Church offers call-in reservations
FORTVILLE — New Life Christian Fellowship is about to transition back to in-person services.
Beginning May 31, the church will offer worship by reservation. This service will begin at 10:35 a.m. A service will also be available at 8 p.m. Thursdays.
“We can adequately distance and still have 50 people in our sanctuary,” said the Rev. Mark Adcock.
The church has put away its fabric-covered chairs and set out plastic folding ones for ease of cleaning.
With the limit of 50 in place at this time, reservations are first-come-first-serve and can be secured by calling the church at 317-485-7472 and leaving a name, number and number attending on the church answering machine. Someone will call back to confirm.
Services will continue to be streamed on Vimeo and Facebook.
Information: nlcfonline.com
Blood drive set in New Palestine
NEW PALESTINE — A blood drive sponsored by Brookville Road Community Church and Versiti Blood Center of Indiana is set for 2 to 7 p.m. June 18 at the church parking lot, 7480 W. U.S. 52.
Schedule your donation by visiting versiti.org/indianablood. Search sponsor code F302.
Furniture ministry lists most-needed donations
MAXWELL — Love INC’s partnership with the furniture ministry at Faith Baptist Church needs donated furniture and appliances.
Sought are working electric washers/dryers, refrigerators, kitchen tables/chairs, couches, sofas (no sectionals or futons), and bed frames that are not bunk beds. Dressers without mirrors can also be donated. Mattresses should be queen-size or smaller, without rips or stains.
The ministry is not taking entertainment centers.
Call Love INC at 317-468-6300 to request a pickup. Church volunteers have been picking up donated furniture and distributing it to families in need as they can; their schedule varies amid the pandemic.
Monetary donations to help build a storage barn on Faith Baptist property can be made online on the Facebook page “Faith’s Furniture Ministry” or mailed to Faith Baptist Church, 1489 E. County Road 600N, Greenfield, IN 46140.
Men’s Bible study launches via Zoom
GREENFIELD — A men’s Bible study meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays via Zoom.
The study from 33: The Series is titled “A Man and His Design.” A release from Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield said participants can “discover God’s design for men with a clear definition of authentic manhood.”
Signup is available at https://forms.gle/TfjhbR4XU7Q4sek67.
Church having services in parking lot
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Church of Christ offers a parking lot service at 10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Motorists will park nine feet apart, must stay in their cars, and must bring their own Communion. They can bring only immediate family members in each vehicle.
More information about the service procedures can be found at https://www.greenfieldchurchofchrist.org/post/healthupdate_4-28-20.
The church continues to offer an online service at 1 p.m. on Facebook.
Shirley church offers sack lunches
SHIRLEY — Shirley-Wilkinson Community United Methodist Church hands out carry-out sack lunches between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from the church at 309 South St., Shirley.
The church has served more than 600 meals since March 23.
The church’s food pantry also remains available; those needing assistance should call the church office first at (765) 738-6710.
Wellspring Center has drive-through pantry
GREENFIELD — Wellspring Center at Brandywine Community Church, 1551 E. New Road, Greenfield, has begun a drive-through food pantry on Mondays and Wednesdays.
It’s served more than 150 families since March 30.
Donate non-perishable foods, paper and cleaning products, toiletry items and pet food to the center during the pantry hours: 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays.
Other useful donations would be laundry detergent, size 6 diapers, and items that together make meals (spaghetti and sauce, canned tuna and Tuna Helper, etc.).
Pantry still open in McCordsville
McCORDSVILLE — Angel Connection Food Pantry continues to distribute food to those in need in the community. Non-perishable food or hygiene items are still accepted to restock the pantry, housed in McCordsville United Methodist Church.
Angel Connection Food Pantry continues to be open from 9 to 10 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Anyone needing assistance will need to call Donna Foster at 317-219-9157 before those Wednesdays.
Celebrate Recovery available online
GREENFIELD —The Celebrate Recovery group at Brandywine Community Church streams online teaching at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays on ibcc.tv or the church’s Facebook page.
Information: 317-462-4777
