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October 9, 2026

Progressive Truck Or Treat Scheduled For Sunday, October 25th

Bring your children and their friends to a safe and faithful place to trick or treat where some of the trunks will tell Biblical stories as well. On Sunday, October 25, 2026 will mark the eighth year for community wide trunk or treat featuring seven churches. The group starts at 2:00 pm and goes until 6:30 p.m. (Let’s hope the Route 65 bridge is open by then) “We love to see the great costumes the children come up with along with the fantastic trunk alley given by the churches,” says Trunk or Treat Chairperson Jackie Kline. Mark your calendars, map…

April 9, 2026

Christ Presbyterian Church Hosting Rummage Sale

Christ Presbyterian Church is hosting a rummage sale next weekend! The sale is set to take place on Saturday, April 18th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, April 19th from noon to 3:00 p.m. The rummage sale is cash only and will take place on the church grounds at 325 Spring Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117. Proceeds to benefit Third Thursday Dinner, The Backpack Program Mission & More. Visit the church website, www.christpcellwoodcity.com or Facebook.com Page for more information.

November 25, 2025

Boar’s Head Festival Begins This Weekend At Christ Presbyterian Church

This year’s Boar’s Festival is fast approaching. The Festival began in 1979 and has been an Annual Event since that time. The congregation of Christ Presbyterian Church, located at 325 Spring Avenue, Ellwood City, PA is proud to sponsor this annual event. The cast and orchestra are comprised of members of our congregation, as well as members of other area churches, members of the Ellwood City Area Civic Chorale, and a variety of other individuals from the surrounding area. It is a one hour musical celebration of the birth of Christ and the meaning of Christmas and is considered the…

April 21, 2025

Christ Presbyterian Church Holding Two-Day Rummage Sale

Christ Presbyterian Church will be hosting a two-day Rummage Sale this coming weekend. The rummage sale will take place on Saturday, April 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, April 27th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a 50% off sale offered on Sunday. The sale will take place at the church located at 325 Spring Avenue, Ellwood City, PA 16117 Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Email: christpcellwoodcity@gmail.com Christ Presbyterian Church is a community of ordinary people from all over the greater Ellwood City area, sharing together in something extraordinary. Helping…

December 17, 2020

Christ Presbyterian Hosting Third Thursday Community Meal

Christ Presbyterian Church will be hosting its Third Thursday Community Meal tonight at 4 p.m. and will serve the community until the food runs out. The church welcomes anyone who feels like they need a home-cooked meal. There is no requirement or proof of need. The church has been hosting this monthly meal since the first one in September. According to Michelle Sutton, deacon at the church, the community gathering has been a success serving on average 120 people per month. She said although the meals have to be distributed as take out only in the church’s parking lot, because…

June 8, 2020

Local Church Hosting Pizza Giveaway

Christ Presbyterian Church will be holding a community pizza give away at the church on Friday, June 12 from 4:oo PM until 6:00 PM (or when the pizza runs out, which ever comes first). The church ordered from two pizza places in town: Johnny’s and Domino’s. In total, the church purchased 100 pizzas. The church has a kitchen, however since they cannot open the it, members wanted to be able to do more “community outreach” events such as this one. “So many people were already hurting,” member Chris Savor said, “We’re trying to help support those who don’t have easy…

November 5, 2019

Christ Presbyterian Celebrating Its 40th Boar’s Head Festival

Christ Presbyterian Church in Ellwood City is celebrating its 40th year of the “Boar’s Head Festival”. Presented at least as early as 1346 in Oxford, England, the Boar’s Head, and yule log ceremony is probably the oldest continuous festival of the Christmas season. The one-hour presentation celebrates the birth of Christ and features music conducted by Dan Forsberg, and accompanied by the Ellwood City Civic Chorale and organist David DeCaria. Members of the cast, chorus and orchestra are from all over the local region including Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and Mercer counties. You are invited to join in the festival celebration….