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Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. ••• First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible ...

Promises broken for beloved Waterloo Chapel

WATERLOO — There are places where faith settles into the wood grain, where morning light through stained glass feels like a quiet hymn and where a small country chapel becomes more than a building. For nearly a century, the Waterloo United Methodist Chapel was one of those places. Its ...

267 verses, one final question and a national championship

BRANSON, Mo. – Three questions remained. Across the table sat Michigan, the defending national champion, whose quizzers had spent most of their lives doing this. Across from them were three children representing Centre Pointe Church of Lewistown, whose Bible Quizzing program was only ...

Elements of an effective ministry, part one

[Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part article by Dr. James Barnes] In I Timothy 4:4-16 you will find a wonderful summary of what any ministry should look like, for in it will find 12 things, 12 elements, 12 essential features of effective ministry. They are kind of like a 12-step program and we could all use this 12 step program because at times we lose sight of what we should be doing and become addicted to other things. The key phrase is in v.6, “You will be a good servant of Christ Jesus”. Paul’s instruction is not just for Timothy but It is what the Spirit of God ...

Ohio already has the oldest Mormon temple. Now it has one of the newest

By PETER SMITH Associated Press KIRTLAND. Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland region is home to the oldest temple in the Mormon movement — and its newest in the U.S. The oldest was built in Kirtland, Ohio, in the 1830s and no longer functions as an active temple. But the faithful regularly visit ...

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Editor’s note: To submit a nonprofit announcement to The Sentinel’s Religion section, contact Tom Laub at (717) 248-6741 or by email at living@lewistownsentinel.com. Items also may be faxed to (717) 248-3481 or sent to The Sentinel, 21 S. Brown St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday during business hours for publication in the Saturday edition. Submissions will be published as space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions. • • • First Bakers UMC to host Bible study McCLURE — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a ...