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The Press-Dispatch Church Wednesday, September 6, 2017 C- 3 CHURCH NOTE DEADLINE 10 A.M. EVERY TUESDAY Continued from page 2 Nazarene Methodist Gospel Center 420 E. Illinois Street Petersburg Across from Little League park Gospel Center Church For more information, please contact the church by email at gospelcenterchurch@ hotmail.com Starts September 10 6 - 7:30 PM Ages 3yrs - 18yrs Transportation available Pastor Jeff Powers 618-783-5566 Jspowers24@gmail.com Petersburg First Christian Church 1400 East Main Street, Petersburg, IN 47567 Petersburg First Christian Church is starting a new study! RegulaR SeRviceS Sunday, 10:30am (all welcome) Sunday, 6:30pm (all welcome) Wednesday, 6pm Dinner (all welcome) get a gRip on the BaSicS claSS Schedule Class start dates listed below. Books will be provided to attendees 09/06/17 • Wednesday 10am (adults) Wednesday, 6:30pm (all) 9/10/17 Sunday School, 9:30am (all) Group GRIEF SUPPORT Tuesdays 6pm - 8pm September 12 - December 5, 2017 Pike Co. Center for Women's Ministries 339 N. State Rd 61, Winslow, IN 47598 812-582-1486 (text or call) CONTACT US TODAY Help and encouragement aer the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life aer losing a loved one. Our group is led by caring people who have experienced grief and want to help you through the difficult days ahead. For those who don't feel you are ready to share, feel free to come and listen, watch the video clips and be blessed by the experiences of others. We know it hurts, and we want to help. Independent GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH Independent Baptist Church 420 E. Illinois Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9914 Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; AWANA clubs will meet Sunday's at 6:30 p.m., the children will learn from the Word of God and have fun doing it; Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Gospel Center invites you to worship the King of Kings with us every Sunday. You will hear sound biblical and applicable preaching each week. We are excited to bring AWANA back this fall as well. At the Gospel Cen- ter, you will find God lov- ing people who desire to serve and praise Good with their heart, soul, mind and strength. Come and Praise the King with us. We would be honored to have you come and join us and see what God is doing here at the Gospel Center Church. Rodney Fretwell, Sr. Pas- tor LIVING FAITH CHURCH INTERNATIONAL 718 E. Main Street, Petersburg Phone: 812-809-4544 Sunday services are at 10 a.m. and youth service at 6 p.m. Picture this—You wake up in the morning and at the foot of your bed is a wagon full of gifts. Gifts wrapped in bright and colorful paper with big bows just waiting to be opened. The thing is these gifts aren't for you to open, but for you to pass out as you go throughout your day. You have the opportu- nity to give these gifts to people as the Spirit of God, who lives inside of you, prompts you. Maybe the gift is a smile, a compliment, a prayer, an agreement in prayer, a financial blessing, etc. These are gifts that God has given to you. Now you have the option to pass these gifts out or you can take that wagon loaded with gifts back to the foot of your bed at the end of the day. The thing is, once you park that wagon, all of those gifts that God charged you with passing out but that still remain in the wagon, vanish as soon as it's parked in the evening. No one ben- efits from those gifts that you didn't hand out because maybe you were too busy to stop and talk to someone, or you were afraid of embar- OTWELL CONTENDERS OF FAITH Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer and Bible study meet- ing 7 p.m. William Breidenbaugh, Pastor PETERSBURG HOLINESS CHURCH Pastor 419-354- 5500 (C) Parsonage 812- 354-9446 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship and special junior church services 10 :30 a.