Ebenezer Mennonite Church hosts a Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20-21 at the church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, Bluffton.
The seminar is part of the congregation's January Human Trafficking Awareness Month awareness.
Seminar details follow
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2 to 7:30 p.m.
• Connie Anderson, director of Justice Ministries for InterVarsity Fellowship, presents Human Trafficking 101. It takes place in Ebenezer Fellowship Hall and a free pizza supper is included.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ will hold a Fazoli's spaghetti dinner fundraiser in February.
The dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at the church, located at 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton.
The dinner includes spaghetti, salad, breadstick, dessert and a drink. Tickets are available beginning Jan. 12 for $8 each by callling the church office at 419-358-1561.
Proceeds from the dinner benefit the church Faith Formation Program.
Betty Moser is the winner of a quilt raffle project conducted by St. John's United Church of Christ. The drawing was held on Jan. 2 and the proceeds from the raffle will go toward local missions.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will hold two special services to close this year and welcome the New Year.
• On Sunday, Dec. 31, there will be one service at 9:30 a.m. with no Bible Classes. • On New Year’s Day, Monday, Jan. 1, a special service will be held at 9:30 a.m.
Bluffton congregations observe Christmas eve in several traditional ways this year. Here is a list of congregations with services planned for Sunday, Dec. 24.
Bluffton Baptist Church
345 County Line Road
At 7 p.m. Christmas eve service is planned.
Bluffton Presbyterian Church
112 N. Main St.
Christmas eve service begins at 6:45 p.m. with prelude music. At 7 p.m. is a service of lessons and carols.
