An adult summer mission trip to New Bern, N.C. is being organized by the First United Methodist Church Mission and Outreach Team for the week of July 7-13.
The trip will involve repair and restoration of homes damaged by Hurricane Florence that devastated the community in September 2018. The mission organization is Samaritan's Purse who oversees and coordinates the various building projects.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church will hold its Vacation Bible School next week, Sunday, June 2 to Friday, June 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This is traditionally the first local VBS program in the area.
This year's theme "Roar!: Life is wild - God is good" involves activity-filled evenings, for six days, Sunday through Friday, at 8905 Columbus-Grove Rd, Bluffton.
This popular program averages over two hundred kids in attendance.
The VBS is for youth ages 4 through fifth grade inclusive. Since the program starts on Sunday, please just come on Sunday evening to register.
The Icon invites churches in its viewership area to submit Vacation Bible School information for posting.
The Icon already has information from:
• Bluffton Baptist VBS
• Bluffton Community VBS
• County Line Churh of the Brethren VBS
• Ebenezer Mennonite VBS
• Pandora Communtiy VBS
Any other VBS programs not on our schedule, please contact [email protected]
We also invite VBS directors to send photos during their VBS. Jpegs please, and provide identifications.
Kerry Wright, Jr., accepted a call to serve as Director of Children and Family Ministries at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. He began his ministry on May 21.
He served in ministry as a volunteer at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, 20 years ago, helping to lead worship at a Saturday evening service called Common Bond.
He has served at two other churches, first as a lay worship leader at Ebenezer Mennonite Church and the second as a full-time associate pastor and the chairman of the elder board at Encounter Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
Trinity Lutheran School’s graduation will be held Sunday, May 26, in the 10:30 a.m. service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Jacob Miles is the class speaker. The class members are: Zander Steven Mays, Jacob William Miles and Brandon Pierce Stuckey.
Special music will be by the students in the third and fourth grades playing hand chimes. The students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade will sing “The Path.”
There will be a regular service at 8 a.m. with Bible classes and Sunday School beginning at 9:20 a.m.
