Category: Churches

Ladies Society of Emanuel Lutheran Church Supports Many Local Organizations

The Ladies Society of Emanuel Lutheran Church sponsors two events each year, April and September. The Society supports many charities including: New Haven Food Bank, Lutheran World Relief, Worship for Shut-Ins, Lutheran Social Services, Emanuel’s Vacation Bible School, Concordia Theological Seminary, Mission trips to Kenya, and other charities. Emanuel Lutheran Church is located at 800…

FFC has Successful Valentine’s Dinner

The second annual Valentine Dinner was again a great success. The couples and individuals who came out on one of the coldest nights of the year were not disappointed. A delicious fine dining meal, music by Larry Noirot, a special memory photo by Deb Gamble of God’s Paint Photography Walmart, and to over a dozen…

Antwerp Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Distributes Mission Money

Every December the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church (LCMS) designates its remaining mission fund budget money to local, regional, or international recipients as needed.  2015 was another banner financial year for the church and provided the opportunity for Mt. Calvary to exceed the mission goal.  This year the largest recipients of the mission funds were both…

Operation Christmas Child a Huge Success at Central Lutheran School

Working with Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, students at Central Lutheran School participated once again in Operation Christmas Child.  Rather than exchanging Christmas gifts in their classrooms, students and their families collect items that will be packaged in shoeboxes and shipped all over the world to those in need.  Items include hygiene items, small toys, school…

Trunk or Treat Invitation

Come dressed in costume ready to play some games and have some fun, Sunday, October 25th from 3 – 5 p.m. in the parking lot across from First United Methodist Church on Central Avenue for “Trunk or Treat.” The youth of First Church will host the games and parishioners will open their trunks. Games, Prizes,…

Wine Tasting event at Divine Mercy Catholic Church

Divine Mercy Catholic Church of Paulding is hosting a Wine Tasting to be held on October 24, 2015 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the Payne Campus in the Parish Hall. Three local wineries – Majestic Oaks of Grand Rapids, Leisure Time of Napoleon, and Jubilee Winery of Delphos are bringing their five top wines to taste.…

Local Missionaries to travel to Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) is a country of extreme contradiction, from golden clad pagodas to beggars who sleep outside. A place where democracy and persecution coexist. Where old conservative laws do little to protect throw away children from drug lords and human traffickers but… a camera pointed at the wrong sign has been known to land people…