Church Announcements

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Members of the New Home M.B. Church, 300 South St., Crawfordsville, will be having their annual Harvest Day Program, Sunday, Nov. 24, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Bishop Connie Moore, along with his church, Greater Mount Moriah, Colt, Arkansas. Also, other visiting churches will be Christ United, Mt. Olive, Mt. Pilgrim, Macedonia and Gloryland COGIC.

Master of ceremony will be Brother James Ingram.

Sponsors include, Sister Mary S. Hampton, Nancy Thompson, Clara Taylor and Beverly Stiggers.

Pastor Rev. Larry Williams, Sr. invites one and all to come and participate in this annual event.

• Annual Thanksgiving Service — Members of the West Memphs-Marion Ministerial Fellowship will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving service Monday, Nov. 25 beginning at 6:30 p.m. hosted by First Baptist Church, Marion, 2137 Arkansas Highway 77. Guest speaker will be Chester Witherspoon. The offerings received will be used by the Ministerial Fellowship to provide aid to people in need in the local communities.

• An Open Invitation — Members of the Old St.

Paul Church family invited the public to come and worship with them Sunday for Sunday School beginning at 8:45 a.m. followed by worship service beginning at 10 a.m. Pastor Frederick S. Anthony will be preaching the word of God. There will not be Children Church this Sunday.

All youth from 7th to 12 grades are invited to youth service beginning at 10 a.m. in the old sanctuary.

Youth speaker will be Minister Darrell Anthony.

Healing and deliverance service will be at 6 p.m.

Sunday with Minister Lori Dixon preaching the word of God. Host Pastor Anthony invites one and all to participate in these services. An invitation has been extended to all Christian churches to join in an evening of praise and worship.

• Lake Grove Celebration — An invitation from Lake Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Jericho: “You don’t want to miss it!”

Celebrate Christ on Rev. J.L. Blackledge Sr.’s birthday, Sunday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Morning service Ophelia Brownlee Day 4th Annual Celebration. Guest Speaker Robert Paul Harbert from Thomasville, Georgia; 2:30 p.m. service special guest Pastor Dr. E. D. Whitfield along with Beautiful Zion Baptist MB Church.

• A Thanksgiving Praise — Members of the Greater St. Mark Christian Church, 208 S. 8th St., West Memphis, and their pastor, Rev.

S.L. Smith invite one and all to join them for worship services Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. Rev. Smith said newcomers will be greeted in the name of Jesus Christ and expectations of giving God the highest praise.

Greater St. Mark and Step of Faith Ministry will have a combined service where Pastor Raymond Shield will be preaching an inspiring message from 1st Thessalonians 1:2-10, encouraging God’s people to remember the work of faith labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.“What a great fellowship and Thanksgiving feast we will share together,” Rev. Smith said.

Smith encourages all to keep trusting and believing God and know all things work together for good to all that love God and to them who are called according to his purpose.

“We welcome one and all to join us this Sunday,” Rev. Smith said.

• Recognition Supper —

A special Beans & Cornbread Supper will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Earle Baptist Church in honor of Mark Roberts. There will also be a silent auction with plenty of prizes for participants to bid on. Roberts is the former manager of the Mad Butcher Grocery Store in Earle prior to the store going out of business in 2014. He was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. All proceeds will go towards his medical treatments and transportation. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the silent auction.

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