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Congregations combine as era begins

YEAGERTOWN — Current circumstances have led to the closing of an area church. Yeagertown United Methodist Church has merged with Rhodes Memorial UMC as both congregations transition into a new era. According to Pastor Steven Small, the Yeagertown church could no longer keep its doors open due to higher utility costs and an aging, shrinking congregation. The members voted in January to merge congregations with Rhodes Memorial UMC at 500 Highland Ave. in Pleasant Acres and sell the Yeagertown building. The funds from selling the property will help with needed repairs at the Rhodes ...

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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, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown, PA 17044. Items must be received by Tuesday 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 LEWISTOWN — First Bakers United Methodist Church will host a Bible study every ...

Trust in the Lord’s work

Hope is the magic ingredient — Romans 8:18-28 When the obituary for 80-year-old Katie McDonald appeared in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press several years ago, it contained all kinds of praise for her virtues, but it also highlighted some of her eccentricities. One paragraph said: “She was preceded in death by the father of their four children, Charles Alan McDonald, whom she loved to her dying day, and her beloved family pets: Simon the Siamese cat; Peanut, the wiener dog; Sugar the howling dog; Daisy, the very special-extremely-important-stray dog; and most notably, ...

Church groups will travel to the Holy Land

LEWISTOWN – Local church groups are planning two different trips to the Holy Land in 2024. Pastor Stephanie Rupert from Grace United Methodist Church and Pastor Steven Small, who serves multiple United Methodist Churches in Lewistown, will lead the traveling groups. Pastor Rupert will lead the first trip from March 11 through March 20, 2024. “For all who travel, it is a life changing experience any time you travel to another part of the world, but for the Holy Land trip, specifically, it brings our Christian faith to life, reveals deeper understandings of what happens in the ...

Getting closer to message of God

They led Him to the brow of the hill — that they might throw Him down over the cliff. ­— Luke 4:29 As we begin our study this week, a brief review is needed. We are considering the three time periods in the New Testament, and I want to clarify a little. 1 – The Old Testament economy in the New Testament began at the beginning of the NT time period. It ended (approximately) when Jesus was twelve years old. At that time, Jesus began to change the lifestyle and practice of the Jewish people. The highest law we have today is that which came from the mouth of the very Son of ...

Annual benefit at Camp Mount Luther

MIFFLINBURG — Camp Mount Luther will be holding a 5- and 10- kilometer trail run race at the camp on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. This is an entry-level trail race on Mount Luther grounds with proceeds going to the camp. The start time for the race is 9 a.m. Runners decide on race day if they want to do a 5k or 10k (a double loop of the 5k) run. Registration is $35. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. on race day. Shower facilities are available after the race. All miles for the course will be marked, and there is one water stop on the course. There will also be a Kids Fun Run. The age ...