Church news

From staff reports
Published: July 10, 2008

Beech Grove Christian Church, 1207 Beech Grove Road, Roseland, will host a dinner and movie night on July 19 at 5 p.m. For more information, call Pastor Mike Auen at 241-2317.

Bethany Lutheran Church, 100 Maple Ave., Waynesboro, will host Vacation Bible School July 28 through Aug. 1 from 9-11:30 a.m. Children 3-years-old through fifth grade are welcome to join, but all children must be potty trained. For more information, or to register for VBS, contact the church office at 942-4361.
Wednesday evening Serenity at Trinity services are held at 7 p.m.  and include the following dates: July 23 and Aug. 6. For more information and directions to Trinity in Crimora, contact the church office.

Community Fellowship of the Nazarene, 2959 Hermitage Road, Waynesboro – will host a Pay What You Wish Yard sale and fundraiser on Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.  Homemade barbecue and boardwalk fries will be available beginning at 9 a.m.

The Evangelical United Brethren Archive group would like any surviving information from United Brethren or Evangelical United Brethren churches including church histories, ministers who served, bulletins, programs, clippings, obituaries of ministers, pictures and information on Camp Shenandoah, Camp Penn or Camp Overlook. Please send to: EUB Archive, Shenandoah University, 1460 University Dr., Winchester, Va., 22601-5195.

First Presbyterian Church, 100 East Frederick St., Staunton. Rev. Dietrich will deliver the message, “(We Want) Some of That Red Stuff,” based on the Bible text from Genesis 34. Bible study resume sin the fall. For more information, call 886-0704.

Fishersville Baptist Church, 1518 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville, hosts adult Bible study and Set Apart Youth on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal begins at 7:30 p.m. Summer hours are in effect through Aug. 31.
All children who have completed first through sixth grades are invited to join SonWorld Vacation Bible school. VBS begins at 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday. The youth and adults will have separate VBS sessions and Bible study at the same time. There will be music, stories, crafts, games, Bible memory verses, snacks and more! Contact 942-1058 to sign up.
Keith Plott will be in concert Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. A love offering will be collected. Plott has sung bass for groups like Brian Free and Assurance and Mercy’s Way, performed at the Grand Ole Opry and the National Quartet Convention.
For more information, call 942-1058 or visit http://www.fishersvillebaptistchurch.com.

Fishersville United Methodist, P.O. Box 1049, Fishersville. Pastor Roy White will deliver the sermon, “Four R’s or Accentuating the Positive,” based on the Bible texts, Genesis 23:10-34 and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. For more information, call 942-9355.

Glovier Memorial United Methodist Church, 688 Highland Ave., Waynesboro will host a prayer breakfast on Saturday, from 9-10:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. Caroline Phillips will have devotions and Ellen Ross will be in charge of music. The breakfast is sponsored by the United Methodist Women. All are invited. If planning to attend for breakfast, contact Karen Wright at 949-8951.

Middle River Church of the Brethren will host a chicken barbecue to benefit the Haiti Mission Fund, July 19 at 10 a.m. at Mt. Sidney Ruritan park. Advance orders may be placed by contacting Becky Miller at 363-5769. The cost will be $3.50 per half and can be picked up at the park, Verona Food Lion and New Hope Grocery. For more information, call 363-5724.

Morning Star Baptist Church, Mine Branch Road, Crimora,will hold a Pew Rally on Sunday at 4 p.m. The guest speaker will be Connie Vest from Christ Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Waynesboro.

Mountain View Church of Afton will host a fellowship breakfast Sunday, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Bible class. Everyone is welcomed to attend and meet new friends.

The Pentecostal Outreach Church in Buena Vista continues its Seventh Virginia Southern Gospel Jubilee today and tomorrow in Glen Maury Park, located on 10th Street in Buena Vista, beginning at 6 p.m. tonight and at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Southern gospel singing groups from around the country will perform each evening. The event is free, but a free-will offering will be collected nightly.
Camp parking and concessions will be available. Rain or shine, the event will take place.
Gospel singing groups attending include: on Thursday: Mike Upright, of Asheville, N.C.; the Browders, of Hiltons; and Kevin Spencer and Friends, of Ashland, Ohio. On Friday: Restoration, of Gordonsville; the Singing Cookes and the Cooke Brothers, of Kingsport, Tenn. And on Saturday: the Bowlings, of Corbin, Ky.; the Oxendines, of Shannon, N.C.; and Carla and Redemption, of Lumberton, N.C.
The public is invited to attend this free event and it is recommended that everyone bring a lawn chair for seating. For more information, contact Pastor Larry Clark at 261-2556 or visit http://www.VaSouthernGospelJubilee.com for more information.

Pleasant View United Methodist Church, 312 Port Republic Road, Waynesboro.  This week’s sermon is “Autopsy of a Dead Church.” Bible study is held every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
The congregation invites the public to worship with them.  For more information, contact the church at 943-5455.

Powerhouse Faith Ministries, 158 Montrose Dr., Fishersville, with Pastor Sylvia J. Spears, will welcome Apostle Andria U. Weekes from God’s Love in Action Deliverance Ministries in West End, N.C., at the church Wednesday through Friday at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The church is located at the first left after the Augusta County Library.

