CHURCH NEWS

United Lutheran Church

Calling all volunteers July 1721. Teachers, leaders, tech gurus, artists, helpers, students, followers of Jesus — join during VBS and sign up to volunteer to help during that week. There will be lots of fun to have and things to do.

The United Lutheran Scholarship Fund needs your financial support. We have four college students (Otto Troutner, Claire Redlaczyk, Dylan Rondon and Kelsey Sojka) who have qualified for scholarships next school year. Please consider contributing to this fund to help these four worthy students with their education. There are scholarship offering envelopes in every pew.

Now that construction is complete on House No. 5, we can go take a look at “God’s Work Our Hands.” Workers will start on No. 6 very soon and when that is done they will stop building homes. They can have nine children in each home and they are treated as families. They also have a preschool there now and a school bus takes the other children to school every day. There is lots of room for the kids to run around and play outdoors and there is a garden. Don’t forget to save all Best Choice labels again this year (can get them at Allens and Harps grocery stores) and Marge Taylor gets “lots of them” at the Recycling Center in Bella Vista, so “thanks to her.”

United Lutheran Church is located at 100 Cooper Road, Bella Vista.

St. Bernard Catholic Church

Jan Stemkoski’s Celebration Singers, an internationally known Christian music ministry, will present a communitywide concert at 7 p.m. June 30 at St. Bernard Catholic Church. The concert is free of charge, but a free-will offering will be taken. Concert attendees will be treated to contemporary Christian music, uplifting praise and worship, personal testimony and prayer. Featuring 10 singers and a 12-piece orchestra, the Celebration Singers will inspire and bless as they share the gospel through a dynamic musical celebration.

Come and join us at St. Bernard Church for this evening of music, faith and fun. Bring a friend or two.

On Wednesday, June 7, at 11:30 a.m. the Women’s Club will have a card party in the Parish Hall. There will be Mah Jongg in the parish hall at 9 a.m. June 9.

Vacation Bible School teachers will meet on Sunday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m., in room 203. Tuesday, June 13, at 8 a.m. there will be crafts in the Parish Hall. Come and join in the fun of creating items for the 2017 Holiday Bazaar.

We can use each and everyone, no matter what your talent.

Daily morning Mass is celebrated on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:30 a.m. There is an evening Mass on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Mass is celebrated on Saturdays (Sunday vigil) at 5 p.m. and on Sundays at 9 a.m.

For more information and registration, visit http://www.dolr.org/sites/default/files/documents/ search-142.pdf or contact Trish Gentry at tgentry@dolr.org, or call 501-664-0340, ext. 418.

New Wine Ministry

New Wine Ministry meets every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Pastor Vincent Xavier ministers the Word, with Ken and Peggy Wagner leading the worship.

There will be coffee fellowship before and after each service.

Pastor Patricia Xavier leads a study on spiritual warfare and deliverance held at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the same location. The study is based on her book “Deliverance — The Christian’s Bill of Rights.”

Women of Substance meets at 2:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. A buffet luncheon is served which is followed by one of the women of the church giving her testimony.

A bible study is held in Decatur at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Call for location.

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

A new radio program has been launched on Omega Radio Network. Vincent and Paul Petitte will go live Monday-Friday 2-4 p.m. with The Watchmen. www.omegaradio.org,

New Wine Ministry is located at the NWA Ministry Center, 2262 Forest Hills Blvd .,in Bella Vista, behind the Boys and Girls Club and the funeral home. Call 888-864-8712 formore information of other meetings and radio programs.

Unity Church of the Ozarks

If you have a prayer need that arises for you or someone else, please contact the Rev. Elise at minister@unityozarks.org.

The Sunday adult classes are 9-10 a.m. until June 25. “How to Pray” is designed to cover the fivestep Unity prayer method teaching the difference between traditional prayer and Unity’s affirmative prayer. Join in Standing in Peace, following the 10:30 a.m. service, as we hold the vision for peace for our world.

Wednesday night’s study is 7-8:30 p.m., June 7-25. The class is studying Bryon Katie’s “The Work: Loving What Is.” This work teaches a powerful process of stepby-step self-inquiry by identifying, questioning and healing limiting thoughts.

