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wednesdays 1st United Church of Christ Methodist Church Minister Gene Head Pastor Harold Dailey, 797-9890 797-1393 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Wednesday 6pm Bible Study, Sunday School 10am, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, Traditional Worship Service 9am, 10:30am Service, 6pm Evening Contemporary Service 11am, Service Los Domingos: 12:00 UM Youth 5pm Medio Dia y 7:00pm Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia International Worship Center Faith Church of Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz Christian & Mission956-797-1204 ary Alliance Church 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Pastor Oscar Loredo Services Sunday (English) 9:30am 797-1739 Domingo (Espanol) 11am, 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Miercoles 7pm Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Interdenominational Worship Sunday School, 11am Worship, Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study, Friday 7 pm Prayer. First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa United Pastor Harold Parker Methodist Church 956-636-1603 408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506) 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, across from High Sunday Services 9:30am School Sunday Coffee and Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10 Worship, AM 7pm Wednesday Evening (Communion first Sunday) Worship. Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 AM Apostolic Faith Pastor: Carole Lahti Tabernacle (956) 279-3407 Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384 Casa de 621 South Main, La Feria Esperanza AposSunday School 10am tolic Church Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. 416 W. Spruce La Feria Evening 7:30pm. 965-639-4301 Bilingual Services All services are bilingual. Sunday at 1:00pm Daniel Martinez - Pastor Iglesia Oracion en Su Presencia St. Mary’s Catholic Missionary Church Church,Inc. FR. Edouard Atangana, Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 956-636-1211 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Sunday 10am & 6pm, Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm. 10am English.
First Baptist Church of La Feria Pastor: Samuel W. Thomas 797-1214 Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Study & Mission Friends, 7 pm Evening Bible Study & Prayer Service, Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 11am Morning Worship Service, 6 pm Evening Worship Service. St. Albans Episcopal Church Reverend Scott Brown 956-428-2305, 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Holy Communion 8am, Sunday School 9:15, Holy Eucharist 10:30am.
church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Saturday Mass 5:30pm, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, 10am English, 12pm Bilingual. Christ In Our Midst Missionary Church Pastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez 956-742-6311 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., Monday Prayer - 7:00 p.m. New Hope Presbyterian Church Richard J. Hartsfield, Pastor 208 West Central Ave, La Feria,TX, 423-0348 Sunday Services 10 am Communion 1st Sunday
Hope in the Word Church Cowboy Church Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. 797-3621, Service at 11:00am Sunday 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria 6:30pm pm Monday Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 956-975-6144 10am. All services are Bilingual, www.westernoutreach.org English & Spanish. Primera Iglesia Bautista 956-797-1740 519 N. Main, La Feria Bilingual Services: Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Service, 5:00pm WMU, 6:00 pm Evening Worship Service, Iglesia Generacion En Conquista Pastor Samuel y Magda Cervantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Feria Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service, 7pm Wednesday Family Service. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Fr. Rodolfo Franco 797-2666, office: 502 S. Canal
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