Alliance of Churches to mark Good Friday with service

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The Alliance of Churches plans a community Good Friday worship service at 7 p.m. April 7 at First Christian Church, 1141 W. Beech St. in Washington Township.

Everyone is welcome.

Rev. Russ Gumm of Alliance Friends Church and Rev. John Partridge of Alliance Christ United Methodist Church will preach brief meditations. Marsha Graham of Science Hill Community Church will share special music. Other participating churches and organizations include Spirit of Faith Christian Center, New Beginnings House of God, Alliance Church of the Nazarene, Union Avenue United Methodist Church, the Salvation Army of Alliance, Trinity Episcopal Church, and the Gideons.

Good Friday is commemorated by Christians as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Worship services on this day are solemn and respectful. Officials say that by worshiping together on Good Friday, we demonstrate the unity of the church.

The Alliance of Churches is a local organization that has been bringing together churches and community partners for more than 100 years.

The event is the group’s first community-sponsored Good Friday service since 2019 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Other church news

LOUISVILLE CHURCH – St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church, 930 S. Nickelplate St. in Louisville, has announced its holy week services in preparation for Easter. Maundy Thursday will be celebrated at noon April 6 at the church; Good Friday services will include a Louisville Passion Walk at noon April 7, starting at Umbrella Alley. Check Louisville Ministerial Association’s website for more details at www.unitinglouisvilleohio.org. Holy Saturday will be marked at the church’s Belden Campus at 4600 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township. Events will run 10 a.m. to noon and will include face-painting, egg hunt, cake walk, games and crafts. Easter Sunday services on April 9 will be at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary at the Louisville Campus.

ALLIANCE CHURCH WOMEN – The April meeting of Church Women United of the Alliance Area has been changed to April 11. The group will gather at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 427 E. Broadway, in Swartz Center. Program will be 12-year-old Owen the Fiddler.

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