Raphine Christian Church will hold a benefit concert at the Spottswood Community Center on July 20 at 6 p.m. High on the Mountain Boys will perform.

Ridgeview Christian School is now accepting enrollment in kindergarten through 12th grade. A Christ-centered education, fees start at about $50 per week. For more information, call Summer Woody at 337-1025 or e-mail .

Rockfish Valley Baptist Church, 3395 Rockfish Valley Highway, Nellysford, will hold Bible study Wednesday, at 6 p.m. Choir practice will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call 434-361-1360.

Rockfish Presbyterian Church, Nellysford, will have a new schedule through Sept. 7. There will be one worship service at 10 a.m. and no Sunday school. For more information, call 434-361-1221.

Smokey Row Baptist Church, 831 Smokey Row Road, Staunton, will host its annual Women’s Day on Sunday at 4 p.m. The guest speaker will be Councilwoman Andrea Oakes, of Staunton. Music will be provided by the women’s choir of Gospel Way Church of God in Christ, in Lexington, under the direction of Janet Howard. Invited guest will be Radiant Chapter No. 109, Order of Eastern Star of Virginia, Prince Hall affiliation. The public is invited.

Southside Church of God, 35 First St., Staunton, will host a revival, featuring evangelist Cliff West on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Monday through Wednesday at 7 p.m. The church is located behind the Staunton Department of Motor Vehicles on Route 11.
For more information, call 885-6686 or e-mail or visit http://www.southsidecog.com.

Steadfast Church of God in Christ invites the community to a Women’s Day gathering on Sunday at 5 p.m. The guest speaker will be Missionary Terraine Miles of Fresh Annointing Cathedral of Richmond. There will be a special gift giveaway for a free spa day. Join the women at Steadfast Church of God in Christ on China Clay Road in Stuarts Draft. Everyone is welcome.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church will hold a blood drive at the corner of 11th Street and Maple Avenue in Waynesboro. Interested participants should meet July 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the cafeteria. This event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Heart of the Valley Council #10760. The blood drive is open to the public.

Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church, 30 Tinkling Spring Drive, Fishersville. Nursery care is provided for both services and Sunday school. The church is handicapped accessible.  The 8:30 a.m. service will be held in the pavilion, weather permitting.
The Rev. Jason Whitener will preach. Communion will be received at both services.
The church is now registering 3- and 4-year-olds for the 2008-09 year. If interested, please call 886-7974.
Contact the church at 885-0746 or visit http://www.tinklingspring.org. Summer office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Aug. 8.

Valley Baptist Church, 26 Sunny Slope Lane, Stuarts Draft, Pastor Frank Hall, holds Sunday school at 10 a.m., with a morning worship service at 11 a.m.
Vacation Bible school will be held Monday through Friday at the church, from 6:30-9 p.m. each evening, with the theme, “Dino Detectives” and is geared for children 3-12 years old.
For more information, call 337-4181 or visit http://www.valleybaptistchurchva.org.

Waynesboro Church of the Brethren, 364 Bridge Ave., Waynesboro. On Sunday, the Brethren will recognize the 222nd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren which meets the same day to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the denominations by Alexander Mack in 1708 in Germany, by celebrating the outreach ministry of the Gideons. William McElroy will be the guest speaker with the theme, “Who Does God Use to Reach Out to the Lost?,” referring to Psalm 84:10-12 and Isaiah 55:11 serving as the text.There will be no “Talk-on” session held today.
For further information, call 943-2152 or visit http://www.waynesborocob.org.

Waynesboro Free Methodist Church, corner of Ivy Street and Hopeman Parkway, holds Sunday school classes, for all ages, at 9:30 a.m. A staffed nursery for babies and a mothers’ room are available for small children where mothers can see and hear the service. Junior church, “Discovery Road,” is available for children from 4-years-old through the fifth grade.
Tuesday evening is junior teens night, starting at 7 p.m. On Wednesday night, at 7 p.m., is the adult prayer meeting.
For more information, call 949-8070 or 949-8583.

Waynesboro Mennonite Church, 1801 Monroe St., Waynesboro, Pastor Howard Miller will deliver the message, “Freedom from Burdens,” taken from the Bible text of Matthew 11:27-30.
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Celebrate Recovery meets.
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the church will hold classes for all ages.
To contact the church, call 949-0446.

Waynesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1700 Lyndhurst Road, Waynesboro, Sabbath school is currently studying the topic of “Agents of Hope: God’s Great Missionaries.”
All are welcome to Sabbath worship at 10:50 a.m.
For more information, call 949-7291 or visit the Web site at http://www.waynesborosda.com.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1904 Mt. Vernon St., Waynesboro, red door contemporary service are held at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel. A traditional blended service follows at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.
Dr. Jonathan Lovelady continues the series, “Finding Hope in a Hopeless Place.”
The Summerlee Mission Team leaves on Sunday and continues through the week.
For more information, call 942-1145 or visit http://www.wpc-waynesboro.com.