Blue River Church of The Brethren

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Blue River Church of the Brethren

The New Testament is Our Rule of Faith and Practice

teach believers the Word of God; and
proclaim the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ alone

Our Sunday School for ALL ages is at 9 a.m., our morning worship is at 10 a.m., our our evening worship is a 7 p.m. (there are occasional variations for Sunday evening services).
We invite you to our services, to join with us in our work, and to share in our fellowship. We strive to emphasize basic New Testament teachings, and practice the New Testament ordinances.
We look forward to seeing you soon at Blue River!

On Wednesday, there will be New Life (for children age 2 to 5th grade), Youth Bible Study led by Bro. Travis Hartman, and Adult Bible Study and Prayer Meeting led by Bro. Myers.

Fred and Betsy Eiler, of Frankfort, Indiana, and representatives of World Missionary Press of New Paris, Indiana, will speak on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the 9 a.m. Sunday School hour and the 10 a.m. worship hour. A Thanksgiving carry-in meal will follow the morning service.
The Eilers visit churches around the country to show the work World Missionary Press is doing around the world providing free literature to Christians witnessing in many nations and cultures and languages.
World Missionary Press is a interdenominational nonprofit organization printing the Word of God in over 310 languages, sending Scripture booklets to over 210 countries, absolutely free. Individuals and congregations also have the opportunity to support the work financially and through volunteering to work in the World Missionary Press bindery as they bind and pack booklets to be shipped all over the world.
A love offering will be received for World Missionary Press.

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Evening Worship (most Sundays) -- 7 p.m.
Midweek Fellowship (Adult Bible Study, Youth Bible Study) -- 7 p.m.

Our guests occasionally comment that they notice something different when they visit our worship services.
What are the little caps on the ladies heads?
These caps are called prayer veilings or prayer coverings.
Our sisters wear them to worship and we teach them based on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, where the Apostle Paul teaches that Christian women should wear a distinctive covering which symbolizes the creation order and the proper roles of men and women in the church. Until around 1900, most Christian churches observed this practice. Since then, the practice has been maintained primarily by various Anabaptist groups and some Catholic churches.
Our church makes them available to the sisters, and extras are found in a plexiglass box in the foyer.
Why do the sisters wear dresses or skirts?
We seek to apply the Scriptural principles regarding the distinctions between the sexes, as well as Biblical modesty. This is why the church strongly encourages women and girls to wear modest dresses or skirts to all church services. Our church has also taught separation from, and non-conformity to, the world. There ought to be a difference which marks Christian women in worship.
We trust that our particular applications of Biblical principles will encourage you to examine the Scriptures in these matters; however, you are our guest, and we do indeed welcome you to our worship service.