CHURCH NEWS

New Life Christian Church

New Life Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, offers three Sunday services: 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. “What Do You Say About That?” is the title of the summer sermon series at New Life Christian Church. New Life Kids programming for children birth through fifth grade is offered in all three services.

The New Life Outreach Team will participate in the Samaritan House Back to School event in Gravette Saturday, Aug. 6.

Little Sprouts preschool is accepting enrollment for the fall school year. This Christian-based preschool is open to children 3 to 5 years old. For a tour of the facility and to meet the director, contact 479-855-1616.

New Life Christian Church is a nondenominational church. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit newlifenwa.com.

Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista

The community is invited to a traditional worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. Christian Ed classes meet at 8:30 a.m. A nursery attendant is available. New friends are always welcome.

The women of the church will host the Presbyterian Women Cluster 1 Fall Gathering Friday, Aug. 26, at the church. The event begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. and finishes with a luncheon. The theme is “A Journey to Understanding.” Registration is $10 and includes lunch. Please register by Friday, Aug. 12. Registration forms are available at the Information Center.

Through the end of August, the church is collecting snacks for kids.

When the kids are out of school, they need easy snacks and lunch items such as granola bars, peanut butter and cheese crackers, and single-serve portions of fruit cups, macaroni, ravioli, soups, etc. The table for collection of food items is located in the connector hallway and will be delivered to Helping Hands for distribution.

The Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista is located at 1880 Forest Hills Blvd. Recent sermons can be heard on the church website www.pcbv.org, or like them on Facebook. Check their website calendar for other scheduled activities. Contact the church office at 479-855-2390 with any questions about activities or to speak with a pastor.

Unitarian Universalists of Benton County

The Unitarian Universalists of Benton County are located at 1110 S.E. Evergreen St. (Little Einstein Montessori School) in Bentonville, near the southeast corner of 14th and J streets. The Sunday service, which begins at 11 a.m., is preceded by coffee and social time beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 7, features the video of a talk given at the recent Unitarian Universalist General Assembly meeting by the Rev. William Barber II, leader of Moral Mondays.

Sunday School is available for children through age 15. A Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman’s book “Spirit Play” is the primary resource. The morning is structured based on the Montessori approach. As in Montessori, the key elements are the classroom environment and the teachers. These elements free the children to work at their own pace on their own activities after an initial lesson.

For more information, visit the UUBC website at www.uubcar.com, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/UUBC.AR, Meet-Up at: www.meetup.com/Unitarian-Universalists-of-Benton-Co/, Twitter at https://twitter.com/ UUBC1, and Tumblr at http://uubcar.tumblr.com.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

The Men’s Discipleship Class is on every Monday at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Please park behind the Fellowship Hall and enter through the basement door.

You can listen to the Lutheran Hour each Sunday over radio station KURM-FM (100.3) at 12:30 p.m.

The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Visit www.bvlutheran.com.

Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Bella Vista Radio Club meets in the fellowship hall from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 4.

Sunday School starts at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. At 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Paul Seal will be speaking from Genesis 1:28-30 with a sermon titled “Stewardship is Theological.”

There will be a board meeting in the fellowship hall at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8.

The church is at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.

Call 479-855-2780, email highlandchristian@cox- internet.com or visit HighlandChristianChurchBV.org.

Village Bible Church

Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon. This ministry is available to anyone in the area who needs help with groceries and would appreciate the compassion and encouragement of friendly volunteers. A potluck fellowship dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the community is welcome. The dinner is followed at 6:20 p.m. by singing, devotions and prayer for adults. Activities will also be held for children. Nursery for infants and toddlers is available.

Aug. 7, Growth Group classes are offered for all ages at 9 a.m. followed by the 10:15 a.m. worship service with communion. Pastor Mark Voll will bring the message. Infant and toddler nursery and Children’s Church for kids are offered as well. A ministry team from the church will provide a worship service at Concordia Care Center at 3 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 8, a ministry team from the church will provide at 10 a.m. worship service at Village House Adult Day Program.

Aug. 9, a men’s Bible study led by Dr. Ron Morris will meet at 7 p.m. A ladies’ Kni T-Together ministry and the White Cross Women’s Mission ministry also meet at 7 p.m.

Village Bible Church is located at 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Mark Voll is pastor. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Contact the church at 479-876-5764, email them at vbefc@sbcglobal.net, visit their Facebook page at Village Bible Church or the website at www.villagebibleefc.org.

Highlands Church

Come to the Ice Cream Social for a sweet ice cream treat in Fellowship Hall after service Aug. 6 and 7. A free-will offering will be accepted. Proceeds will help to support the activities of the Highlands Student Ministry.

Come to the church 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, to hear guest speaker David Duncan, from Bella Vista Funeral Home, discuss the next topic in the Planning Ahead Series: Funeral Planning. Don’t leave it all to your family. Admission is one non-perishable food item.

