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We would love to see you at our worship services on Sundays - 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul's and 10:45 a.m. at Christ Church. To find maps to our churches, click on the calendar link below and click on event for connection to map.
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Easter |
Paul and Silas Are Thrown Into PrisonNow as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling. She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.” She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once. But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans.” The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely. Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose. When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped. But Paul called out loudly, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!” Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas. Then he brought them outside and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house. At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away. The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household. |
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St, Paul's [Straub's] Lutheran Church, Danville |
St. Paul's is located at 60 Frosty Valley Rd. outside of Danville.Sunday Worship Service - 9:30 a.m. |
The congregation of St. Paul’s (Straub’s) Lutheran Church was organized on January 20, 1848. There were 19 original members and the Reverend M. I. Alleman was the first pastor. They worshipped in Straub’s Schoolhouse which was across the road from the present church building until that structure could be erected. The name Straub for which the church is best known came from the Straub Family who donated the land for the church. They were among the early German settlers in Frosty Valley. The
cornerstone for the present church edifice was laid in June of 1848 and the structure was dedicated in October of the same year. This same structure was renovated through generosity of Mr. Edmund and rededicated on November 6, 1988. St. Paul’s cemetery contains the graves of many of the early German settlers and their descendants. The cemetery also contains the graves of Welsh miners who had moved into Frosty Valley to mine the ore for Danville’s early iron industry.
St. Paul's is conveniently located not far from the town of Danville. The Route 54 Danville exit off Interstate 80 is just a few miles from the church. Take 54 south to Rt. 642 east, then a quick right onto Columbia Hill Rd. and a right onto Frosty Valley Rd towards Bloomsburg.
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Christ Lutheran Church in Buckhorn |
In the winter of 1859-60, the Reverend E. A. Sharretts gathered the scattered membership of the Lutheran faith in and around Buckhorn into a congregation. A plot of land in buckhorn was donated by John Appleman in order to erect a new Lutheran Church. On November 29, 1869, Christ Lutheran Church was dedicated by the Rev. Sharretts. Sunday Worship Service - 10:45 a.m. Christ Lutheran Church is very conveniently located near the Buckhorn exit of I-80. In the immediate area are many restaurants, including Ruby Tuesdays, Perkins, Cracker Barrel, Quaker Steak and Lube, Paneras, Charlie Browns, Gourmet Buffet, and the Links at Hemlock Creek; and fast food places like Wendy's, KFC, Burger King. There is also the Columbia Mall, the Walmart Plaza as well as the Buckhorn Truckstop. |
Christ Lutheran Church is located at 60 Buckhorn Road on the village of Buckhorn. | |
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About Our Pastor |
Reverend Thomas E. Light, Jr. |
The Rev. Thomas Light has been the pastor of Christ Church and St. Paul's for over 35 years. Under his guidance two churches have formed the new Columbia+Montour Lutheran Parish of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA. Rev. Light has been the host parent of exchange students from Europe for the past several years. His sons have come from Germany, Mexico, Sweden,and Finland and still keep in contact and come visit.
Right now, Pastor Light has a new son living with him, Frieder, from Germany. | | | | Activites |
Confirmation Class of 2010 |
Sisters, Lauren and Michaela Martz, from St. Paul's, on their missionary trip to Africa. |
Pastor Tom and his "sons" Omar and Mark-Patrick 2009 |
Hard at work at our Chick and Waffle fundraiser! 2010 |
Our group of assemblers on October 2, 2011. |
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The members of St. Paul's joined the members of Christ Church for a Joint Holy Eucharist Service followed by a delicious covered dish luncheon. When the tables were cleared, we all pitched in and assembled Health kits for victims of disasters around the world. The generosity of our members allowed us to create 75 health kits that included, a hand towel, wash cloth, soap, toothbrush, comb, nail file/clipper, and band aids. |
Our assembly line hard at work making health kits. | |
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Karen Temple 
74 School House Road Bloomsburg PA 17815 United States of America 
Phone: 570-784-1277 
