Services

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host the following groups: Heirs of Grace from Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, April 11; Christianairea Blue Grass Trio from Collinsville, Friday, April 17; Terry Davis from Dothan, Saturday, April 18; Jennifer Strickland from Panama City, Fla., Friday, April 24; Shields of Faith from Flintstone, Ga., Saturday, April 25. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. No admission charged.
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Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 2643 Murphy Mill Road, Dothan, will observe Holy Week with the following services: Holy Saturday, April 11, 9 a.m. with a children’s Easter egg decorating and hunt and cook-out lunch; Easter Sunday, April 12, sunrise services at 7 a.m. with Holy Communion in the Prayer Garden, breakfast at 8:30 a.m., and festival worship service with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Call 671-8282.
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The First United Methodist Church, 44 S. Daleville Ave., Daleville, will hold Holy Week activities: Easter egg hunt for children up to fifth grade and a bake sale by the United Methodist Women to raise money for missions, April 11, 10 a.m.; Easter Sunday worship, April 12, 11 a.m. Call 598-2684 or visit http://www.fumcdville.com.
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St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 427 Camilla Ave., Ozark, will have several services for Holy Week, including a brief noon prayer service each week day. Easter Sunday service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 12. A breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. prior to the Easter as will an adult Sunday school and Godly Play Sunday school from 9-10 a.m. An Easter egg hunt for all children will be held at the Easter service with cake and punch served in the parish hall. The nursery will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Easter Sunday.
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will also host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 11, from noon to 1 p.m. at Gussie McMillan Park in Dothan and an Easter program on Sunday, April 12, in the fellowship hall following the Sunday-morning worship.
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First Christian Church (Disciple of Christ) at 1401 Cherokee Ave. will hold Easter Sunday sunrise service on April 12 at 6:30 a.m. followed by breakfast at 7 a.m., Sunday school at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 a.m.
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Destiny Church Dothan, U.S. Highway 231, presents “Nailed” through April 12. On Saturday there will be an Easter egg hunt, games, moon bounce, face-painting starting at 10 a.m. There will also be a 6 p.m. service on Saturday. Sunday morning will include “Nailed” at 10 a.m. with an illustrated sermon, worship and arts ministry, the Destiny Choir, children’s presentation and a candlelight communion. Call 983-3076 for information.
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“From the Manger Through the Cross,” an outdoor Easter drama will be performed April 11-12 at 7 p.m. on the lawn of Westview Baptist Church, 1404 N. Main St., in Opp. For more information, call 493-6467.
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Grandview Baptist Church, 2400 Forrester Road, will host a free children’s Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Egg hunt begins at 12:30 p.m. Children need to bring baskets. Corn dogs, chips and drinks will be served. Games, a moonwalk and a cake walk will be among activities. Call 792-1515.
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The Garretts from Canada will share their testimony and perform country-gospel music on Sunday, April 12, at 10 a.m. at New Covenant Church, County Road 55, in Newton. Visit http://www.garrettscountrygospel.com for information.
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Faith Christian Center, 853 Lakeview Road, Ozark, will hold a gospel concert featuring Keisha Vickers of Ozark on Sunday, April 12, at 6 p.m. The Easter celebration is free to the public, but offerings will be accepted. Nursery provided. Call 774-0356 or 445-4606.
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The following Coffee Baptist Churches will have sunrise services on Easter Sunday, April 12: Goodman Baptist, 6:30 a.m.; New Home Baptist, 6:30 a.m. with breakfast following; Westside Baptist, 6:30 a.m.; Ino Baptist, 6:15 a.m.; Calvary Baptist; 6 a.m. with breakfast following; and Woodland Grove, 6:20 a.m. with breakfast following. First Baptist Enterprise, Lighthouse Bible Baptist, First Hispanic Church and Westview Baptist will have sunrise services together at 7 a.m. in the park on College Street in Enterprise. Salem Baptist will have Good Friday services on April 10 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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The Dothan Ministerial Union will host the annual interdenominational Easter sunrise service at Landmark Park on April 12 at 6:30 a.m. in the park’s Victorian-style gazebo. Seating is limited; lawn chairs recommended. Admission is free. Landmark Park will close immediately after the service and re-open at noon for regular Sunday hours. In the event of rain, the service will be held at the Headland Presbyterian Church on the park grounds. For more information, call 794-3452.
