MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – On March 6 the Sunday worship service at the Middletown Community United Methodist Church changes time to 11 a.m. and will feature Rev. Timothy Locke as the Sunday speaker.

In mid-January, Linda Diehl Darms, chair of the Staff Parish Relations Committee, held two church gatherings to asses the effectiveness of the addition of a noon service beginning last September.

“It was the consensus of the congregation that a single service is preferred and 11 a.m. is the compromise time,” Darms said. “We last changed worship time from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the early 1980s after Middletown no longer shared a pastor with Lower Lake. We do have a very small membership so it is preferable to have a single service incorporating elements of the Spirit Alive service with our New Life Service.”

The Methodist Church continues to offer Bible study on Thursday evening but on March 6 will begin a 9:30 a.m. Bible study of the Hebrew scriptures, also known as the Old Testament.

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