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Pastor Larry Douthwaite and Sharon have been ministering at Living Faith since its inception in 1994. Pastor Douthwaite was the founding Pastor at Living Faith following a 7 year ministry at St. Matthew's Lutheran in Lebanon, Pa. and a 10 year ministry at St. John's Lutheran in Littlestown, Pa. Since then Pastor has been at Living Faith for the last 25 years and Living Faith became a member of the Keystone Baptist and Mid-Maryland Baptist Associations of the Southeran Baptist Convention in 2009. Pastor has been married to Sharon for 46 years and has three grown children, Aaron, Diana Myers and Brett.

This congregation holds that the Bible, in both Old and New Testament formation, is the complete written Word of God. This complete Word of God comes to us in Law and Gospel and reveals God's sovereign will and saving grace in Jesus Christ. We hold that the Bible, as a whole and in all of its parts, is the Word of God, under all circumstances regardless of man's attitude toward it. Thus, this congregation, accepts the Canonical Books of the Old and New Testaments as a whole and in all their parts as the divinely inspired, revealed and inerrant Word of God, and joyfully submits to this as the only infallible authority in all matters of life and faith.

As Donald Whitney has written in his classic "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life,"

"The Bible says we must pray for the glory of God, in His will, in faith, in the name of Jesus, with persistance and more."

We, at Living Faith, believe it is vital that we engage in such prayer in challenging times like we are currently experiencing as well as the day to day life we live so casually under most other circumstances. Join your prayers with ours each Sunday at 10:00AM as we ask God to strengthen our faith in Him.

Living Faith has three different Bible Study Groups that normally meet during the year.

The first is our Tuesday night Bible Study which current features a study authored by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth and Tim Grissom entitled "Seeking Him." This is a study that guides you into the joy of personal revival and prepares you for the commitment of being an active witness for Christ.
Our youth group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month and does Bible Study as part of our activities. We are currently studying the story of Queen Esther in preparation for attending Sight and Sound in Lancaster, Pa. to see the play.
We also have a Women's Bible Study that meets at the home of Connie Gordon on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, from 1:30-3:00PM. They are currently doing a study of 2 Corinthians. To contact for further information you can text Connie Gordon at 240-674-0290 or call Anna Nusca at 717-345-5906.
Please note that all Bible Study is currently on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Living Faith Church believes that it is vital for God's people to be active in supporting Missions through the church. As part of our commitment to missions we are currently support several mission efforts to reach others with the love of Christ.

We support the Ministry of Tom and Michelle Brendle and Family through the Ethnos 360 ministries that send missionaries to various peoples throughout the world spreading the Good News of Christ.
We are contributing members of two Associations of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Keystone Baptist Association and the Mid-Maryland Baptist Association which support missionaries in the United Staes and abroad.
We support New Hope Ministries locally in Littlestown, an organization that provides food, clothing and other necessary items for families in need.
We are a part of the Community Aid program and host a bin for clothing and other donations that are repurposed to help families. We also make available free certificates to help in the purchase of such clothing and household items as needed.
We provide a monthly worship service for the residents of Lorien Nursing home in Taneytown.

I would like to welcome you to our brand new website. Producing this website comes at a time in our lives that I never even considered could happen. It is a time when our faith is being tested and where we, as followers of Christ are being called to make decisions every day that seem to depend on situations that are evolving by the hour. What seemed to be the right thing to do yesterday has to be re-evaluated for today...and tomorrow will be something different again. It is a grand thing to know a God like ours who is unchanged from yesteday to today and into tomorrow, a God who is our "rock" when there is so much "sinking sand" surrounding us.

What I would heartily encourage you to do during a time such as this is to remember the words of Jesus as he spoke them to his disciples in John 14:27,

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid."

This was said at a very vulnerable time for the disciples who were sensing a rising fear within themselves even as Jesus was speaking about going away from them. God did not leave them even as God has not left us. God is still in charge and it is up to us as a people of faith to live as such in these days of drastic change and trial. Now, more than ever we need to find ways to truly praise God and uplift those who desperately need to believe in a "hope and a furture."

I really do hope that those who take the opportunity to worship at Living Faith will find this to be a place of hope, joy and thankfulness to God in such a time as this. We will seek to find a way to bring the Word of God to you in ways that will encourage you and set your feet on the solid rock of our salvation, Jesus Christ! And please remember that this is a time above all times to continue to be a strong witness to those around you to put their faith in the God that loves you, shelters you in the time of storms and has promised a new day for those who believe in him. Now is the time to remain "strong and courageous" and serve as a light to those in darkness. I invite you to come and worship with us as soon as possible and to praise God daily through your words and deeds. God's greatest blessings to you and yours,

Pastor Larry Douthwaite

We currently do not know what services we will be able to host at the church and when we might be able to host them. We do know that it was disappointing not being able to celebrate Holy Week due to the coronavirus, but we are hoping to hold our Easter Breakfast at 8:ooAM and our Family Praise and Worship to be held at 9:15AM when we are finally given the thumbs up to do so. This is the only Sunday of the year when we vary from our regular service schedule of Sunday School for adults at 9:15AM and Worship at 10:30AM, so please note this. In the meantime we are posting video services on Facebook and there are CDs of the services available at our church Welcome Center.

You are encouraged to use our email connection to ask any spiritual questions you may have. This can be especially helpful during time like this when we are to be social distancing, but our desire is to make this into a regular part of our ministry. If we have no immediate answers for your question we will engage in study until we do. There are so many issues facing us right now that it would be great to engage in a back and forth discussion that we hope shining the light of Christ upon it will be of help to you and otheres. Please let us know how we can help!

WELCOME TO LIVIING FAITH CHURCH

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PRAISE GOD AND RENEW FAMILY!

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