Downsville Christian Church, the Rev. Craig Jones will speak on the topic Personal Parables this Sunday at the 10 a.m. service. Velma Feigley will be worship leader, and Mary Jones will give the children's message.

Downsville Church of the Brethren, Sunday at 10:35 a.m., Pastor Wilkie Nunn will speak on the topic Seven Ducks in the Lake. Lynda Matheny will be worship leader. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.


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

First Baptist Church, Pastor Thom Smith will speak on the topic The Son in Sorrow at the 11 a.m. service Sunday.

First Christian Church, the Rev. Steven Johns-Boehme will speak this Sunday at the 9:30 a.m. service on the topic Standing in Line. Sunday school is at 11:15 a.m.

Germantown Church of God, Cascade, the congregation will celebrate its 140th anniversary this Sunday. A special program for children will be from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. A celebration of the congregation's history through testimony and stories will start at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Ed Rosenberry will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service. A covered dish lunch will follow the service at noon.

Grace Bible Church, Greencastle, Pa., Pastor Herman Fisler will speak at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service on the topic The Election of God. Sunday school is at 10:45 a.m. Fisler will speak on the topic The Double-minded King at the 7 p.m. service. Family night is Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Grace Brethren Church, Waynesboro, Pa., Pastor Larry Weber will speak at the 10:40 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be Promise of Faith. Christian education at 9:30 a.m. 606 Family Gathering at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday.

Grace United Methodist Church, Pastor Clark Carr will share his sermon Entitlement? What Does the Bible Say? at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

Grossnickle Church of the Brethren, Myersville, Pastor Donna Ritchey Martin will preach on the topic Signs of Salvation at Sunday's 10:30 a.m. worship service. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.

Hagerstown Church of the Brethren, the Rev. Edward L. Poling will bring the message Grumbling in the Midst of Goodness this Sunday at the 9 a.m. contemporary worship and 11 a.m. traditional worship. The 11 a.m. service will include a commissioning service for church leaders. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.

Harmony United Methodist Church, Falling Waters, W.Va., Pastor Terri Cofiell's sermon topic will be Without Love at the 9 a.m. traditional service and 11:15 a.m. contemporary service Sunday.

Haven Lutheran Church, Pastor Linda Alessandri will preach Sunday at the 9:30 a.m. worship with communion. The sermon will be from Matthew 20:1-16. Sunday school at 11 a.m.

Hilltop Christian Fellowship, Clear Spring, coffee and fellowship and class at 8:15 a.m. features the topic Biblical Eldership: They Smell Like Sheep. Senior Pastor Dennis Whitmore starts a new series, The Path to Spiritual Growth, at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. This week's topic will be Part I: Spiritual Discipline: Study. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. on the topic What is this Place Called Hell?

John Wesley United Methodist Church, the Rev. Richard Jewell will lead the 10:30 a.m. worship service this Sunday. The message will be Were the "Good Old Days" Really that Good? Sunday school for adults is at 9 a.m. Just Kids' Church meets at 10:30 a.m.

Long Meadow Church of the Brethren, Pastor Paul N. Leatherman III will speak at the 10:35 a.m. service Sunday on the topic The Simplest Thing. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Ladies Bible study at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. www.i4weather.net/lcb.html.

Manor Church of the Brethren, Pastor Joy Zepp will give a sermon on the topic It's Not My Concern at the 10:30 a.m. service. Bill Zepp will be worship leader. Zepp will give the children's story. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. Midweek Bible study is Wednesday at 6 p.m., following puppets.

Maranatha Brethren Church, Peter Guadalupe a missionary with Churches in Missions will bring the Bible message at the 10:55 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sunday evening activities at 6:30 p.m. Family night activities Wednesday with adult Bible study at 7 p.m.; youth group at 6:45 p.m.; and Incredible Kids at 6:30 p.m.

Mount Nebo United Methodist Church, the Rev. Ray Roberson will lead the 8:30 a.m. contemporary service and the 10:30 a.m. traditional service this Sunday on the topic Stuck in the Mud, in the sermon series Lessons from the Farm. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.

Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, Pastor Quentin Fleming will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.