The Killduff and Reasnor United Methodist Churches welcomed a new pastor to their pulpits on July 1. Pastor Curtiss Thompson, of Newton, has been named head part-time pastor at the two churches, replacing Pastor Randy McNeer. McNeer served the Killduff and Reasnor congregations for nine years and has been appointed to serve the Marquisville United...
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Pastor’s Pen 7/9/15
Psalm 25:6-7: “Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness’ sake, O Lord!”
There is a TV ad which has people write down past...
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Locals with hearts for Haiti impacted by work-week in impoverished country
A team of 17 local people recently spent a week serving others in an eye-opening trip to Haiti. Their time was filled with working on Haitians’ homes, building relationships, and serving God in whatever ways needed in the Northern Hemisphere’s poorest country.
The group headed out on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 9, and drove to...
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Mexico trip: Building houses, one relationship at a time
By Jessica Holterhaus
I took off on a mission trip to La Misión, Mexico, with a group through Third Reformed Church in Pella on June 13. Fifty-seven people went on this one-week trip with me, including three individuals from the Lynnville-Sully area. These ladies who accompanied me were Monica Lanser, Macy Lanser, and Bonita Jansen. Another...
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Pastor’s Pen: Grace Amazing
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace,” Ephesians 1:7.
On the night of Mar. 9, 1748, John Newton was jolted awake, on the ship that he was sailing on, by a brutal storm. He and the crew thought for sure it was the end...
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Epic adventures at Sully Community Church VBS
Young trekkers laced up their hiking boots, grabbed their gear, and took a safari up Mount Kilimanjaro for an epic expedition through the book of Proverbs during Sully Community Church’s Vacation Bible School June 15-19. An average of 90 children each day learned that true wisdom comes only from the one true all-wise God, who...
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Ritter leads group in faith-growing trip to India
Orphaned children, black magic practicers, and people living at a home for the dying and destitute – these were just some of the hurting people Lindsey Ritter encountered during a recent trip to India.
Serving as a leader with a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM), the 2013 Lynnville-Sully grad was part of a...
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