Announcements

·       Hope Clinic- We will again be collecting new baby items for the Hope Clinic during the month of January! Please see the attachment for a detailed list of items needed. If you have any questions or larger items to drop off, please contact Stacy Maller. Thank you for blessing these sweet families that have chosen life for their child!



·       Updated Date- There will be a Singers’ meeting next Sunday, February 1^st, immediately after church in the basement Sunday School classrooms. This meeting is for current Singers and anyone interested in being a Singer. We want to discuss scheduling and answer any questions you may have. In order to use the time more efficiently, please email any questions you may have in advance to bcmusiccommitte@gmail.com. Thanks, The Music Committee.

·       SOS will be held on Wednesday, January 28 at 6:45pm at Kingdom Academy with all high school students. If anyone is willing to help with snacks, please use the following link to sign up or contact Cora Craighead (260) 301-8105. Thanks.

·       Titus II- Ladies (all ages!), please mark your calendars for Friday, January 30, for our next Titus II event from 6:00 to 9:30 at the fellowship hall. The theme this year is Knowing the Word of God to Know the God of the Word. Our hope is that we all will be encouraged to learn helpful tips for hiding God’s Word in our hearts and spending more meaningful moments in the Bible. Hope to see you there! Please sign up with the link below or send a text to JaNon Isch (260.223.6451). Thank you! If you have any questions, contact Korinne Kershner or Ronda Fiechter. please bring your own Bibles for the evening      RSVP             Food sign up

·       The February Kate's Kitchen Food Sign-up is posted on the bulletin board. Thank you so much for supporting this ministry.

·       Calling all 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th graders! Every Wednesday night in February, we will be meeting in the Sunday school rooms (at North or Country) during church to hide Gods Word in our hearts. Then, on March 4th family night, we will have a short program during service. Sign up your child here. If anyone is willing to help, please let one of us know! Thanks!! Contact Cassie Gerber, April McAfee, or Nicole Drayer with questions! Psalm 119:11

·       Finding Freedom 2026 will be Friday, February 13th at 6:00 PM at the Fellowship Hall. The evening includes a great meal, two testimonies shared through a podcast-style conversation with guided Q&A, discussion groups for encouragement and prayer, and ends with worship. All men ages 16 and up, from our church and the community, are invited to grow together as we explore what it looks like to live free in every area of life and become men after God’s own heart.

·       ACCFS will be hosting its 2026 Cultivating Connections Marriage Conference on February 20-21^st in Goodfield, IL. We encourage you to consider attending and inviting another couple as we learn, grow, and fellowship together around this year’s theme, Walking Hand in Hand. More information as well as registration can be found at this link.. Thank you for investing in your marriage as you join us for this year’s conference!

·       Bluffton North and Bluffton Country Families: We are looking for 6 host families for Japanese kids (3 boys, 2 girls, one sibling pair with their mom (boys 11yo and 9yo) visiting America this summer. Dates: 7/20-8/1, These are great kids! Please contact Javon Steffen, 273-1323 if interested by the end of January. More details

·       More VBS Teachers- We are needing more sisters to sign up to teach Bible School this year. If you have an interest, please contact Kristen Kaehr 260-274-2589 or Janelle Frauhiger 260-273-3173 by January 31st. Thank you!

·       There will be an online silent auction on January 31^st in support of Living Free Recovery where Lane and Christen Gerber attend. Please see the attachment for more information.

·       February calendar is attached, and monthly calendars are still in all the usual spots, but they’re now placed in upright file holders instead of laying on tables. Each holder includes Sunday announcements, the monthly calendar, and the yearly Bible reading plan. You’ll find them at the bulletin board shelf, dark room table, north entrance table, and the north hallway east end table.

·       Save the date for the LSM Auction- Please mark your calendar for this year’s LSM Benefit Auction on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Event starts at 4:30pm and will be held at the Wells Co. 4-H Building in Bluffton. We hope you’ll join us for an evening that impacts the world’s most vulnerable children! Find details and our Amazon Wishlist here: www.loving-shepherd.org/2026auction 

·       The 2026 Teacher Info List has been attached.

·       The annual SS calendar is attached, please note the important dates. If there are any updates, they will be noted in the announcements. Thanks! SS Superintendents

Serving lunch today: Larry & Sharon Stoller

Local missionary family to pray for: Nathan & Rachel Meuller

Bluffton Bible Cast: Listen here.

Intercessory Prayer Opportunity: LetUsPray365@gmail.com