CHURCH & RELIGION
🎉 Upcoming Events: New Bethlehem & Redbank Valley Community
📅 NOVEMBER
• Nov 27, 8A: Kessa’s Blessings Turkey Trot 5K @ Redbank Valley Trailhead
• Nov 29, 5:30A-9A: Hunter’s Breakfast @ Leatherwood Church Fellowship Hall
📅 DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
• Dec 1, 6P-9P: Reindeer Hanger Painting @ RV Public Library
• Dec 5, 6:30P: Keridwyn Celtic Christmas Concert @ RV History Center, doors 5P
• Dec 6, 7:30A-9:30A: Oak Ridge Community Church Breakfast, donation
• Dec 6, 6P: Light Up Night Christmas Parade @ Broad St., New Bethlehem
• Dec 6, after parade: Snacks with Santa @ New Bethlehem Fire Hall
• Dec 7, 7P: RVCA Festival of Carols @ Oakland Church of God
• Dec 13, 1P: Wreaths Across America @ Veteran Memorial Park
• Dec 15, 3P: Angel Tree gifts due @ Redbank Valley High School
• Dec 19, 6:30P-8P: Living Nativity @ Springside Baptist Church
🎶 Christmas Activities in the Valley
• Dec 2, 6P: Christmas Concert @ Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene
• Dec 13, 6P: Glory Way Quartet @ Distant Baptist Church
• Dec 13, 7P: Community Choir Cantata @ Oakland Church of God
• Dec 14, 2P: Community Choir Cantata @ Oakland Church of God
• Dec 19, 6P: Songs & Carols @ Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene
• Dec 20, 7P: Candlelight Service @ St. Mary’s Redbank Church
• Dec 21, 6P: Candlelight Service @ Grace Baptist Church
⛪ Christmas Eve Services
• First Baptist Church, 6P
• First Church of God, 6P
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, 6P
• Oakland Church of God, 6P
• St. Charles Catholic Church, 4P
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 7P
• Leatherwood Church, 7P
• New Bethlehem First Fellowship, 7P
📅 FEBRUARY 2026
• Feb 22, 11A-4P: Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Mending Hope Equine Rescue
🌟 Save the Date
• May-Oct, Fridays 12:30-5P: Gumtown Market @ Gumtown Park
🙏 Monthly Gatherings
• Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 1st & 3rd Thurs, 7A @ Evermoores
• Women’s Prayer Breakfast, 2nd Thurs, 8A @ Evermoores
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🌟 Thanks to Our Christmas Decorating Crew! 🌟
PHOTOS: A huge heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out this morning to decorate New Bethlehem First Fellowship Church in preparation for Hanging of the Greens and the First Sunday of Advent! 🎄✨
Your time, energy, and joyful spirit helped make our sanctuary warm, welcoming, and ready for this beautiful season of hope. 🙏💜 We are blessed by such a dedicated and loving church family!
📖 Stay Connected:
📍 Sunday School 10 AM | Worship 11 AM (234 Penn St., NB)
💻 Live Online: Live.NBFFC.org
📲 Facebook: FB.com/NBFFChurch
📲 Instagram: Instagram.com/NBFirstFellowship
#hangingofthegreens #advent #NBFFC #churchfamily #CommunityLove #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley #Christmas #decorating
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🌟 Thanks to Our Christmas Decorating Crew! 🌟
PHOTOS: A huge heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out this morning to decorate New Bethlehem First Fellowship Church in preparation for Hanging of the Greens and the First Sunday of Advent! 🎄✨
Your time, energy, and joyful spirit helped make our sanctuary warm, welcoming, and ready for this beautiful season of hope. 🙏💜 We are blessed by such a dedicated and loving church family!
📖 Stay Connected:
📍 Sunday School 10 AM | Worship 11 AM (234 Penn St., NB)
💻 Live Online: Live.NBFFC.org
📲 Facebook: FB.com/NBFFChurch
📲 Instagram: Instagram.com/NBFirstFellowship
#hangingofthegreens #advent #NBFFC #churchfamily #CommunityLove #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley #Christmas #decorating
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🍁 Thanks for a Blessed Thanksgiving Service! 🙏🦃
Thanks to everyone who gathered this evening for the 2025 Community Thanksgiving Service. Your presence made the night a warm and meaningful celebration of gratitude. ❤️
We offer heartfelt thanks to Rev. Daniel Hardy for sharing a powerful Thanksgiving message and to Pastor Randy Hopper for faithfully emceeing on behalf of the Redbank Valley Church Association. Deep appreciation also goes to the Wesleyan Methodist School Choir for their beautiful and uplifting music. 🎶🙌
Many thanks to all who supported the offering for Christmas gifts for children of prisoners in Clarion County and to everyone who donated canned fruit and food items for the RVCA Food Pantry. Your generosity brings hope and blessing to families across our valley. 🥫🎁
📸 Photos courtesy of Liz Harmon & Matthew Green (Calico Systems), TechReady Professionals & RedbankValley.org.
