VAN WERT — The YMCA hosted its 21st annual Good Friday Prayer Breakfast, a cornerstone event uniting the community in a spirit of faith and fellowship.
By JIM LANGHAM
Times Bulletin Correspondent
VAN
WERT — A large group of area residents met at First United Methodist
Church on Good Friday to be led to
photo by Rex Dolby for the Van Wert independent
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First United Methodist Church of Van Wert has selected Jeremy Laukhuf to be its new praise and worship leader. As the praise and worship leader, he will lead music and worship at the casual/contemporary service, currently meeting at 8:30 Sunday mornings.
Laukhuf and his family moved to Van Wert in 2019, and he currently serves as field director for LifeWise Academy (formerly Cross Over the Hill), where he works to help communities nationwide legally teach the Bible during public school hours.
Local residents carry the cross to Good Friday Service Monday, April 5, 2021 8:21 AM Local residents carried a cross through Van Wert on Friday. (DHI Media/Jim Langham)
VAN WERT – A group of area residents from the local area assembled at
the YWCA on Friday to accompany a re-enactment of the carrying of the
cross of Christ to the First United Methodist Church for the community’s
annual Good Friday service.
“Today is Good Friday. Christians all
around the world are remembering the death of Jesus,” said Rev. Chris
Farmer, pastor of the First United Methodist Church. “His redeeming
cross gave us victory.