Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Church notes
BENTON COUNTY
Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., is open for worship Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. The congregation is following social distancing guidelines for a safe and healthy worship experience.
Information: 855-1126, bvcc.net. Bella Vista Lutheran
Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., holds Sunday worship at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School classes are at 10:45 a.m. Church services are recorded, and can be viewed on the website.
Beginning July 10, the Shepherd’s Food Pantry will be operating in the original pantry area of the building. Friday hours remain 10 a.m. until noon.
The Men’s Bible study meets on Wednesdays at 1 and 7 p.m. in the church library.
Information: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com. First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville, 901 N.E. J St., is worshiping online Sundays at 10:15 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube.
The FPC Food Pantry is operating as a drive-through from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays. Bring something that shows that you are a resident of Benton County.
Information: 273-5450, fpcbentonville.org. Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Rogers, 2305 S. Dixieland Road, holds worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Randy Moll, pastor.
For those unable to attend, the service is available live on the church Facebook page at facebook.com/good shepherdrogers.
Bible study at 8:30 a.m. precedes worship and is online at Google Meet.
Information: 755-4520, goodshepherdrogers.org. Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Bella Vista, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd., presents its services on its website or on YouTube.
Information: 855-2780, highlandchristianchurchbv.org. The Presbyterian
Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., has canceled all in-person church services and activities until September. The Session will revisit this decision at the July and August meetings.
The weekly worship service is being recorded and posted to the website and is also be shared on the church’s Facebook page on Sunday mornings.
Information: 855-2390, pcbv.org. Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, have canceled Sunday services until further notice. Those who wish may attend worship services of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fayetteville (UUFF) via Zoom with a link found at uufayetteville.org.
Information: 855-1485, uubcar.com. United Lutheran Church of Bella Vista, 100 Cooper Road, holds Sunday worship services at 9:30 a.m on Facebook Live, and at the website for later viewing.
Information: 855-1325, unitedlutheranbv.org. Unity Church of the
Ozarks, 2200 S.E. J St., Bentonville, continues with canceling all meetings until future notice. The Rev. Elise Cowan is recorded each Sunday and can be viewed at 10:30 a.m. and afterward at Unity Church of the Ozarks on Facebook. A daily 7 p.m. message on Unity’s Facebook page is given by Larry Owensby.
Information: 721-2752, unityozarks.org.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
First Presbyterian Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, will hold in-person Sunday services on 10:30 a.m. July 5 with Pastor Kade Curry.
Sunday morning services at will continue to be live streamed at 10:30 a.m. on YouTube or on the website. At 9:30 a.m. on Sundays, weekly Zoom Discipleship Classes continue for adults and for the FPC Kids B.L.A.S.T. program. Both are on the website. A Presbyterian women’s group meets via Zoom on Wednesdays at 7 a.m.
Summer Sunday Evening Vespers Service will be at 6:30 p.m. each Sunday on the church’s south lawn.
Information: 751-2040, fpcspringdale.org. Robinson Avenue Church of Christ in Springdale, 1506 W. Robinson Ave., will hold in-person Sunday services at 8 and 11:30 a.m. on July 5. Services will continue to be available on the YouTube channel: RACoC Worship.
The church will require face masks and social distance. Children will have a “kids’ packet” available during the worship period.
Information: 751-4887, racoc.net St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish in Fayetteville, 603 N. Leverett Ave., has hired Sarah Brady Du Preez as its director of stewardship and development. St. Thomas is a Catholic parish with a registered student organization, Catholic Campus Ministry, at the University of Arkansas serving students, faculty and staff.
Du Preez is a Fayetteville native who attended school at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville through seventh grade and ultimately graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and minor in religious studies. During her time at the university, she was actively involved in St. Thomas’ ministry and had the vision early on that if the church were to be renovated, she wanted to be a part of it.
Du Preez lives in Fayetteville with her husband Lloyd and son Brady. Prior to joining St. Thomas, Sarah was the director of development at the Fayetteville Public Library Foundation and was the annual giving manager at the Walton Arts Center before she joined the library.
Information: 444-0223, catholichogs.com.