First Baptist Church in Grove City went through a major sanctuary remodeling project last year. The project began last summer and wrapped up this past winter.
Lead Pastor Aaron VanDuinen says the 1960s paneling was removed, new carpet was installed, new paint was applied, new seats were installed, and technology updates were made. He says worship services are held on Sundays at 10 a.m. and everyone is welcome.
Pastor VanDuinen says First Baptist hired a youth pastor in December of 2022 – Andrew Hallin – and he’s also been working with the summer rec program in Grove City. He says the young people will have a Young Makers Fair on the church grounds on May 31st from 3-to-6 p.m.
Pastor VanDuinen says First Baptist has Wholly Grounds Coffee House on the 4th Friday of each month from 7-to-9 p.m. with music, games and snacks – look on Facebook for any cancellation information. He says a craft and bake sale will be held at First Baptist on May 11th from 10-to-1 and the Steve Orsatti “Noah Flood” film will be shown at the church on May 19th at 6 p.m. The church is located on North 5th Street in Grove City. For more information, call 857-2495.
The Litchfield Christian Church has a new pastor. Isaac Gilligan began his ministry at the church at 312 North Marshall Avenue on March 27th.
Pastor Gilligan grew up on a hobby farm in southeastern Kansas with his 13 siblings and attended college in Jopplin, Missouri where he met his wife. He says he was serving in a church in the Jopplin area for about a year and a half before accepting the call as the new senior minister at the Litchfield Christian Church.
Pastor Gilligan says his goal is to help shepherd the congregation and help to meet their emotional, spiritual and physical needs and become part of the community. He says the Christian Church focuses on the basics of the Christian faith with an emphasis on the teachings from the book of Acts and the letters of the Apostles, and his strong points are preaching and teaching.
Pastor Gilligan says the congregation at the Litchfield Christian Church has made him and his wife feel so welcome and helped them make a smooth transition to Litchfield. He says he enjoys cooking, listening to audio books, playing board games and video games, biking and hiking.
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