COUNTRY BREAKFAST from 7 to 10 a.m.at Spring Hill Wesleyan Church, located off N.C. 38 on Spring Hill Church Road, Hamlet.
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Following the concert, Dr. Ronny Raines, First Baptist’s pastor, will give a short talk. Formal dinner after service.
The deadline for all Community Calendar items is 4:30 p.m. the day prior to publishing. Event includes Hanging of the Greens and lighting of candles. Finger foods served; then, Christmas program of songs by Sabrina Miller and Jennifer Sargent. All women of the church are invited.
Providence Missionary Baptist Church Mortgage Burning 2-Day Revival: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 224 Dixie Ave., Sandusky.
Agape Love Ministries special guests: 4:30 p.m., Agape Love Ministries Int., 4013 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Refreshments served afterward. Call 864-543-2719.
For the second consecutive year, Grace Baptist Church in Chappaqua hopes to capture the message of the holiday not only for its parishioners but the wider community as well through a staged production in its sanctuary the next two Saturday nights. It is free, suitable for children and open to anyone.
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church showcased the Jubilate Ringers, who played classic Christmas hymns and a rendition of “Carol of the Bells”.
Messengers elected Gary Hollingsworth, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, as ABSC president, and first vice president Sam Roberts, pastor of First Baptist Church in Stuttgart. Speaker: Associate Minister Deloris Henderson, of Dunn Creek Baptist, Ware Shoals.
Music will be provided by the handbell choir and on organ, piano, guitar and trumpet.
– “Messiah” Community Sing-Along, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Chattanooga First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road; sing Hndel’s “Messiah” choruses with a chamber orchestra and a children’s choir composed of members of the Chattanooga Girls’ Choir and under the direction of Lonnie McCalister, Lee University’s former dean of music; 605-2468. The music is a balance between traditional and contemporary, with a Celtic twist. Coordinated and directed by Louise Robinson. Call 336-500-7167.
The Johnston County Chorale will present “A Christmas Celebration” at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St., Clayton. Mingle & Jingle Holiday Gathering, 7-9 p.m. December 18: The Battle of the Sexes. Tickets are $20 and available at www.sandlappersingers.org or at the door. RSVP by December 14: 864-942-7923 or 864-229-0102.
The Four Oaks Christmas celebration parade is scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Call Martha Fleming, 864-223-6667.
Admission is free and a light dessert reception will follow. It has worked well with both groups. Opening prayer: Father Bob Sayer, joint church administrator.
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Worship services will be at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a.m. The adult choir will practice for the Christmas cantata at 5 p.m.
