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Spring Break Vacation Bible School

Don’t have plans for Spring Break??? Holy Trinity Lutheran and Harlan United Methodist Churches will be sponsoring a Spring Break Vacation Bible School Monday, April 3 – Wednesday, April 5 from Noon – 3:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity, 18330 State Rd. 37, Harlan, IN. The theme is Animals of the Bible. We will be looking…

The Devil Tempts Me To Do It!

By: Rev. Gerry Weesner, Maples United Methodist Church ‘Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him… Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms…

Parson to Person

By: Dr. James Bachman Dear Parson, I have done some really bad things in my past. I have asked God for forgiveness many times, but I carry heavy, debilitating guilt. What can I do? Satan loves to drown Christians with false guilt. It is false because when we ask for forgiveness, God gives it. If…

Weight Watchers presents: Beyond the Scales in Woodburn

There will be a Weight Watchers Informational Meeting at Westwood Fellowship Church, 4100 Becker Road, Woodburn, IN 46797 on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be led by a Weight Watchers leader, and will describe the details of the Weight Watchers program. Follow-up meetings will be held at Westwood Fellowship in…

Recruiting Fishers of Men

By Rev. Gerry Weesner, Maples United Methodist Church “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once…

“A Christmas Celebration” at First United Methodist

On December 15th the children from the First United Methodist Church Preschool located at 113 W. Central Ave in Van Wert presented “A Christmas Celebration”. The children worked hard learning songs, poems and dances celebrating the birth of Jesus to perform for their families. For more information about the FUM Preschool contact Administrator April Ellerbrock…

1st United Methodist Preschool Art Show

On February 23rd the First United Methodist Church Preschool located at 113 W. Central Ave in Van Wert will be hosting an Art Auction at Wassenberg Art Center to benefit the preschool. From now until February 20th we will be collecting art donations, which can include but is not limited to paintings, jewelry, pottery and…

Community Church Service in Woodburn

The sister churches of Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn and Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Antwerp, will host a community church service. The service will be held on Sunday August 28, beginning at 10am, at the Riverside Park in Antwerp. The service is an outreach to anyone from northeast Indiana or northwest Ohio that would like to…

GLoW Youth Center 5K Run/Walk & Kids Run 

GLoW (God’s Lights of Woodburn) Youth Center and Gentz Insurance Agency will be hosting their 3rd annual Glow 5k Run/Walk on September 17th, 2016.  Money raised will be used to support all area youth (K-6th grade) in an after school program that promotes homework help, moral characteristic traits, and spiritual growth. GLoW has met the…