You are invited to come see our sister Raylene present her latest act "Swinging with the Saints: A fast paced musical adventure through church history."  

It is tonight at 7 pm at the Ashland Brethren in Christ church, which is located on County Road 1095.

In this act you'll meet 15 musical pillars of the faith, such as Ambrose, Charles Wesley, Clement of Rome, Bernard of Clairvaux, John Newton, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many more.

Raylene also has a chautauqua style performance of the famous hymnist Fanny Crosby.  You can see all her acts or book her for a presentation at your next event at her website Timeless Voices.

How old do you think Jesus' disciples were?  Many people envision them in their 20's or 30's.  Some even picture them with long white beards.  But the answer may surprise you.

Our latest newsletter from Providence Church deals with this very question.  You might be thinking that this is rather frivolous in the grand scheme of things.  But the answer does have some rather interesting implications for how you go about raising your children.  I encourage you to give it a read.  

You can check it out here: Jesus' 12 Pubescent Disciples.  

On October 26th, as a part of our morning service, our brother Joe Conkle will be ordained as an evangelist for Providence Church.  We invite you to come and enjoy this special time in the life of Joe and our congregation.

Joe had begun doing a lot of personal evangelism after an accident forced an early retirement from his work as a prison guard at Mansfield Correctional . Since then he has traveled throughout the United States doing street evangelism with different groups, including Sports Fans International.  

Joe's interest in evangelism has been integral to Providence's evangelism ministry.  He served as a key figure in initiating the program with training congregation members in "The Way of the Master." He continues to provide opportunities for our congregation to engage in evangelism by organizing different events.

This past spring Joe started a weekly street ministry in downtown Mansfield and Ashland.  Many gospel conversations have resulted from this and hundreds of tracts have been distributed to people in those communities.

By ordaining Joe Providence essentially does three things:  1) We confirm that the Lord has bestowed on him the gift of evangelism; 2) we publicly demonstrate our congregation's support for his work as an evangelist, and 3) further empower him with the authority to preach the gospel and extend the Lord's kingdom.

If you haven't heard, Providence Church will be having some location changes during the month of October. 

On October 12th we will be having our annual outing to Mohican Outdoor School (get directions here).  After our service we'll have a carry in meal.  Our reservation goes until 3:00, so feel free to go hiking, play games, or enjoy some extra time in the fellowship of believers.  If you want, check out the pics from one of our previous outings.

On October 19th and 26th we will be testing out a possible new place to meet.  We will meet at the Cabin restaurant, which is located just a bit further south on 603.  You can get the directions here.

All our services will still start at 10:30.  Also note that our Covenant Theology book study will still be held at 9:30 at the Cabin.