Local Eleven-Year-Old Creates Mission Project to Raise Money for Food Bank
Eleven-year-old Emily Roberts of Thurmont recently decided to do a mission project at Weller United Methodist Church. Emily decided to make beaded bracelets and earrings and sell them to raise funds for the Thurmont Food Bank. She was able to raise $407, which was phenomenal! Weller United Methodist Church is very proud of Emily for…
Weller Pastor Receives Huge Welcome Home
Weller United Methodist Church has stood at the top of the hill on Altamont Avenue in Thurmont since 1830. From that time on, Pastors have come and gone. This past June, the time of year when pastoral reappointments are made, Pastor Kells, who had been transferred to another church, announced that Mark Eyler (pictured left)…
National Wreaths Across America
Please Join the Thurmont Lions Club on National Wreaths Across America Day on December 19, 2020. The Thurmont Lions Club is coming together to remember the fallen, to honor those who serve and their families, and to teach the next generation about the value of freedom, by participating in National Wreaths Across America Day. The…
Church Spotlight
Trinity United Church of Christ Thurmont by Theresa Dardanell “No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.” Pastor Sean DeLawder and the members of the Trinity United Church of Christ truly believe that message. It is demonstrated in their worship, fellowship, and outreach. Everyone is welcome to…
Church Spotlight
by Theresa Dardanell Weller United Methodist Church A Welcoming Congregation When I met with Pastor Bob Kells and several members of Weller United Methodist Church (UMC), I learned that this church is the oldest church within the Thurmont town limits. Although that is an interesting fact, I agreed with Dorothy Clever, president of the United…
Christmas Services
St. Johns Lutheran Church Join St. Johns Lutheran Church in Creagerstown for a Celebration of the Birth of Christ Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols, followed by a dinner, at 5:00 p.m. Their Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. in their 1908 worship space. View the advertisement on page 25…