Vacation Bible Schools set for summer
Several Bluffton area Vacation Bible Schools are planned this summer. Here’s a summary of those events made available to the Icon. Churches with VBS details not on this list may contact the Icon at [email protected]
Shipwrecked – Rescued by Jesus
Ebenezer Mennonite, 8905 Columbus Grove Road
June 3-8
6:30-9 p.m.
Ages 4 to 6th grade
Register online at www.ebenezermennonite.org
Game On! – Gearing up for life’s big game
Bluffton Baptist Church, 345 County Line Road
July 9-13
9 a.m. to noon
Ages 4 to 6th grade
Register at [email protected]
Babylon - Daniel’s courage in captivity
Pandora Community VBS
6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
July 9 to 13
Ages 5 by July 13 to 6th grade
Register at: www.stjohnmennonite.org
Game On! – Gearing up for life’s big game
Bluffton Community VBS
At First United Methodist Church
July 22 to July 26
6 to 8 p.m.
Ages 4 by July 1 to 5th grade
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, November 13, 2026
Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for 1st Quarter, 2026-2027
- Bluffton alumni to discuss lives and vocations in ministry
- Letter: Honoring 20 years of land preservation in West Central Ohio
- Prairie restoration research program on Nov. 20
- Bluffton Lions to hear presentation on humanitarian and disaster relief
- Separate the wheat from the chaff: Multi-ingredient botanicals for cholesterol
- Bluffton Council recap: $5,000 donated for Blaze lights installation
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, November 2-8
- Veterans invited to Bluffton American Legion programs on Veterans Day
- James Raymond Harrod, Jr., 64, was a PGA professional
- Nathan Ulrey, 46, served in the Navy Seabees
- Letter: Thank you, Coach Richards
- Big Brothers Big Sisters launches 2026 year-end giving campaign
- Socktober drive collected 659 pairs for local distribution
- Jeanne Previte, 80, owned and operated Jeanne's Kitchen
- Bluffton Elementary Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027
- Lego scarecrow earns GROB top honors from voters
- Former Blufftonite is lieutenant governor-elect of South Carolina
- University to stage costume drama that mixes emotion, humor and contemporary references
- Bluffton High School Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2026-2027
- Nov. 13 chamber program on Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Healing and life beyond incarceration explored at Forum
- Nov. 12 opportunity to learn Mahjong
- Door hanger craft class at Pandora library, November 17
- BPL after school movie, November 16
- Hailey's Wellness and Massage provide chair massages at Senior Center
- Bluffton area Women in Business Meeting November 19