Central United Methodist Church

1501 Mass.

Sunday: Adult Lenten Bible study, “Following at a Distance,” led by the Rev. Denise Hygh, 9:15 a.m.; register by calling church office at 843-7066.

Wednesday: Pause for Prayer, 12:15 p.m.-1 p.m. each Wednesday during Lent, parlor; children’s music hour, 6 p.m., fellowship hall, children 8-14 invited to sing songs, play hand bells, act out dramas; for more information, call 331-4485.

Clinton Parkway Assembly of God

3200 Clinton Parkway

Today: Adults attend Gaither Concert in Kansas City.

Sunday: Youth continue meeting Sunday evenings, working on dramas and videos to use in ministry.

Thursday: Men meet at Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway, for coffee and fellowship at 10 a.m. Thursdays.

March 12: Gathering for Russian- and English-speaking families, 6 p.m., activity center.

First Christian Church

1000 Ky.

Thursday: Chicken noodle dinner (homemade noodles and pies), 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; donations, $6 for adults, $3 for children under 10.

First Regular Missionary Baptist Church

1646 Vt.

Sunday: Congregation plays host to the fourth pastoral anniversary celebration of the Rev. Reginald Bachus and Detra Bachus; theme for the day, “Being blessed with a leader called by God,” scriptural reference is II Timothy 3:16-17; celebration begins with morning worship service at 10:50 a.m., the Rev. Elijah Collins, pastor, Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, delivers the message, Voices of Faith of First R.M. Baptist provide the music; afternoon services at 3:30 p.m., Mount Zion Baptist Church, Kansas City, Kan., guests, the Rev. C.L. Bachus, father of Reginald Bachus, delivers the message, Mt. Zion Choir provides the music; celebration, services open to public.

First United Methodist Church

946 Vt.

Sunday: Boy Scout Troop No. 52 plays host to pancake feed, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brady Hall; Starting Point class for those interested in joining the church, 12:15 p.m. and 6 p.m., Room 203.

Wednesday: Public welcome to continue the spiritual journey, 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., with music and Holy Communion, sanctuary; Certification class, “Safe and Sacred Spaces” (for those working with youth), 6 p.m., Room 203.

Immanuel Lutheran Church and University Student Center

2104 Bob Billings Parkway

Tuesday: Women’s Bible study, 9:30 a.m., Friendship Center.

Wednesday: Lenten service, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Lutheran Student Fellowship invites all area college students for meal and fellowship, 5:30 p.m., Friendship Center.

March 12: Children’s Lenten crafts workshop, 1 p.m.

Lawrence Aglow

3200 Clinton Parkway

March 12: Lawrence Aglow has a new location, Clinton Parkway Assembly of God; women meet 9 a.m.-noon; Jane Hansen, president, Aglow International, speaks to group via DVD.

April 15-17: Kansas Aglow State Conference.

Lawrence Wesleyan Church

3705 Clinton Parkway

Sunday: “First for Food” Sunday; bring donations of nonperishable goods to help stock the Leo Center’s food pantry.

Tuesday: “Celebrate Recovery,” informational meeting on how to be set free from hurts, habits and hang-ups, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

March 12: Women’s Easter Theme Brunch, 9:30 a.m.

Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship

700 Wakarusa Drive

April 11: Life Training School begins, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., meets each weekday through April 29, with Father’s Banquet April 30; call 841-5685 to register.

Peace Mennonite Church

1204 Oread Ave.

March 19: Mennonite Garage Sale, “‘Tis a Gift to Be Simpler,” 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries.

Plymouth Congregational Church

925 Vt.

Today: Mission Board has a book and media sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Mayflower Room; half the proceeds go to Heartland Clinic, with the balance going to support wider church mission projects; senior high youth group live and silent auction, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Mayflower Room, proceeds go toward the group’s work trip in June to Biloxi, Miss.

Sunday: Keith Miller, professor of geology at Kansas State University and an evangelical Christian, speaks on “Science, Faith and an Evolving Creation,” 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; free and open to the public.

Friday: Taize services are offered at 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent in the chapel; Taize is a meditative worship with sung and spoken prayers, periods of silence and Scripture and other readings.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1234 Ky.

