There's a national park in the sanctuary of St. John's United Church of Christ.
That's because Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School is in session this week. SonRise National Park! is the theme. VBS is sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association.
Participating churches include
• Bluffton Presbyterian Church,
• Emmanuel United Church of Christ,
• English Lutheran Church,
• First Mennonite Church,
• First United Methodist Church,
• St. John’s United Church of Christ, and
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will sponsor its annual summer community worship service on Sunday, July 29. The service begins at 9 a.m. and is held on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.
The theme is "For the Beauty of the Earth" and the service will continue the VBS theme from the previous week.
This year, there will be only one offering taken, and that will be for the community food pantry.
Lifeline will present a concert of sacred music at Riley Creek Baptist Church, rural Bluffton, at 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5.
Lifeline is the music ministry of Amy Wright and Bill Hartman. Their music is described as powerful, dynamic and ministers to the heart and soul of their audiences.
Included in this concert will be special guest soloist Molly Pickett. Riley Creek Baptist Church is located at 4950 Township Road 27 in rural Bluffton. For more information call 419-326-6361.
Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School will be in session this summer from Sunday, July 22, through Thursday, July 26, from 6 - 8:30 p.m. and there's still time to register your children.
St. John's United Church of Christ is the host church this year. Help your child discover the best destination of the summer - SonRise National Park! Come to a land of invigorating power and beauty where there is nothing between you and God's big sky!
VBS is sponsored by Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. Participating churches include
o Bluffton Presbyterian Church,
Pandora United Methodist Church will hold an ice cream social Saturday, Aug. 4, at the church.
The event is from 5 to 7 p.m., and the menu includes: your choice of sloppy joe, hot dog, or chicken sandwich, plus cole slaw, baked beans, and / or chicken and noodles. Plus lots and lots of homemade pies and ice cream.