Church Directory for Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Local church listings provide pastors and Sunday Mass or service times across Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Wells Saco and surrounding towns. Notable churches include St Josephs Notre Dame de Lourdes St Marys Most Holy Trinity St Margarets St Monicas First Parish Second Parish and various congregational and Bible churches with mass times ranges and confessional hours.
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Notre Dame de Lourdes
Arthur J. Dube
Most Holy Trinity
Main Street
Saco
Maurice Boland
Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret’s Church
Edward C. O'Leary
Royal Parent
Episcopal Churches in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach
A church notices panel lists service times and clergy for Christ Episcopal Church Cres cent at South Street Biddeford Trinity Church Saco and St David Kennebunk York Harbor Portland Road St John Beach Old Orchard Beach with details on Holy Communion morning prayer church school and nursery care across Sundays and monthly variations.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Crescent
South Street
Biddeford
T. S. Knox
Trinity Church
Saco
Trinity Episcopal Church
Main
Cleveland Street
St. David (Episcopal) Church
Portland Road
Kennebunk
Harold A. Hopkins
York Harbor
St. John Episcopal Church
St John Street
Old Orchard Beach
Harold McElwain
Local Church Services Listed for Biddeford Area
Directory notes multiple congregations in Biddeford area with service times and pastors. United Church of Christ on Crescent Street led by Rev David E Wigley offers morning worship at 10 30 and church school at 10 30. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street led by Rev Alex Xanthakis holds Matins at 10 and Liturgy at 10 45 with Sunday school at 9 30. South Biddeford Methodist between downtown and beach led by Rev C Joseph Ingraham holds Holy worship and church school at 9 30 and first Sunday Holy Communion. United Baptist on Jefferson Street with Rev Jasper M Beane offers 9 45 Sunday school, 11 00 worship, 7 30 evening service. Advent Christian at Hill and Chapel with Rev Lottie Record morning worship 10 30 and 11 45 Sunday school. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Top Streets with Rev C Joseph Ingraham holds Holy worship and Sunday school at 11 00 and Holy Communion on first Sunday each month.
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First Parish Congregational Church
Main
Beach Streets
Saco
Paul K. Weimer
United Baptist Church
Main and
Cross Streets
Stanley A. Bennett
Second Parish Unitarian Church
School Street
Unitarian-Universalist Association
Gordon Adamson
Unitarian A. m
School Street Methodist Church
Norman J. Lang
First Assembly of God
Ahepa
Pleasant Street
S. P. Bova
Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Carli J. Grathwohl
North Saco
Christian Science Society
Winter Street
United Church of Christ
Sunday worship and Sunday school at Goodwins Mills churches
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev Norman J Langmaid holds Sunday morning worship and sermon at 9 30 with church school for all ages at 10 30. Advent Christian church led by Rev Mathew Farnum offers morning service at 10 with Sunday school at 11 and evening service at 8. Lyman Baptist Cane with Rev Sidney F Whitehouse conducts Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11.
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Goodwins Mills
Ogunquit Churches Hold Morning Sunday Services
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. John W. Dow holds morning worship at 11 a.m. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. Thomas R. Merrill offers Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m.
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Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
John W. Dow
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Thomas R. Merrill
Cape Porpoise Church Morning Worship Service
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape hosts morning worship at 10 45 led by Rev Russell J Peppe. The service emphasizes quiet reflection and parish fellowship for local residents and visitors alike.
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Cape Porpoise Methodist Church
Cape
Russell J. Peppe
Mormon Church Services in Saco Details
The Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds services at Faith Chapel on Cleveland Street, with elders residing at 54 School Street. Sacrament service runs at 10 a.m. and Sunday school classes at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Faith Chapel
Cleveland Street
Saco
School Street
Churches in Kennebunk area Sunday services listed
Advent Christian church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Pastor Milford G Butterfield offers Sunday school at 945 am worship at 1000 am nursery available. Unitarian First Parish Dr Harold Scott pastor morning worship and church school 11. Christchurch Rev Holmberg Culmer pastors morning services 9 and 11. Kennebunk Baptist Main Street Rev Chester M Staples pastor Sunday worship 11 am and 7 pm. Christian Science Society 25 Summer Street Sunday school 11 am morning service 11 am. West Kennebunk Methodist Rev Alfred H Ives pastor morning worship 9 am. Sunday school 10 am. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Mrs Gracie Ames pastor Sunday school 1 pm and Sunday morning worship.
