Spring planting is in progress for the garden in the yard of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 3400 21st St., Great Bend. This is the third year for the garden located on the north side of the church.
Pam Morgan can testify to the power of prayer. In June 2000, an accident left her with a broken neck, paralyzed from the chest down. She was told she would never feel or move most of her body again.
It takes a cool costume to be a superhero, but all it takes to become a community hero is a can of corn.
Trinity United Methodist Church, 5700 Broadway Ave., will be the site of a special concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, said Marlene Regeher.
ELLINWOOD - As many boys step to the batter's box this summer on well-groomed ball fields, brothers Seth and Micah Winget will step into the mission field prepared to serve their God. Seth, 10, will travel to Africa, and Micah, 12, will be headed to Australia, just as their parents, Jason and Harmony Winget, did separately in 1993.
Surrendered Family Ministries will host an area-wide event for the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer Observance on Thursday, May 3.
ODIN - St. Ann's Altar Society will hold a fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Odin Gym Parish Hall. Breakfast and lunch will be available along with a bake sale, community garage sale and raffle, all under one roof.
Presbyterian Women in Great Bend will offer a Fair Trade Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the church, located at 24th and Washington. Access to the sale will be through the northeast entrance.
A three-day healing conference at Faith Community Church, 293 West Barton County Road, kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, located one mile west of 10th and Patton Road in Great Bend. The Great Bend Healing Campaign is a citywide event that starts with praise and prayer. At 10 a.m. Saturday a healing school will be held, with healing and miracle service at 7 p.m. Saturday. Healing and miracle services will also be ...
Delete GALATIA - The Galatia St. Paul Lutheran Church on Main Street will hold a pancake and sausage dinner to benefit its building fund from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 22. The cost will be a freewill donation.
LARNED - An interactive comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo will have audience members laughing and checking their cards, according to the creator of "Bible Bingo: An Act of Charity ... in Two Acts."
First Southern Baptist Church of Great Bend is hosting a weekend celebration for Pastor Doyle Smith and his wife Carol. The public is invited to a reception honoring them at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21 in the church annex at 3301 19th St. A short program will follow at 8 p.m.
The name and location may have changed, but the mission of Great Bend's Central Baptist Church has remained the same for 125 years. This Saturday and Sunday, a month-long celebration of the church's quasquicentennial will culminate at the church, which has been located at Lakin and Harrison streets since 1964.
The Ugandan Orphans Choir will perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the First Assembly of God Church, 601 Patton Road. This group of 10 children ranging from 11 to 14 years old will perform traditional African songs and dances while raising awareness of the power of child sponsorship.
On April 20-22, Faith Community Church will host the Great Bend Healing Campaign. The citywide event will kick off Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m. with a night of Praise and Prayer. At 10 a.m. on Saturday morning a healing school will be held. Healing and miracle services will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. The public is invited to attend, Pastor Sandy Kennedy said.
First Baptist Church, 1600 19th St., Great Bend, will host a three-day revival May 29-31. The meeting start at 7 each evening with area pastors speaking. The theme for the revival is "no boundaries." The public is invited.
CONCORDIA - Rep. John Edmonds, R-Great Bend, has signed the Civility Pledge, a spokesman for the Concordia Year of Peace committee announced.
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