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N. Manchester UMC To Hold Dinner
NORTH MANCHESTER – North Manchester United Methodist Church will host a baked steak dinner on Sept. 5 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. or until sold out. The dinner will be a dine-in and drive-through.
The public is invited and the cost is $10 per meal.
The church is at 306 2nd St., North Manchester. The church is handicapped-accessible.
Beaver Dam Community Church To
Hold Lakeside Worship Service
AKRON – There's a communitywide men's Bible study group meeting on Saturday mornings at Egg Town Coffee (formerly Java Jacks) in Mentone. Men from several area churches are participating and all are welcome. Breakfast is at 8 a.m. and the study starts at 9 a.m.
Sunday will be the last wakeside worship at Beaver Dam Community Church, 9798 W. CR 1000S, Akron, at 8 a.m. at the Beaver Dam Lake boat launch (if raining it will be canceled by 7:30 a.m.) and combined service at 9:30 a.m. at the church with coffee refreshments served from 9 to 9:30 a.m.
On Wednesday, the King’s Kids program resumes from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
On Sept. 4, the Wheels on Fire meeting is at 6:30 p.m.
Rock To Present Message
MENTONE – The community is invited to Mentone United Church on Sunday for worship at 10:15 a.m. Lee Ann Rock will present the message “Be Still.” The scripture is Psalm 46:10.
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana will have a mobile food distribution behind the church on Tuesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. (while supplies last). Please enter the alley from Broadway Street only.
The monthly MUMC friend’s breakfast will be held on Sept. 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Egg Town Coffee. There is always room at the table for one more.
A Red Cross blood drive will be held on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter menumc to schedule an appointment.
Join the church for Feast & Fellowship beginning Sept. 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A casual light meal is provided along with fellowship, music, study and fun. All are welcome. Feast & Fellowship will follow the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation school calendar.
All are welcome at Mentone United Methodist Church. They offer an early bird adult Sunday school class at 9 a.m. before worship service at 10:15 a.m. They are at 116 E. Main St., Mentone.
For more information call 574-353-7898, email mentoneaa@gmail.com or check out Facebook at Mentone UMC, Indiana to keep up to date and for livestreaming of worship service.
Sacred Heart Sponsoring Inquiry Session
Sacred Heart Church, 125 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, is sponsoring an inquiry session from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday in room #7 of Sacred Heart School for those who are interested in learning about the Catholic faith, for those interested in joining the Catholic Church and for any baptized Catholics who have not fully practiced their faith and would like to renew it.
For all interested, call 574-267-5842 or just come to the meeting.
The doors are open.
Warsaw Trinity UMC To Hold Events
All are welcome to join Trinity United Methodist Church for its events, Sunday school and worship. Contact the church office with questions.
The annual Feed My Sheep campaign to benefit the food pantry at the Warsaw Salvation Army began on Aug. 10. Area United Methodist churches are collecting non-perishable items to restock the shelves. Stop by any of the following area UM churches to donate to this effort: Warsaw First, Warsaw Trinity, Celebration, Clunette, Atwood Aldersgate and Mentone.
At 9 a.m. Sunday is Worship at the Lake. Trinity will join with area UMC brothers and sisters in their last lake service of 2025. Join them at Beyer Park on Pike Lake for worship together at 9 a.m. Bring your lawn chair.
On Monday, Trinity’s office will be closed in observance of Labor Day. At 1:30 p.m., the Yarn-A-Little crafting group will meet. Bring whatever work in progress you have that travels. We are not limited to yarn alone. They have folks quilting, cross-stitching and a myriad of other things. At 7 p.m. Scout Troop #715 is back after summer break.
At 4 p.m. Wednesday, RISE Teen recovery, a partnership with Living in Transition Effectively ministries, will meet.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5 and 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 6, the annual United Women In Faith Rummage Sale is here. Come in our handicapped-accessible door (on the Market Street side of the church) and head downstairs to the Fellowship Hall for deals. Proceeds from the sale go to missions.
Check out www.warsawtrinity.com for details about other events.
Warsaw Trinity is at 832 E Center St., Warsaw. You can follow their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WarsawTrinity. For more information call the church office at 574-267-8546 or email warsawtrinityunited@gmail.com.
Banning To Launch New Sermon Series
ATWOOD – In September, Atwood Otterbein Church Pastor David Banning will be launching a new sermon series entitled “Faithful Stewardship: Effectively Managing Resources God Entrusts to You.”
The congregation will explore what it truly means to be faithful stewards of all that God has entrusted to them … their time, talents, treasures and even the gospel message itself.
Stewardship is more than just a financial topic: it is a spiritual calling. Banning will focus on the abilities, resources, relationships and opportunities that come from God and ultimately belong to him. They are called to manage these gifts wisely for his kingdom purposes.
During the series, Banning will look at biblical examples of faithful stewardship, examine how everyday decisions can honor God and discover practical steps for living generously and responsibly.
The public is encouraged to join the congregation for this opportunity to unite into a deeper commitment to God’s work. Banning’s messages will speak to the heart of what it means to live a purposeful, God-honoring life.
Atwood Otterbein Church is at 306 E. Main St., Atwood. Banning may be reached at 574-858-2291 or atwoodotterbeinchurch@gmail.com. More information may be found on the church website at www.atwoodotterbeinchurch.org, and their Facebook page is Atwood Otterbein Church.
SPARC Group Meets Today
CLAYPOOL – Thursday after school, the SPARC group gathers for sacred moments for a sacred purpose. Let them make the most of their time, snacking, studying and singing.
Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m., Claypool United Methodist Church gathers to study and at 10:10 a.m. They make the most of their time together in fellowship. At 10:30 a.m., they welcome anyone to come to worship the Lord God. They are concluding Pastor Diane Quance’s summer of Psalms without her but with a singspiritation of hymns based on the Psalms. This hour can be viewed on Facebook at Claypool UMC, Indiana.
They can respond to the melody in their hearts by joining the devotional group on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. followed by praise team practice at 5:30 p.m.
