Religion: Speakers and Topics

Benevola United Methodist Church, Boonsboro, Pastor John Dean will preach at the 9 a.m. service Sunday on Masks. The men's choir will sing. Sunday school begins at 10:15 a.m.

Broadfording Bible Brethren Church, John and Melissa Miller will be at life group and 10 a.m. worship service Sunday. John Miller will finish his topic on missions. At the 9 a.m. life group hour, John and Melissa will conclude the marriage seminar. Sunday kids meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday activities begin at 7 p.m. www.broadfordingchurch.com.

Broadfording Church of the Brethren Fellowship, Pastor Len Smith will speak on Consider Your Ways at the 10:30 a.m. service this Sunday. Mary Hawbaker will be worship leader. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Brownsville Church of the Brethren, Pastor Alan Smith's sermon will be Claiming the Promise at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary and 10:45 a.m. traditional worship services Sunday. Worship leader will be Dave Hahn. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Calvary United Methodist Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., Pastor Al Clipp will give the message Prayer Results! at the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Hispanic worship at 10:45 a.m.

Christ Community Church, Pastor Rich Carr will share the message The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Growth groups for all ages are at 11 a.m.

Christ Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert McIntyre will give the message at the 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. services on the topic Everyday Reformation. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

Christ's Reformed Church UCC, a dramatic presentation The Conviction of Jude Johnson will be performed at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. The Rev. Gregg R. Meserole will be the liturgist. Church school at 11 a.m.

Christ Reformed UCC in Cavetown, the Rev. Carol Hallman will preach Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The topic will be O Lord, It's Hard to Be Humble!

Christian Science Society, the topic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. will be Everlasting Punishment. Sunday school for young people up to age 20 meets at 10:30 a.m. during worship. First and third Wednesdays, services at 7:30 p.m. at The Reading Room, which is open one hour before and after services.

Church of Christ at Hagerstown, D. Clay Perkins will give the message Stand Up Straight — Judgment is Coming! at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Bible classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting and Bible study begin at 7 p.m. For transportation, call 301-733-5244.

Church of Christ in the Great Valley, Boonsboro, Paul Toothman will speak Sunday at 10 a.m. on Dealing with Adversity! Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m.

Church of the Holy Trinity UCC, Halfway, the Rev. Timothy Leighton will preach on Living by Faith at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Adult Bible study at 9:30 a.m.

Concordia Lutheran Church, the Rev. Emil Gretarsson will lead the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. communion services Sunday. The topic will be Born Free. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages. Gretarsson will lead the adult Bible class.

Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Renee L. Mackey will give the message at the 10 a.m. service Sunday on From Birth to Death.

Cry in the Wilderness Holiness Church, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., Pastor Steve Burdette will preach at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday on the new series I'm a Christian — Now What? Call 717-794-0141.

Downsville Christian Church, the Rev. Craig Jones will speak on  Where God Works Best Sunday at the 10 a.m. service. Marilyn Young will be worship leader, and Annette Deener will give the children's message.

Downsville Church of the Brethren, Sunday at 10:35 a.m., Pastor Wilkie Nunn will speak on What We Do to Receive God's Gift. Ray Kline will be worship leader. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

Emmanuel Baptist Temple, Pastor Larry Aikens will preach on A Man Who Just Couldn't Die before Christmas at 11 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The message for the 6 p.m. service will be A Heart for People. Spanish Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m., and a Spanish service with Brother Gonzalez on Love Not the World will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday activities at 7 p.m. Spanish-speaking service Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Pastor Randall S. Reid will preach on What Makes a Saint? at the 9:30 a.m. service. Go to www.emmanuelumc-hagerstown.org.

First Baptist Church, Pastor Thom Smith will speak on he Crucifixion at the 11 a.m. service Sunday.

First Christian Church, the Rev. Nancy J. Jenkins, minister of congregational care, will speak Sunday at the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. services on Give Thanks and Be at Peace. Sunday school is at 11:15 a.m.

Germantown Church of God, Pastor Mark Hosler will speak at the 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services on How to Live for God's Glory. Children's church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for children only at 9:30 a.m. Hosler will speak at the 6 p.m. Sunday service. Bible Basic Training for grades 1-5; Little Blessings for potty-trained 3- to 5-year-olds at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Grace Bible Church, Greencastle, Pa., Pastor Herman Fisler will speak at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service on The Precious Blood of Christ. Sunday school is at 10:45 a.m. Fisler will speak on The Revival Under Hezekiah at the 7 p.m. service. Family night is Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Grace Brethren Church, Waynesboro, Pa., Pastor Larry Weber will speak at the 10:40 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be Product of Faith. Christian education at 9:30 a.m. 606 Family Gathering at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday with meal and groups for all ages.

Grace United Methodist Church, Pastor Clark Carr's sermon will be Humility at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday.

Grossnickle Church of the Brethren, Myersville, the senior high youth will lead the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The theme will be Words as Sweet as Honey. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.