The annual Homes Tour is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Tickets, which go on sale Aug. 1, are $10 pre-tour and $12 on the day of tour. Pre- tour tickets may be purchased at any of the three Bella Vista Arvest banks, the church office or from any church member. Tickets may be purchased on the day of the tour at any of the homes on the tour or at the Highlands Gates.

Highlands Church, a United Methodist congregation, is located at 371 Glasgow Road. For more information, call 479-855-2277 or visit www.humcbv.com or Facebook.com/humcbv.

United Lutheran Church

Sunday Worship Service begins at 9:30 a.m. with Pastor Karen Fowler-Lindemulder.

United in Prayer meets at 3 p.m. every Monday. All are welcome. There is an exercise class every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a.m. Parkinson’s Support gathers at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11.

United Lutheran Church is located at 100 Cooper Road. Call 479-855-1325 or visit www.unitedlutheranbv.org5.

Bella Vista Baptist Church

Sunday Morning Services include 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship, 9:45 a.m. Bible Study/Sunday School, 11 a.m. traditional worship and 5 p.m. evening worship in the old sanctuary.

Grief Share, a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences, meets at 3 p.m. Tuesdays in the church conference room.

Wednesday evening prayer meeting is held at 5:45 p.m. in the old sanctuary. There are youth activities Wednesdays starting at 6 p.m.

The summer children’s program, “Walk This Way,” is Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The last week of the program is Aug. 10.

AWANA and Children’s Choirs kickoff Aug. 17 with an Open House and Ice Cream Social from 6 to 7 p.m. Register children for AWANA and Children’s Choirs, and meet their leaders.

The Men’s Prayer Breakfast, every Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall, is studying the book of Romans.

The church has a Senior Adult Fun Day the second Thursday of each month at 1 p.m.

WOM Clothing Giveaway is from

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in the fellowship hall downstairs.

Stitch N’ Chat is from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 14. This is a drop-in event. Bring any needlework or other craft project you are working on, or learn to knit or crochet with their help..

Call 479-855-3748 or visit www.bvbaptist.com.

Bella Vista Community Church

Come for worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service. Pastor Anna Teel will be preaching Aug. 7 on Psalms 46. Adult Bible Study starts at 8 a.m., and a staffed nursery is available as well as Children’s Worship for ages 4-12 during the worship service.

The community is invited every Wednesday to the church chapel from 11 a.m. to noon as the church prays for unity in the country, for first responders, and for the leaders.

Growing Through Grief support group will meet at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in the parlor.

Caregivers’ (All) Support Group will meet the second Wednesday of every month. The next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 10 in the parlor.

Wednesday night activities include 6 p.m. pizza and 6:30 p.m. Bible study for children and youth.

Prayer Fellowship meets every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. in the conference room.

Call 479-855-1126, email questions@bvcc.net, or visit www.bvcc.net. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Bernard Catholic Church

St. Bernard Catholic Church is located at 1 St. Bernard Lane, Bella Vista. Mass is 5 p.m. Aug. 6 and 9 a.m. Aug. 7.

Forest Hills Church

Forest Hills Church welcomes people of all faiths to worship this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Guest speak- er Ethan Penner will be delivering the sermons throughout most of the summer months. The adult Sunday School class begins at 9:45 a.m., and the Prayer and Bible Study is led by Mark Kirby on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Forest Hills Church is an American Baptist congregation involved in various ministries within the church, throughout the Bella Vista community and worldwide. FHC is located at 1702 Forest Hills Blvd., across from Edward Jones Investments in the Bella Vista Highlands. For more information, call the church office at 479-855-3555, email foresthillschurch@sbcglobal.net or visit them online at www.foresthillschurch.info. You can also find them on Facebook at facebook.com/foresthillschurch.arkansas.

First United Methodist Church

United Methodist Women will hold their annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6. Orange and cinnamon rolls and lunch will also be served. All proceeds benefit local charities.

Enjoy an evening of jazz and dessert with Dan Knight and the “Usual Suspects” Friday, Aug. 12, in Becker Hall starting at 7 p.m.

Supercharged, the church’s communitywide event full of fun, food, and fellowship, will be held at Tanyard Creek Pavilion from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. There will be a super slide, first responders with their equipment, fingerprinting for school and lots of food and games. All ages are welcome.

Two weekly meetings of AA are being hosted at the church on Monday and Saturday. Please call or stop by the church for more information. Traditional services are held every Sunday at 8 and 10:45 a.m., with a contemporary service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school classes for all ages are also held at 9:30 a.m. Nursery provided.

First United Methodist Church is located at 20 Boyce Drive, in Bella Vista. For more information, call 479-855-1158 or visit www.lovelearnlead.com.