CHURCH EVENTS
BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES: Meets 6:45 a.m. Sunday, at Temple Baptist Church, 736 W. Seventh St., Chester, for installation of officers. The president asks all pastors to wear their robes. Next Sunday, the brotherhood meets at Temple Baptist Church.
FAITH TABERNACLE CHURCH: 509W. Third St., Chester. The Women’s Health Ministry invites women to “take care of the most important woman in your life — you!” Come out Saturday, Jan. 9at 3 p.m. for an hour of fellowship, food and discussion on health topics that affect women. The topic is “Healthy Relationships.”
NORWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 315 Chester Pike, holds a spaghetti dinner 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Tickets $8 for adults $4 for children ages 4-10, and free for children under 4. Tickets available at the door. The event is sponsored by the All Church Retreat Committee, which has a retreat scheduled for May 22-24, at Camp Innabah. For information, visit www.norwoodumc.org.
CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 600 E. Dutton Mill Road, Brookhaven. The church’s food pantry is open 11 a.m.-noon the fourth Wednesday of each month. The church does not hold its community dinners in December. The dinners resume 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 27. For information, call 610-8741270 or visit www.christumcbrookhaven.com.
DREXEL HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 600 Burmont Road, Drexel Hill, has begun a new outreach program: Project Reach, Service, Care. A free, catered community lunch along with a free clothing and hygiene-products cupboard will be provided 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. the fourth Saturday of every month, at the church. All are welcome.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OAKEOLA: 600 W. Oak Lane, Glenolden, hosts zumba classes 6-7 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. Cost is $7. For information, visit www.oakeola.compassion-ministries.com or call 610-583-5277.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 350W. State St., Media, offers a free yoga for beginners class 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Donations welcome. For information, call 610-566-3172 or visit www. mediamethodist.org.
GLENOLDEN CHURCH: 200 S. MacDade Blvd., Glenolden, hosts Glen Cafe and Flea Market. The Coffee House Cafe features new Christian bands 7-10 p.m. each Friday. The flea market is held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. New vendors welcome. Bring your own table. For more information, call 610-659-7362.
IMAGO DEI METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH: 1223Middletown Road, Glen Mills, holds Silent Meditation 3 p.m. Sundays. The gatherings are an opportunity to silently reflect for up to one hour on spiritual principles that are especially appropriate for those who are in recovery or seeking healing. For information, call 610-358-1716 or Pastor@ImagoDeiMCC.org.
MEDIA CHURCH OF CHRIST: 423 Jackson St., has thousands of clothing items available for free until gone. Hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays, and at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Anyone is welcome.
PROSPECT PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Holds Mom’s Morning Out nursery school for ages 18 months and up 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Wednesday and Friday. Cost is $15 per day. Activities include crafts, music, circle time and organized play. For information and registration, call 484-540-3132.
WHITE ROCK CHRISTIAN CHURCH: 308 W. Third St., Chester, opens its doors to the community on the 1st and 3rd Friday nights of the month for a hot meal at the “White Rock Café” from 6-7:30 p.m. through April. The event is free of charge. The White Rock Cafe is an initiative to provide food, warmth and fellowship in a comfortable setting. It is not attached to any church service or Bible study. It seeks to reach the “churched, un-churched” and “de-churched”— people who attend church every Sunday, never entered a church or once attended church. Since its inception, White Rock Christian Church’s “White Rock Cafe” has served hundreds of homeless, community members and friends, with the goal is to serve hundreds more this season. For information, visit church on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whiterockchristianchurch or call 610497-2692.
WOODLYN BAPTIST CHURCH: MacDade Boulevard and School Lane, holds new girls and boys clubs for children grades 1-12 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays. The girls club is called G.E.M.S. (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) and includes team building, fun activities, crafts, life skills, achievement badges, service projects and Bible lessons. The boys club is called C.S.B. (Christian Service Brigade) and includes action-filled activities, service projects, achievement badges, sports, mentoring and Bible lessons. Bible stories and songs are available for The Tadpoles group for children 3 years old to kindergarten. Child care for infants through age 2 is also available. For information, call 610-8335577 or visit www.woodlynbaptist.org.
GOOD NEWS PHILADELPHIA CHURCH: 309 Township Line Road, Elkins Park, is offering the public the book, “The Secret of Forgiveness of Sin and Being Born Again!” free of charge. The greatest gift of God is the forgiveness of sin. Man became distant from God through sin, and had to struggle for in darkness with shame, pain, and fear instead of living inside of true joy, happiness, and blessings. But now, all of this can be restored through the forgiveness of sin alone. The clear truth of the forgiveness of sin is hidden in the Bible as a secret. To receive the book, contact greenpastures75@gmail. com or call 267-251-3407.