Dothan area church services, Oct. 17

Bethany Baptist Church will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Oct. 17, Messengers will register at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting begins at 9 a.m.
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Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host The Haire Family of Reed, Ky., Oct. 17; Firm Foundation Quartet of Owensboro, Ky., Oct. 22; Songs of Joy of Boaz, Oct. 23; 2-R-More of Inman, S.C., Oct. 24. A special open mic night will be held on Oct. 31. Concerts start at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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Smithville Missionary Baptist Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan, invites the public to join its congregation for a special service, “The Fruits of the Spirit,” on Oct. 17 at 4 p.m.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse, 1512 County Road 25, Grimes, will host local talent at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. An offering will be taken. Sunday church services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
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Cedar Grove Baptist Church, County Roads 14 and 59, Midland City, will host a gospel concert featuring The Old Paths of Douglasville, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. No charge, but an offering will be taken. For information, call Pastor Benny Cole at 790-9618.
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Dale Community Church will hold worship services on Saturdays at 6 p.m. at the Dale County Public Library Annex in Ozark. The service will feature contemporary music and messages in a “come as you are” atmosphere open to all. For more information, call the Rev. William Cannon at 714-2543.
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The Greater Shiloh Baptist Male Chorus will celebrate its fifth anniversary with services on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. The church is located at 12 Martin Luther King Drive in Headland. All choirs, groups, duets and soloists are welcome. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6 p.m. and youth ministry at 5:30 p.m. Call 889-4670 for information.
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Faith Christian Center, 853 Lakeview Drive, Ozark, will hold Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m. with a time of praise and worship featuring local talent. Guests will be the Rev. and Mrs. Vaudie Lambert of Montgomery. The Rev. Lambert is the former superintendent of the Alabama District Council of the Assemblies of God. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall following the morning service. Everyone is invited to the celebration.
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Eanon Baptist Church, 1867 County Road 114 in the Snellgrove Mill community of Jack, will hold Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. Derek Snellgrove and Chosen will lead in worship. Lunch will be served at noon. New Beginning will sing at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited. For more information, call Leesa Hider at 897-5861.
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Bascom United Methodist Church will hold its 56th annual homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. A covered dish dinner will be held on the church grounds following the service. All are invited to attend. Pastor Bob Calvert will lead the worship service and deliver the homecoming message. Calvert was appointed as the new pastor of Bascom United Methodist Church in July.
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Beulah Baptist Church, 3225 Headland Ave., will celebrate its 160th anniversary on Oct. 18. The buildings will be open at 9:30 a.m., and services begin at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served by the membership at the conclusion of the morning service. A sing group will be in concert in the afternoon. Call the church office at 794-6176 for more information.
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Faith Tabernacle Community Church, 1665 E. Coe Dairy Road, Dothan, will hold a pastor’s appreciation day on Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. for the Rev. T.P. Martin, pastor, and Jimmy Cook, associate pastor. The Rev. Charles Odom from Moultrie, Ga., will bring the message. Lunch will be served after services. Call 983-4461.
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The Clay Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Coffee County Road 308 W., Wilkin Town, will celebrate its 111th Founders’ Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. The church was organized in 1898. Guest pastor will be La Don Foster, pastor of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Brundidge.
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St. Mathis Baptist Church, Cowarts, will hold its annual Women’s Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sister Anna Valentine of New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Dothan.
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The Northside Church of The Nazarene, 2848 Denton Road, between Ross Clark Circle and Westgate Parkway, Dothan, will host a special service Sunday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. featuring the ministry of the Rev. Albert and Marie Skinner, missionaries to Native Americans in the tri-states area. A special offering for their Christmas Stocking Program will be taken and refreshments will follow.
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Kinsey Baptist Church, 6745 Walden Road, Kinsey, will hold Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 18, with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Curtis Rich, and Peggy McCord will be the worship leader. Nursery provided. Covered dish lunch will follow the service. Call 794-2561.
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Judge Roy Moore will speak at Southside Baptist Church in Ozark at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18. The church is located on State Highway 123 South in Ozark. Everyone is welcome.
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Sardis United Methodist Church, 649 County Road 67, Hartford, will hold a Homecoming and Centennial Celebration this year on Oct. 18, beginning with a worship service at 10 a.m. The Rev. Jean Spikes, a former Sardis member, will deliver the message. Special music will be included in the service. A covered dish lunch in the Christian Life Center will be held following worship. After lunch the Centennial Celebration continues with a presentation by children, music, and special remembrances. Everyone is invited to attend. Sardis, founded in 1909, can be reached at 588-3075 of visit http://www.hartfordsardisumc.web.officelive.com.
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Cedar Grove Baptist Church, County Roads 14 and 59, Midland City, will hold Harvest Day on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. featuring local talent. Lunch will follow the service. For information, call Pastor Benny Cole at 790-9618.
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark will hold a fall revival Oct. 18-21 with services led by Dr. Sammy Gilbreath and worship music led by the Rev. Tim Willis. Nursery provided. For service times and info, call the church office at 774-5610.
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Calvary Baptist Church, 1827 Highway 51, Enterprise, will hold revival services on Oct. 18-21 with guest preacher the Rev. Ray Jones of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan. Services will held at 6 p.m. on Sunday at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.
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The Dale Baptist ministers will host Judge Roy Moore at a special meeting on Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information, call the Dale Baptist Association at 774-2713 or Ridgecrest Baptist Church at 774-5610.
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Total Deliverance Ministries will host a Sister 2 Sister meeting on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at the church, 671 N. Range St., Suite 2, Dothan. The theme is “The Power of Praise and Worship” with guest speaker Minister Kim Copes of Behold the Lamb of God.
