Seven area churches are preparing for a community-wide vacation Bible school program to be held Sunday, July 19, through Thursday, July 23, at Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
Children age 4 through 5th grade are welcome to attend without any fee. The VBS program will meet each night from 6-8 p.m.
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Early registration is recommended by Sunday, July 12; registration will be available on the first night of VBS. Forms are available at each church and on Facebook.
Pleasant View and Mount Cory United Methodist Churches will co-host vacation Bible school August 3-7 from 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Cory UMC, 300 N. Main. Pre-registration will be August 2 @ BFLC from 6-8 p.m. The week will conclude with a joint service on Sunday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Cory followed by a community cook-out at the BFLC. Service will include the children singing songs they learned during VBS.
Former Bluffton residents Jerry and Leonor Kennell, now North American ambassadors to SEMILLA, the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St.
All are welcome to visit with the Kennells and learn more about SEMILLA, including information about their unique joint programming relationship with Bluffton University, as well as an upcoming Guatemala learning tour.
First Mennonite Church will commission Shannon Thiebeau as their Director of Youth Ministry during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, June 14. Theibeau, a native of St. Marys, is a 2015 graduate of Bluffton University, where she majored in religion with a concentration in youth ministry.
Dr. Alex Sider will be the guest preacher during Sunday's service. Sider is an Associate Professor of Religion, the Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Bible and Religion Director of Peace and Conflict Studies at Bluffton University.
The Pandora United Methodist Church will be host a free community meal on Wednesday, June 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. In the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington St., Pandora.
The meal this month is provided by the Mission Committee and is shredded chicken sandwich, relishes, applesauce, baked beans, dessert and beverage.