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; weekly Wednesday night prayer meeting 7 p.m. Transportation available. Join us for monthly Bible study and youth night. Call for details. Chad Searls, Pastor THE CHURCH ALIVE WORSHIP CENTER 506 N. 9th St. Petersburg Pastor 812-354-6897 Service times: Sunday morning praise and wor- ship 10 a.m.; children's Sun- day school 11 a.m.; Wednes- day night praise and worship and Bible study 7 p.m. I hope God will see you at church somewhere. Mark Davis, Pastor TWIN OAKS CHURCH 1911 E. Co. Rd. 650 N. Petersburg 812-354-6389 Sunday school, Junior church and youth class 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; evening service 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday eve- ning prayer and praise ser- vice 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to each service. Tim Miller, Pastor Doris Catt, Reporter UNION COMMUNITY CHURCH 3082 N. CR 850 W., Union Pastor 812-664-5454 Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship service 11 a.m. Both services are EST; children's service every fifth Sunday – geared toward children. Summer crafts every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the church fellowship center for all ages. Everyone is welcome to the First Friday Fun, the first Friday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m. EST, to work on craft projects, scrapbook- ing, sewing, etc. There will be a Cricut available along with other crafting tools for use. Bring a snack to share if you can. Contact Angela Christie 812-664-5970, for more information. Kevin ( Janna) Easton, Pastor PIKE COUNTY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Phone —812-582-8222 Office hours: Open Mon- day, Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. till noon. Wednesday and Thursday, closed. Free peer counseling available, call 812-582-1486 or 812- 582-8222. Upcoming: Grief Sup- port Group (to help after the death of a spouse, child , family member or friend) will begin Tuesday's 6 - 8 p.m. from September 12-December 5 at the Pike Co. Center, 339 State Rd. 61 in Campbelltown. To regis- ter, call or text 812-582-1486. unto his own, and his own re- ceived him not." Bob Shepherd, Reporter rassing yourself by asking a stranger if they would like prayer. Whatever the reason, the gift that God gave to you to give went to waste. Allow the LOVE of God to be your wagon. Listen for His Spirit's prompting. For- get about yourself and be the ambassador of Christ that you were meant to be to this world. Calling all ladies. Out of the Box Ladies Ministry will be kicking off their next session on Saturday, Sept. 9, with a day out at the Chande- lier Barn. Ladies will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church to carpool. There is a $5 entry fee. Check the website for lo- cation and time for upcom- ing events, www.livingfc. org. Mailing address: P.O. Box 566, Petersburg, IN. More information at www.living- fc.org or call 812-809 -4544. Don and Christina Priest, Senior Pastors John and Julie Marron, Youth Pastors Melissa Bowens, Reporter Lutheran ST. JOHN'S LUTHER AN CHURCH 6483 W. 580 N. Otwell 812-482-7623 stjohnsboonetwp@ gmail.com Sunday, Sept. 10, Food Bank Sunday; Sunday school kick-off and Praise Team practice at 9 a.m.; worship at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. Church Council; Tues- day, Sept. 12, at 5:30 p.m. worship team and at 6:30 p.m. Bible study. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class; Sunday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. ST. PETER LUTHER AN CHURCH 10529 S. Church Street Stendal Sunday school 9 a.m., all ages are welcome; worship at 10 :15 a.m., church coun- cil, choir practice and Grand- parents Day. Bible verse for the week: Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God" ( John 6:29 NRSV ). Edwin H. Wicks, Pastor worship and 11:15 a.m. Mul- timedia training session. Catherine Burnette, Pas- tor Paula Mann, Administra- tive Assistant SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Give us a call: 812-354-8500 ALGIERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Highway 356, Petersburg Sunday school 9 a.m. and worship service 10 a.m. You are always welcome to join our friendly church and worship God with us. Mike Atkins, Pastor HOLLAND U.M. CHURCH 205 N. Second Ave. 812-536-4862 Sunday school classes 9:30 a.m.; morning worship service 10 :30 a.m. and Tues- day, Sept. 12, Bible study at 6:15 p.m. and Nominating committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. Keith Chanley, Pastor OTWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH E. Washington St. Otwell 812-354-2426 Otwell United Method- ist invites you to join us this Sunday at 10 a.m. as we wor- ship the Lord our God in the name of Jesus Christ! Otwell United Methodist meets at 9 a.m. for Sunday School and you may also join us in class! "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become ma- ture, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV ). Logan McCullough, Pas- tor PETERSBURG FREE METHODIST CHURCH 202 E. Walnut Street Pastor 812-354-6646 Normal weekly schedule is as follows: Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m., with