Community Lenten Services 2010
Various churches throughout Culpeper are congregating together during the season of Lent and an invitation is being extended to the community to join them.
For six Sundays, beginning February 21, 2010, services will be held at different churches each week. The services will be conducted in the tradition of the host church, with a guest pastor providing the message.
The focus for the six week Lenten season will be the Sermon on the Mount. Scriptures will focus on the book of Matthew, chapters 5-7.
Local ministers in Culpeper are excited about this Lenten opportunity. Charlene Phillips, past President of the Culpeper Ministerial Association, encourages participation from all churches saying, “If we all participate, as pastors, then it will be successful.”
The idea for a community Lenten service was shared at the December 2009 ministerial meeting, by Dan McDowell. Having recently moved to Culpeper from Ohio, McDowell attended similar services on Sunday nights there. “It helps others understand other traditions and worship-style varieties of different churches,” he says adding, “It really brings the community together allowing everyone to experience different flavors of different churches.”
McDowell and Josh Orndorff, intern at Culpeper United Methodist Church, are have finalized the schedule of church locations and guest ministers.
Date Location Minister
| February 21 | Culpeper United Methodist Church – 1233 Oaklawn Drive, Culpeper, VA | Rev. Ed Lyons with Persecution Project Foundation (Culpeper) |
| February 28 | Novum Baptist Church –1629 Novum Church Road, Reva, VA | Rev. Bill Eberle of Little Fork Episcopal Church (Rixeyville) |
| March 7 | Woodland United Methodist Church – 14282 Woodland Church Road, Culpeper, VA | Rev. Jacob Phillips of White Oak Run Baptist Church (Rapidan) |
| March 14 | Church on the Rise – 1136 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, VA | Rev. G.W. Dameron of City on a Hill Church (Culpeper) |
| March 21 | St. Stephens Episcopal Church – 115 North East Street, Culpeper, VA 22701 | Rev. Barbara Jamieson, Associate Pastor of Little Fork United Methodist Charge (Jeffersonton) |
| March 28 | Culpeper Baptist Church –318 S. West Street, Culpeper, VA | Rev. Jeff Light of Novum Baptist Church (Reva) |
For more information, contact Dan McDowell at d_e_Mcdowell@yahoo.com
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