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Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk Lower Village
Milford G. Butterfield
Unitarian Church
First Parish
Harold Scott
Christchurch
Freder: Holmberg
Robert B. Culmer
Kennebunk
Chester M. Staples
Christian Science Society
Summer Street
West Kennebunk
Church Services and Sunday School Schedules Listed
Methodist Church on Washington Avenue led by Rev. Gilbert W. Sirotti offers service at 11 and Sunday school at 9:45. Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue with Acting Pastor Herman Thurlow holds Sunday School at 9:45 and morning worship at 11. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue with Rev. G Stephen Johnston has Sunday school at 1:30 and worship. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street, Rev. Russell K. Pier and Rev. James Pettingale officiate Sunday School at 9:45 and morning worship. Salvation Army at 9 Union Avenue, Capt. and Mrs. Gordon Clark Jr., run Sunday holiness at 11, Sunday school at 9:45, salvation meeting at ?.
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Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Russell K. Pier
James Pettingale
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Gordon Clark Jr
Churches and pastors in Wells area schedule
The Congregational Church of Wells and Second Church host Sunday worship and Sunday School. Full Gospel Church on Route 9A and Route 109 lists Rev Lula Nicholson as pastor with 2 pm Sunday School and 3 pm worship. Highpine Baptist on Sanford road under Rev Wayne A Porter with 1 pm Sunday School and 2 pm worship. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9A notes Rev Raymond B. Starbird with 9:30 am Sunday School and 10:30 am worship. Theells Moody Church of the Nazarene on Route 1 lists Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball in charge with 10 am Sunday school and worship and 7:30 pm Sunday evening service.
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Congregational Church of
Wells
U. S
John N. Simpson
Wells Corner
Full Gospel Church
Lula Nicholson
Highpine Baptist Church
Sanford Road
Wayne A Porter
North Berwick
Church Services and Clergy in Kennebunkport and Nearby
Kennebunkport Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban as pastor offers a church school for all ages at 9 45 a m and a morning worship service at 11 with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational on North street and Arundel road lists Rev Robert M Howes of South Congregational as pastor with morning worship at 9 and 11 a m.
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Village
Bank Bookkeeper Robbed At Phoenix Coffee Shop
Phoenix police report a late night robbery at a city coffee shop where bookkeeper Donald W. Holloway was working when an armed bandit interrupted him and grabbed eight items before fleeing. Authorities described the suspect as hooded, and investigations continue.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Donald W. Holloway
Phoenix
Finding the Way It's Your Fault Self justification and rebirth
In a critique of self justification in daily life a speaker argues that true change comes through God's love not human rationalizing. The piece contrasts worldly explanations with Christian rebirth, urging a shift from manipulating behavior to seeking transformation through divine action. Rebirth is described as painful yet pivotal toward understanding what God is doing through us.
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God
Weatherwax Brothers Helped Song Reach Fame
Lester Weatherwax and his Weatherwax Brothers brought renewed fame to The Church in the Wildwood through touring from 1910 to 1921. They sang in Iowa and across the United States and Canada, then settled in Wichita. Lester, Asa, Tom, and Bill formed a quartet and shared the church story behind the song. Asa died in 1940, Tom in 1962, William is 90 in Iowa, and Lester retired as Wichita First Methodist Church music minister in 1962.
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Wichita
Kans
Lester Weatherwax
Lester
Bill
Asa
Tom
Wildwood
Iowa
Weatherwax Boys
United States
Canada
St. Louis
Charles City
Bradford
First Congregational Church of
Nashua
Little Brown
America
Weatherwax
William
First Methodist Church of
Bank Robbery Allegedly Yields Empty Money Bags
Holloway told police all eight bags were empty after a report of a bank robbery. He described the scene and provided details about the incident and the surrounding minutes.
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Holloway
Mule Ride Decides Kentucky Governor Race in 1915
In Prestonsburg Kentucky Democratic governor candidate Augustus O Stanley recalls securing a mule ride during the 1915 campaign against Republican Edwin P Morrow. Stanley says the ride to Eastern Kentucky helped him sway hill voters and he won by 470 votes.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Augustus O. Stanley
Edwin P. Morrow
Stanley
Prestonsburg
Morrow
Ed Morrow
Richard Fenderson Honored At Party
Richard E. Fenderson was surprised by his wife Priscilla for his 21st birthday at their Saco Avenue home in Old Orchard Beach. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Vigne, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Merrill, Norman Leach, and the Fendersons.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard E. Fenderson
Priscilla
Saco Avenue
Fenderson
John Vigne
Walter Murphy
Robert Boynton
Richard Merrill
Norman Leach
Legal clash over Finance Committee membership in Biddeford
A city reader letter analyzes a dispute over the Finance Committee composition, arguing a fully vested five member panel exists versus a mere majority of sitting officials. The writer warns of legal entanglements and asks how Biddeford could contract with another legal entity while its status remains in question.
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Finance Committee
Fontaine
York
Misters Fontaine
Dellaire
Biddeford
Maine Faces Expenses For Sewer Systems
A Maine committee warns the state may need to spend about 28 million dollars over the next decade to help communities fund sewerage projects. State Sen. Joseph B. Campbell chairs the panel, which will study bond financing options as pollution abatement drives costly programs, notably Portland’s plan exceeding 20 million dollars. Local funding options include borrowing, service charges, or sewer districts.
