Carroll County
Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive in Holiday Island, hosts the Woodward Memorial Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 via the church website, www.hicchurch.com/LouisMenendezConcert/. The featured guest will be concert pianist Louis Menendez.
Menendez has earned an outstanding reputation for extraordinarily sensitive and powerfully dramatic musicianship, whether it is on the podium conducting an opera, on stage collaborating in recitals, at the piano as vocal coach or composing at his desk. He served on the staff at Opera in the Ozarks beginning in 1989.
This concert series has been enriching the area for decades, and it thrives because of the generous donations made by audience members. If you would like to donate, send to HICC, P.O. Box 3055, Holiday Island 72631 in honor of Louis Menendez.
Information: 253-8200, hicchurch.com.
Benton County
Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., offers worship at 9 a.m. Sundays (traditional) and at 11 a.m. (contemporary).
We are following social distancing guidelines for a safe and healthy worship experience.
The next semester for Community Life Groups begins Jan. 31. If you are interested in learning more or joining one of these life-changing groups, please call the church office and sign up to be contacted by CLG directors.
Information: 855-1126, bvcc.net.
First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., is operating its food pantry as a drive-through from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, including today. Please bring something (utility bill, etc.) that shows that you are a resident of Benton County, and the church is glad to serve you.
Join in for worship on Facebook and YouTube on Sundays at 10:15 a.m.
For updates about church activities, go to the church website at www.fpcbentonville.org.
Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org.
Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Bella Vista, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd., will continue to present its services on its website or on YouTube (search "highlandchristianchurchbellavista"). A decision to reopen the church has not been made.
Information: 855-2780, highlandchristianchurchbv.org.
The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., has, in an abundance of caution, suspended worship services for the remainder of January. All in-person meetings and activities are canceled until further notice. Zoom Sunday School classes will continue as scheduled.
Office hours are limited, so please call the church office before dropping by. Please continue to mail your pledges to the church.
During the month of January, we are joining First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville's online worship service at 10:15 a.m. The link will be posted to the website and Facebook page on Sunday morning.
Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.
Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, meets at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 via Zoom with guest speaker Gladys Tiffany, director of the Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology. Her topic will be "Talking Across the Divide," about communicating with those who are different from us and have different opinions from ours.
Information and Zoom link on UUBC's website and Facebook www.facebook.com/UUBC.AR or Meet-Up www.meetup.com/Unitarian-Universalists-of-Benton-Co
Information: 855-1485, uubcar.com.
Unity Church of the Ozarks, 2200 S.E. J St., Bentonville, presents "Exploding Abundances" by the Rev. Elise Cowan at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17 via Facebook. Larry Owensby hosts the Daily Word and a meditation at 7 p.m. daily via Facebook. These can be viewed at a later time.
A Little Free Pantry stands by the front door of the church at 2200 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. Please help yourself when needed and help others by donating.
The Wednesday Book Club, which is discussing "The New Jim Crow, Mass Incarceration in the Time of Color Blindness," meets through February. Contact the Rev. Cowan at ministerucoar@gmail.vcom for the Zoom address.
Unity Church of the Ozarks continues to answer prayer requests. For more information, contact ministerucoa@gmail.com or call 721-2752.
Village Bible Church in Bella Vista, 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., presents live worship service at 10:15 a.m. Sundays. Seating arrangements have been readjusted for social distancing and there are mask-optional and mask-required areas for those attending. The service is live streamed on Facebook; Vimeo Vimeo.com/user42482704; and later in the day www.villagebibleefc.org; and audio of the live service can be heard on 90.3 FM in the south church parking lot.
The Oasis Food Pantry is open each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon for drive-through pickup.
Information: 876-5764, villagebibleefc.org.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, has returned to both in-person (masked and distanced) and online services. Dr. Ronnie Prevost will be the guest preacher Jan. 17. Livestreamed worship services are always available on YouTube and through the church's website: www.fpcspringdale.org. Live services are masked and socially distanced.
Sunday adult discipleship classes will resume Jan. 17. Study of "Present Word" and "A Study of John," via Zoom, are at 9 a.m. each week. An open discussion on "Theology For Today" will be at 9:30 a.m., both in-person and via Zoom. Women of Faith will study the book "Messy People" in person at 9:30 a.m.
FPC Kids B.L.A.S.T. is in person on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The B.L.A.S.T curriculum and resources are also available on the church website.
The Monday Lectionary classes, where readings for the following Sunday are discussed, is at 10 a.m. via Zoom.
Ladies Small Group Zoom Fellowship is held each Wednesday at 7 a.m.
In-person Student Discipleship "Lifing" activities for junior high youth in sixth through eighth grades will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays, and for senior high students from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. All events will be with masks and distancing in place, or virtual.
If you are struggling to deal with life due to the pandemic or for any reason, the First Presbyterian Church of Springdale has several Stephen Ministers who are trained and ready to help. They will meet one-on-one, in a way that is comfortable to each person, to confidentially provide Christian care.
Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.
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