current study explores God making us whole.

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thJoin us Wednesday nights from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Nursery Volunteers Meeting There will be a brief meeting for those serving in the nursery on January 21 after the morning service.

Couples Getaway We have several couples planning an overnight getaway to McCormick’s Creek State Park from January 30 through February 1. They’d love to have you join them for a time of fun and fellowship. If you have questions about making your own reservations or anything else, please see Connie Liechty or Barbara Hohmann.

Operation Christmas Child OCC items for January are stuffed animals and games.

Reading the Bible

The first time I tried to read the Bible was when I was a boy, probably in the first or second grade. My parents had a big black leather Bible they kept on our coffee table. I knew this book was important to my parents and grandparents, and to the preacher at our church, so I became curious to know what it was inside. I opened the front cover and began turning pages, trying to read here and there. I had no idea who King James was (the old rascal), or what King James English should sound like. After a few fruitless minutes trying to understand something of what I could read, I closed the Bible and put it back in its place on the coffee table. My initial exposure to God’s Word left me feeling that the Bible was a mysterious and difficult book.

The Bible is a mysterious and difficult Book. But it is also meant to be read and understood, at least in its main message. The fact is, when the Bible is translated into their native languages, the Story of the Bible can be understood by people all over the world.

Read More

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 31, 2023

Youth Group (6th–12thThere is no Youth Group this Sunday night. We’ll be back together on January 7!

Bible Explorers (3’s–5thBible Explorers is taking a break for a few weeks. We’ll be back together on January 10!

No Evening Service There will be no Evening Worship Service tonight in order to allow families more time for holiday gatherings.

Couples Getaway We have several couples planning an overnight getaway to McCormick’s Creek State Park from January 30 through February 1. They’d love to have you join them for a time of fun and fellowship. If you have questions about making your own reservations or anything else, please see Connie Liechty or Barbara Hohmann.

Lottie Moon Offering Envelopes for the annual Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions are available at the Welcome Center.

Church Office The church office will be closed Monday and Tuesday for New Years.