ALGER — The Alger First United Methodist Church is sponsoring an ice cream social Saturday, July 21 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Neighbor to Neighbor Outreach Center, 305 N. Main Street, Alger.

Our national church body has a youth gathering every three years. In 1991 the gathering was held over the July 4 holiday in Dallas. Texas. It was the only youth gathering I’ve attended and it was hot, really hot. There were 38,000 teens and chaperones in attendance for the five days.

The Proclaim Ministry Team from Pensacola Christian College will present its program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 at First Baptist Church, CR 175, Kenton. Proclaim features stirring music and/or dramatic selections and a DVD presentation about the college.

ADA — It’s Vacation Bible School at Ada Full Gospel Church like you’ve never experienced before. Children age 3 to teen are admitted free from July 9 to 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. Grab your megaphones, lace up your cleats and tune up your horn. It’s time to gear up for the big game!

TGMA Gospel Music Promotions is presenting a “Gospel Praise Gathering” at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 15 at Kenton Full Gospel Church, 129 N. Wayne St. Performing at the gathering will be Sandi & Kaylene, Jimmy Potridge, One Voice, Donna Sue, Chris Baldwin, Randy Long, Ken Ziegler, Jimmy Bloomfield, Ed Ewing, Arnold Coy, Jake Reel, Peggy Hamilton, Paula Barron, The Seekers and the Gospel Praise Gathering Choir.

Guest speaker Kevin Spencer will be featured at the Auglaize Free United Baptist Church, 11890 Ohio 309, Maysville, at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1. For more information, call 937-599-4872.            

Latter Rain Quartet will be singing at the Auglaize Free United Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 24. All are invited to attend. The church is located on Ohio 309 at Maysville, about 15 miles west of Kenton. For more information call 937-599-4872.

President Trump has returned stateside after his historic meeting with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un. While the twitterverse, the interweb, and all things passing for media debate who has the better/worse haircut, I will join the many who hold their breath and hope that peace finally comes to the Korean peninsula and one less nuclear power will be left on the planet.

The Rhinehart United Methodist Church will hold its annual Tractor Sunday this Sunday, June 17, Father's Day. The tractor parade will meet at the home of Dick and Janie Seiler, 212 Williams Street, Mount Victory at 8 a.m. and leave at 8:15 a.m. to go the the church at the corner of Country Road 209 and Township Road 195 for the 9 a.m. worship service.

Members of the Full Gospel Church congregation have a new way to attend services and go on outings together. Standing alongside the church’s new bus are (front) Isabella Burchiel and (back, from left) Nancy Moore, Anita VanBuskirk, and Rick and Evelyn Green.