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Memorial event to be held at Yasui Peace Tower in Williamsport

The Christian Social Concerns Committee of the United Churches of Lycoming County will host an event at the Yasui Peace Tower at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, to mark the Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bombings of 1945. The tower, at the corner of Pine Street and Little League Boulevard in the city, was commissioned by Dr. Robert S. Yasui in the mid-1980s, according to a press release from UCLC. He hoped it would provide a place of mediation for the community, the release said. The plaque on the tower reads, “Dedicated...to the humanity that makes us all one.”

Church celebrates 120 years

Carsontown Community Church, 7951 Little Pine Creek Road, Waterville, is celebrating its 120th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 1, with a 9:30 a.m. service. The service will include a hymn sing as well as a chance for people to share remembrances. Fellowship, refreshments and a memorabilia display will follow. Attendees are encouraged to bring along photos, articles or other church memories.

White Hall Baptist Church, Danville, welcomes new pastor

The Rev. John McCarty has joined White Hall Baptist Church as its new pastor, with an installation service held July 25. McCarty began ministry at White Hall Baptist Church, Danville, in late November 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was raised in Delaware, then graduated from ...

Survivor of Alabama wreck that killed 8: ‘I’m not strong. My God is’

AUBURN, Ala. — A girls home director who was driving a van that crashed in Alabama, killing two of her own children, two nephews and four other youths, wept Thursday at a remembrance where she said religious faith has sustained her since the wreck. Standing before a crowd of hundreds, ...

Footsteps to Follow: A loving touch

In Mark 1:40-42, Jesus heals a man suffering from leprosy. After begging Jesus for help, verse 41 tells us “Jesus was filled with pity, and reached out and touched him” (GNT). Have you been missing the gift of touch during this COVID-19 Pandemic? We thank God that we are now able to safely ...

Will those who skipped church during pandemic return?

WALDOBORO, Maine — With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return? As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person services resume, worries of a ...