🎄 Christmas Activities in the Redbank Valley:
RVCA Festival of Carols
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 7 at 7 pm
Christmas Concerts
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Thursday, December 2 at 6 pm
• Distant Baptist Church, Glory Way Quartet, December 13 at 6 pm
NB Area Community Choir Cantata
• Oakland Church of God, Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 14 at 2 pm
Living Nativity
• Springside Baptist Church, Friday, December 19 from 6:30 to 8 pm
Songs and Carols
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Friday, December 19 at 6 pm
Candlelight Services
• St. Mary’s Redbank Church, Saturday, December 20 at 7 pm
• Grace Baptist Church, Sunday, December 21 at 6 pm
Christmas Eve Services
• First Baptist Church, 6 pm
• First Church of God, 6 pm
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, 6 pm
• Leatherwood Church, 7 pm
• New Bethlehem First Fellowship, 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, 6 pm
• St. Charles Catholic Church, 4 pm
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 7 pm
#RedbankValley #CommunityService #ThanksgivingService #RVCA #NewBethlehem #FaithFamilyCommunity #HolidaySeason #ChurchFamily #LocalEvents #ChristmasInTheValley
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🍁 Thanks for a Blessed Thanksgiving Service! 🙏🦃
Thanks to everyone who gathered this evening for the 2025 Community Thanksgiving Service. Your presence made the night a warm and meaningful celebration of gratitude. ❤️
We offer heartfelt thanks to Rev. Daniel Hardy for sharing a powerful Thanksgiving message and to Pastor Randy Hopper for faithfully emceeing on behalf of the Redbank Valley Church Association. Deep appreciation also goes to the Wesleyan Methodist School Choir for their beautiful and uplifting music. 🎶🙌
Many thanks to all who supported the offering for Christmas gifts for children of prisoners in Clarion County and to everyone who donated canned fruit and food items for the RVCA Food Pantry. Your generosity brings hope and blessing to families across our valley. 🥫🎁
📸 Photos courtesy of Liz Harmon & Matthew Green (Calico Systems), TechReady Professionals & RedbankValley.org.
🎄 Christmas Activities in the Redbank Valley:
RVCA Festival of Carols
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 7 at 7 pm
Christmas Concerts
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Thursday, December 2 at 6 pm
• Distant Baptist Church, Glory Way Quartet, December 13 at 6 pm
NB Area Community Choir Cantata
• Oakland Church of God, Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 14 at 2 pm
Living Nativity
• Springside Baptist Church, Friday, December 19 from 6:30 to 8 pm
Songs and Carols
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Friday, December 19 at 6 pm
Candlelight Services
• St. Mary’s Redbank Church, Saturday, December 20 at 7 pm
• Grace Baptist Church, Sunday, December 21 at 6 pm
Christmas Eve Services
• First Baptist Church, 6 pm
• First Church of God, 6 pm
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, 6 pm
• Leatherwood Church, 7 pm
• New Bethlehem First Fellowship, 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, 6 pm
• St. Charles Catholic Church, 4 pm
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 7 pm
#RedbankValley #CommunityService #ThanksgivingService #RVCA #NewBethlehem #FaithFamilyCommunity #HolidaySeason #ChurchFamily #LocalEvents #ChristmasInTheValley
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🍁 Thanks for a Blessed Thanksgiving Service! 🙏🦃
Thanks to everyone who gathered this evening for the 2025 Community Thanksgiving Service. Your presence made the night a warm and meaningful celebration of gratitude. ❤️
We offer heartfelt thanks to Rev. Daniel Hardy for sharing a powerful Thanksgiving message and to Pastor Randy Hopper for faithfully emceeing on behalf of the Redbank Valley Church Association. Deep appreciation also goes to the Wesleyan Methodist School Choir for their beautiful and uplifting music. 🎶🙌
Many thanks to all who supported the offering for Christmas gifts for children of prisoners in Clarion County and to everyone who donated canned fruit and food items for the RVCA Food Pantry. Your generosity brings hope and blessing to families across our valley. 🥫🎁
📸 Photos courtesy of Liz Harmon & Matthew Green (Calico Systems), TechReady Professionals & RedbankValley.org.
🎄 Christmas Activities in the Redbank Valley:
RVCA Festival of Carols
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 7 at 7 pm
Christmas Concerts
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Thursday, December 2 at 6 pm
• Distant Baptist Church, Glory Way Quartet, December 13 at 6 pm
NB Area Community Choir Cantata
• Oakland Church of God, Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, Sunday, December 14 at 2 pm
Living Nativity
• Springside Baptist Church, Friday, December 19 from 6:30 to 8 pm
Songs and Carols
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, Friday, December 19 at 6 pm
Candlelight Services
• St. Mary’s Redbank Church, Saturday, December 20 at 7 pm
• Grace Baptist Church, Sunday, December 21 at 6 pm
Christmas Eve Services
• First Baptist Church, 6 pm
• First Church of God, 6 pm
• Hawthorn Church of the Nazarene, 6 pm
• Leatherwood Church, 7 pm
• New Bethlehem First Fellowship, 7 pm
• Oakland Church of God, 6 pm
• St. Charles Catholic Church, 4 pm
• St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 7 pm
#RedbankValley #CommunityService #ThanksgivingService #RVCA #NewBethlehem #FaithFamilyCommunity #HolidaySeason #ChurchFamily #LocalEvents #ChristmasInTheValley
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🍁 TONIGHT: Community Thanksgiving Service at 7 PM! 🙏🦃
Join us on Sunday, Nov. 23rd 2025 at 7 PM at First Baptist Church, 249 Broad Street, New Bethlehem for the 2025 Community Thanksgiving Service hosted by the Redbank Valley Church Association.