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Augusta
Maine
Joseph B. Campbell
Campbell
Frank G. Chapman
Maine Municipal Association
Portland
Chapman
E. Perrin Edmunds
Fort Fairfield
Norman Minsky
Bangor
Richard N Berry
Cape Elizabeth
Dana W. Childs
Raymond C. Mudge
Leo Morency
Rumford
The
Water Improvement Commission
Ambassador Loses Fight To Remain Afloat
New York AP report explains the British freighter Ambassador sank 785 miles southeast of Halifax after four days of storms. Of 35 aboard, 20 were rescued, 14 drowned, including the master Capt. Harry Strickland. The vessel carried grain from Philadelphia to England and had been towed 140 miles by the Dutch tug Elbe.
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New York
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Elbe
Philadelphia
England
Coast Guard
Coas Bay
Fruen
Harry Strickland
DeMolay and Legion Meetings Announced For Wells Area
Wells ALBEO G and LAPIERO G plan Monday 7:30 p m DeMolay meeting at Highpine Masonic Hall with a Mothers' Circle gathering. Legion posts meet Tuesday 8 pm at Wells Legion Hall, followed by A F and A M session Wednesday 8 pm at Highpine Hall with recognition for a long-time member. A 6:30 pm baked bean supper precedes the meeting.
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Highpine Chapter
Order of DeMolay
Highpine Masonic Hall
Sanford Road
Wells
DeMolay Mothers’ Circle
Elbridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion
Auxiliary
Wells Legion Hall
Eldredge Road
Ocean Lodge
A. F
A. M
Dear Abby Answers on Smoking and Life’s Losses
The column replies to a wife worried by her husbands sneaking cigarettes and a caller feeling like a loser after separations and love complications. Abby cautions against assuming all faults, then offers guidance on self-care and coping with heartbreak while urging personal reflection without changing jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Tips For Teens by Elinor Williams
Dear Elinor offers guidance on making friends for teens new to a town and suggests joining school clubs, church groups, volunteer activities, or Junior Achievement to overcome shyness. It also advises hosting a peer for after school activities and emphasizes staying in the present, not dwelling on past homes. The second letter discusses leg hair removal age concerns and urges waiting until it’s noticeable, saving for a razor, or earning via babysitting while avoiding unnecessary early removal.
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Elinor Williams
Elinor
Ans
Red Cross
YWCA
Riendly
Biddeford-Saco
Republicans Set Caucus Date In Kennebunkport
Local Republicans schedule a caucus for March 5 at town offices to nominate officers and GOP committee members and select delegates to state and district conventions. It notes seven delegates per convention and the May Portland convention where 14 Maine delegates head to the national gathering in San Francisco. Also mentions district conventions on May 2 and cites address by leaders to about 1800 delegates.
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Kennebunkport
Ear W. Bibber
GOP
Republican Town Committee
Bibber
Portland
Maine
San Francisco
Church Circle Dinner Guests at Sea Gulf Restaurant
Kennebunk Circle 1 of the Women s Fellowship of Christ Church hosted dinner at Sea Gulf Restaurant for members led by Circle leader Mrs Earle Grames and included a farewell gift to Mrs James Kosvanec who moves to Danvers Massachusetts A future luncheon menu will be submitted to the Webhan net Club The next meeting is March 19 at Mrs Fred Holmberg s Dane Street home Hostesses are Mrs L Pitt Warren Mrs Henry Pierce and Mrs Charles Tanner A 10 cent grab table collection will be taken for the summer fair A missions workshop is set for Feb 27 at 10 am at the church Attending were numerous members and two guests from Baltic Conn and Kennebunkport plus the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Women's Fellowship of Christ Church
Gerald McConnell
Sea Gulf
Earle Gramesg
Webhannet Club
James Kosvanec
Danvers
Mass
Fred Holmberg
Dane Street
L. Pitt Warren
Henry Pierce
Charles Tanner
Women's Fellowship
Almena Greene
Earle Grames
FE. L. Hamilton
Melvin Sargent
Robert Guptil
William Hobbs
William Chase
Charley Tanner
John Lindsey
Milton Hall
George Gibson
Frances Buzzell
Sarah Bryant
Ronald Robertson
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P. R
St. Martha’s Church
Kennett
William J. Kelly
John Munroe
Kennebunk St. Monica’s Church
Wells St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Ogunquit
Jesus
St. Paul
Corinthian Church
Ralph W. Loew, DD
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Marie Mae Cyr
George H. Cyr
Hartford
By Joe McKnight
Europe
Kashmir
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Richard Fenderson
People’s Forum
A. Peetti, M.D
Wells Albeo G
Lapierre
Jim Maidlow
Ken Maidlow
Albuquerque
Abigail
van Bures
Church Circle
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