morning worship starting at 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday night at 6 p.m., there is a casu- al Bible study; Wednesday evening, the children and youth ministries meet at 6:30 p.m., during the school year. There are no normal weekly activites on Wednes- day, during the school break. They will resume in the fall. If you can't make it to church on Sunday, check out our live stream on Pe- SPURGEON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 11505 N. Hwy. 61 Spurgeon Pastor 812-922-5362 Church service 9 a.m. and Sunday school 10 :10 a.m. "I will sprinkle clean wa- ter on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols" (Ezekiel 36:25 NIV ). Feeling of being clean and forgiven is like no oth- er transformation. You are a new person. Submit to Him daily to grow more closer to him as the Lord makes us clean. Josh Sanders, Pastor Sherry Julian, Reporter WHITE RIVER CHAPEL UMC 3555 W. SR 56 in Bowman 812-582-8896 Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school 10 :45 a.m.; Thursday eve- ning Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, Cas- tles Kings and the Armor of God, VBS event Sunday, from 1-6 p.m. for preschool through grade six. So many trials come in- to our lives and along with the business of life. These things can easily choke out the Life of God in us. But praise God, "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33). What things will be add- ed? God's order back into our lives—a peace that pass- es all understanding—He is in control. Questions regarding church events, call 812-582- 8896. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11, Petersburg, IN 47567. Terry Kamman, Pastor Judy Gumbel, Reporter ZOAR U.M. CHURCH 8818 W. Old Rd. 64 Holland 812-536-4862 Sunday morning worship service at 9 a.m.; Sunday school classes at 10 :15 a.m.; Bible study Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. Nominating commit- tee meeting and at 7 p.m. Ad- ministrative Council meet- ing. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Bible study at 10 a.m. and UMW at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. EPIC meeting. Keith Chanley, Pastor GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 210 W. Harrison Street, Oakland City Church 812-749-3535 Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; worship service 10 :30 a.m.; youth group meetings the last Sunday of each month 6 - 7 p.m.; community luncheons the third Tuesday of each month 10 a.m.-noon CDT. The community of Good Shepherd United Method- ist Church exists to glorify God through Jesus Christ our Lord. As a body of believ- ers, we pledge ourselves to al- low the Holy Spirit to develop within us maturity of spirit, unity of faith, and knowledge of the Son of God, so that we may be prepared to share His love, mercy and grace through our words and ac- tions, to a needy world. We extend an invitation to the public to come and wor- ship with us. The Good Shepherd takes care of His sheep. Douglas Low, Minister tersburg Free Methodist Church Facebook page. Peace and joy in the Lord. Mark Schlechty, Pastor Continued on page 7 We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PETERSBURG CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 118 West Pike Ave. Church 812-354-8851 Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m.; youth meeting at 5 p.m.; evening worship at 6 p.m. It is good to reflect on the Lord and His goodness to us. Psalm 13:5 -6 says, "But I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me." While we remember this great gift of love, may we seek others who need to know and experience His love in our worlds, and share that love with them! Come on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m., for a DVD series from Ray Vander Laan called, "That the World May Know: Early Church." Not only are these informative and historically accurate, they are challenging as we walk each day for Christ in our world. All are welcome to attend. Women's Fellowship and Ministry brunch, Thursday, Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. Bring a cov- ered dish to share. You are welcome to come, even if you can't bring anything. Community soup supper, Thursday, Sept. 21 from 4- 6 p.m. Soups and desserts will be served. Come to fel- lowship and have fun. We will have our mission emphasis for the church on Sunday, Sept. 24 in the eve- ning service. The Alabas- ter offering will be taken in the morning service, plus the children's mission les- son will be given during our morning children's church. Need a church home? Stop