Hagerstown Area Religious Council
The Hagerstown Area Religious Council (HARC) is a coalition of churches and houses of faith in the Hagerstown area of Washington County.
An evening of inspiration and action at the Faith & Waters Restoration Forum! Thursday, April 3, at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center in Columbia, MD This special gathering will bring together faith communities, environmental advocates, and local leaders to explore how we can live our values in the face of a changing climate. Learn more-For […]
The Society of Saint Andrew (SOSA), the Cumberland-Hagerstown District UM Men, and St Andrews UMC will provide 800 50-lb bags of fresh Maine potatoes to churches and food bank organizations that wish to help feed the hungry in their community. The United Methodist Men of St. Andrews United Methodist Church will be hosting this potato […]
Free Easter Event for Families with children in Pre-k through 5th grade. Journey to the Cross is a powerfully moving, multi-sensory family event that takes people along the path that Jesus walked during his last days on earth. Activities focused on Jesus’ love and forgiveness demonstrate the real meaning of Easter: our risen Christ's victory […]
Presented by the University of Maryland SAFE Center for Human Trafficking Survivors In This Training You Will Learn... The difference between sex and labor trafficking The different types of victimization The vulnerabilities that place a person at risk The tactics used by traffickers The indicators that a person may be trafficked And more.. Download a […]
These are challenging times to navigate, especially as faith leaders. If you feel like your congregation (or organization) is polarized, with some members grieving the myriad of national (and local) changes and others happy about them, with difficulty processing for all, you're not alone. How do we deal with the tensions of our times, remaining […]
Do you have difficulty reading? Recognizing faces? Experiencing vision loss? If the answer is yes, join us as we learn about available resources, hear from guest speakers, learn from others dealing with vision loss, and share the journey with each other. Low Vision Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at Haven Lutheran […]
A Kids Easter Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 12 @ 10 AM at Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene. There will be an Egg Hunt, Candy, Games, Crafts & More. The Church is located @ 141. N. Edgewood Drive in Hagerstown. Questions? Call the church 301-797-4524 or visit our website: hagnaz.com.
Easter Party & Egg Hunt for kids 12 & under. Story time, prizes, games, cupcakes, easy craft. Rain date: April 19
The Washington County Consort will be presenting our Spring concert "Palestrina's 500th Birthday Bash" on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 3:00 pm, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 141 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD. This will feature music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 -1594) plus several other composers of that time period. Palestrina is […]
Otterbein United Methodist Church Parking Lot This is a one-time, food “drop” for our neighborhood. Suggest you bring sturdy grocery type tote bags to carry your food/produce home. Recommended especially for those who fall within the WIC Income Guidelines - (Example: Family of 4 with income less than $40,793) For More Information Call Maryland Food […]
A Senior Piano Recital by Riley House. Also a solo piano featuring Dr. Joseph Yungen on the organ. Works composed by Brahms, Debussy, Mozart, and Rachmaninoff. Bethel has supported Riley thru his High School and College experience and is very proud to see him grow. He is now an accomplished pianist. A reception will follow. […]
. Join us for HARC's annual ecumenical Good Friday Unity Walk in memory of Christ’s passion and death. Walk begins in the gazebo adjacent to the Museum parking lot and ends at the "grotto." There will be 7 stops with scripture readings and dramatic dialogue, music, and call-and-response songs between the stops. Can't participate in […]
New series of Beginning and Intermediate T'ai Chi. April 22 - May 27, 2025 (6 weeks). Beginning Course: 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Intermediate Course: 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $30.00 for each 6-week series, cost is $50.00 if participating in both Beginning and Intermediate series. For more information, visit the website […]
A new session of Chair Yoga. April 24 - May 29, 2025, 11am - 12pm. Cost is $30.00 for the 6-week session. Download a flyer. Website link
A woman is MURDERED and her GHOST now roams the halls of her estate.'Who killed her' is the question of the night. Did the butler do it? The maid? A friend? Or, maybe, it was the husband! Add an eccentric Psychic to the mix... And maybe, just maybe... THE DEAD WILL SPEAK! Experience a GHOST […]
Join Otterbein UMC at this fun event to raise money for their Mission Guatemala Trip. A silent auction will also be held during the event. Items include a Guatemalan coffee basket, handmade Guatemalan items, gift cards, & more! $20 per person / $120 per teams of 8. Information about Mission Guatemala. Website Sign up. Facebook. […]
Jessica Piscitelli Robinson is the Executive Director of Better Said Than Done and the national Women’s Storytelling Festival (now in its 5th annual incarnation). She’s been producing storytelling shows and sharing original stories all over the U.S. since 2011, authored an urban fantasy novel Caged, and a memoir-in-stories, Stages: My Life in Stories - and […]
Join us for HARC’s annual ecumenical Good Friday Unity Walk in memory of Christ’s passion and death. Walk begins in the gazebo adjacent to the Museum parking lot and ends at the “grotto.” There will be 7 stops with scripture readings and dramatic dialogue, music, and call-and-response songs between the stops.
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