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POSTED: 03/08/21 at 12:04 am. FILED UNDER: Church, Lifestyles
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First United Methodist Church of Van Wert has selected Jeremy Laukhuf to be its new praise and worship leader. As the praise and worship leader, he will lead music and worship at the casual/contemporary service, currently meeting at 8:30 Sunday mornings.
Laukhuf and his family moved to Van Wert in 2019, and he currently serves as field director for LifeWise Academy (formerly Cross Over the Hill), where he works to help communities nationwide legally teach the Bible during public school hours.
First Church collects for PLC
Information submitted Dru Johnson and Julie Burenga pose with donated items. (Photo submitted)
VAN WERT First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Ave., recently collected items for Pregnancy Life Center. The month of April was set aside as Baby Shower month.
Items collected were five crib sheets, 13 receiving blankets, seven baby lotions, five baby sunscreen, four packages of pull ups, eight cases of diapers, 17 packages of diapers, and 27 packages of baby wipes. Submit A Comment Please fill out the form below to submit a comment.
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VWCS teacher appreciation banquet again live this year
VWHS senior Elizabeth Rutkowski shares a laugh with her favorite teacher, Jeff Kallas, after reading a humorous anecdote from her time in his classroom during Wednesday’s 26th annual Van Wert City Endowment Fund for Educators’ teacher appreciation banquet.
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For more than a quarter of a century, Van Wert High School seniors have been telling their favorite teachers how much they mean to them, thanks to VWHS grad and former school psychologist Randy Gardner’s wish to create a program dedicated to three teachers who were important to him.
Young people were among those who read The YWCA Stand Against Racism Pledge on Wednesday evening.
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It’s been more than a year since the YWCA’s last Stand Against Racism event, and Director of Advocacy Kelly Houg knew that, compared to a pandemic, a little rain wasn’t going to stop this one from happening.
Following a last-minute switch from the Wassenberg Art Center’s Art Park to the center itself, Houg welcomed the approximately 100 masked area residents, both old and young, who attended the event, which was held in conjunction with the YWCA’s mission that it is dedicated to “eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.”
Local residents carry the cross to Good Friday Service Monday, April 5, 2021 8:21 AM Local residents carried a cross through Van Wert on Friday. (DHI Media/Jim Langham)
VAN WERT – A group of area residents from the local area assembled at
the YWCA on Friday to accompany a re-enactment of the carrying of the
cross of Christ to the First United Methodist Church for the community’s
annual Good Friday service.
“Today is Good Friday. Christians all
around the world are remembering the death of Jesus,” said Rev. Chris
Farmer, pastor of the First United Methodist Church. “His redeeming
cross gave us victory.