Our First Ever Remote Special Speaker!

As you are undoubtedly aware, churches all have had to adjust to life in a Covid-present world.  Well, we are definitely trying something new: a guest preacher who will join us over the Internet from more than a thousand miles away!

Our special guest on Sunday June 13 will be Pastor Greg Young,  known as "Pastor Greg" on his radio show Chosen Generation Radio.  The show features conversational interviews focused on the issues of the day and with a biblical worldview. He was

Back to Normal? Almost...?

Many of us have welcomed the good news from Governor Hogan that many state-ordered restrictions have been lifted.  Lighthouse Ministries is in Montgomery County, which still has restrictions in place, but we are hopeful that these will also be reduced before long.

In the meantime, we still have our Sunday services -- both in person and online -- every week at 10:30 AM ET.  We will continue to observe precautions to protect those come to worship with us.  If you've stayed aw

Coming Soon: New Video Screens in the Sanctuary!

It's amazing!

During a pandemic and a weak economy, when there is pressure on people to be careful with funds, we successfully raised $3800 to upgrade the video screens in the sanctuary!  And we did it so fast, I didn't even have enough time to write an actual blog about the project!  Praise God!

For people who may not know, we currently have a ceiling-mounted projector which displays our songs and videos on a pull-down screen in the front of the sanctuary.  It's functional

Celebrating 7 Years of Streaming Services!

Some anniversaries you plan for; others sneak up on you.  This is one of the latter.  Seven years ago this week, we did our first recorded livestream of our Sunday church service.  The quality wasn't great, but it worked.  Over the months following, we made improvements to video and audio, expanding from our initial 2 camera system up to 5 cameras.  We tried a few video service providers before finally selecting Christian World Media to host our streams.  With a meager pic

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Lockdowns, and Worship

We are preparing to enter the strangest holiday season in my lifetime.  As I write this, there is controversy over the results of the recent election, there is word that Maryland may go back into more restrictions on gatherings if the number of virus cases continues to increase, Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away, and Christmas is just around the corner.  I just heard about an edict in one of the western states which forbids members of more than 3 distinct family group

Glitches and Solutions

If you tried to join us for Virtual Church this past Sunday, you undoubtedly noticed the technical issues we faced.  As we started the stream, we very quickly discovered that our bandwidth was greatly restricted, with less than 15% of the normal bandwidth we have on most Sunday mornings.  This caused 98% of the signal to be lost; the results were predictably horrible.

We contacted Comcast and this week, they corrected the problem, which apparently was affecting the entire n

Our Doors Are Open Once Again!

The rules for Montgomery County have been modified so we can begin opening up our doors in a significant way!  We are still restricted in number based on square footage, but we have more than enough seats now available to accomodate a decent crowd.

If you have been waiting for churches to open so you can return to attending live services, wait no longer!  Come on in; we're here for you!  Worship the Lord Jesus with us!

We're here Sundays at 10:30 AM for worship and Wednesday

Upgrade of Our Video System Nearly Complete!

We have been webcasting our services for over 6 and a half years now!  It doesn't seem very long ago that we streamed our first service, but we've been blessed to have a long successful track record in this area before the current virus situation came on us.

Many other churches were prompted by the restrictions to begin a web presence over the past few months.  We haven't been idle in this area either; we have undergone a top-to-bottom upgrade of our streaming equipment and

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE...

Well, the President says churches are essential, the governor says it's time to open up, but the county... not so much.

So we are continuing our Drive-In services each Sunday, and, of course, Virtual Church services at 10:30 AM ET. We long for the day when we can all meet together in person, but until then, we will do what we can.

If you're in the area, try coming to our parking lot on Sunday morning and tune your radio to 106.1 FM. Join the chorus of car horns as we say,

OUR NEW BIBLE STUDY ONLINE: THESE TIMES AND THE END TIMES

Tonight we being our Online Bible Study! For the next few weeks, we will explore the Coronavirus, the social distancing rules, the stay-at-home edicts, and more in the light of the Book of Revelation. For years, we have seen things in the news which cause Christians to ask, "Is this the beginning of the Tribulation?" Many trials have come which were shadows of what will occur. But now, it appears we are seeing the foundation being laid for the coming of a worldwide lea

We are Locked Down but not Locked Out!

With Governor Hogan's declaration that all Marylanders need to stay in place except for essential services, you might think that our church services are finished for the duration. Well, the Drive-In Church may go away for the moment, but the Virtual Church is still alive and kicking!

We have plans in place to stream our Virtual Church service this and every Sunday during this lockdown, even without going to our church building! Please join us again at 10:30 AM EDT this Su

Virtual Church and Drive-In Church!

Last week, we introduced Virtual Church -- a way that we can join together to workshop the Lord over the Internet. This week, we added Drive-In Church! Folks in the area can now park in the church parking lot and listen to the service on their car radios. Since everyone stays in their vehicles, this meets the mandate for social distancing, yet allows people to see and wave to one another. Simply tune your radio to 106.1 FM and listen to the service. You can even honk

Coronavirus and the Virtual Church

This is a crazy time to be alive! But it's a time to explore new ideas in bringing the gospel to people.

With the government restrictions regarding the Coronavirus, we have had to cancel our normal in-person church meetings and rely solely on our online gathering instead. We do have experience in this area. If you go to the Sermons page, your will note that we have YEARS of church services recorded and available at the click of a button. Our technology isn't bleeding ed

Welcome to the new LHM.CHURCH website!

We are so excited to present our newly designed website. As you can see, it has a fresh new look and easy navigation to help you get the information you need quickly and efficiently. Many thanks to the ChurchSpring team for helping us launch such a beautiful new church website. To God be the glory!

Lighthouse Ministries Church of God's mission is to meet people at the crossroads of life with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to help one another along the journey of spiri