Hagerstown Church of the Brethren, The Bridgewater College Deputation Team will lead the 9 a.m. contemporary worship and 11 a.m. traditional worship. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.

Harmony United Methodist Church, Falling Waters, W.Va., Pastor Terri Cofiell will preach at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services Sunday.

Haven Lutheran Church, Pastor Dave Kaplan will preside at the 9:30 a.m. worship with communion. There will be a skit by Rich Melheim titled Luther and the Ref. Sunday school at 11 a.m.

Hilltop Christian Fellowship, Clear Spring, coffee, fellowship and class at 8:15 a.m. features Biblical Eldership: They Smell Like Sheep. Rick Heines will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. This week's topic will be Live Like There are No Secrets. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. on  Once Saved — Always Saved?

John Wesley United Methodist Church, the Rev. Patrick Ricker will lead the 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday. The message will be The Finger and the Moon. Sunday school for adults and children is at 9 a.m. Just Kids' Church meets at 10:30 a.m.

Long Meadow Church of the Brethren, Pastor Paul N. Leatherman III will speak at the 10:35 a.m. service Sunday on For the Least of These. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Prayer meeting at 6:30  p.m. Wednesday. www.i4weather.net/lcb.html.

Manor Church of the Brethren, Pastor Joy Zepp will give a sermon on Underdressed! at the 10:30 a.m. service. Judy Spielman will be worship leader. Zepp will give the children's story. The Manor Choir will sing. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. Midweek Bible study is Wednesday at 6 p.m., following puppets.

Maranatha Brethren Church, Pastor Tim Boal of Go2Ministries will bring the Bible message at the 10:55 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be Pray or ...? Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sunday evening youth outreach and adult small group Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Family night activities Wednesday with adult Bible study at 7 p.m.; youth group at 6:45 p.m.; and Awana at 6:45 p.m.

Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, Pastor Allen Reed will preach on God's Math: Grace + Truth = Salvation at the 10:30 a.m. communion service.

Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Rohrersville, the Rev. Blaine Feightner will speak at the 8:45 a.m. service Sunday on I Promise You. Sunday school is at 10 a.m.

Mount Zion Mennonite Church, Boonsboro, James Horst will speak at the 10 a.m. service Sunday on Imitating God.

North Side Mennonite Church, Pastor Gary Zook will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday on Up From the Grave. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.  Wednesday Bible Club at 7 p.m. for ages 3 years old through adult.

Otterbein United Methodist Church, the Rev. Stephen Robison will lead the 8:15 and 11 a.m. traditional services and the 9:45 informal service Sunday. The topic will be Who Does He Think He Is? Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

Otterbein United Methodist Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., the Rev. Mark C. Mooney will bring the message at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary service and 10:50 a.m. traditional service Sunday. The topic will be Take Off Your Mask! Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Trunk or treat in the church parking lot Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Call 304-263-0342.

Park Road Bible Church, Pastor Ron Key's message will be The Fifth Seal: The Slain Martyrs at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study at 7 p.m.

Pinesburg Baptist Church, Williamsport, Pastor John Koontz Jr. will preach at the 11 a.m. worship service on It's Parade Time. Koontz will also teach at the 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Potomac Charge, United Methodist churches of Big Pool, Pastor W. Scott Summers will speak on Issues of the Heart: Greed. Services are at 8:50 a.m. at Mount Carmel; St. Paul's service begins at 10 a.m.; and Park Head worships at 11 a.m.

Ringgold Church of Christ, Don Conley, senior minister, will speak on  Disciples Go in the What It Means to be a Disciple of Jesus? sermon series at the 8, 9:20 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday activities at 7 p.m.

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Williamsport, the Rev. Sharon Peters will preach the sermon at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m.

St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Pastor Mike Henning will deliver the sermon Living Life Worthy of God at the 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

St. James Brethren Church, Pastor Brian Moore will speak at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday on Leave the Light On! Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.

St. John's Episcopal Church, seminary intern Kassia Schodroski will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. communion services on Being Humble. The parish choir will sing at the second service. Sunday school at 9 a.m. Weekly services of healing and communion are at 12:10 p.m. Thursdays in the chapel.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Pastor Edward Heim lead the 8:30 a.m. informal communion worship this Sunday. Heim will preach at the 11 a.m. traditional communion service on Mission Reforming. New Spirit Praise Band will provide music at the 8:30 a.m. service. Music provided by Richard Reynolds, trumpet, accompanying a quartet of Gail Farmer, Claudia Patterson, David Porterfield and Robert Crawford at the second service. Mid-week Joy Wednesday at 7 p.m. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

St. John's Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., Pastor James D. Riley Jr.'s topic will be Bright Lights and Glamor at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Soup and sandwich sale Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Lappans, Jennifer Drake will discuss how serving others can change us at the 7:45, 9 and 11 a.m. services.  An All Hallows Eve lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.. Costumes for all ages are welcome. A trip to the corn maze will follow lunch.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Pastor G. Stanley Steele will preach and preside at the 8:15 a.m. communion worship and 10:30 a.m. worship  Sunday. The Praise Team will offer special music at 10:30 a.m. worship. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m.

