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Welcome to Whetstone Christian Church!


While it is not the same as being here in person, we hope this web site will gvie you a flavor of who we are, and encourage you to come join us. With over 100 years of history, we strive to honor our tradition yet be contemporary. The Gospel of Jesus Christ never changes, but our witness must be as fresh as today's answered prayer.

Sunday School for all ages - 9:15

Worship - 10:15

Nursery is provided for infants & toddlers

                        Children's Church program for 3-10 year olds

 

                      

 

                                      

 

  

                        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              

                    

     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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 Summer will be here before you know it. We are planning to send our youth to Solid Rock Camp again, in St. Mary, Ohio. The date this summer is July 12-18, for kids in grades 3-12. Steve, Lyn and Dan will be on staff. Schollarship help is available. Call Steve for more information, or click on the link above.
 
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