Allen County celebrates National Day of Prayer
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Brooke Tibbs of New Life Christian Ministries offered a prayer for the area’s health care workers and first responders during Thursday’s celebration of the National Day of Prayer, held at the UNOH Event Center in Lima.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Theresa Lee, pictured with Pastor Emeritus Clarence McGill of Mt. Olivet Church of God in Christ, welcomed Christians from throughout the Allen County community to Thursday’s National Day of Prayer event.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Theresa Lee, Allen County coordinator for the National Day of Prayer, welcomed a crowd of more than 100 Christians who came out Thursday to publicly proclaim their faith during the nationwide observance held annually during the first week of May.
A changing church: Pandemic spurs faith groups to learn technology
By Adrienne McGee Sterrett - amcgeesterrett@limanews.com
Ben Anderson, associate pastor at Lima Baptist Temple, helps with the livestreaming and online programming now offered at the church. Many churches have had to improve their technology skills to reach their members during the pandemic and continue outreach.
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The Rev. Rick Friebel celebrates Easter Mass on April 12, 2020, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa. In the early days of the pandemic, the church used a laptop computer to stream services over Facebook Live. The church has upgraded its equipment since then, moving to a more powerful camera that zooms and pans from the back of the church that doesn’t leave electronic equipment near the altar.