Twenty-six members of the Ambassador Class of Faith Baptist Church met Monday at 6 p.m. at the church in the fellowship room. Following the invocation, the group enjoyed pizza and a carry-in meal provided by the attendees.

You know, it's funny how I look at all the books on my shelf that I read in college, others I read while in the seminary, and the ones that I have read since I graduated from the seminary in 1984, and struggle to remember something that I got out of them.

BELLE CENTER — A soup and sandwiches fundraiser is set for Saturday, Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until supplies run out at the Belle Center United Methodist Church, 202 E. Main St., Belle Center. Serving will be out of the church basement so people should enter through the back.

Pastor Veronica McLaurine will be guest speaker at the Lima Chapter of Aglow International monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at WTLW TV 44,1844 Baty Road, Lima.

Over its 175 years of existence, the St. John’s church in Kenton has gone through a series of names. This week, it added a new one. The congregation met last Sunday and approved adopting the name St. John’s Evangelical Church and dropping the United Church of Christ portion of its identification.

Those traveling in the area of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Kenton have likely seen Jeffery Tigyer and his three Dobermans outside getting some exercise. Tigyer, the parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception, has been training his three “boys” since they were puppies.

As I sit in my office I am drawn to the word "new." We use the word when we say, "It's a new year” or “It's a new day" or a "New week."

LIMA — The Lima Chapter of Aglow International will be holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at WTLW TV 44 Christian TV station, 1844 Baty Road, Lima. The event will feature a call to prayer to begin the new year.

Just the other night I spoke with an old friend whose wife is dying from cancer. She has about four more months to live.