Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Church notes

- Send church news to Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown at bmartin@nwadg.com. The deadline is noon Wednesday for Saturday publicatio­n.

TRUNK OR TREAT

Trunk or Treat — Drivethrou­gh event, 3-5 p.m. today, Bella Vista Lutheran Church on Forest Hills Boulevard. 855-0272, bvlutheran. com.

Trunk or Treat — Drivethrou­gh event, 3-5 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive. 855-1158, lovelearnl­ead.com.

Trunk or Treat — Drive through for pre-packed goodie bags of Halloween treats and then continue to drive through to see decorated trunks, 4-5 p.m. today, First Presbyteri­an Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road. The community is invited to dress up in their Halloween costumes and drive through for prepacked goodie bags of Halloween treats and then continue to drive through to see members’ decorated trunks. You will also be invited to vote for your favorite decorated car. Free. 751-2040, fpcspringd­ale.org.

Trick and Treat — Walk through socially distanced stations with games and activities for families and pre-packaged treats, 4-6 p.m. today, First United Presbyteri­an Church, 695 E. Calvin St. in Fayettevil­le. To ensure safe numbers, families must RSVP for time slot ahead of time by visiting fupcfay. org/halloween. 442-4411 or info@fupcfay.org.

Trick or Treat on Main Street — 5-8 p.m. today, on the first two blocks of Main Street in Gravette. Due to covid-related restrictio­ns, there will not be games, activities or food vendors this year. Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce at 787-8998.

Trick or Treat — 5-9 p.m. today, Steve’s Plumbing, 2602 E. Battlefiel­d Blvd. in Bentonvill­e. Social distancing and masks required. 361-2757.

Trunk or Treat — 6-8 p.m. today, New Life Christian Church in Bella Vista, 103 Riordan Road. 855-1616, newlifenwa.com.

BENTON COUNTY

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., continues to suspend non-ministry events and Kids Connect until further notice. Church ministries may meet during office hours by appointmen­t only through the church office. Please call the office to set up your meeting time.

Sundays services are at 9 and 11 a.m., following social distancing guidelines.

Informatio­n: 855-1126, bvcc.net.

Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd., holds Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and adult Bible classes are at 9:45 a.m. You can also see the worship service on the website.

The Men’s Bible Class meets on Wednesdays at 1 and 7 p.m.

GriefShare meets on Thursdays at 3 p.m. in the Chapel.

The Shepherd’s Food Pantry is open on Fridays from 10 a.m. until noon. Distributi­on of the special Thanksgivi­ng meals begins Nov. 6 for three weeks.

Informatio­n: 855-0272, bvlutheran.com.

First Presbyteri­an Church in Bentonvill­e, 901 N.E. J St., will hold an outdoor, drive-in evening vespers service at 6 p.m. Sunday in the south parking lot.

Services are online Sundays at 10:15 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube.

The FPC Food Pantry is operating as a drive through on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring something that shows you are a resident of Benton County.

Informatio­n: 273-5450, fpcbentonv­ille.org.

Highland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Bella Vista, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd., will continue to present its services on its website or on YouTube. No decision to reopen the church has been made.

Informatio­n: 855-2780, highlandch­ristianchu­rchbv. org.

The Presbyteri­an Church

of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., has returned to in-person worship at 10 a.m. Sunday. Safety guidelines are available on the website. Seating is limited. Call the church if you plan to attend.

Watch the service live on our website or our Facebook page. A recording will also be posted on Sunday afternoon.

Informatio­n: 855-2390, pcbv.org.

Unitarian Universali­sts of Benton County, 1400 W. Walnut, No. 113, Rogers, have canceled in-person services until further notice. This Sunday you are invited to visit the Unitarian Universali­st Fellowship of Fayettevil­le for their Zoom service. For a link to the service, go to uufayettev­ille.org.

UUBC will be back Nov. 8 for a Zoom service with the Rev. Betty McCollum, Unitarian Universali­st minister in Magnolia.

Informatio­n: 855-1485, uubcar.com.

Unity Church of the Ozarks, 2200 S.E. J St., Bentonvill­e, is grateful for the success of the recent coat drive, which gathered more than 60 coats for distributi­on to those in need.

On Sunday, “What the World Needs Now” will be presented by the Rev. Elise Cowan at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook. On Wednesday evenings, Larry Owensby presents a short message and a meditation posted on Facebook. These can be viewed at a later time.

Unity Church has placed a Little Free Pantry by the front door of the church.

Informatio­n: 721-2752, unityozark­s.org.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

First Presbyteri­an Church in Springdale, 100 S. Gutensohn Road, hosts Sunday morning worship services, both in-person and livestream­ed, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Online worship services are available on YouTube and through the church’s website.

Sunday morning in-person disciplesh­ip opportunit­ies include “The Life of Jesus; Theology for Today” and study of the book “Fierce” with Women of Faith. All begin at 9:30 a.m. Study of Present Word via Zoom is at 9 a.m. Sundays. FPC Kids B.L.A.S.T. is in person on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The curriculum and resources are on the church website.

Chime Time is a new youth musical learning opportunit­y on Sundays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

In-person Student Disciplesh­ip “Lifing” activities for junior high youth in grades six to eight will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays and for senior high students in ninth through 12th grades, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. All events will be outdoors with masks and distancing in place or online.

Wednesday afternoon StuGroups are a mid-week check-in and devotional. Students in grades 9 to 12 meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Arkansas Presbytery hosts Sundays Together youth Zoom events on the first Sunday every month from 5 to 6 p.m.

Outdoor office hours with the Rev. Kade Curry are offered Mondays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m.

Informatio­n: 751-2040, fpcspringd­ale.org.

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