Area religion news for Thursday, April 18, 2024

Ashland Community Church

Ashland Community Church service will begin at 11 a.m. The church offers adult Sunday school at 10 a.m. The pastor leading Sunday service will be Paul Barkey.

Bluemont Church

Continuing April series about the “Secret Identity” God gives his followers with a message from guest speaker Rich Lorenzo about “Overcoming the Fear of Man.” Meeting at the Bluemont Hotel (1212 Bluemont Ave.) on Sundays at 10 a.m. KidSpace children’s ministry is provided during the service. Learn more at bluemont.church.

College Heights

Baptist Church

College Heights Baptist Church meets on Sundays for public worship. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. CHBC live streams the service as well; go to the College Heights Baptist Church website and look for the Facebook post for the April 21 worship service. Sunday school is at 9:15 a.m. We offer Nursery care for pre-school aged children only during the worship service. Lentz Upshaw is the pastor and he will be preaching from 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15. The title of the sermon is, “The Christian’s Call to Biblical Counseling.” Any questions call 785-537-7744.

First Baptist Church

Worship Service is Sunday at 10:30 a.m. (livestream is available on our YouTube channel: FBC Tech of Manhattan, KS). Pastor Chris Geyer will deliver the message “The Battle Within” from Romans 7. Sunday school classes are at 9:15 a.m. Staffed nursery is available.

First Christian Church

Rev. Laurie Lewis will give the message “Welcome to Portales, NM” based on Acts 4:5-12 at the 10:30 a.m. communion worship. Church School classes at 9:30 a.m. We host an interfaith Earth Day gathering Sunday with outdoor activities at 3 p.m. and worship at 4:30 p.m. Monday is Grow Green giving for our Child Care From Cradles to Crayons or Ecumential Campus Ministries, or any other good work organization in our community. Scouts meet Thursday night. We are at 3001 Grant Mere Parkway, fccmanhattan.org

First Congregational UCC

Worship at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Rev. Caela Simmons Wood will preach. Zoom option is available. Adult Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in person and via Zoom. Children’s Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. in person. The Second Helping serves a free meal at 6 p.m. each Sunday in person or via to-go containers. For details see www.uccmanhattan.org or call 785-537-7006.

First Lutheran Church

First Lutheran Church invites you to join for worship at 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m this Sunday, April 21. The 10 a.m. service will be live streamed. We are located at 930 Poyntz Ave. Visit our website at www.flcmhk.org for our livestream link and to learn more about us. All are welcome. We hope you can join us.

First Presbyterian Church

Join us on Sunday, at our 8:30 a.m. sunrise service or our 10:30 a.m. traditional service. Childcare for preschool through second grade is provided from 8 a.m. to noon. Our Sunday School class will meet from 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Pastor Kelly Pittman’s sermon will be, “Witness Protection.” First Presbyterian Church is located at 801 Leavenworth Street.

First United

Methodist Church

Join us this Sunday at First United Methodist Church for worship. Pastor Courtney Fellers will give the message “How Will We Live?” based on John 10:11-18. We will come together at 8:45 am for our Contemporary Service and at 11 am for our Traditional Service. The Traditional service is available at 11:30 a.m. on 1350 AM, 93.3, or 93.7 FM. If you join us in person or online, please find our worship bulletin on our website: www.fumcmanhattan.com.

Keats Lydia Chapel

Keats Lydia Chapel is a reorganized non-denominational community church. Come worship with us every Sunday at 9 a.m. On April 21, the message will be delivered by Pastor Kendall McFall. We will have an installation service for Pastor Kendall McFall at 1 p.m., with a celebration at 2 p.m. On April 24, the Last Wednesday, there will be a community supper at 6:30 p.m. at the Keats Center. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. Bringing a side dish or a dessert to share is recommended. On April 28 is the Noisy Offering, where loose change will be donated for the missions. On May 7, the Lydia Ladies of Faith meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Keats Center.

Manhattan Jewish Congregation

MJC will host a Friday night Shabbat dinner on Friday, followed by Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7:30. MJC, First Christian Church, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and Ecumenical Campus Ministries will host an Interfaith Earth Day Celebration, with a prairie walk, activities for all ages, and a brief service on Sunday, April 21, beginning at 3 p.m. MJC will hold a congregational seder on the second night of Passover, April 23.

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Mennonite Church

You are invited to join us for worship at 10:45 a.m. this Sunday at the Manhattan Mennonite Church meetinghouse located at 1000 Fremont Street. We will ‘visit’ Thessalonica in Acts 17 and also Paul’s first letter to the church there. To worship with us online, email manhattanmennonitechurch@gmail.com or call the church at 785-539-4079 to request a Zoom link. You are also invited to the Earth Day Interfaith Service Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 3001 Grand Mere Pkwy. Come play outside at 3 p.m.

Peace Lutheran

Join us for our Regular Worship Schedule on Sundays. This includes a traditional service beginning at 9 a.m., a Christian education hour at 10 a.m., and a contemporary service beginning at 11 a.m. The Peace-Full Pantry is starting an expansion renovation this week. Check Peace Lutheran’s website for current updates regarding the pantry’s progress.

St. Paul’s Episcopal

On Saturday Lectio Divina is at 11 a.m. It is an opportunity to delve into Scripture. At 2:45 p.m Saturday, St. Paul’s will organize in the City Park parking lot to participate in the Little Apple Pride Festival. Sunday, Rev. Margaret McGhee is Celebrant at Holy Eucharist 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Adult education class is at 9 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with David Littrel sharing what being a Verger means and entails. St. Paul’s serves a free breakfast on Tuesday and Friday morning, 7 to 8:30 a.m. with the help of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Encore Shop with gently used quality clothing and household goods, is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1 to 4 p.m. All proceeds go to helping others in our community. St. Paul’s is at 601 Poyntz Ave., stpaulsmanhattan.org

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church

Traditional worship services are 6 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Praise and worship service is 11 a.m. on Sunday. Pastor Schmidt has the message. Adult Bible class and children’s Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. BASIC is at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Additional information at stlukesmanhattan.org or call 785-539-2604.

Westmoreland

Christian Church

David Pape’s message this week will be “Hopefulness,” based on Philippians 4:4-8. Adult fellowship and class is at 10:15 am. Worship is at 11 a.m.