24 youth and adults returned from their mission trip to Freedom International Ministries in the Dominican Republic.

2025 St. Mark's 127 Garage Sale August 7-9
Proceeds go to “Kids Against Hunger” Rice Kits

If you are cleaning out or reorganizing your closets, storage areas or garage, please consider donating your “good”, but no longer needed items (sorry, NOT accepting clothes) to our St. Mark’s garage sale.

UPDATE: Donation items can be placed in the back (north) storage room in the church basement, Monday–Friday from 8:30 am–12 noon & 2:00 pm–4:30 pm. It’s helpful if you write on the donation boxes and bags “Garage Sale” or “GS”. If you are donating a large item(s) for example furniture, contact Joan Holland at 419-203-9754. Do not bring it to the church.
Your help is needed:
 Volunteer to work at the garage sale &/or help with cleanup after the sale.
 Donations of baked goods (cookies, brownies, cakes & pies) are needed for the sale.
Let us know if you can help at the Garage Sale and/or bring Baked Goods. Sign-up sheets will be on the Dreamboard, starting June 1 or call the church office at 419-238-6336 to sign-up.

Thank you, Sue, Karan & Joan

Click here for a spotlight interview on the inception and progress of this Community Luncheon Outreach.

We so appreciate this communty and their generousity to its neighbors.

We wanted to thank those that have been putting food items in our Blessings Box but want to caution you to only put non-perishable food and hygene items for donations.  We cannot distribute perishable foods.  The box is filled by our volunteers and there is no set time or day that we service the box.  If you bring items and find the box is full, please drop off at our church office so animals, etc do not destroy your donation if left on the ground.  Thank you again for parterning with us for those in need. We are truly a community growing together.

If you know of someone who is sick or in the hospital or has lost a loved one, or just to let them know they are being thought of, please let me know so a card may be sent to them. They do not have to attend our church. It could be a friend or a co-worker etc. You may contact me by phone or text at 419-771-0795 or email ahickerson55@gmail.com. Alicia Hickerson

You can give to the vision and ministry of St. Mark’s online or via text or mail your offering to the church office (160 W. Sycamore St. Van Wert. 45891). Thank you people of St. Mark’s for your generosity and ongoing support of your congregation’s continuing 160-year ministry as the hands and feet and voice and heart of Jesus to the local, national, & global communities! Your church is making a difference that glorifies God and edifies others.

Anyone who wants to be on the phone prayer chain is welcome to join. Contact Judy Sampson: 419-238-9779.

If you are not receiving St. Mark’s Mid-Week emails then contact the church office at 419-238-6336 or mcoplin@embarqmail.com OR meisacoplin@gmail.com. Thank you.