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SATURDAY
ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH, School St., Rockingham, will have a yard sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ST. STEPHEN AME ZION CHURCH, 407 West Ave., Hamlet, will have its Bible boot camp from 2:30 to 7 p.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
SIDNEY GROVE CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE, Ellerbe, will host guest speaker Dr. Tommy Legrand of Prayer and faith Temple Church in Hamlet at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
MIRROR IMAGE TABERNACLE OF FAITH, 639 McNair St., Rockingham, will sponsor a family and friends fun day beginning at 10 a.m. There will be dancing, singing, horseshoes, cake sampling and raffle, bingo, hot dogs, hamburgers, fish, ice cream and drinks and face painting. There will also be a health station with certified nurses on call to check blood pressure. All neighboring churches are welcome.
MAPLE STREET FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate its homecoming beginning with 2nd Chance Ministries singing at 10 a.m. and Zachary Stewart delivering the message during the 11 a.m. worship service. Lunch will be provided.
BEAUTIFUL ZION FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate its homecoming beginning with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11:15 with guest speaker Evangelist Annie M. Bostick of Bethel Bible Believing Church in McColl, South Carolina. Dinner will follow the morning worship. An afternoon program will be at 3 p.m. with various gospel choirs. Revival services will take place at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 5-7 with different guest speakers and choirs. Everyone is invited.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Darrell McSween preach its 10:30 a.m. morning service. The public is invited.
NEBO WESLEYAN CHURCH, 1821 Airport Road, Hamlet, will celebrate its homecoming beginning with a song service at 10:30 a.m. The Eastern Sonrise Quartet will perform.
GRACE TEMPLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Wallace, South Carolina, will celebrate its 10th anniversary at 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Harry S. Wright. Dinner will be served after worship. Revival services will be Oct. 3-5.
EAST ROCKINGHAM FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 189 Airport Road, will celebrate its annual homecoming at 11 a.m. with guest speaker Lester English. Lunch will be served following the morning message. All former members and friends are invited.
POPULAR SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH, Rockingham, will celebrate its 136th anniversary at 11 a.m. The theme will be “From This – To This – Now This.” Pastor Dr. James Smith will deliver the morning message. Dinner will be served following the service.
CHAPPELL GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 111 Godfrey Road, Ellerbe, will celebrate its annual homecoming starting at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served immediately after the service. An afternoon service will be held at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. E.L. Alexander of Saron Baptist Church along with his congregation. Revival services will be at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 4-6 with guest speaker the Rev. Jackie Harris of Snow Hill Baptist Church in Mount Gilead. All are invited.
LOVELY HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 120 Lincoln St., Rockingham, will celebrate its ushers’ anniversary at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Christopher Smith of New Birth Baptist Church in Hamlet. All ushers, churches and the public are invited.
PARSONS GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate its 146th church anniversary at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Anthony Ledbetter of Piney Grove Holiness Church in Wadesboro. Dinner will be served after the morning worship service.
VICTORY DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF GOD will host the United Pastors’ Fellowship service at 4 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 329 West Ave., Hamlet, will celebrate its pastor the Rev. Dr. Robert Richardson and first lady Deborah Richardson’s first anniversary at 4 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Johnny McClendon of Fisher-Hill Baptist Church in Cheraw, South Carolina. He will be accompanied by his choir and congregation. All members and the public are invited.
COMMUNITY REVIVAL will take place at 6:30 p.m. nightly Oct. 2-4 under the tent at the Normanfest field. Guests include Pastor Garrett Chase with Church of God of Prophecy Norman/Mount Creek praise team and Jeanine Hinson, Pastor Elder Vicki Woods with the St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church choir and praise and worship with the Belford Baptist Church choir and other local church voices and pastors.
UPCOMING-ONGOING
PRAYER DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES, 108 School St., Rockingham, hosts a feeding program for the homeless each Wednesday.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES will be having a soup kitchen 9 to 10:15 a.m. every Sunday and from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. every Tuesday. No one is turned away. Food furnished by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and donations.
POPLAR SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will be having a noonday Bible study and prayer meeting every Wednesday. The church will also provide breakfast for worshipers every first Sunday. Everyone is invited. For information, call 910-997-2468.
ROCKINGHAM CHURCH OF CHRIST is offering a free home Bible study by mail for those who think the Bible is too hard to understand. The community is invited. Call 910-895-4035 and clearly leave your name and mailing address.
