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On Friday, May 18, a community celebration was held at Sowing Hope House to honor the volunteers and families and to dedicate the house. Sowing Hope House is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church and offers services to the community. The house has been open for three years and will continue expanding...
DayBreak Community Church (DCC) has outgrown its location at 111 S. Buckeye St. in Wooster and will be moving to 342 Nold Ave. in Wooster. The new services begin June 3 and Richard Frazier, the church's pastor, has high hopes for the future of DCC and the impact it can have on the community.
New Creation Fellowship to sponsor an evening of food and fun June 9.
On May 18, at 6 p.m., a community celebration will be held to dedicate the Sowing Hope House.
A special banquet just for the ladies will be held at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren in Orrville, May 11, at 6 p.m.
Rummage sale May 4 and 5 at Apple Creek United Methodist Church.
Kids clothing and toy spring/summer sale will be held at Wooster Church of the Nazarene.
The Wooster Hope Center's (WHC) food distribution took place on Saturday, April 14, at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Complete with an assortment of churches, organizations and volunteers, the distribution functioned as a well-oiled machine with 335 families served.
CWU finalizes plans for the annual Friendship Day.
An Evening Tea, sponsored by St. Mary's Catholic Daughters of the Americas 1073, will be held May 4. Advance reservations are requested.
Terri Roberts has been through much since her son entered a one room schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, PA in 2006 and began a shooting spree which left several dead. You can hear her story of forgiveness and acceptance from the Nickel Mines community, even as she battled through cancer. Roberts will...
The Wooster Hope Center (WHC) and Grace Brethren Church of Wooster are combining to offer transportation services that will take community members to and from the fairgrounds for the WHC's monthly food distribution. This exciting collaboration will fulfill more needs in the community.
Easter celebrations continue at Smithville United Methodist Church.
Members of Sonnenberg Mennonite Church have been hard at work making maple syrup for the church's annual Maple Syrup Festival March 31. A pancake and sausage breakfast will be served from 7-10:30 a.m. Donations will be accepted at the door, and proceeds will support several local and international...
Brown Bag concerts will continue at 12:05 p.m. on Thursdays at St. James Episcopal Church on the corner of Market and North streets in downtown Wooster.
David Miller, AMBS, associate professor of missional leadership development will be the keynote speaker at a workshop designed for pastors and business leaders, March 24, in Dundee.
The West Hill Baptist Senior High Youth Group will hold their 10th annual Missions Trip Benefit Auction, Saturday, March 10 at the church's Family Life Center. All proceeds will help cover costs for 40 teens and leaders to travel to the Dominican Republic this summer.
Camerata Singers to make a stop in Kidron during spring break tour.
Event on March 3 aims to put latest technology in classrooms.
Area Mennonite church pastors will host the annual Mongolian Mission Pancake Breakfast Saturday, March 3 at Martins Creek Mennonite Church. Included this year will be an authentic ger home, as well as real Mongolian jewelry and crafts.
The Wooster Hope Center (WHC) has been open since March 26, 2011, and the organization has managed to serve thousands of people with meals, hygiene products, haircuts and food distributions. The WHC aspires to continue growing with the generous support of the community.
Free pre-service training is available for foster parents and those who want to adopt.
A Heritage of Faith and Prayer, a prayer breakfast, will be held in Wooster at Jake's Restaurant.
For at least a year, the north end of Wooster has been the host of panhandling. Efforts to directly assist them with food and other services by local churches and agencies have not been successful. The concern articulated by local churches is that the generosity of Wooster is being taken advantage...
Special guest speaker to fill the pulpit at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren Jan. 1.
Dalton Presbyterian Church is responding to tough economic times by opening a food pantry, hoping to help those in the community who are struggling. They welcome donations of nonperishable food and personal hygiene products.
Two Orrville congregations opened their doors for the public to tour their historic church buildings and enjoy seasonal music during the city's first ever Candlelight Church Tour, organized by Main Street Orrville, Inc.
Smithville United Methodist has announced Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.
Oak Grove Mennonite Church to perform Handel's Messiah.
Shoppers at the Alternative Gift Market discovered that the most meaningful gifts don't always come from a store.
Members of the community experienced the real meaning of Christmas Dec. 2 when Main Street Wooster hosted its annual Candlelight Walking Tour of Downtown Churches.
Smithville UM adult choir to perform.
