Benton County
All Saints Episcopal Church in Bentonville, 2904 NW Third St., welcomes partners and donors in the statewide Community Medical Debt Relief Campaign. Every $1 donation means $100 in medical debt forgiveness! Donate today at https://secure.qgiv.com/event/arkansasdebtrelief/ online or by mail.
There will be a virtual panel about Community Medical Debt Relief at 10 a.m. today. More information is available on the Facebook Event page.
Information: Email mothersara@allsaintsbentonville.org.
Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., hosts worship on Sundays at 9 a.m. (traditional) and at 11 a.m. (contemporary). We are following social distancing guidelines for a safe and healthy worship experience.
Church office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
Information: 855-1126, bvcc.net.
Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., hosts traditional Sunday morning worship at 8:30 a.m. and blended worship at 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and adult Bible classes are at 9:45 a.m. You can also visit the church on our website at www.bvlutheran.com.
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on radio station KURM-AM (790) and KURM-FM (100.3).
GriefShare class is on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. in the church library. GriefShare is a support group to provide help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend.
The Shepherd's Food Pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. until noon. This is still a "drive-through" pantry during the month of March. Starting in April, we will once again open the pantry doors to visitors and personally distribute food and pray for their needs. During the first three weeks of March, they will make up the special Easter bags to be distributed.
Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com.
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.
Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org.
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, celebrates worship each Sunday at 10 a.m., following the city of Rogers' covid-19 precautions. Face masks may be removed for the reception of the Lord's Supper.
Bible study at 8:30 a.m. precedes worship at the church and online at Google Meet.
Lenten worship services continue Wednesdays at 7 p.m. until Holy Week.
For those unable to attend, the services are available live on the church Facebook page at https://facebook.com/goodshepherdrogers. Members who want to take communion but are not comfortable attending services may contact Pastor Moll to make other arrangements.
Information: 310-5289, goodshepherdrogers.org.
New Life Christian Church in Bella Vista, 103 Riordan Road, hosts the Christian Women's Connection at 9 a.m. March 10.
The speaker will be a longtime resident of Bella Vista, Keri Sallee. Her talk is titled "Lost Child Found." Her feature will be on The Creative Life Studios.
Brunch will be served for $10, and you will need to bring your own beverage. Please wear a mask and make a reservation by calling 876-5422 or emailing djlong45@cox.net.
The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., is livestreaming worship services at 10 a.m. Sunday on the website, Facebook page and YouTube, with no congregation present until further notice.
Zoom Sunday School classes will continue as scheduled. Meetings and activities will be held by Zoom only for now. Please continue to mail your pledges to the church.
Bulletins will be available on the website under the Worship tab.
The Session will determine at their March 13 meeting if we will return to in-person worship services beginning Palm Sunday with covid precautions in place. The congregation will be notified by OneCall and announcements made on March 14 and 21 during our live-streamed service.
Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.
Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, will hear from Chris Spencer speaking on "Existentialism: Fundamentals and Thoughts" during a Zoom service Sunday morning.
For Zoom link and information about UUBC visit www.uubcar.org or Facebook www.facebook.com/UUBC.AR.
Information: 855-1485, uubcar.com.
Unity Church of the Ozarks, 2200 S.E. J St., Bentonville, offers a Little Free Pantry 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.
Unity Church of the Ozarks continues to answer prayer requests. For more information, 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. Livestreamed worship services are always available on YouTube and through the church's website: www.fpcspringdale.org. Live services are masked and socially distanced.
For this Season of Lent, the Rev. Kade Curry offers a series of sermons titled "Growing Strong in the Season of Lent: God Isn't Finished with Us Yet."
Two different Lenten devotionals are available. One is a written daily devotional, "A Story to Tell." The other is videos of church members discussing the "Stations of the Cross" from the Passion Story. Additionally, beginning on Ash Wednesday, DCE Jennifer Wormington will be blogging a "40 Days of Gratitude Challenge" to remind us that God has blessed us in many ways, even in our times of struggle.
A Lenten Prayer Wall stands in the Narthex, a place for written prayer concerns or praises. Members are encouraged to pray for all mentioned in the wall.
FPC Kids B.L.A.S.T Sunday School classes are 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.
Youth grades 6 through 12 are invited to the Student Chapel in the youth wing for open-forum style discussion of faith topics, Sunday mornings during Sunday School hours. Ninth through 12th grade student discipleship "Page Turners" book club meets following worship on Sundays at 11:30 a.m. In-person Student Discipleship "Lifing" activities for junior high youth will be on Sundays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and for senior high students from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.
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