Enjoy a meaningful message from Rev. Dan Hardy and special music from the Wesleyan Methodist School Choir. 🎶🙌
❤️ Giving Opportunities:
• The offering will help provide Christmas gifts for children of prisoners in Clarion County.
• We will collect canned fruit, boxed scalloped potatoes, canned sweet potatoes, and cake mixes for the RVCA Food Pantry. 🥫🎁
#communityservice #ThanksgivingService #RedbankValley #NewBethlehem #FaithFamilyCommunity #supportlocal #rvca
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🐑 Grateful Hearts on Christ the King Sunday ✝️
Thanks to everyone who joined us for worship this morning as we celebrated Christ the King Sunday. A special thank you to Pastor Don Jeffers for sharing his powerful message “Shear a Sheep” from Psalm 23, reminding us that even the uncomfortable seasons are moments when our Good Shepherd lovingly shapes, refines, and restores us.
Practical Application Lessons:
1. God’s pruning is never punishment, but preparation that draws us closer to His purpose.
2. The Shepherd provides every need when we fully surrender to His leading.
3. Even in the valleys, His presence becomes our comfort, courage, and confidence.
💒 Ministry Thank Yous:
Grateful appreciation to our worship team, organist Dave Green, pianist Debbie Green, AV tech Matthew Green, and choir director Bill Young for sharing their gifts. Photos courtesy of Grace Dimmett. 🎶🎹💻🎤
📖 Stay Connected:
📍 Sunday School 10 AM | Worship 11 AM (234 Penn St., NB)
💻 Live Online: Live.NBFFC.org
📲 Facebook: FB.com/NBFFChurch
📲 Instagram: Instagram.com/NBFirstFellowship
#NBFFC #MorningWorship #Psalm23 #GoodShepherd #PastorDonJeffers #ChristTheKingSunday #FaithfulGod #SundayService #ChurchOnline
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🐑 Grateful Hearts on Christ the King Sunday ✝️
Thanks to everyone who joined us for worship this morning as we celebrated Christ the King Sunday. A special thank you to Pastor Don Jeffers for sharing his powerful message “Shear a Sheep” from Psalm 23, reminding us that even the uncomfortable seasons are moments when our Good Shepherd lovingly shapes, refines, and restores us.
Practical Application Lessons:
1. God’s pruning is never punishment, but preparation that draws us closer to His purpose.
2. The Shepherd provides every need when we fully surrender to His leading.
3. Even in the valleys, His presence becomes our comfort, courage, and confidence.
💒 Ministry Thank Yous:
Grateful appreciation to our worship team, organist Dave Green, pianist Debbie Green, AV tech Matthew Green, and choir director Bill Young for sharing their gifts. Photos courtesy  of Grace Dimmett. 🎶🎹💻🎤
📖 Stay Connected:
📍 Sunday School 10 AM | Worship 11 AM (234 Penn St., NB)
💻 Live Online: Live.NBFFC.org
📲 Facebook: FB.com/NBFFChurch
📲 Instagram: Instagram.com/NBFirstFellowship
#NBFFC #MorningWorship #Psalm23 #GoodShepherd #PastorDonJeffers #ChristTheKingSunday #FaithfulGod #SundayService #ChurchOnline
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Great service
🐑 “Shear a Sheep” – Morning Worship | 11.23.25
What happens when the Shepherd tends to His sheep- not just feeding and leading, but shearing? It may not sound comforting at first, but there’s deep care in the pruning. This Sunday, Pastor Don will walk us through Psalm 23 in a fresh way, reminding us that even in uncomfortable seasons, the Shepherd is lovingly shaping us for His purpose.
Whether you feel like you're walking through green pastures or shadowy valleys, this message is for you. You are seen, known, and loved by the Good Shepherd. 🐾
📖 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want…” - Psalm 23:1
🧡 Join us in person or online- come expecting encouragement, community, and the presence of God.
🔁 Share this with someone who could use a little peace and perspective this week!
#NBFFC #MorningWorship #Psalm23 #GoodShepherd #PastorDonJeffers #FaithfulGod #SundayService #ChurchOnline
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The Redbank Valley Church Association represents ALL denominations and churches in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the Redbank Valley area. You will also find Church Scholarship information and Food Pantry (assistance). To contact a specific church directly, please see the list of ‘Church Links‘ on this page – see ‘Church Directory‘.
Redbank Valley Church Association
P.O. Box 75
New Bethlehem, PA 16242
P: 814.367.3331
E: [email protected]
W: www.RVChurchAssocation.org