Church notes

BENTON COUNTY

All Saints Episcopal Church in Bentonville, 2904 N.W. 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 secure.qgiv.com/event/arkansasdebtrelief/online or by mail.

Upcoming social justice curriculum called “Sacred Ground” begins at 6:30 p.m. March 18 via Zoom. To sign up, email youth@allsaintsbentonville.org.

Opportunities to attend in-person services are available by emailing info@allsaintsbentonville.org.

Information: Email mothersara@allsaintsbentonville.org.

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., holds services on Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. following social distancing guidelines for a safe and healthy experience.

Join us for the following Holy Week services:

Palm Sunday — March 28 at 9 a.m.

Maundy Thursday — April 1 at 6 p.m.

Good Friday — April 2 at 11:45 a.m.

Easter Sunday — April 4 at 9 a.m.

Information: 855-1126, bvcc.net.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., holds services Sunday mornings at 8:30 and 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.

The Lutheran Hour is broadcast every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on radio station KURM-AM (790) and KURM-FM (100.3).

Pastor Hass is leading a new Christianity 101 class in the library at 9:45 a.m. every Sunday.

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. In April, we will open the pantry doors to visitors and personally distribute food. During the first three weeks of March, they will make up the special Easter bags.

Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com. Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church

in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, holds services each Sunday at 10 a.m., following covid-19 precautions. Masks may be removed for the reception of the Lord’s Supper.

Bible study at 8:30 a.m. precedes service at the church and online at Google Meet.

Lenten 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.

Information: 310-5289, goodshepherdrogers.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. 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., is livestreaming 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 via Zoom.

Bulletins will be available on the website.

The Session meets this morning to determine if we will return to in-person 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 livestreamed service.

Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.

Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, will not meet Sunday, but you are invited to Zoom into the Unitarian Universalists of Fayetteville at 11 a.m.

Information: 855-1485, uubcar.org or uufayetteville.org.

Unity Church of the Ozarks, 2200 S.E. J St., Bentonville, offers a Little Free Pantry by the front door of the church. 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., holds live service at 10:15 a.m. Sundays. Seating arrangements have been readjusted for social distancing and there are maskoptional and mask-required areas for those attending. The service is live streamed on Facebook; vimeo.com/user42482704; and later in the day on the website; and audio of the live service can be heard on 90.3 FM.

The Oasis Food Pantry is open each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon for drivethrough 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 services are always available on YouTube and through the church’s website. 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.”

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, DCE Jennifer Wormington will be blogging a “40 Days of Gratitude Challenge.” A Lenten Prayer Wall stands in the Narthex, a place for written prayer concerns or praises.

All are invited to the church’s annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 10 a.m. April 3 in the church parking lot. The hunt is for pre-school through elementary-aged children. There is also a drive-through option.

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.

Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.

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