Published: October 22, 2009 08:47 pm      

Church News

Faith Lutheran Church, 3824 W. State Highway 22, will have Oktoberfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 with food and fun for the whole family. There will be great German food with bratwurst dinners with sauerkraut, German potato salad, green beans and drink for $7. Brats on a bun will be $3. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be freshly made bread and cinnamon rolls, cookies, pies and cakes for sale. Also on sale will be arts and crafts and new and used items. A drawing will be held for a king-size quilt, crocheted shawl, crocheted afghan, and a $25 Wal-Mart gift card. For more information, call (903) 874-8795.





Calvary Worship Center, 1364 N. Beaton St., will have its 12th annual Fall Family FEST from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31. No admission fee. There will be many door prizes, and prizes and/or candy at every game. There will be a petting zoo, balloon artists, face painting, survivor zipline, super trampoline, pony carousel, mechanical bull, climbing mountain and food/dessert booths.



Community Baptist Church, located at 125 County Road SW3040 and State Highway 31, will have its 58th homecoming services Nov. 1. Robert Easterling, former pastor, will be preaching. Lunch will be served and there will be singing after lunch. All former members and friends are invited to come join in.



Eastside Church of Christ, 906 E. 13th Ave., has a food and clothing ministry open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. Non-perishable food, clothing, shoes and some household items will be given to those in need. To donate items to the ministry, call (903) 874-8943, (903) 872-3590 or (903) 229-0039, or bring any donations from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. For more information or if you are in need, call (903) 872-4504.



Eureka United Methodist Church will hold its 47th Lord’s Acre and auction Oct. 24. A barbecue dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu will consist of barbecue, pinto beans, potato salad, relish assortment, bread, homemade pies, coffee and tea. The country store will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and reopen from 4 to 7 p.m. Homemade items to be featured will include candy, jellies, cakes, pies and craft items. The auction, with Kirby Hill as auctioneer, will start at 7:30 p.m. A drawing for the quilt, made by the ladies of the church, will be held during the auction. Mike and Susan Wisdom are chairmen of this year’s Lord’s Acre. The Rev. David Ricker is minister.



Faith Temple Ministries, North Highway 75, Fairfield, where P.A. Rischer is pastor, will celebrate its 17th annual family and friends day at 4 p.m. Oct. 25. Recording artist The Texas Boyz of Dallas will be the distinguished guest along with Kelly’s Temple of Corsicana, Elder Billy Joe Kelly, and Faith Tabernacle of Palestine and Pastor Carlos Daniels, who will be the emcee. Everyone is invited especially friends and family. You are invited to come and celebrate with Faith Temple Ministries. For more information, call (903) 389-9030.



First United Methodist Church of Dawson, 200 N. Main St., will have a Lord’s Acre dinner and auction Nov. 7 in the church’s fellowship hall. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will consist of ham and your choice of sides including potato salad, baked beans, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Cost will be $8 for adults and $5 for children 4 to 12 years old, and children under 4 will eat free. Take-out meals will be available. The live auction will begin at 1 p.m. Proceeds from the Lord’s Acre will go to special community and church projects.



First United Methodist Church of Hubbard, 208 N.W. Second Ave., will have its 31st annual Lord’s Acre on Oct. 24 in fellowship hall. The country store will be open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will feature baked goods and other specialty items. Visitors will have an opportunity to preview the handmade quilts made by Quilters for Christ and other items that will be in the auction which will begin at 2 p.m. Following the auction, a turkey and dressing meal will be served in the Haralson Center, adjacent to the church. Cost of the meal will be $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Take-out meals will also be available. For more information, call the church office at (254) 576-2313.



First United Methodist Church of Kerens will have its annual Lord’s Acre at the Kerens Alumni Center in downtown Kerens. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with brisket, ham and all the trimmings. Homemade desserts will be on hand also. Lunch will be $4 for children and $8 for adults. There will be a live auction beginning at 1:30 p.m.



Heavenly Days Country Holiness Church, 12852 County Road SW2170, Richland, will have a gospel singing with an open mic from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 21. All donations such as food, hygiene items, paper goods, etc., will go to help fill the church’s food pantry, which helps those in need. Sandwiches will be served after the singing. For more information, call (469) 387-0580.



House of Refuge Church of God in Christ, 413 Farm-to-Market Road 709 East, Dawson, where Elder Paul E. Puckett is pastor, invites you to worship at the fourth annual family and friends day at 4 p.m. Oct. 24. For more information, call Sister D. Puckett at (254) 582-0890.



House of Praise Church of God, 1345 W. 13th Ave., will have a garage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24. The church will have a fall festival for kids from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30. There will be bounce houses, goody bags and snacks. You are invited to attend services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays. Children’s church is held at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Midweek services are held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays.



Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will have its fourth Sunday night fellowship at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Thirteenth Avenue Christian Church, where Clyde Chambers is pastor. The speaker will be L.L. Polk, pastor of Second Mission Baptist Church. IDMA president is Dairy Johnson Sr.



Kingdom Connection monthly fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at Straight Way Missionary Baptist Church, 400 S. 15th St., where Alvin E. Smith serves as pastor. The spoken word will be brought by Pastor David E. Wilson of Love Chapel Baptist Church. The public is cordially invited to worship in this service.



Lakeside United Methodist Church will have a fall festival from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31. There will edibles, baked good, crafts and games and prizes for children. There will also be a quilt raffle. Tickets will be $5 each or three for $10. Money raised will go for local outreach and ministries.