Two churches, as well as the Smith Orr Homestead are featured stops along the Candlelight Church Tour in downtown Orrville, presented by Main Street Orrville.
Christmas choir program presented at WCHS.
Light in the Darkness service to be held at Smithville United Methodist Church.
Smithville United Methodist Church will present a Children's Christmas program, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
When Dan and Rachael Stoner took to the air, their decision was one which has touched many lives, and will continue to do so as they join the ABWE Aviation Church Planters mission.
The ninth annual Share-A-Christmas Night of Music, presented by Jann Hershberger, will take place Dec. 4 at Martins Creek Mennonite Church.
Thanks to the generosity of a local family, the youth of the Wooster United Methodist Church have a new youth center in which to gather.
On Thursday, Nov. 24, Smithville United Methodist Church will host the first Community Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. Held to provide support and fellowship for community members that don't have family or the money to cook the meal, they are attempting to fill a gap in Wayne County.
A praise service and live auction will be held Nov. 24 at Salem Mennonite Church in Kidron.
Spiritual renewal meetings will be held at Orrville Grace Brethren Church Sunday, Nov. 20 at three different times.
The Cantate Singers will present its 2011 fall program on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Relay for Life team to sponsor chicken dinner fundraiser.
A series of talks will be open to the community at Christ Church UCC in Orrville,.
David Wells to present Back to Church Sunday music program.
Music Ministers from St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Wooster, Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Orrville and Saint Anne's Catholic Church in Rittman will be combining their voices to present a cluster choral concert on Sunday, October 16
Brown Bag concerts to begin Oct. 6.
A unique collaboration between the Wayne Presbyterian Church and the Wayne Center for the Arts is working to fight hunger in Wayne County.
The women's conference at Wooster Grace Brethren offers refreshment and inspiration for women of all ages. The theme of the conference is Road Trip: Travel Essentials for Life with special guest speaker Renee Swope.
Th Ohio Haiti Benefit Auction on Saturday, Sept. 3 was certainly hot enough to represent Haiti's weather. But not even the heat could keep patrons away from supporting the mission auction.
Dave Ramsey's 13-week course, Financial Peace University, will be offered through Orrville Christian Church, beginning Sept. 7.
The Women's Day Away conference, with a theme of Road Trip- Travel Essentials for Life, will take place Sept. 24 in Wooster, and will feature speaker Renee Swope, executive director of radio and devotions for Proverbs 31 Ministries.
A Sept. 9 banquet with India Evangelical Ministries will present an opportunity to learn more about the plight of India to introduce Christianity and aid into the country.
Eleven members of Wooster's Church of the Saviour traveled to Tanzania for 11 days this summer to work with Young Life Africa. During their stay, the team shared their testimonies, performed dramas and music, and did service work at a school for the deaf and an orphanage.
Community Days to be held at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren August 14.
Parents with children attending Green Local and Orrville City Schools can take advantage of an after school program designed to "take the load off."
Trevor Littleton, pastor at Millersburg Christian Church, had a blast penning the Christian fiction book Shadows. After great success, he continues the saga of the spiritual realm come to earth in his upcoming sequel, Fate of the Fallen.
The Wooster Hope Center hosted their third food distribution at the Wayne County Fairgrounds July 9. The food was provided by the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, who has determined a need in Wayne County.
Churches have always been powerful forces in supporting missions and other ministries that promote the love and care Christ commands. The Christian Children's Home of Ohio receives lots of support from churches in Holmes and Wayne counties.
Master musician Janet Clazzy and daily columnist/humorist Jonathan Richard Cring, will hold a free performance at the Apple Creek United Methodist Church.
Andrew Michaels has been program director for Camp Luz in Kidron for the past six years. Now, he will use that experience as director.
West Hill Baptist Church serves close to home, at the Christian Children's Home of Ohio in Wooster.
Rev. Bradley A. Kelley, of Homerville, has been selected as the new pastor at East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, located north of Orrville.
International speaker Carol Kent will speak on sending a message of hope, turning fear into faith, and becoming a woman of influence at Orrville Christian Church, June 17 and 28.
Seven local churches have united for the Wooster Downtown Vacation Bible School, June 13-16 at the First Presbyterian Church. The event will offer education about God while developing and enhancing relationships with other children. Parents are encouraged to register their kids for this unique...
The East Chippewa Church of the Brethren, located north of Orrville, held its sixth annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 21.
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