Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Local notes
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Buckner Baptist Church,
2780 E. Wyman Road in Fayetteville, will be celebrating Family & Friends Day at 10:30 a.m. March 17. Dean Caldwell, evangelist, pastor, biblical scholar and author, will be presenting the morning worship message. Special music will be sung by Ozark Revival Quartet. A fellowship lunch will follow.
Information: 263-3866, email lauragomez@mac. com.
First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, hosts an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m. March 6. Wednesday Night Fellowship Meals and Study will begin on March 13 and conclude on April 10, with dinner at 5:15 p.m., followed by classes for all ages at 6 p.m.
Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org.
First United Methodist Church in Springdale, 206 W. Johnson Ave., will host a learning session on CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates — at 6:30 p.m. March 11 in the church’s chapel. A speaker from CASA will explain how they provide volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children.
Information: 751-4610, firstchurchspringdale.org.
BENTON COUNTY
Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., hosts Lenten soup suppers and meditations in McKay Hall each Wednesday from March 6 through April 10. Dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. with meditations beginning at 6:20 p.m. Suggested donation is $3 per person or $5 per family. Call the church office to sign up.
Information: 855-1126, bvcc.org.
Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., hosts a special worship service March 5 for those that are unable to attend a regular worship service.
On March 31 there will be a special worship service at 9:30 a.m. celebrating the 30th anniversary of Bella Vista Lutheran Church. There will be only one worship service that day.
The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open every Friday
from 10 a.m. to noon and is in need of “Snack Pack” sugar-free cups and also low-sugar fruit cups. Items for Easter bags are also being sought: boxed chicken stuffing, canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, boxed potatoes, canned fruit cocktail, boxed yellow or white cake mix. Orange or cherry jello (some sugar-free). Place your grocery sack with these items by April 11. Containers for your donations are in the church narthex.
Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com.
Brightwater Memorial United Methodist Church, 14108 E. U.S. 62, and Pea Ridge United Methodist Church will hold a combined Ash Wednesday service at 6 p.m. March 6 at Brightwater. Information: 451-8161. First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., will host a Mardi Gras style pancake supper with jazz music and games at 6 p.m. March 5 in Fellowship Hall. It is free.
An Ash Wednesday worship service is planned for 7 p.m. March 6 in the sanctuary to mark the beginning of Lent.
Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org.
First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive, hosts a piano recital by church organist Broc Hite at noon Sunday in
Becker Hall.
Church Council will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday in Becker Hall. All in the church are welcome to hear the Rev. Jeanne Williams report on her experience at the UMC General Council meeting in St. Louis.
Lent begins with worship services at 11:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday, March 6. Every week thereafter through April 16, there will be a worship service on Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. with a light lunch following.
A new grief support group, facilitated by the Rev. Brenda Wideman, will meet at 5:30 p.m. March 12 in the chapel and will meet every Tuesday for nine weeks.
Information: 855-1158, lovelearnlead.com.
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, hosts a potluck following worship this Sunday.
Lenten worship begins March 6 with a soup and sandwich supper at 6:15 p.m., followed by services at 7 p.m.
The Second Saturday Women’s Bible Study and Brunch will begin at 10 a.m. March 9. All women are invited to bring a Bible and a friend.
Information: 755-4520, goodshepherdrogers.org.
Millwood Christian Church in Rogers, 3450 W. Pleasant Grove Road, will be holding an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m. March 6.
Information: 621-0021, millwoodchurch.com.
The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., hosts Ash Wednesday services with Holy Communion at noon March 6 in the Sanctuary.
Join in a sing-along at 2:30 p.m. March 8 at Highlands Rehab and Healthcare Center. All Bella Vista area community singers are encouraged to join in to lift the spirits of the Highlands residents.
Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Rogers, 824 W. Oak St., will celebrate Shrove Tuesday, March 5, with a free pancake supper at 5:30 p.m. This is the traditional day of feasting before the fasting days of Lent.
Ash Wednesday services with imposition of ashes will be at noon and 6 p.m. Information: 636-4042. Unity Church of the Ozarks, 12 McKissick Creek Road, Suite 1210, Bentonville, hosts an Ash Wednesday service at 8 p.m. March 6.
Information: 721-2752, unityozarks.org.
Village Bible Church in Bella Vista, 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., hosts a Ladies Bible Study on the Old Testament prophet Micah led by Joanne Morris at 9 a.m. March 5. At 7 p.m. a Men’s Bible Study taught by Don Rogan will meet in the Oasis Center to study the book of Revelation. The White Cross Women’s Mission ministry and the ladies’ KniTTogether ministry will also meet at 7 p.m.
On March 6, the Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon.
Information: 876-5764, villagebibleefc.org.
OTHER EVENTS
The Spring Arts & Culture Festival, at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, presents adjunct professor Terry Phillips hosting a panel of local religious representatives discussing issues that involve the presence of religion in the home and beyond at noon March 7 in White Auditorium.
Information: email tphillips3@nwacc.edu.