Unity Church of the Ozarks and Unity Youth Sunday School meets 10:30 Sundays. 902 S.W. Second St., Suite E, Bentonville, AR 72712. Call 479-721-2752 or visit unityozarks.org.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

A mission at the church known as Stamped With A Prayer makes hand-made cards the first Wednesday of each month. This month their mission just gave $1,000 to the Bella Vista Fire Department for meals for the firefighters. The cards are $2.50 each and 100 percent of the purchase goes to the mission. They also remake pre-owned handmade cards to give to nursing homes and other groups. Five times a year they go to Brookfield Assisted Living and make pre-designed cards with the residents.

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

The Men’s Discipleship Class will not meet until June 12.

Vacation Bible School will be on June 5-8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. There will be crafts, music, story time, games, food and lots of fun. Register by calling the church at 479-855-0272 or on the website www.bvlutheran.com.

The Shepherd’s Food pantry is open each Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizers are asking for donations of bar soap, flour, oil, sugar or the funds to purchase these items. A container for donations is in the church narthex.

Those unable to attend a Sunday morning worship service, Bella Vista Lutheran Church at 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., has a Saturday night service at 5:37 p.m. This is a relaxed, casual worship experience with contemporary music.

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 more information, visit www. bvlutheran.com.

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, June 11, 2017 UUBC’s short annual congregational meeting will follow Rey Hernandez’s talk titled, “Hispanics in Benton County.”

Sunday School is available for children with a Unitarian Universalist adaptation of Jerome Berryman’s book, “Spirit Play” as 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: http://www.meetup.com/UnitarianUniversalists-of-Benton-Co/ Twitter at https://twitter.com/UUBC1, and Tumblr at http://uubcar.tumblr.com.

Highland Christian Church

Highland Christian Church (The Happening Place) meets for worship with communion at 10:30 each Sunday.

Sunday school classes start at 9 a.m. offering three adult studies and “Creative Worship” for youth. Coffee fellowship is 10-10:30.

All seniors are invited to Neosho National Fish Hatchery Senior Citizen Day, June 9. The fishing will begin at 9 a.m and end at noon. Those attending will be allowed to catch and keep four trout. Volunteers will clean and bag the fish and put them on ice — all complimentary. All fishing equipment will be provided by the Fish Hatchery, no personal fishing equipment will be allowed in the hatchery. After the fishing is over lunch will be provided by the hatchery. Call John Zelahy 479721-5437 about ride sharing from Highland Christian Church.

Save the date to join in celebrating all dads Sunday June 18. The church will host the annual Father’s Day Cook Out immediately following worship service.

Highland Christian Church is located at 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. The office phone number is 479-855-2780. Email highland christian@cox-internet.com. Website: HighlandChristianChurchBV.org.

Village Bible Church

The Oasis Food Pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 7. 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. There will be singing at 6:30 p.m. and devotions and prayer in the Worship Center. The community is always welcome. Nursery for infants and toddlers is available.

Sunday School classes are offered for all ages at 9 a.m. followed by the 10:15 a.m Sunday, June 11, worship service. Pastor Mark Voll will continue his sermon series “Life Application from Romans.” This week’s sermon title is “Israel and God’s Justice,” with a text of Romans 10:1-21. Infant and toddler nursery and Children’s Church for kids are offered as well, and the community is welcomed.

A men’s Bible study will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, and men from the community are always welcome. A ladies’ KniTTogether 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. These are open to any ladies who would like to come and learn more about these ministries. Looking ahead to the last week of June, Vacation Bible School “Ocean Commotion: Diving into Noah’s Flood,” will be held Monday through Friday evenings, June 2630, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. daily, for children entering grades K through 6 as of this fall. Registration forms are available in the church office or call the church at 479-876-5764 to register. Preregistration is helpful but not required.

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 through Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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

Forest Hills Church

Forest Hills Church welcomes people of all faiths to worship. Pastor Mark Kirby will deliver his sermon “Facing the Music,” from John 14:1-3, on Sunday morning at 10:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School class meets at 9:45 a.m. and weekly Prayer and Bible Study is held each Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

Forest Hills Church is an American Baptist congregation located at 1702 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, across from Edward Jones Investments near the Highlands. For more information, call the church office at 479-855-3555 or visit online at www.foresthillschurch.info. Find the church on Facebook at facebook.com/foresthillschurch.arkansas.

