Otterbein United Brethren Church

09/06/2026

Sunday Morning, September 13, 2026...

ONE COMBINED SERVICE @9:30 A.M....
Bishop Todd Fetters visits to formally install Rob Gunkelman as our church's new senior pastor.

Our message will also be given by Bishop Fetters.

There will be no 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 classes this week. Instead, after the service, a time of fellowship will be held in the Rawley Event Center, Lower Level.

The service will be recorded. After editing, a video will then be uploaded to our church YouTube channel.

𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 will include:
▪︎ Prélude
▪︎ Welcome/ Call to Worship
▪︎ Worship Songs [lyrics on large front screen]
▪︎ Traditional Hymns
▪︎ The Formal Installation of Rob Gunkelman as Senior Pastor
▪︎ Pastoral Prayer
▪︎ A Sermon by Bishop Todd Fetters
▪︎ A Benediction

08/31/2026

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Sunday Morning, September 𝟲, 2026...

The second message of the sermon series "𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀/ 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿," entitled "𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗠𝗲!" was given by Pastor 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻.

Two 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 were offered:
__ 𝟴:𝟯𝟬
__ 𝟭𝟬:𝟰𝟱.

𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 classes were offered for all ages—children, teenagers, and adults—from 9:50 am until 10:35 am in various spaces about our church building.

Children began the new 2026–27 year of study in their new classrooms!

At least one of the services was recorded. After editing, a video was then uploaded to our church YouTube channel.

𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 is the direct link to the video:
https://youtu.be/sEs4N8t_Jg8?is=f2LxSUkfoFDn1kdp .

𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨:
▪︎ Prélude (by Mrs. Leta Sipes)
▪︎ Bells
▪︎ Welcome/ Call to Worship
▪︎ Worship Songs [lyrics on large front screen]
▪︎ Hymn #553
▪︎ God Tags
▪︎ Pastoral Prayer
▪︎ Sermon
▪︎ Hymn/ Response #210
▪︎ A Benediction

The week's bulletin can be found at:
https://cloud-1de12d.becdn.net/customfile/55f45a6a6a33d62ea46188cb9888d5384563a1d28cd74b9abbde9a8652151c9f/Bulletin-09-6-26.pdf

08/30/2026

Pregnancy Ministries' 42nd Fundraising Dinner ..on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ..at Antrim Brethren in Christ Church, 24 Kauffman Rd., Chambersburg, PA.

R.S.V.P.

08/29/2026

𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵...

08/28/2026

A few photos of the purported "blood moon" this evening (Thursday, August 27, 2026) around 10 pm from our west parking lot.

08/27/2026

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 has three 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙤𝙣 openings for the Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday Fall 2026 class. Contact 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, Director, at (𝟳𝟭𝟳) 𝟰𝟵𝟰-𝟴𝟳𝟴𝟳 for additional information.

About us:
https://www.greencastleub.org/guiding-hands-preschool?fbclid=IwY2xjawT9ewFwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5IvPP8p_zvfB42eOMI0LZPXiVDMMWmUWCcbZ4FmXbLNnTRvRUlQO_YqqsXYg_aem_PTqg3heFsLbBxh6ojRHC9w

08/26/2026

08/23/2026

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Sunday Morning, August 𝟯𝟬, 2026...

Pastor 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 brought the first message of the sermon series "𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀/ 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿," entitled "𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲."

It was based in 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟭𝟯𝟵:𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟰.

Two 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 were offered:
__ 𝟴:𝟯𝟬
__ 𝟭𝟬:𝟰𝟱.

𝙁𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚...
The first service ended 10 minutes earlier than usual, at 9:30 am.

For this week, a 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 was offered from 9:30 am until 10:00 am in the Rawley Event Center (REC), Lower Level.

𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 classes were held from 10:00 am until 10:35 am:
▪︎ The Adult Sunday School classes were 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 in the Sanctuary.

▪︎ The Children's Sunday School classes met in Room 105, the "Middle Classroom," to receive their Promotion Certificates and learn where their classrooms are to be come next Sunday, September 6.

At least one of the services was recorded. After editing, a video will then be uploaded to our church YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com//videos .

𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 is your direct link to this day's video:
https://youtu.be/DyrD71Dd1WU?is=QSeWuGASrcAYMm9O .

𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨...
▪︎ Welcome/ Call to Worship
▪︎ Worship Songs [lyrics on large front screen]
▪︎ Hymn #382
▪︎ Kidz Korner
▪︎ Pastoral Prayer
▪︎ Sermon
▪︎ Hymn/ Response #428
▪︎ Benediction
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𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴—𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵:
https://www.greencastleub.org/announcements-and-bulletins .

08/23/2026

Powerwashing the church's parking lot at 9:31 pm on Saturday, August 22, 2026—to be ready for tomorrow's services, of course.

08/18/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/186uromFPg/

Our final United Brethren core value is: “We link with the larger church.”

We believe we are stronger when we work alongside other Christians. We aren’t called to live in isolation or stay within our own circles. Instead, we intentionally build relationships with churches and Christian organizations that share our heart for the Gospel.

Why? Because the Great Commission is bigger than any one church. When we link arms with other believers, we can encourage one another, serve our communities, share the love of Christ, and make a greater impact in our world.

We are better together. 🤝

As United Brethren, we want to be a church family that builds bridges, embraces partnership, and looks for opportunities to advance God’s Kingdom alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ.

We link with the larger church—and together, we carry the Gospel farther. 🌎❤️