BAND NO. 2 OF THE CHURCH OF GOD is offering homebound prayer meetings to the homes of people who can’t get out to go to church due to illness. Call for an appointment for prayer or Bible study services in your home at 910-997-1213.
NEW BETHEL AME ZION CHURCH will have a monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. every first and third Saturday. The breakfast is $5 for eat-in or take-out.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 McDonald Ave., Hamlet, will open its doors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday to pray for the nation. Everyone is invited. For information, call the church at 910-582-0289.
TABERNACLE OF FAITH PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 101 Pine St., Hamlet, will have noonday prayer from noon to 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. The church will also have Bible study from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Every second and fourth Thursday of each month, its food bank will be opened.
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 East, Hamlet, will have community prayer service at 6 p.m. each Tuesday of the month. This is a prayer service for local communities and the nation. All are invited to attend.
MORNING STAR HOUSE OF REFUGE, 120 McArthur St., Hamlet, will have a 10 a.m. morning service and a 7 p.m. night service every first, second and third Sunday of the month. Bible study will be from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday. All are invited to attend.
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 North, Rockingham, offers two services on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday school is in between at 10 a.m., and Sunday evening services take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study will be at 7 p.m.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES, 148 Daniels St., Hamlet, offers Sunday morning breakfast and delivery at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. and morning worship at 11:45 a.m. Every second Sunday, it will offer its Sister 2 Sister program at 4:30 p.m. The church will have its Tuesday soup kitchen at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday Bible study at 7 p.m., Friday morning food box at 10:30 a.m., Friday night service at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday morning food box at 10:30 a.m.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet, invites those without a church home or new to the community to worship with its congregation on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. and to share in the mission to feed the hungry of the community. With a more traditional worship, St. Paul observes the church year calendar of Sundays and seasons. Food donations are welcomed and may be dropped off at the church from 10 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Tuesdays. For information, call 910-582-0729.
KINGDOM INSTITUTE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 1971 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will have prayer and impartation at 6 p.m. and Bible study from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Sunday school is held at 10 a.m. and morning worship with youth empowerment at 11 a.m. on Sundays.
SIDNEY GROVE CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE, 401 McIntyre Road, Ellerbe, will have community Bible study at 7 p.m. each Thursday and community noon-day prayer from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday. All are invited to attend.
GREATER HARVEST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 8720 Peeles Chapel Road, Laurel Hill, will have Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m., intercessory prayer at 6:30 p.m. and Bible study at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.
MCDONALD BAPTIST CHURCH will have Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m. each Sunday. Wednesday night services include Mission Friends, GAs, RAs and Acteens at 6:45 p.m., Bible study at 7 p.m. and choir practice at 7:45 p.m.
FIRST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, Hamlet, will have revival services at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 3-7 with guest speaker the Rev. Keith Speed.
UNITED PASTORS’ FELLOWSHIP will have noonday prayer, business meeting at 5 p.m. and Bible class at 6 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Victory Deliverance Church of God.
EAST ROCKINGHAM FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 189 Airport Road, will have its fall revival services at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 6-8 with guest speakers Clay Johnson of New York, Eddie Hildreth of Rockingham and Joe Wilkes of Rockingham. For more information, contact Pastor Johnny Johnson at 910-817-7496.
FAITH TEMPLE HOLINESS CHURCH, 217 Rummage Pack Road, Ellerbe, will have its minister reunion at 7:30 p.m. nightly Oct. 6-7 and 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 9. Guest speakers are Pastor R.L. Dockery, Minister Doleatha Dockery and Bishop William McLaughlin Jr.
JOY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 864 N.C. 177, Hamlet, will have its quarterly southern gospel singing at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 with Jeanine Hanson, Diane King, Pastor Dennis Smith and Luby Hester. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served after the singing. The event is free and no love offering will be taken. For more information, call Stan or Linda Jacobs at 910-895-7015 or email [email protected].
TIMBERS CROSSING FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 277 Loch Haven Road, Rockingham, will have a women’s conference beginning at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8. There will be guest speakers, special singing and SCC Drama Team. A light lunch will be served. Register by Sept. 30 to reserve a seat for the free event. To register, call 910-582-4517 or 910-331-7532.
FLETCHER’S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 McCoy Drive, Hoffman, will celebrate the 69th singing anniversary of its United Gospel Singers at 7 p.m. on Oct. 8.
