Children & Youth

Vacation Bible School - If you are 4-12 years old we invite you to join us for a fun filled week of Bible school. Bible school runs from Sunday to Thursday on June 22-26th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  The theme is "God's Big Backyard." All are welcome. Call Jennifer Grove at the church office to register or with questions. 

Pioneer Girls - meet Wednesday evenings during the school year from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in rooms 5-7. This is a program to encourage girls to have a relationship with Jesus and to become well-rounded individuals. The girls earn badges, participate in service projects, learn to hand sew, learn songs, and Bible verses, and march in the Boiling Springs Halloween parade. Each girl is partnered with a mentor (Pioneer Pal) and together they celebrate Christmas and birthdays. Any girl in K to 9th grade may join us.

Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts -

Otterbein has served as the Charter Organization for Pack 171 (Cub Scouts) and Troop 171 (Boy Scouts) since 1950. Cub Scouts are for boys in grades one through five. Boys are organized in groups called Dens which contain up to 8 boys plus Den Leaders and meet regularly on Sunday afternoon or Monday evening depending on the Den. Monthly, the dens meet together in a pack meeting to receive awards and recognition. Boy Scouts are for boys in grade 6 through age 18. The rank of Eagle Scout, which is the highest in Boy Scouting, has been attained by 28 members of Troop 171 over the years. Please check out their websites for more information. 

www.pacubpack171.com   www.scouting171.org

Little Friends Nursery School - is available weekday mornings or afternoons, September through May. The class is open to 3 and 4 year olds. Our program is designed to help children develop positive social and emotional skills, as well as intellectual skills. Contact the Church Office for more information about Little Friends.   www.littlefriends.ottumc.org

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Senior Choir - meets Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 8:00 PM. The choir sings about twice a month and performs Easter and Christmas Cantatas.

Sanctuary Choir - meets for practice Sunday mornings at 10:40 and the first Monday of the month from 7-8 PM. We offer songs of worship to the 11:15 service. Singers of all ages are welcomed to join.

Youth Choir - (grades 6 to 12) practices Sunday mornings at 10:05, and usually performs the first Sunday of the month, Christmas Eve and Easter Sunrise Services.

Children's Choir - is open to any child from first to fifth grade. Practices are included in a time of singing and devotions Sunday Mornings at 10:05 AM. Although all children participating in Sunday School will join in this time of singing, no child is required to be a part of the choir.

Senior Handbell Choir - practices Mondays at 6:30 PM and usually performs the third Sunday of the month and for special occasions. Come ring with us!

Youth Handbell Choir - is open to any youth in grades 7-12. No prior musical knowledge is required but it helps. Practices are Sunday evenings at 7:45 PM and performances are usually the last Sunday of the month, Christmas Eve, and Easter Sunrise.

Celebration Winds - that is open to anyone who plays a musical instrument (or used to, and needs to get it out of storage and dust it off). The Celebration Winds practices for one hour the selected Sunday mornings each month and performs several times a year, October through June.

The Gathering Worship Team - Do you play an instrument or want to sing as part of our morning contemporary service? We would love to talk with you. Stop by on Tuesday evening at 7 PM and practice with us.

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Prayer Breakfast - First Sunday of the month, October through June, 7:00 AM

United Methodist Men - Meet on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00.
Otterbein has a men's organization associated with the national body of Methodist Men. We meet the third Thursday monthly at 7:00 PM. All men and boys are invited. Special programs/speakers are included in our meetings.

The UM Men sponsor: the monthly prayer breakfast held the first Sunday each month.

The group also maintains the United Brethren Cemetery located at 1274 Brandt Road, Mechanicsburg (Churchtown). A mowing schedule is posted on the church's bulletin board for volunteers to help with this activity.

In addition, the men cook and serve the Mother-Daughter dinner in May and the annual ladies' community Thanksgiving breakfast.

United Methodist Women - 2nd Tues, 7:00 PM, Sept - June
We encourage those who want to find friendship and fellowship among other Christian women to join this group. The United Methodist Women is a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

Special Activities include: Thanksgiving Breakfast (second Sunday of November) and Mother/Daughter Banquet (second Tuesday of May).

Outreach Support with: Project Share, Local Nursing Home, Harvest Home, & Missionaries.

Crafts & Fellowship - Meets on selected Monday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The group provides a time of fellowship while making wonderful projects to be sold at our annual Church Bazaar in October. Please check the newsletter for current dates.

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Softball Team - Come out to support our team and enjoy the fresh air and fellowship!

Golf & Fellowship - The golf fellowship tees off Friday morning in months of appropriate weather.

Basketball - This is open to both men and women who want to play a game of basketball in a Christian setting. We meet on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 during winter months.

Volleyball - Like to play volleyball? Both men and women are invited to join us on Thursday evenings at 7PM during the winter months.

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Although we wish we could accommodate all couples as they unite in Christian marriage, because our facility is so heavily used, we can only permit Church members and their families to use Otterbein Church for weddings. 

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