Area religion news for Thursday, July 18, 2024

Ashland

Community Church

Service will begin at 11 a.m. The church offers adult Sunday school and it begins at 10 a.m. Pastor Paul Barkey will lead the Sunday service.

College Heights Baptist Church

We meet on Sundays for public worship. Worship Service begins at 10:30 a.m. CHBC livestreams the service as well; go to the College Heights Baptist Church website and look for the Facebook post for July 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. Jon Sapp is the guest speaker and he will be preaching from John 5:1-9. The title of the sermon is, “A Cripple Walking Home.” 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 “Life on Mission” from Romans 15. Sunday school classes are at 9:15 a.m. Staffed nursery is available.

First Christian Church

Pastor Laurie Lewis gives the message, “A Table in the Wilderness” based on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 at the 10:30 a.m. communion worship. Blue Skies Brass Quintet will provide music. Ministry Teams meet at 10:30 a.m. and Coordinating Council at 12:30 p.m. Thursday FCC is present through “Faith, Hope, and Jazz” is at Rockin K’s, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Scout Night is at the church, at 6:30 p.m. On Friday we provide lunch at Be Able at 11 a.m. We are at 3001 Grand Mere Parkway, fccmanhattan.org

First Congregational UCC

Worship in person is at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Sue Zschoche will preach. A Zoom option is available. 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 Free

Methodist

Church cleaning Saturday at 9 a.m. Sunday school for all ages is Sunday at 10 a.m., the adult lesson is “Bible Prayers.” Youth have a craft project. Worship service is Sunday at 11 a.m. Lewis O. Smith Sr. will deliver a Bible message which will also be broadcast on Facebook. A men’s Bible study is Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Adult Bible study is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with excerpts from from the movie “The Chosen.” Call 620-717-5464 for more details. The church is located at 1231 Poyntz Ave.

First Presbyterian Church

Communion Sunday, on July 21, at the 8:30 a.m. parkside service will be in Friendship Park located at 8th and Humboldt. The 10:30 a.m. traditional service will be in the church’s sanctuary. Pastor Jason Pittman’s sermon for both services will be: “God Help Us.” Childcare for Pre-K to second grade will be available from 8 a.m. to noon. “Bible 101” will be the first topic of the four-week Bible Basics course led by Pastor Kelly Pittman. Discussion will be in the church’s library from 9:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

First United

Methodist Church

Join us this Sunday for worship. Pastor Donna Voteau will give the message “Will You Rest A While?” based on Mark 6:31-34, 53-56. We will come together at 10 a.m. for a contemporary service. The 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

Located in the Wildcat Valley, 4 miles west of Manhattan at 3193 Keats Ave., it is a reorganized non-denominational community church. Come worship every Sunday at 9 a.m. On July 21, Pastor Kendall McFall will continue his teaching from the book of John. On July 28, there will be a noisy offering for the missions. On July 31, the Last Wednesday supper takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the center. Hot dogs, drinks and table services will be provided, please bring a side dish or dessert to share. There will be kids inflatables, games and ice cream. The Lydia Ladies of Faith will not meet in July or August. Everyone is welcome.

Manhattan Jewish Congregation

MJC will host a Friday night Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and again on Aug. 2. On Aug. 4 our speaker for the monthly Sunday brunch will be Prisca Asaro of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Contact us at manhattanjc@gmail.com for more information and to sign up for our weekly email update.

Manhattan

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 St. Our summer theme of Weathering the Storm continues with Antonina and Vova sharing their story of leaving Ukraine. To worship with us online, find the Zoom link at www.manhattanmennonitechurch.org.

Manhattan

Presbyterian Church

We gather for Sunday worship at 10 a.m. in Union Hall, 328 Poyntz Ave. We provide nursery, coffee and tea. Pastor Brian Hough will be preaching on Psalm 146, titled, “The Lord Sets Prisoners Free.” For more information visit ManhattanPres.com or call 785-274-9098.

Peace Lutheran

Join us for our summer Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Alternating between traditional and contemporary style service each week. The Peace-Full Pantry continues with its regular hours: Sunday from 2-4 p.m., Monday from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. and Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

St. Paul’s

Episcopal

Mother Margaret McGhee will be the celebrant at Holy Eucharist, at our summer combined worship service, at 9 a.m. Following worship attendance is encouraged at the coffee fellowship in the Common Room. Young adult Bible study is Mondays, 6:30 p.m. St. Paul’s provides free breakfast twice weekly in our Fellowship Hall, with the help of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. This is a wonderful opportunity for neighbors to get together sharing a great meal.

Encore Shop with gently used quality clothing and household goods, is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All proceeds go to helping others in our community.

Lectio Divina, personal reflection of scripture, is every Saturday, at 11 a.m. St. Paul’s is located at 601 Poyntz Ave., stpaulsmanhattan.org.

Unitarian

Universalist

Fellowship

I’m sure you all have been asked what’s your life purpose, but have you ever been asked, ‘what is the purpose of life?’ Human beings are an incredibly young species. All life forms that have preceded us have had 3.8 billion years of research and development.

Perhaps solving complex human problems will come from the emulation of nature’s models, systems and elements. All are welcome to join us on Zeandale Road and Zoom at 10:45 a.m. https://uufm.net/upcoming-services/

Westmoreland Christian Church

Richard Pavlisko’s message this week will be “Listening,” based on Mark 12:29-30. Adult fellowship and class is at 10:15 a.m. Worship is at 11 a.m.