CHURCH NEWS

New Wine Ministry

New Wine Ministry meets at 5:30 p.m Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Pastor Vincent Xavier ministers with Ken and Peggy Wagner leading the worship. There will be coffee before and after the service.

Pastor Vincent is joined by Pastor Ken Wagner and Paul Petitte on KURM Radio 790 at 9:45a.m. each Sunday or FM 100.3 from 10 to 11 a.m. Tune in at 11 a.m. Fridays and Wednesdays. Archived messages with special guest interviews are available 24/7 at nwmglobal.org.

New Wine Ministry is a nondenominational congregation located at the NWA Ministry Center at 2262 Forest Hills Blvd. in Bella Vista behind the Boys & Girls Club and the funeral home. Call 888-864-8712 for more information on other meetings. Pastor Xavier leads a study on spiritual warfare and deliverance held at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the same location. A Bible study is held in Decatur at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Call the number above for location.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

The Celebration Choir will present a spring concert, “The Risen Christ,” at 4 p.m. on April 23.

The Lutheran Hour is at 12:30 p.m. each Sunday on radio station KURM-FM 100.3.

Lenten services are at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Prior to the service a supper is being served at 5 p.m.

There will be only one worship service at 9:30 a.m. on April 9, Palm Sunday.

There will be only one worship service at 9:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 16.

The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of men’s and ladies’ deodorant is needed. A container for donations is in the church narthex.

If you are unable to attend a Sunday morning worship, Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., offers a Saturday night service at 5:37 p.m. This is a relaxed, contemporary service. Sunday morning worship is at 8:30 a.m. for the Traditional service and at 10:45 a.m. for the Blended service. Sunday School and Adult bible classes are at 9:45 a.m. For further information, visit our website at www.bvlutheran.com.

Presbyterian Church

Lenten Soup Suppers continue at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, in Fellowship Hall. Following supper and fellowship there will be a brief Lenten presentation. Please sign up at the information center each week. There is a requested $5 donation and a can of soup to share with those in need.

A Lenten Study group will meet at 2 p.m.on Thursday, April 6. Pastor Dennis and Pastor Liz co-lead the study, “Aging Matters — Finding Your Calling For The Rest of Your Life,” by R. Paul Stevens.

The community is invited to worship at the traditional worship service at 10 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 9. Holy Communion will be served. Christian education classes for all ages meet at 8:30 a.m. A nursery attendant is available.

Holy Week will be observed with worship on Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. April 13, and worship on Good Friday at 7 p.m. April 14. Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 16 with a 10 a.m. traditional worship service. The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be served at all the worship services during Holy Week. All are welcome.

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 us on Facebook. Check our website Calendar for other scheduled activities. Contact the church office at 479-855-2390 with any questions about our activities or to speak with a pastor.

Village Bible Church

The Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 5. 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 always welcome. At 6:30 p.m. there will be singing, devotions and prayer in the worship center. Nursery for infants and toddlers is available.

Growth Group classes are offered for all ages at 9 a.m. followed by the 10:15 a.m. class Sunday, April 9. Worship Service. The community is warmly welcomed. Pastor Mark Voll’s sermon title is “Sorrow that Turns to Joy” with a text of John 16:16-33.

A men’s Bible study will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, and men from the community are always welcome. A ladies’ KniT-Together ministry and the White Cross Women’s Mission ministry also meet at 7 p.m. The ladies enjoy informal fellowship while working on projects that benefit needy children and adults in our area as well as a hospital in Congo.

Good Friday worship service, with communion, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 14.

The Village Bible Church, an Evangelical Free church, is a church for all ages and is located at 1591 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. Mark Voll is pastor. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the church at 479-876-5764, email vbefc@sbcglobal.net, or visit the Facebook page, or the website at www.villagebibleefc.org.

Unity Church of the Ozarks

Standing in Peace meets at 12:15 Sunday, April 5, in the sanctuary holding a vision for peace for the world.

There is a committed group of people who serve by holding in prayer those who request prayer support. If you have a prayer need that arises for you or another, leave a message at minister@ unityozarks.org and the Prayer Team will be notified.

An advanced course in Prosperity Consciousness Building begins Wednesday, April 19, 7-8:30 p.m. This class is designed to help identify and change limited beliefs about abundance, happiness, success and living in a greater harmony with spiritual law.