Landmark Baptist Church, 4429 W. State Highway 31, has pumpkins for sale for decor or to bake with. Prices vary from 50 cents to $20. Come take some pictures at the pumpkin patch. Pumpkins are available from 12:30 p.m. until dark weekdays, from 10 a.m. until dark Saturdays and from 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays. You are invited to come see the selection.



Life in the Word Bible Church, 1408 N. Beaton St., where Emma Brown-Jessie is pastor, will host the annual harvest drive at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Pastor W.R. Daniels and Mount Hope Baptist Church of Mount Calm will be the special guests. Life in the Word Bible Church family invites you to come and join in reaping the harvest celebration.



Love Chapel Baptist Church, 400 N. Benton St., where David E. Wilson serves as pastor and Sharron D. Wilson serves as minister, has announced that Bobbie D. Jackson will receive her minister’s license on Oct. 25. Jackson accepted her calling into the gospel ministry and has completed her study of the instructions and principles of the word of God in ministry at Tuesday school under the teaching of Pastor Wilson. Jackson will preach at the 11 a.m. worship hour and will then be presented her license by Wilson. Please join the Love Chapel Church in this blessed and joyous occasion and witness the great things that God is doing in the body of Christ.

At 3 p.m. Oct. 25, Love Chapel Church will observe its “Men in Black” program. The theme will be “Becoming a Disciplined Man” from Titus 1:8, 1 Timothy 4:7-8, and 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Master of ceremony will be Brother Stanley Dunbar. Devotional will be given by Brother Hezekiah Dee. Brother Patrick Dunbar will give the welcome. The guest church will be Greater Rock of Ages of Dallas and the spoken word will be brought by Pastor Rush Ingram. Everyone is cordially invited to fellowship in this service. Dinner will be served in fellowship hall.



Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will meet at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Lone Star Room of the Walker Dining Hall on the Navarro College campus. This meeting is open to all men in the community. The main emphasis is prayer for the community with interceding for leaders, schools, institutions, government and churches in the community. For more information, call (903) 874-5561.



Missionary Baptist Church, 405 S. 15th St., will host a three-night revival at 7 p.m. Oct. 28-30. Brother Rusty Denny will be the evangelist and will share God’s word with those attending. The public is invited to celebrate this event with Missionary Baptist Church. For more information, call (903) 872-1994.



Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 2105 E. Jones Ave., will have its 97th homecoming service at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25. The message at the 11 a.m. service will be given by Pastor Alfred Cox Jr. Guest churches at 3:30 p.m. will be Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Pastor K.D. Davis Sr.; New Cornerstone Baptist Church, Pastor Donné Watson; and Bethlehem Baptist Church and its pastor Dairy Johnson Sr., who will bring the spoken word. Mistress of ceremony will be Sister Helen Bailey. All previous members and friends are invited. You are welcome to join in on this glorious occasion.



Open Bible study and gospel singing is held every Thursday at the Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., Corsicana. There is no cost to attend. Singing with Patrick and Nancy McCurrin on guitars and Virginia Terry on piano is held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bible study is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Peggy Smith as the teacher of this class. For more information, call activity director Fred Biltz at (903) 654-4980.



Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 125 S. Fifth St., where Bishop K.D. Davis Sr. is pastor, will have a special service at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 25. A cry from the youth of Navarro County and surrounding areas is wondering if anyone cares. All concerned people, youth and parents are invited to attend this service. For more information, call (903) 874-4873.



The Word Church, 2708 W. Eighth Ave., will have its Angel Food October distribution day from 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 24. Ordering for Thanksgiving boxes only will be 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Thanksgiving boxes will be delivered Nov. 21. Complete Thanksgiving meal for six people is $36. For more information, visit www.angelfoodministries.com, e-mail the_wordchurch@yahoo.com or call (903) 872-5673 or (903) 851-6818.



Unity Baptist Church, 406 S. 34th St., where Brother Chad Owens is pastor, invites you to services: Sunday — Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 a.m., worship and children’s church at 11 a.m., Bible study classes at 5 p.m., and worship at 6 p.m.; Tuesday — visitation to shut-ins at 10 a.m., Wednesday — prayer meeting at 7 p.m.; and Thursday — 7 p.m. Bible study at Northwest Apartments Community Center. King’s Kids Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. The nursery is open for all services. The church will have Octoberfest from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and give out popcorn and candy that night. For transportation to services, call the church at (903) 872-2861 and leave your name, phone number, address, and how many people need a ride.



Wesley United Methodist Church, 3308 N. Beaton St., invites all children to walk through “Trunk or Treat” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. All are welcome to join in for Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Sunday.



Women of Glory Ministry will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Calvary Full Gospel Church, 308 E. 11th Ave., where Erma J. Young serves as pastor. The food for thought will be brought by Sister Jacquelyn Ballard, a faithful member of Love Chapel Baptist Church, where she serves in many capacities including president of the mission ministry and director of the kitchen committee. Most of all she is a servant. God has blessed her with a great love and compassion for people All women are invited to join in this fellowship.

Evangelist Frances Kitchen serves as president, Evangelist Ora Lusk serves as secretary, Pastor Erma Young serves as founder, and Pastors David E. Wilson and Alvin E. Smith are advisors. Minister Sharron D. Wilson serves as program chairman.