Emmanuel Baptist Church would like to welcome the Paulding Community to join us for a night of music brought by the West Coast Baptist College quartet Vessels of Honor. The Vessels of Honor is a summer ministry team consisting of four ladies traveling around the country singing and doing ministry in various churches. The concert…
The Van Wert County Ministerial Association could never have been able to bring the Darryl Strawberry Epidemic of Hope Weekend event to our area without the generous, compassionate, caring support of area businesses, churches, civic organizations and individuals. Out of the six events across Ohio the Tri-County Events at the Niswonger Performing Arts was the…
Children of Trauma, a Starr Global Learning Network Training will be presented at Hope Chapel, 9010 Van Wert Willshire Rd, (corner of Van Wert Willshire Rd & Richey Rd.) 5 minutes Southwest of Van Wert on Saturday April 28th from 9:00am -3:00pm. This presentation will be a worth the investment of your time and will…
By: Doris Applegate Many a time we stumble and fall Many a time lose our grip on the “ball” The darkness seems greater, much greater than light The good things we’d hope for seem lost from our sight Just when the darkness has trampled us down Deep depression and sadness we wear as a “crown”…
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, Elizabeth Vance, Kiwanis president introduced the guest speaker Brad Sisson. Sisson is the Executive Director of Youth for Christ in Defiance which services Paulding as well. Sisson discussed the upcoming Youth for Christ Camp (YFC camp). Camp lasts for 6 days where kids are removed from their fast paced,…
Associated Churches is hosting a “Baskets 4 Babies” campaign from April 9, 2018 – April 14, 2018, to benefit the Associated Churches’ ministry, A Baby’s Closet. All items will be donated to A Baby’s Closet, an incentive-driven program that provides essential baby items to low-income families (or families experiencing hardship) to safely and adequately care…
Darryl Strawberry is a name that baseball fans will recognize for many reasons…from his phenomenal 17-year Major League career to his battle with personal struggles off the field. Today, the former baseball star is a born-again Christian evangelist and minister. He has overcome depression, two bouts with cancer, drug and sex addictions, abuse, divorces, jail…
God’s Word calls us to “worship in spirit and truth” in John 4:24. Worship can be defined as “extravagant respect, or admiration for, or devotion to an object of esteem”. Christians worship the Lord in many ways, but the most common way is through songs of praise and adoration. Did you know there are other…
Harlan United Methodist Church and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church are partnering again this year to offer Vacation Bible School (VBS) during spring break for children preschool thru 6th grade! The Spring Break VBS will be held at the Harlan United Methodist Church (16434 St. Rd 37, Harlan), April 2, 3 and 4 from noon to…
There will be many opportunities for worship during Holy Week at Woodburn United Methodist Church. The Holy Week services begin with a Maundy Thursday Service on Thursday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. This will be a traditional worship service including Communion. Communion at Woodburn United Methodist is open to any who wish to come to…
Pastor Bill Watson and Joe Lippi from Turn Right Go Straight and Pastor Paul Hamrick of New Hope Recovery from Van Wert attended the Epidemic of Hope event in Circleville. They joined over 500 area wide community leaders, law enforcement, church leaders and concerned family members who listened as Darryl And Traci Strawberry, Recovery Specialist…
Members and friends of Mt Calvary Lutheran Church in Antwerp participated in a Family Lenten Project on an icy February 11 Sunday morning. A Lenten display featuring a cross and symbols of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection was fashioned by each family for use at home and sharing with others. A Song for Lent was learned…
Each year the family at Riverside Christian Church has a Chili Cook-off contest to see who the judges decide makes the best chili. This year, on February 3rd, Stephanie McCullough received the honor from Staci McKeever who had won it 3 years in a row prior to this. The cook-off was all in good fun…
