Church News

Beech Branch

Beech Branch Baptist Church will celebrate its 138th anniversary 10 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

The public is invited.

McBean

McBean Baptist Church will celebrate its 25th Silver Anniversary Homecoming Sunday, May 20.

Sunday School will begin 10 a.m., followed by worship service at 11, and then dinner.

Dr. Jim Ford will be speaker and Judy Hammitt, soloist.

The Rev. Mike Joslin is pastor.

Second Hopeful

Second Hopeful Baptist Church will hold the second pastoral appreciation for Eddie M. Fryer 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13.

Isaiah Kirkland and members of Givens Grove and Live River Baptist churches will be in charge of services. The public is invited.

Forest Hill

Forest Hill Baptist Church will hold Men and Women Day 11 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

The Rev. William J. P. Patterson, pastor of Second McCannon Baptist in Sardis and New Life Baptist in Millen, will be speaker.

The Rev. Sylvester Nabritt, pastor, invites the public.

St. Clair

St. Clair Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th anniversary 2p.m. Sunday, May 27.

The Rev. James Nelson and members of Eden Baptist Church will be guests.

The Rev. Tommie L. Walker Jr., pastor, invites the public.

New and Living

New and Living Way Worship Center will hold annual spring revival services through Friday, May 11, at 7:30 nightly.

The theme is "The Best Thing that Happened to Me is Jesus Christ." Alice Davis and Triumph in Praise Outreach Ministry Inc. in Stillmore will be featured.

The host pastor is Christopher D. McBride Sr.

Pine Hill

Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church will hold its eighth annual deacon appreciation Sunday, May 20.

Sunday School begins 10 a.m. followed by worship services at 11:05.

Lataevious Roundtree will be master of ceremony.

Honorees include John Hills Jr., Robert Phillips, Jessie Sharpe, Alvin Spence, James Roundtree and Henry Williams.

Clear Spring Clear Spring Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 136th anniversary Sunday, May 27.

Sunday School begins 10:30 a.m. followed by worship services at 11:30.

The public is invited. The Rev. Larry Boyd is pastor.

Gospel Explosions

Gospel Explosions Outreach Ministry Inc. will hold a Mother's Day concert 5 p.m. Sunday, May 13.

Featured guests will be The Gospel Tones of Midville; Charles Mobley and Company, Claxton; Gospel Explosions, Sardis; and Holy Zion Praise Team, Statesboro.

Admission is free, and the public is invited.

St. Marys

St. Marys Baptist Church of Girard will hold its Men and Women Day program honoring Mother's Day 11 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

Joe Priester and Franciner Priester of St. Paul Baptist Church will be master and mistress of ceremony.

Mace Patrick of Dalton Baptist and James Roberts of Hurricane Baptist in Millen will lead the devotion.

The public is invited. Dinner will be served.

Brown Grove

Brown Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its 127th anniversary 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20.

The Rev. Bennie Holmes and members of Silver Bluff Baptist Church of Beech Island, S.C., will be in charge of services.

The public is invited.

Mt. Tabor

Mt. Tabor AME Church of Keysville will honor Jannie Streetman, Zelena Jackson and Dorothy Passmore on Mother's Day, May 13, at 11 a.m. The public is invited.

Williams Grove

Williams Grove Missionary Baptist Church will hold spring revival services Tuesday-Thursday, May 15-17, at 7 nightly.

The Rev. Matris Mims, pastor of Thankful Baptist Church in Blythe, will be guest minister.

The public is invited. Bobby G. Williams is pastor.

Dalton

Dalton Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 140th anniversary Sunday, May 20.

Sunday School begins 10 a.m. followed by mass meeting at 11.

Dinner will be served.

Thomas Grove

Thomas Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its 137th anniversary 11 a.m. Sunday, May 13.

The Rev. W. B. Tomlin, pastor, invites the public.