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Beaver Creek, Pastor Eric Moser will speak on Reformation Sunday at the 8:45 a.m. service. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Pastor Jerry L. Lowans will speak at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday on True Greatness. Marilyn Janus will be the guest musician. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. following the children's message. The congregation is asked to bring winter apparel for children in need.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, Pastor Allen Reed will speak on the topic God's Math: Grace + Truth = Salvation at the 8:15 a.m. communion service. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

St. Paul's Free Lutheran Church of Leitersburg, Pastor Terry Culler will continue the sermon series on Acts Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service. The topic will be Another Outcast Welcomed. Sunday school starts at 9:15 a.m. A study of Romans is Monday at 7 p.m. and Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Funkstown, Pastor Mike Louia will preach and preside at the 9 a.m. communion service Sunday on Reformed and Reclaimed. Christian education classes at 10:40 a.m. Bible study Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7 p.m.

St. Paul's Reformed Church, east of Clear Spring, Pastor John Toms will deliver the message Emergent Pastors at 11 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, the Rev. Gerry Rickel will speak on A Time for Reformation Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Prayer time Wednesdays at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Keedysville, Pastor Eric Moser will speak on  Reformation Sunday at the 10:45 a.m. communion service Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

St. Peter's (Beard's) Lutheran Church, the Rev. David C. Baker will speak at the 9:15 a.m. service Sunday on Captive to the Word.

Salem Lutheran Church, Bakersville, Pastor Darrell Layman will speak at the 10:30 a.m. service on Grace. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

Salem Reformed Church, Pastor Stephen Wagoner will speak at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday on the topic, Reformation Stories. Delores Rice will be liturgist and Jenny Burger will give the children's message. Church school is at 10:40 a.m.

Sharpsburg Church of the Brethren, the Rev. Jim Peyton will speak on Getting Close to God at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Carmen Canfield will be worship leader. Sunday school is at 10:30 a.m. for children and 11:15 a.m. for adults.

Shiloh United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, Pastor Ken Fizer will speak on Do You Need a Spiritual Tune-Up? at the 9:15 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 10:40 a.m. Trunk-or-treat for children at 5 p.m. Sunday. For information, go to www.shilohumchagerstownmd.com.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Chambersburg, Pa., the Rev. Patrick Pierce will preach and be celebrant at the 8 and 10 a.m. communion services Sunday. His topic will be Preaching and Practice. 9 a.m. adult education; 9:45 a.m. children's education. Celtic service of healing and communion at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Weekly services of communion and healing noon Wednesday in Parish Hall.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, the Rev. Eric Norgard will preach and preside at the 9 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. The Rite of Confirmation will be observed at the 11 a.m. service. Sunday school at 9:55 a.m.

Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, Boonsboro, the Rev. Douglas Griffin will speak at the 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Sunday service on Is Old News Still Good News? A covered-dish lunch will follow at noon. After lunch, Doug Bast will discuss the church's connection with the William Boone family and the old Reformed Cemetery. For reservations, call 301-432-2247.

Tri-State Fellowship, two services, either in the auditorium or the cafe rooms at 9:30 a.m. The sermon series Monsters: The Things That Haunt Us concludes this Sunday. Associate Pastor Tim Lester will speak in the auditorium service, and Associate Pastor Chris Wiles will teach at the cafe service. Their topic will be Vampires: Dealing with Lust. Full morning children's programs for infants through sixth grade. Adults also meet at 11 a.m. for a program called iGrow. Middle and high school youth groups meet at 6 p.m.

Unity of Hagerstown, Civil Air Patrol building, Hagerstown, making dreams reality through the power of faith will be explored at the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Call Sandy Boyer at 240-409-5940, email unityhagerstown@live.com.

Valley Assembly of God, the sermon for the 10 a.m. service Sunday will be The Night of Shipwreck. Bible study at 9 a.m. Worship with children's ministries at 6 p.m. The topic will be Burden Bearing. Wednesday Oasis service with NuVision Youth at 7 p.m. on The Workers Mark.

Van Lear Brethren in Christ Church, Williamsport, Pastor Bob Conway will bring the message Exodus 13:1-16 Consecration at the 10:30 a.m. service this Sunday.

Washington Square United Methodist Church, Pastor Jerry Lowans will bring the message True Greatness at the 11 a.m. Sunday service. Rowan Deatrich will present a piano solo. A time of hymn singing precedes the service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Lessons, discussion, prayers, food and games night 6:30 p.m. Fridays in the youth room at the rear of 538 Washington Ave.

Welty Church of the Brethren, Pastor Michael Manthos's sermon will be The Struggle at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.

West End Baptist Chapel, Pastor Shane Wilt will continue his sermon series on 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart at the 11 a.m. service  Sunday. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m.

Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, the Rev. Kevin Munroe will speak at the 11 a.m. service on Sitting on the Moses Seat. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.