West Village Courier
Church Activities
6-7: Big Overnighter
@Oil Belt
8: Tim MacSaveny here
14: Ladies Day @ Oil Belt
28: Easter Expedition
Looking Ahead
April 5—Easter Sunday
April 18-Build With Jesus
May 2-Dig N Roll
June 1-5-VBS
June 7-Church Picnic
June 28-July 2-Shiloh trip
March Anniversaries
7—Don & Nancy Bunting
11—David & Jan Wheat
19—Larry & Marla Alexander
31—Andrew & Heather Spray
March Greeters
WV 104 to provide
greeters this month.
March Sound System
Neil Fearn
Children's Church
1-Michaela
8-Rebecca
15-Shayla
22-Kati
29-Youth Sunday/No Children's Church
Nursery
1-Whitney & Niki
8-Debbie & Tonya
15-Sandy & Rhonda
22-Emily & Joyce
29-Mackenzie & Michelle
Junior Church
1-Parker/Katie
8-Erin
15-Sherry
22-Tanea
29-Youth Sunday/No Junior Church
Call to Worship
March 1-Jim Heindselman
March 8-Steve Greathouse
March 15-Jordan Fritchley
March 22-Tyler Longbons
March 29-Youth Sunday
Servers
Randy Longbons
Dakota Moore
Jonah Potts
Lincoln Moore
Easter sunday
Easter Sunday is April 5th! Our Sunrise service will begin at 7:00am followed by a potluck breakfast in the basement and fellowship! Please bring a breakfast dish to share! Sunday school will begin at 9am and our Easter service is at 10am. Please join us in celebrating our risen Savior!
Easter Expedition
A youth event will be held on March 28th from 2-6pm at the church for ages 3 yrs. old-5th grade. Join us for Easter Expedition: Let’s Find Our Way to the Cross! This exciting event will include snacks, a scavenger hunt, meaningful lessons, hands-on crafts, and a fun-filled Easter egg hunt! If you have any questions please see Ashley or Sherry.
Ladies Day 2026
Oil Belt will be hosting their annual Ladies Day on March 21. The theme is “Your Place, His Purpose.” Registration is online and costs $25, which includes a light breakfast and lunch. The main speaker will be Lydia Florence from Southland Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky. The doors open at 8:15 am and sessions begin at 9:00. Dismissal is at 2:00.
Oil Belt Registration
Oil Belt is set to open registration for the summer of 2026 on March 2 at 10am! Select the week of camp based on the grade campers will be entering in the fall. For payment you will need the code 100westvillagecc. (Please note the code is slightly different this year.) After registration is complete, fill out the church payment authorization form and bring it to Nolan to sign! After that all that is left is to pack and have a great week at camp! Schedules are available on the welcome center.
Children's Devotion
Children’s Devotion* (Romans 1:21-22)
There are people who live only to make themselves happy. And because they have never seen God in person, they believe there is no life except the here and now. To them, nothing is real except what they can see. Nothing is important except their own happiness, and there is no Creator and no heaven. These people say, “Who cares? I may be bad, but so what? What I do is my business.” They are more concerned with having fun than knowing the Farther. They are so busy chasing after good times that they have no time for God. Are they right? Is it okay to spend our days ignoring God and think only of ourselves? Absolutely not! Paul told us in Romans 1 that when we ignore God, we lose more than church on Sundays. We lose the very reason we were created. *Taken from Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado
There are people who live only to make themselves happy. And because they have never seen God in person, they believe there is no life except the here and now. To them, nothing is real except what they can see. Nothing is important except their own happiness, and there is no Creator and no heaven. These people say, “Who cares? I may be bad, but so what? What I do is my business.” They are more concerned with having fun than knowing the Farther. They are so busy chasing after good times that they have no time for God. Are they right? Is it okay to spend our days ignoring God and think only of ourselves? Absolutely not! Paul told us in Romans 1 that when we ignore God, we lose more than church on Sundays. We lose the very reason we were created. *Taken from Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado
Missions Moment
Pinehaven Christian Ranch
50 Years and Counting thanks to your generosity
A special Note from John Robine, Executive Director
Pinehaven is celebrating 50 years of ministering to young people this year. We hope you will join in celebrating with us!
We also wanted to drop you a little note that you will begin to see some changes in things like letterhead and envelopes as we have updated our name to Pinehaven Christian Ranch. We strive to be good stewards of what the Lord has blessed us with, so these changes will happen gradually, and sometimes the mailings you receive will have a mix of old and new as we use up what we already have printed.
Thank you for making this ministry possible for 50 years, and join us in praying for 50 more!
50 Years and Counting thanks to your generosity
A special Note from John Robine, Executive Director
Pinehaven is celebrating 50 years of ministering to young people this year. We hope you will join in celebrating with us!
We also wanted to drop you a little note that you will begin to see some changes in things like letterhead and envelopes as we have updated our name to Pinehaven Christian Ranch. We strive to be good stewards of what the Lord has blessed us with, so these changes will happen gradually, and sometimes the mailings you receive will have a mix of old and new as we use up what we already have printed.
Thank you for making this ministry possible for 50 years, and join us in praying for 50 more!
Nolan's Corner
There is an uncertainty in life that is disconcerting. On any given day we are all just a single moment, a single phone call, a single conversation away from our lives being fundamentally changed in ways that we are rarely ready for. None of us are exempt from this reality.
In Luke 8 we see the story of a woman and a father both struggling under that reality. For the woman she had dealt with year after year of emotional, physical, and societal rejection because of ongoing medical issues. For Jairus, his world was crumbling as his daughter lay dying. Then Jesus walked onto the scene. It the midst of the chaos of two lives Jesus came to bring peace.
The interaction between the woman and Jesus was messy, the meeting with Jairus emotionally broken. For the woman who was forced to the edge of society because of medical issues she had no power over, and the father preparing to lose everything, Jesus was the lifeline of peace. The woman was healed, and Jarius’ daughter was brought back to life.
I know that life is unpredictable. But the words of Jesus are what roll around in my head. “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:48) And this as well, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Luke 8:50) Jesus wants to walk into our chaos and remind us that there is peace in Jesus, and that even in our worst moment we have nothing to fear.
In Luke 8 we see the story of a woman and a father both struggling under that reality. For the woman she had dealt with year after year of emotional, physical, and societal rejection because of ongoing medical issues. For Jairus, his world was crumbling as his daughter lay dying. Then Jesus walked onto the scene. It the midst of the chaos of two lives Jesus came to bring peace.
The interaction between the woman and Jesus was messy, the meeting with Jairus emotionally broken. For the woman who was forced to the edge of society because of medical issues she had no power over, and the father preparing to lose everything, Jesus was the lifeline of peace. The woman was healed, and Jarius’ daughter was brought back to life.
I know that life is unpredictable. But the words of Jesus are what roll around in my head. “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:48) And this as well, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Luke 8:50) Jesus wants to walk into our chaos and remind us that there is peace in Jesus, and that even in our worst moment we have nothing to fear.