Mon 8/9: none
Tue 8/10: No Life Studies during the summer
Wed 8/11: none
Thu 8/12: none
Fri 8/13: Skip’s Music Jam 6-8pm
Sat 8/14: none
Sun 8/15: 9:30am Worship in the Sanctuary, On the Lawn, and/or on YouTube Live

The Smile Team is AT IT AGAIN to help out teachers and kids in our community!

The “Smile Team” at Mantua Center Christian Church is collecting school supplies for students enrolled at Crestwood Local Schools.  We would love to have your support!  Throughout the month of August, drop-off bins will be at the following businesses, all located in Mantua:

• Advanced Rehabilitation & Health Specialists
• Bilbury & Company
• Crooked River Flowers
• Forage & Feather
• J & J Sales
• Jake’s Eats
• Jake’s Market 
• Mama Light’s Eats
• Restoration 44 Coffee Company

Here is a list of items we are collecting:

• 24-pack crayons
• Pencils
• Highlighters
• Glue sticks
• Black dry-erase markers
• Scissors
• Pink erasers
• Wide-ruled loose leaf notepaper
• Wide-ruled spiral notebooks
• 1 and 2 inch, 3-ring binders
• 2-pocket folders
• Index cards
• Composition notebooks
• Supply boxes
• Paper towels
• Clorox wipes
• Kleenex

We thank you for your support!

The Smile Team
Mantua Center Christian Church

Our next “4th for the 4C’s” is August 22nd. The items needed for August are:

• Tuna Helper
• Applesauce
• Canned Baked Beans

If you are able, please keep these in mind when doing grocery shopping this month. Items may be placed in the bins at the lower level entrance of the church. No donation is too small! ONE item, combined with others, feeds MANY!

The 4C’s drive-thru distribution hours are Mondays 4-6pm, and Wednesdays & Fridays 1- 3pm.
Volunteers are needed.
Call 330-274-3310 if you can help!
Monetary donations may be sent to:
The 4C’s, P.O. Box 227, Mantua, OH 44255

Those who are going into higher education can receive a scholarship from the Mantua Center Christian Church. It is called the Mary Cann, Perlea Converse, and Lucius Converse Memorial Scholarship.

To be eligible for consideration for a scholarship, it is only necessary that:

1. A person be a member of the Mantua Center Christian Church (member of MCCC for scholarship purposes is defined as: one who has been baptized at MCCC or has officially transferred his/her membership to MCCC).
2. Be admitted to any accredited college, university or technical or trade school offering post-secondary education or training.

Below you will find a copy of the scholarship and information sheet. The deadline for turning in this application is August 30, 2021. Please contact Ruth Anne Ruehr at if you need an further assistance. (We will also have several copies at the entrance/exit of the church.) Other committee members, who can supply an application are Jon Secaur at and MaryEllen Hamlin at [email protected].

“Skips Music Jam” will be held August 13th from 6-8pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Feel free to bring your fiddles, guitars, banjos, mandolins, flutes, dulcimers, etc and join in the fun . . . or just stop by & listen!

Any questions? Contact Skip Schweitzer at 330-562-9801.

Join us for a Virtual or in-person 5K run/walk on Saturday, August 21st! This event is sponsored by the Ohio State Chiropractic Association and registration will begin at 8:30am at Mantua Village Buchert Memorial Park (E. High St., Mantua).

The fee of $40/person includes a “Chiropractic Keeps Me Moving” race t-shirt and a medal upon completion. The official run/walk time will begin at 9am. You may also participate via a virtual event by joining our team and completing it anytime, anywhere during 2021! (Treadmill, trail, neighborhood, track – it’s up to you!)

This is a great way to enhance your overall health and fitness – even recruit friends and family! Join our team by going to: oscachiro.org/page/virtual5K. Team name: Dr G District 5, Password: OSCA5. Any questions?

Please contact Jennifer Gilliam Burnett at: [email protected]

If any of you know of MCCC events or community events that should be publicized in our weekly newsletter, please send the information to me by Saturday evening at [email protected].

Delaney Vacation!

The Delaney Family will be on vacation through August 15th. If you have any pastoral needs, please contact either of our Elder Co-Chairs, Katie Baird (330) 285-8537 or Liz Meeker (330) 283-4630.
If you have any questions or need other help, feel free to contact Sandi Kossick (330) 607-7003.

The items needed for this month are:

• Tuna Helper
• Sloppy Joe Sauce
• Black Tea
• Laundry Detergent

If you are able, please consider helping us feed our community in need by adding what you can of these items to your monthly shopping list. No donation is too small! ONE item, combined with others, feeds MANY!

The 4C’s drive-thru distribution hours are Mondays 4-6pm, and Wednesdays & Fridays 1- 3pm.
Volunteers are needed.
Call 330-274-3310 if you can help!
Monetary donations may be sent to:
The 4C’s, P.O. Box 227, Mantua, OH 44255

We are SO BLESSED that we can offer three options to gather together for worship on Sunday. You may choose:

1. inside the church,
2. outside on the lawn (listen),
3. YouTube live

Whichever way you decide to worship, we wish you a very blessed and meaningful service.
If you have any questions, please contact Jon Secaur, Gathering Team Chair, at: [email protected]