Presbyterian Church

Members of the church will gather at Highland Healthcare & Rehab for a sing-a-long with the residents at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. Come to sing and visit with the residents.

The next Helping Hands Work Day in Bentonville is Saturday, June 10. Please sign up at the Information Center and select a time to volunteer.

The community is invited to worship at a traditional worship service 10 a.m. Sunday, June 11. Holy Communion will be served for Trinity Sunday. Christian Education classes for all ages meet at 8:30 a.m. A nursery attendant is available. We always welcome new friends.

Men’s Fellowship will sponsor a Blood Drive in Fellowship Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 12. Sign up in the Connector Hallway. Walk-ins are always welcome.

An All Church Picnic is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Kingsdale Pavilion. Please sign up for a donation time at the Information Center and indicate a potluck dish that you will provide.

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 the church on Facebook. Check out the 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.

Community Church

Worship is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings with coffee fellowship before and after the service.

Men’s Bible Study is every Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. downstairs in room 8/9. The current topic is “The Assurance of Salvation,” by R.C. Sproul facilitated by Pastor Jeff Reed.

Women’s Bible study will have a six-week series covering “Bad Girls of the Bible” by Liz Curtis Higgs from 9:30-11 a.m. in room 8/9. The cost is $12 for materials. Sign up online at bvcc.net, on Sunday mornings, or in the church office.

Parish nurses are available to answer questions and check blood pressure each Wednesday in the nurses’ office from 9 a.m. to noon.

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

For more information about the church call 479-855-1126, email questions@bvcc.net, or visit www. bvcc.net. Church office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The church is located at 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., Bella Vista.

First United Methodist Church

The Bella Vista Women’s Chorus meets each Monday from 12:45 to 3 p.m. in the church Music Room. This group performs a variety of music in concerts throughout the year and is open to any woman in the community who enjoys singing.

The Bella Vista Men’s Chorus meets each Monday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Music Room. This group is open to any man in the community who enjoys singing. The Men’s Chorus performs a variety of music concerts throughout the year.

Friends Plus Healthy Living meets at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Lake Bella Vista in the parking lot along U.S. Highway 71 to walk for about an hour. Different groups walk at different paces while sharing in fellowship and encouragement. About 10:30 a.m. meet in the Chapel to share tips on making healthier lifestyle choices, and encourage and uplift one another.

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. A nursery is provided. First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista’s Sunday morning worship service can be found on AT&T Uverse on channel 99 and on Cox Cable channel 222. Watch the services on live-stream at www.lovelearnlead.com.

New Life Christian Church

New Life Christian Church is taking a journey through the entire Bible with “The Story.” Sunday services are held at 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. New Life Kids’ Programming is offered at all three services.

Junior high school students will be attending Christ in Youth worship conference June 19-23 in Edmond, Okla. For more information go to newlifenwa.com.

The New Life College Age Ministry meets for dinner and a Bible study on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Student Center. All young adults are welcome.

New Life Christian Church is a non-denominational Christian Church located at 103 Riordan Road, Bella Vista, AR 72715. 479.855.1616. newlifenwa.com Office Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Friday.

Bella Vista Baptist Church

Sunday morning schedule: contemporary worship is at 8:30 a.m.; Bible Study/Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; traditional worship at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service is at 5 p.m. in the old sanctuary.

Children’s Summer Program is 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting Service starts at 6 p.m. now through summer months in the old sanctuary. Youth Activities begin at 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Prayer Warriors are available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week by calling 479-855-6644.

Bella Vista Baptist is a multi-generational church with weekly activities for children and adults. The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information is available by calling 479-855-3748 or visiting www.bvbaptist.com.

St. Theodore Episcopal Church

Join the congregation for worship and celebration of the Holy Eucharist on Sunday morning. St. Theodore has two services: Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 a.m. Coffee fellowship takes place after the 10:30 service.

Sunday school classes for adults and children are offered at 9:15 a.m.

St. Theodore is located at 1001 Kingsland Road, Bella Vista.