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JANUARY 8, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 44
LCOB serves simple supper with heaping portions of fellowship important that way. It gives an opportunity for our own (volharing a meal with another unteers) to build relationships person is one of the most by working together to serve social activities humans can the community. It gives a lot of engage in. For Lititz Church of opportunities for a lot of people the Brethren (LCOB), breaking to meet new people.” Located at 300 W. Orange St., bread with neighbors is one of Lititz, LCOB serves the highest forms its community of outreach. LCOB’s commu- “This is just part of meals at 6 p.m. on the third Wednesnity meal possesses our mission. Our day of every month the power to bring from November to people together, goal is to meet May. LCOB’s next create greater the needs of the community meal understanding and community.” will take place m a k e t h e Wa r o n We d n e s d a y, wick community Ja n . 1 5 , i n t h e stronger. “We want to engage in the com- church’s family life center. The meal is free to attend, but munity,” said Jean Strom Boyer, LCOB’s outreach and relationship monetary freewill offerings will ministry coordinator. “Develop- be accepted. “At this point in time, the need ing relationships is important, and there’s no better way to do for food is great,” said Boyer. it than around a meal. Meals are “(LCOB’s meal is) an opportunity
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At top of their voices, One A-Chord singers praise God BY JEFF FALK
Music is a gift from God. Singing is using that gift to worship God. Singing well is a way of glorifying Him. O ne A - C hord Ministr ies shapes diversity into unity in the name of God, and the common denominator is music. “I love being able to teach people and lead people in how to use their gifts,” said Amy Fennimore,
With education fair, local Christian schools are organizing and uniting BY JEFF FALK
who’s been the president of One A-Chord Ministries and the choir director for a dozen years. “I want to challenge them to be their best and give their best. I always tell (the singers) that God deserves their best. When we give our best, He is honored.” One A-Chord Ministries is a nondenominational, seasonal community choir that seeks to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the community See One A-Chord pg 5
Christian schools in Lancaster County have never really been competitors. Now they’re working together to align their missions and streamline their efforts. The upcoming Christian Education Fair is an event that’s designed to draw strength from numbers, explore and promote the increasing popularity of Christian education and provide families with learning opportunities that are aligned with their beliefs and their children’s needs. “It’s not that we were against each other; it’s we Students from (clockwise from top left) Mount weren’t working together,” said Jill Armstrong, Calvary Christian School, Lititz Area Mennonite Lancaster County Christian School’s events and School, Dayspring Christian Academy and See Education fair pg 3
Lancaster County Christian School showcase some of the activities offered at their schools.
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See LCOB pg 2 Servers dish out a community meal at LCOB.