MOUNT PISGAH AME ZION CHURCH will have its family and friends day beginning with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning service at 11 on Oct. 9. Dinner will be served after the service. Fall revival services will be held at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 10-12 with guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Daran Mitchell of Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro. Everyone is invited.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Darrell McSween preach its 10:30 a.m. morning service on Oct. 9. The public is invited.
SPRING HILL WESLEYAN CHURCH, Spring Hill Church Road, Hamlet, will celebrate an old fashioned homecoming at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 Renewed Hearts will be delivering the message in song. There will be a meal following the serve at noon in the church fellowship hall. Everyone is invited.
LEDBETTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will celebrate its homecoming at 11 a.m. on Oct. 9 with Pastor Lee Griffith. A covered dish dinner will follow the service.
ROBERDEL BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate its homecoming during the 11 a.m. morning service on Oct. 9 with guest speaker the Rev. Chris Smith. A time of fellowship and food will follow the service. All members, former members, friends and the community are invited.
ASHLEY CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH will celebrate the anniversary of its gospel choir at 3 p.m. on Oct. 9. All groups are invited.
PINEY GROVE CHURCH, Windblow community, Ellerbe, will have its family and friends day at 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 with guest speaker Pastor Robert Dockery.
GREEN CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH, 268 Green Chapel Church Road, Hamlet, will have a “Fill A Pew” program at 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 The speaker will be the Rev. Tony Horne of Green Lake AME Zion Church in Gibson.
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 E., Hamlet, will have its annual observance of missionary day at 3 p.m. on Oct. 9. The guest speaker will be missionary Denise Diggs. All missionaries are asked to wear white. The theme is “Leadership and Women.” The public is invited.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 329 West Ave., Hamlet, will celebrate its junior and senior usher ministry’s anniversary at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 with guest speaker the Rev. Margaret Wilson of Harnett Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Dunn. All members, churches and ushers are invited.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES, 148 Daniels St., Hamlet, will host sister 2 sisters straight talk from 4 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 9. The discussion will be “The Unexpected Turns of Life” with guest speaker Jatana McCormick, director of Pee Dee Pregnancy Resource Center in Rockingham. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Pastor Linda Ross at 910-995-2955 or 910-995-2413.
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will have fall revival services at 6 p.m. on Oct. 9 with Pastor Jeff Isenhour of Arran Lake Baptist Church in Fayetteville and at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 10-12 with Fred Fisher of Church of God of Prophecy.
KINGDOM INSTITUTE MINISTRIES, 1971 U.S. 1, Rockingham, will have fall revival services at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 12-14 with guest speaker Donnie Bennett of Mount Sinai Baptist Church. The theme is “Restore Me.” The church will have its women’s conference at 10 a.m. on Oct. 15 with guest speaker Wanda Cassidy of Beautiful Zion Baptist Church. The theme will be “Broken.” There will be workshop presentations and lunch will be served.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1923 Sandhill Road, Rockingham, will have a barbecue plate sale from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. Each plate will have barbecue pork, baked beans, slaw, a roll and banana pudding. Plates are $ each, eat-in or take-out. Orders of five or more plates can be delivered by calling 910-331-1247 or 910-331-2835. All profits will be used for children’s outreach ministry.
ST. STEPHENS BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate its adult choir’s anniversary at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 and at 3 p.m. on Oct. 16. All choirs an the public are invited.
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will host the LeBeaus in concert at 9 and 11 a.m. on Oct. 16.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Robert McArthur of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Ellerbe preach its 10:30 a.m. service on Oct. 16 for its family and friends program. The public is invited.
CORDOVA BAPTIST CHURCH will have revival services at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16 and at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 17-19 with Evangelist John O’Cain from Columbia, South Carolina. For more information, call 910-895-4045. Everyone is welcome.
UNITED PASTORS’ FELLOWSHIP will have its fall revival at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 19-21 at Freedom Ministries No. 1.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Darrell McSween preach its 10:30 a.m. morning service on Oct. 23. The public is invited.
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will have its fall festival from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 26. The church will sponsor Toys for Tots.
TIMMONS GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHRUCH, 27501 Marston Road, Marston, will have a youth day program at 11 a.m. on Oct. 30 with guest speaker Stephanie Covington. Everyone is invited.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Darrell McSween preach its 10:30 a.m. morning service on Nov. 6. The public is invited.