Change for Change is collected for NWA Food Pantry. The Sacred Social Action Team continues to create and pass on bags containing various foods, drink and personal needs to the homeless. They continue to volunteer at Samaritan House and entertain at adult care centers. Join if you would like to participate.

Unity Church of the Ozarks meets 10:30 Sundays at 902 S.W. Second St., Suite E, Bentonville. Call 479721-2752 or visit unityozarks.org.

Highland Christian (Disciples of Christ)

Highland Christian Church meets for worship with communion at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday School classes start at 9 a.m. offering four adult studies and creative worship for youth. Coffee fellowship is 10-10:30 a.m. each Sunday.

Join choir practice hosted by Karen Frankenfeld at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 5.

Bella Vista Area Radio Club will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 6, at Highland Christian Church. All licensed amateur radio enthusiasts, along with anyone interested in the ham radio hobby, are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 479-270-5584.

Disciple Women Fellowship April celebration will be held at 10 a.m. April 8 in Fellowship Hall with Phyllis Gotzh and Jean Raines as hosts. Faye Bethea will present the study “Do This in Remembrance of Me.” All women are welcome.

Maundy Thursday Service are at 5:30 p.m. April 13.

Save the Date for our Happening Place Event, “Bluegrass and Barbecue,” at 5:15 p.m., Friday, April 28, featuring Ron Pennington and Lonesome Road Band.

Check out the webpage, where anyone can listen to the complete Sunday worship service: Highland christianchurchbv.org.

Highland Christian Church is located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday-Friday. 8 a.m.-noon. Call 479-8552780, email highlandchristian@cox-internet.com or visit highland christianchurchbv.org.

Unitarian Universalists

The Unitarian Universalists of Benton County meet 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, April 9, features two discussion groups: One focusing on ways to support immigrants who come to NWA for jobs or as students; the other focusing on awareness and appreciation for the diverse group of Muslims who have made Northwest Arkansas their home.

Sunday School is available for children with a Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman’s book, “Spirit Play,” as the primary resource. The morning structure is based on the Montessori approach.

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

Highlands Church

Care and Share Trailer will be on the church parking lot from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, April 10. Donate clean, gently used items.

The Easter Drama, “In the Upper Room,” is at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13. The Cross Walk is at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 14. Join the congregation on Easter Sunday at 8 a.m. for a continental breakfast before Easter worship service at 10 a.m. An Easter Egg Hunt follows the Easter service.

Highlands Church, A United Methodist congregation, is at 371 Glasgow Road in beautiful Bella Vista. 479-855-2277, humcbv.com, facebook.com/humcbv.

Bella Vista Community Church

Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service. Pastor Jeff Reed will be preaching Sunday. Adult Bible Study starts at 8 a.m. A staffed nursery is available as well as children’s worship for ages 4-12.

Lenten Meditations ends Wednesday, April 5. A “potfaith” supper will be from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. in McKay Hall and Lenten Meditation follows in the sanctuary from 6:30 to 7 p.m. There is no cost to attend; instead, bring a casserole, salad, or dessert to share. Call the church office at 855-1126 to RSVP.

Happy Our Fitness began a 10-week session on April 3. Classes meet at 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in McKay Hall. The cost is $45 per person or $72 per couple.

All men are welcome to join for a six-week Men’s Bible Study 6:308 p.m. which began April 4 downstairs in room 8/9. The topic of the study is Face to Face with Jesus.

Growing Through Grief Support Group meets at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the parlor.

Caregivers (All) Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the parlor.

Join the Holy Week services: 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13; 11:45 a.m. Good Friday, April 14; and 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday worship, April 16.

For more information about the church, call 479-855-1126, email questions@bvcc.net, or visit bvcc. net. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

St. Bernard Church

Bingo will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 6. The jackpot is at $1,000.

The last Knights of Columbus Fish Fry will be on Friday, April 7. The tickets are $10 per person. Social hour is 5-6 p.m. Dinner will be served starting at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased after Mass or at the church office.

Join for Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at 4:30 p.m. and on Good Friday, April 14, at noon.

The Women’s Club Spring Luncheon and Card Party will be held Tuesday, April 25, in the parish hall. The tickets are $15 per person and sold in blocks of four. To purchase, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with a check for $60 made out to St. Bernard Women’s Club. State which game you will be playing.

