WORSHIP EVERY SUNDAY FOR 188 YEARS!
Worship is at 10:30 (led by pipe organ) and noon (led by guitars). Sunday School is at 9:00. Our services are announced to the community with our 1832 bell. Here's a poem by Betty Daily which describes the sounds. The poem is called: "The Bells of St. Jacob"
........Listen carefully, you can hear, The bells of St. Jacob ring loud and clear.
........Their cheerful chimes are spread around, Everywhere all over town.
........You can even tell the time of day, For the bells ring out in a special way.
........They tell when it's quarter, half or hour-A timely reminder of God's holy power.
........Those bells were paid for by donation. Just hearing them brings much elation.
........They are a wonderful gift of love, That rings out clearly to God above.
........Sometimes a favorite hymn you'll hear Over an evening breeze, loud and clear.
........The familiar tones are quite a treat And bring us memories that are so sweet.
We are an old congregation but don't think our worship is old. Our building was constructed during the Civil War and we are proud of that heritage. But don't think we are stuck in the days of Abraham Lincoln http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html We are moving ahead. Come join us as we grow in this new millenium.
Are you looking for lots of music in your Sunday morning worship schedule? We have it!! Our Sunday School opening starts at 9:00 with guitar music often done with a "camp style" flair. Worship at 10:30 is led by the pipe organ and includes great music from the adult choir and unique hymn accompaniment to our congregational singing. Worship at noon is led by guitars, a mandolin and a string bass. Instruments that have been used on occasion include handbells (with youth and adults and once with the entire congregation), guitar, recorder, tuba, tamborine-http://www.hypermusic.ca/inst/tambourine.html and other rhythm instruments. Find out more about the guitar at http://www.acousticguitar.com/
Are you looking for something in worship that includes youth? Every Sunday we have a Children's Sermon that is aimed at the younger folks in our worship. We try to use lots of different and creative ideas in our Children's Sermons including magic, juggling, drama, music, balloons, tops, yo-yos, diabolos and other unique items. Here are a few unique stores run by friends of the pastor: http://www.infiniteillusions.com/ - http://www.seriousjuggling.com/ - http://www.renegadejuggling.com/ - http://www.spintastics.com
What makes our worship special is the people. Come and be a part of what makes this place so special in historic downtown Miamisburg. Here's a good and faithful St. Jacob member in action - Mayor Dick Church! http://www.mvcc.net/Miamisburg/mbmayor.htm
AMAZING THINGS ABOUT ST. JACOB PEOPLE
--Did you know a number of people in our parish have patents? Jim DeYoung has one! Steve Schultz has -two!! And Kim Izor has four plaques on the wall of his house from his four patents!!!!
--Three people from our parish worked on the "Manhattan project" (for the first nuclear bomb). Mary Alice Greb, Art Vollmer and Bob Shiffer. Some have said Bob worked on the "switch" but other more accurately have called it "a proximity fuse".
--Matt Muncy holds the Miamisburg High School record for rushing yards in one game and for a career. He went on to Ohio University where he won a number of awards including Mid American conference player of the week!
--Steve Schultz still holds the Miamisburg school record for interceptions in one game.
--Betty Daily once won the poetry prize in a local magazine for 14 months in a row.
--Dale Schram was in the Miamisburg High School band 10 years.
--Sidney Wagner has played the pipe organ in worship for 21 years without missing a Sunday.
--Mary Ellen Wagner and Sidney Wagner have had perfect attendance in Sunday School for over 40 years