Today-Sunday: The Rev. Mike Scully, provincial minister of the Mid-America Province of Capuchin Franciscans, and former St. John pastor, preaches weekend liturgies.

Monday-Tuesday: Soup supper provided and served by Altar Society, 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., then participants move to church for Scully’s talk and prayer service, which ends at 7:15 p.m., followed by coffee and conversation with Scully at 7:30 p.m., church hall; topics of Scully’s talks, “Eucharist: What” and “Eucharist: What Now.”

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

5700 W. Sixth St.

Today: Adults, youth attend the “Happening”; vestry retreat, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday: “How to Deal with Stress,” 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. services.

Monday: Book of Romans study course, 6:30 p.m., open to public, childcare provided.

Tuesday: Lenten program, 6:15 p.m., continues through Tuesday, Jerry Skillicorn, guest speaker, open to public, childcare provided.

Wednesday: Special Easter choir rehearsal, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday: Noon healing service followed by Brown Bag Lunch and discussion on life issues, open to public.

March 12: Men’s Bible study and breakfast, discussion about Book of Revelations.

Trinity Episcopal Church

1011 Vt.

Sunday: 40 Good Minutes Group discusses “Smells & Bells: Why People are Turning to Orthodoxy,” 9:30 a.m., chapel; Kyle Wetzel, professor of aerospace engineering, “Environmental Stewardship: Wind Energy,” 9:30 a.m., parish hall.

Monday: Family Lenten Study continues, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., parish library.

Wednesday: Women’s luncheon featuring Caroyl Pettis, “Give Who You Are, Impart What You Have,” Fifi Paden caters luncheon in parish hall; Bible study, 7 p.m., youth room.

Friday: Lenten study led by Carolyn Graham, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., parish library; Trinity youth meet, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church

1245 N.H.

Sunday: Ministry planning team meetings, all at 12:15 p.m.; Deepening Worship, library; Growing in Faith, social room; Responding to Neighbor, fellowship hall; nursery provided.

Tuesday: Church serves lunch at Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, 1 p.m.; ministry planning team meeting, Building the Body, 6:30 p.m., social room.

Wednesday: Sewing/workday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with potluck meal served at noon, social room; Lenten meal, 6 p.m., fellowship hall; studies on prayer, for adults and children, 6:30 p.m.; evening prayer service, 7 p.m., chapel, nursery provided.

March 12: Class on church architecture and theology, led by Michael Bauer, 9 a.m.-noon, class begins in fellowship hall and proceeds to a tour of other churches.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N. 1100 Road

Sunday: “The Rainbow Connection: The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me,” 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.; “Looking at Evolution’s Rainbow,” Lawrence Bradford, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; coffee and fellowship, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m.

Unity Church of Lawrence

900 Madeline Lane

Sunday: Joey Klein, Indigo healer and teacher, guest speaker, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship; Klein presents workshop from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and offers private sessions afterward; potluck lunch, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; special music at both worship services by Gabe Lewis O’Connor, member of Kansas City Chorale; “From the Heartbeat of the Mother: Sacred Drum Journeys,” Marty Stemmerman, 7 p.m.

Washington Creek Church

of the Brethren

609 E. 550 Road

Sunday: “How Can We Raise Godly Children,” 9:30 a.m.; ongoing study of the Bible, “The Completion of Scripture,” 10:30 a.m.; coffee and doughnuts before Bible study.

West Side Presbyterian Church

1024 Kasold Drive

Sunday: Sacrament of Holy Communion, 11 a.m.; leadership training for elders and deacons, 3 p.m.; Inquirers class, 4 p.m.

Wednesday: Bell choir, 7 p.m., adult choir, 7:45 p.m.

Thursday: Providing, serving noon meal for LINK, First Christian Church; a $3,000 grant check was presented to the LINK chairman in February for the ongoing work of this local assistance program.

Worden United Methodist Church

298 E. 900 Road

Sunday: Special worship service, Hands of Glory contemporary Christian music ministry, 10:30 a.m., love offering taken for the group.