Religion: Speakers and Topics

Antietam Church of God, will hold its re-scheduled Christmas Eve service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Benevola United Methodist Church, Boonsboro, Gifts and Talent Sunday will be celebrated at the 9 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.

Blair’s Valley First Church of God, Sunday at 10:45 a.m., Pastor Bob Stone will speak on God Invites Us to Come to Him. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Free breakfast at 8 a.m. Sunday at Clopper’s Grove Fellowship Hall, 13505 Blair’s Valley Road, Clear Spring.

Boonsboro First Christian Church, Boonsboro, Pastor Dean Miller will preach on the topic A Lost Boy and a Lot of Questions at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday.

Bridge of Life, lead pastor, Terry King will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Go to www.bridgeoflife.org.

Broadfording Church of the Brethren Fellowship, John Mowen will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday on When God Calls Us. Mary Hawbecker will be worship leader. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday programs at 6:45 p.m.

Brownsville Church of the Brethren, Mike Kenney will lead the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Calvary Grace Brethren Church, Pastor Jay Fretz will speak on God of the Fresh Start at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday.

Cedar Grove Mennonite Church, Pastor Wes Boyer will give the sermon It’s Inventory Time at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Christ Lutheran Church, a combined communion service of lessons and carols will be at 10:15 a.m. this Sunday. Sunday school at 9 a.m.

Christ’s Reformed Church UCC, the Rev. Gregg Meserole will lead the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be What Child is This? Church school for all ages at 11 a.m.

Christian Science Society, the topic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. will be God. Sunday school for young people up to age 20 meets at 10:30 a.m. during worship. First and third Wednesdays, services at 7:30 p.m. at The Reading Room, which is open one hour before and after services.

Church of Christ in the Great Valley, Boonsboro, Paul Toothman will speak Sunday at 10 a.m. on Weeping for the Children. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. Midweek service will resume after the first of the year. For transportation, call 301-799-9174.

Church of the Holy Trinity UCC, Halfway, a service of lessons and carols will be held at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Adult Bible study is at 9:30 a.m.

Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Renée L. Mackey will preach at the 10 a.m. service Sunday on the topic Jesus — The Child Teacher. Sunday school held during worship.

Downsville Church of the Brethren, Sunday at 10:35 a.m., Pastor Wilkie Nunn will speak on the topic Is God Your Shepherd? Wayne Fisher will be the worship leader. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Pastor Randall S. Reid will preach at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday on the topic On the Same Page. Go to www.emmanuelumc-hagerstown.org.

First Christian Church, the sermon topic for this Sunday will Unexpected Gifts at the 10 a.m. Sunday service. No Sunday school.

Germantown Church of God, Cascade, Pastor Mark Hosler’s topic will be God’s Blessings for the New Year at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Children’s church at 10 a.m. Bible basic training at 6 p.m.

Grace Bible Church, Greencastle, Pa., Pastor Herman Fisler will speak at 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Grace Abounding. George Rundle will discuss his mission work with Baptist Mission to Forgotten People at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday school. Family night Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Grace Brethren Church, Waynesboro, Pa., Pastor Larry Weber’s topic will be Nature’s Grand Celebration at the 10:40 a.m. service Sunday. Christian education classes for all ages at 9:30 a.m. 606 Family Gathering at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday.