Services to note
Published: June 20, 2009
Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host the following groups: The Kirklands from Douglas, Ga., Saturday, June 20; and Enlisted from Dallas, Ga., Saturday, June 27. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. No admission charged.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse, 1512 County Road 25, Grimes, will host Vessels of Clay from Cypress, Fla., on Saturday, June 20, at 7 p.m. An offering will be taken. Sunday church services are at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. with Brother Gene Hale, pastor.
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Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 2643 Murphy Mill Road, Dothan, will begin a weekly Sunday Service of Evening Prayer on June 21 (Fatherís Day) at 6:30 p.m. This informal service will feature simple music, intercessory prayers, a brief scripture-based message and Holy Communion. The service will address questions of faith in the context of spiritual friendship. Worshippers will be invited to remain after worship for coffee and conversation. For more information, contact Pastor Laurie Williams at Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 671-8282 or
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Smithville Baptist Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan will hold a Smithville Usher Anniversary service on June 21 at 2:30 p.m. Featured speaker with be the Rev. Mace Daniels of New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Dothan. Everyone is welcome. Food will be served. Call 792-6547.
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St. Phillip AME Church, 603 Commerce St., Madrid, will host a Women’s Missionary Society outreach program on Sunday, June 21, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sister Edna Underwood, a member of Stringer Street AME Church in Dothan. The Women’s Missionary Society of Stringer Street AME Church will also be special guests.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse, 1512 County Road 25, Grimes, will hold a special anniversary service on Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. to mark four years of being ordained.
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Faith Cafe meets Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at Koinonia Kaffe, 11 Grove St., on the square in downtown Headland. Faith Cafe is a community sharing their real lives and living a real faith. For more information visit FaithCafeHeadland.com or
. Call 693-3355.
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Dothan First Church of the Nazarene will install the Rev. Scott Sessions as the church’s lead pastor during the worship service on Sunday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Mark Berry, district superintendent of the Alabama South District Church of the Nazarene, will officiate.
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The Junaluska Singers will be in concert at Covenant United Methodist Church, 3610 W. Main St., Dothan, on June 22 at 7 p.m. Presented by the United Methodist Churches of the Dothan District, the public is invited to attend the concert.
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New Canaan Ministries, 1544 Mitchell Road, Hartford, will hold a revival Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24, with services at 7 p.m. Pastor Bill Bryan from The Bridge Church in Phenix City will be the speaker.
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Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 2643 Murphy Mill Road, Dothan, will hold Vacation Bible School June 22-26 from 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. Activities are planned for ages 3 and up, including adults. Each evening begins with supper, followed by Bible stories, singing, arts and crafts and outdoor games. This yearís theme is ìDiscovery Canyon: Explore the Wonders of the Word.î For more information, contact Gabriele Gifford, 983-3105, or Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church at 671-8282 or
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St. Mathis Baptist Church of Cowarts will hold revival services Monday through Friday, June 22-26, at 7 p.m. with guest minister the Rev. William Harvey, pastor of Greater Buckhorn Missionary Baptist Church in Greenwood, Fla. Usher’s Night is Thursday.
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St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3431 County Road 36, in Hartford will hold Vacation Bible School for children pre-school age through fifth-grade students beginning Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. The theme is “Crocodile Dock.” For pre-registration forms and more information, call 588-3410 or 588-2364.
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The Christian Lighthouse Church, 1307 Travis Road, Dothan, will hold Vacation Bible School June 22-27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Children 4-years-old and up to teens welcomed. Call 671-8597.
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Tabernacle United Methodist Church, corner of Brannon Stand Road and Highway 52, Taylor, will have its annual Vacation Bible School called “Camp Edge: Experience + Discover GOD Everywhere” on June 24-26 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and June 27 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All children age 3 through sixth grade can attend. Call 671-5800 for information.
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Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 349 Merrick Ave., Ozark, will host a Gospel Explosion for its building fund on June 27 at 6:30 p.m. with featured guests The Gospel Harmonettes. Each group is asked to contribute $10; soloists are asked to give $5.
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The Dothan-Eufaula District for African Methodist Episcopal churches will host the fourth annual Women’s Conference on Saturday, June 27, at St. Michael AME Church, 7736 County Road 54 West, Clopton. Music, sermons and workshops will be part of the conference. Dorothy Warmack is the point of contact for the Clopton district and can be reached at 585-5277, or call the church at 585-9092. For more information, call the Rev. Salome Thompson, district Women in Ministry chairperson, at 687-8639. Registration is $20; lunch is included. Proceeds will benefit the Rev. James H. Walker Scholarship Fund.
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First Free Will Baptist Church, 1461 Timbers Drive, Dothan, will host Freedom Sunday with former judge Roy Moore as guest speaker on Sunday, June 28, at 10:30 a.m. A barbecue lunch will follow the service. Call 792-3316.
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The annual Uncle Dolphus Paul birthday dinner will be held Sunday, June 28, at First Free Will Baptist Church of Samson on State Highway 52 one mile west of Samson. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. with morning worship at 11 a.m. A covered-dish lunch will be served in the fellowship hall, and a congregational sing begins at 1:30 p.m.
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New Life Church, 964 N. Park Ave., Dothan, will hold a Summer Conference with Pastor Kerry Kirkwood on Sunday-Tuesday, June 28-30, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. For more information, call 792-5433.
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The 55th annual southern gospel all-night singing featuring Gold City, the Kingsmen, Dixie Echoes, Perrys, Diplomats and the Singing Echoes will be held on Saturday, July 4, at 7 p.m. inside the gymnasium at Holmes County High School, 825 Highway 90 W., in Bonifay, Fla. Reserved tickets are $18 and are available by calling (941) 756-6942. General admission tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door. Children ages 3 to 11 are $5 at the door only. Tickets are on sale at Dove Christian Supply in Dothan and Christian Bookstore in Enterprise as well as around Bonifay, Chipley, Marianna, Panama City and the Pensacola area. The National Gospel Music Talent Search will be held at 1 p.m. in the Holmes County High School auditorium with first prize being $500 plus a singing spot that night. For more information, call (941) 756-6942.
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The Rev. Reubin McKinnon and the Mount Calvary Church family of Elba will celebrate his ninth pastor’s anniversary on July 5 at 2:30 p.m. Dr. J.G. Chatman of Trinity Baptist Church in Troy will deliver the sermon.
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St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3431 County Road 36, Hartford, will present a Patriotic Cantata, “God Bless the USA” on Sunday, July 5, at the 11 a.m. worship hour. Everyone is welcome to attend. Attendees are encouraged to wear red, white and blue to show support for America. For more information, call 588-2364.
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The Church of God in Christ will hold an installation ceremony on July 11 at noon at Holiday Inn South for William Brown Sr. of Dothan, chosen as a district conference leader. Reserve tickets by calling Rufus Lee at 248-2095 or Sharon Lee at 792-7343. Brown is the pastor of Living Waters Church with locations in Hartford and Dothan.
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Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, County Road 13, Headland, will hold homecoming services on July 12 with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Dinner on the grounds with special music by the Bethel Men’s Quartet begins at 1 p.m.
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WinShape day camp will return to Calvary Baptist Church July 13-17. The camp is for all children who have completed grades one through six. Register online at winshapecamps.org. Day camp schedule will be Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Cost is $169. Call 836-2949.
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Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church, County Road 13, Headland, will host revival services July 13-15 at 7 p.m. Special music will be featured each night.
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