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The Women on Mission will hold their 10th annual arts and crafts festival at First Baptist Church in Cottondale, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be available. An assortment of baked goods, sewing items, seasonal decorations, books, plants, jellies and jams will be for sale to support mission projects.
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Kinsey Baptist Church, 6745 Walden Drive, Kinsey, will host a Fall Festival on Oct. 24 from 5:30-8 p.m. for all children through the sixth grade. Free admission. Games, prizes and food. Call 794-2561.
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Total Deliverance Ministries, 671 N. Range St., Dothan, will hold a Sister 2 Sister meeting on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. The theme is “The Power of Praise and Worship” with guest speaker Minister Kim Copes.
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Zion Chapel Baptist Church, 1228 County Road 217, Elba, will hold a Homecoming service on Oct. 25 at 10:45 a.m. Broken Strings will be singing, and the Rev. Cary Maulden will preach. Lunch will follow the service.
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Sylvan Grove United Methodist Church of Midland City will have their annual homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 25, with the Rev. John Bryan as guest speaker. Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with special special and lunch following the service in the fellowship hall.
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Union Springs Baptist Church in Newville will have homecoming on Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. with music by the church choir and guest. Lunch will be served at noon.
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First Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia will host the third appreciation service for the Rev. Eddie and Sister Eltherlean Farmer on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. The Rev. Alphonso Neal of Piney Grove Baptist Church of Webb will be the guest minister.
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Shady Grove Baptist Church II, 1547 Lucy Grade Road, Dothan, will hold a Youth Day program on Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Officer Thomas Davis of the Dothan Police Department.
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Rocky Creek United Methodist Church, 3146 Creek Church Road, Ashford, will hold Homecoming services on Oct. 25. The Rev. Addis Habbard will be the guest speaker at 11 a.m. Lunch will at noon in the fellowship hall.
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Center Baptist Church, 546 Center Church Road, Webb, will host its annual Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 25, with the Rev. Charles Barker as guest speaker. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. and worship is Former pastors and members will invited to attend. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall.
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The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Fla., will host leading intelligent design advocate William Dembski at on Monday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. in the R.G. Lee Chapel. Dembski’s speaking engagement includes the chapel service, presentations during several classes, informational forums throughout the day and a faculty forum in the afternoon. Dembski serves as research professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Glory to Him Church, 6193 Andrews Ave., Ozark, will host guest speaker David Nekrutman on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. Nekrutman currently serves as executive director for Ohr Torah Stone’s Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding & Cooperation in Israel and was instrumental in the launching of The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and other programs with the Rev. Robert Stearns of Eagles Wings. He will be sharing timely information regarding current events and their impact on Israel and the world. For more information, call the church office at 774-7677.
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The Center for Expository Preaching at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Fla., will hold two events previewing the annual January Bible student and the annual doctrine study. The first preview on Oct. 29 will be of the Parables of the Kingdoms found in the Gospel of Matthew. On Jan. 29, 2010, a preview of the annual doctrine study on spiritual disciplines will be held. Each event will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch provided as are handouts at no charge.To register, contact Ed Scott at or (850) 263-3261 ext. 488.
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First Baptist Church, 2897 Green St., in Marianna, Fla., will host a Hallow Him Fall Festival on Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m. Games, entertainment, food and candy. Call (850) 526-4200.
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark will hold a Family Fall Festival on Oct. 31 from 6:30-8 p.m. All children up to the sixth grade and accompanied by an adult are invited. Games, crafts, costume contest. Please no ghosts, demons, witches or other scary costumes. Call 774-5610.
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Memphis Baptist Church, 4594 Eddins Road, Dothan, will host their annual Hallelujah Night Fall Festival from 4:30-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Trunk-R-Treat begins at 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public as a safe alternative to neighborhood trick-or-treating. Free chili dogs. Activities include door prizes, festive photo opportunities, face painting, trunk-r-treat, a cake walk, inflatables, a hay ride, and many indoor and outside games manned by the MBC Youth, who will be dressed as biblical characters. For information, call the church at 677-5387 or visit http://www.memphisbaptist.net.
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The Northside Church of The Nazarene, 2848 Denton Road, between Ross Clark Circle and Westgate Parkway, Dothan, will celebrate Homecoming on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. The Klondyke Gospel Trio will provide special music and the Rev. Eric Boomer, pastor of the Nazarene Church in Donalsonville, Ga., will bring the morning message. Dinner will follow.
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Maple Avenue Baptist Church, 1009 W. Maple Ave., Geneva, will hold the next 39er’s C.L.U.B. lunch meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 11 a.m-noon. Reservations needed by Thursday, Nov. 5. Call your table hostess or 684-9617. The Rev. Mike Gaby of Westside United Methodist Church in Geneva will be the guest speaker. The 39er’s C.L.U.B. (Christians Living Under the Blood) is nondenominational.
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Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 821 Lennox Ave., Dothan, will celebrate the church’s anniversary and Family and Friends Day on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and worship.
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Union Hill Free Will Baptist Church, 1125 Union Hill Road, Slocomb, will hold a Harvest Day celebration on Nov. 8 with services beginning at 10 a.m. featuring singing by Cricket Lee. There will be no Sunday school services. The Rev. Danny Williams, director of communications and development for Alabama’s Free Will Baptist Children’s Home, will preach during the 11 a.m. worship. Dinner will follow in the fellowship hall. Revival services will also begin on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. and continue on Nov. 9-10 at 7 p.m.
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Burdeshaw Street Missionary Baptist Church, 714 E. Burdeshaw St., Dothan, will host a ministers’ wives program on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Annie Dawsey of Countyline Missionary Baptist Church in Slocomb. The public is invited. Call 701-1792 or 677-2824.