135TH YEAR CELEBRATION
Whetstone will be celebrating our 135th year as a church all year long with special events. The dedication of our first building was January 19, 1874.
WHETSTONE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
JUNE 21-25 6-8:30PM
What a week we had at Bible School! We started out Sunday evening with 46 children and 28 helpers, and grew from there. By our closing evening on Thursday there were 62 children and 32 staff. Over the five days we were blessed to be able to share the love of God with 82 different children.
The theme for the week was “GO Lead, Go Risk, Go Tell, Go Obey, Go Serve.” We studied a variety of Bible heroes who were faithful to God. With an emphasis on serving others, we took on a mission project of bringing food for Operation Love. Besides the offering of $75, the children brought 330 pounds of food and paper goods to share with those in need.
As the poem expresses so well,
“Only one life, ‘Twill soon be past
Only what’s done for Christ Will last.”
It took a lot of effort from a lot of people, but it was the kind of effort that bears fruit for eternity. Sincerest thanks to Tod Webb, Dan & Ginny Leonard, Cheryl Hardacre, Sheryn Franklin, Becky Jacobs, Connie & Addie Herndon, Amber Tipton, Stephanie Nemyer, Nancy Orebaugh, Cheryl Hubble, Karen Ruth, Becky McCarty, Judy Parks, Sandy Maupin, Sandy & David Newman, Sue Stottlemyer, Jean Short, Martha Broshar, Karen Ballard, Tonia Lane, Lois Riley, Adriana Hyatt, Mattice Kelich, Devon Lane, Elizabeth Ballard, Jesse Romine, Kindra Hubble, and especially
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135-YEAR CELEBRATION
Pastor Steve 20-years Service at Whetstone
CHURCH PICNIC JULY 19
This will be a special Sunday, as Pastor Steve will be celebrating along with us, his 20-years of dedicated and faithful service at Whetstone and our 135th year as a lighthouse for Christ. Rev. Paul Gettinger will be preaching at the Worship Service and there will be special music.
After the service we will move to the Grile Building for our Church Picnic. We will have fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and rolls. The congregation is asked to bring a salad or dessert. We will have a home-made pie auction; horse-shoe tournament, and some other fun games. If you have any old-
fashioned clothes, dig them out and wear them on July 19.
ICE-CREAM SOCIAL AUGUST 30
To continue our 135-year Celebration, we are planning a pitch-in meal after church on August 30, with ice cream and fixings after the meal. So mark your calendars for both of these fun events and make plans to join us.
Jr. Youth Hayride
and Wiener Roast
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