A peaceful prayer presence in front of Planned Parenthood, which began Ash Wednesday, will continue through Palm Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, see 40days forlife.com/Fayetteville.

Palm Sunday Mass is at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8, or Sunday, April 9.

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.

Wednesdays, the evening meal begins at 4:45 p.m. Children’s choirs meet at 5:30. The Wednesday Evening Prayer meeting is held at 5:45 in the old sanctuary. There are youth activities Wednesdays starting at 6 p.m. and AWANA meets at 6:15.

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

Senior Adult Fun Day is at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Bring a favorite snack, a favorite game, and come for fun and fellowship.

The Senior Adult Ministries hosts “Ice Cream and a Movie” at 6 p.m. the fourth Friday of the month. All adults are welcome.

Prayer Warriors are available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week by calling 855-6644.

The church office is open Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. More information is available by calling 479-855-3748 or visiting www.bvbaptist.com.

First United Methodist Church

The community pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday, April 8. The pancake breakfast is 8:30-10 a.m. Donations are accepted. There is a 9 a.m. scavenger hunt for fourththrough sixth-graders followed by a 9:30 a.m. egg hunt for three years and younger in the atrium. At 9:45 a.m. there will be a pre-k and K egg hunt in the playground area and first- through third-graders egg hunt outside the playground area.

Sunday, April 9, a gospel concert will be held at 6 p.m. featuring students from various ensembles from the University of Arkansas Music Department. This is presented by the Barbara Mashburn Scholarship Foundation.

Maundy Thursday Worship Services and Good Friday worship services will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary .

Community Easter Sunrise Service will be held at Metfield Clubhouse at 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 16.

Lenten Worship Services will be held at 11:45 a.m. each Wednesday through April 12 in the sanctuary, with a light luncheon immediately following the service. Everyone is welcome.

Order an Easter Lily in honor or memory of a loved one to help decorate the church for Easter week. The plants are $13 and may be taken home after the last Easter service.

Midweek Manna is held each Wednesday night beginning with a fellowship supper 5:30-6:15 p.m. Suggested donation is $5 per adult, $3 for children under 10, and family maximum is $15. Small group study sessions and small craft and activity groups meet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Classes on the agenda are: Our United Methodist Footsteps, Knitting for the Soul (beginners to experts welcome), Women’s Bible Study, The Bible — the mini-series, Coloring Your Way to Calm and UMW Crafts. Living Single with Confidence has several topics in the next weeks. Bella Vista, My Hometown! will resume April 19 with a program about the trails in Bella Vista and April 26 there will be a two-mile hike around the trails.

Traditional worship services are held every Sunday at 8 and 10:45 a.m. with a contemporary worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school classes for all ages are held at 9:30 a.m. Nursery is provided. First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista’s Sunday morning worship service can be found on U-Verse channel 99 and on Cox Cable channel 222. Watch the services on live-stream at www. lovelearnlead.com.

United Lutheran Church

The “Small Catechism” Supper Church every Wednesday ends April 5. Supper begins at 6 p.m. and Service begins at 6:25 p.m. Sign up sheets to attend the suppers are located in the Narthex.

The Piecemakers are joining the World Relief’s Basket of Promise campaign. Each week the church collects different items used to assemble personal care kits for people around the world. This week’s needs are one metal nail clippers.

Don’t forget the Bake-less Bake sale. Gifts may be placed in the pink cake located in the Narthex.

The Breakfast Club meets at 8 a.m. April 10. The speaker will be Tommy Lee, POA Director of Business Development. There will be a devotion by Harvey Klitzke.

The annual Easter egg hunt will be held around 9:30 a.m. between services. Candy donations to fill the eggs are greatly appreciated, and be placed in a box by the front office.

Projection help is needed. Please contact Jerry Shaw if able.

Bella Vista Nazarene Church

The Wright family will be ministering in music and word at the Church of the Nazarene in Bella Vista on April 8-9.

The Wrights sing, play instruments, preach and share the message of Jesus.

Concert begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 8. They will lead the Sunday, April 9, worship service with hymns, gospel songs and contemporary worship music. After, they will preach a specific message.

Bella Vista Nazarene Church is located at 760 W. Lancashire Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark., 72715. Phone number is 479-876-6028.