Welcome to Orrstown United Brethren Church

We are a small church in one of Pennsylvania’s smallest boroughs.  We don’t have all the programs to offer that you would find in a large church, but we do have a number of things that you may or may not find attractive.

Family Oriented:   Just like a family which is made up of a number of individuals with different preferences and varying ages, the church is no different.  We are part of God’s family along with other churches throughout the planet that faithfully seek to follow Jesus Christ according to the words of Scripture.  At Orrstown UB we prefer not to cater to a particular age group, but would rather help each person faithfully worship God from their heart.

Traditional in the right sort of way:  Most people would consider our services rather traditional, but we rather look at them as flexible.  We sing hymns and praise songs; we utilize organ, piano and CD’s.  But tradition has to do with a lot more than the order of worship.

There are good, God ordained traditions, and we believe firmly in living our lives in accordance with them.  These would include:  baptism, communion, and marriage the way God intended it to name just a few.

But there are also man-made traditions and these can be good or bad.  In fact, they can start out good and turn bad.   Traditions are worth holding onto as long as they support the ministry of the church to be faithful to her Lord Jesus Christ.  Any tradition that has lost that purpose has got to go.

Seeking to Worship God in spirit and in truth and to live life with grace and truth:   We use two underlying principles from the Gospel of John for our worship.  The first is found in chapter 1.  There we find the Son of God coming in human flesh to reveal God to man, and He does so with a ministry based on grace and truth.  We as followers of Jesus must desire to follow in His steps and live lives that are based on His grace and His truth.

The second principle is found in chapter 4.  Here we learn what type of worshipers God is interested in, realizing that God has the final say in how His worshipers worship Him.  “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth” (John 4:24 TNIV).

Check out the rest of our website as it becomes available.  Consider joining us as we worship God according to Jesus’ words in John 4:24.