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Bethel Baptist Church, 1349 Highway 173, in Graceville, Fla., will celebrate Easter on Sunday, April 12, with a cantata, “Cornerstone,” written by Sue C. Smith and Russell Mauldin and arranged by Mauldin. The performance will be during the morning worship service at 11 a.m. Call (850) 263-6589.
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The Welcome Assembly of God Church, 6794 Messer Road, Dellwood Community, Fla., will hold Easter services on Sunday, April 12, with a sunrise service from 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. followed by breakfast from 7 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Sunday school will begin at 8:30 a.m. An Easter musical presented by the Sanctuary Choir will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a Communion service. Call (850) 592-5077.
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Bluff Springs Baptist Church, 1990 Bluff Springs Road, Ashford, will hold Easter services on April 12 with a sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. followed by breakfast in the fellowship hall, Sunday school at 9 a.m., and an Easter cantata at 10 a.m. There will be no evening services.
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An Easter musical, “Arise My Love” by Craig Adams, will be presented by the Union Baptist Church Adult Choir on Sunday, April 12, at 6 p.m. Union Baptist Church is located at the intersection of State Highway 103 North and Geneva County Road 44 in Hartford. The public is invited to attend the performance. Call 886-2135.
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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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The Evergreen Center for Dialogue and Discernment at Evergreen Presbyterian Church will host its inaugural event on Tuesday, April 14, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the church, 1103 N. Pontiac Ave., in Dothan. The topic will be “Dialogue in the Public Square.” Counselor Ray Little will lead an exploration of why it’s so difficult but important to have healthy, productive conversations with those with whom we disagree and skills to create a better dialogue. The event is open to the community; supper will be available for order and child care will be provided upon request. Register by Monday, April 13. Call 792-7898 or e-mail .
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will host a musical workshop April 15-17 at 6:30 p.m. each day. The workshop will conclude with a concert on April 18 at 6 p.m. Elder Michael D. Dawsey will be the guest minister of music. Registration is $7 for adults and $5 for youth. Call Monteze Beacham at 718-3490 for information.
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Memphis Baptist Church will hold its monthly Thursday Night Thunder Bike Night on April 16 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the bike barn at 4595 Eddins Road. Families and friends are invited for fellowship, music, hot dogs and to get to know each other. All bikers and nonbikers are welcome. For more information, call 796-8807 or 803-7148.
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Port City Church of God, 2351 Dothan Road, Bainbridge, Ga., will hold a men’s and women’s revival on April 16-17 at 7 p.m. Child care will be provided for children ages 7 and under. Call (229) 254-0114 or (229) 220-3580.
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The Dixie Echoes Quartet will perform Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at Rainbow Meadows Baptist Church on Napier Field Road in Dothan. Offerings will be accepted. Call Penny Belcher at 790-1940 for information.
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The second annual Women’s Conference sponsored by the Southeast District State Convention Women’s Auxiliary will convene at the Pleasant Shade Missionary Baptist Church in Enterprise on April 18 at 8 a.m. The theme will be “Heavenly Vision: The Church and Issues of Morality” with keynote speaker Sister Bertha Jones of Helicon Missionary Baptist Church in Helicon, Ala. There will be an 11:30 a.m. sermon by the Rev. Kenneth Hammond, paster of Union Baptist church in Durham, N.C. For more information, call the church office at 347-5195.
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Memphis Faith Riders will hold their second annual Celebration Ride on April 18 at 10 a.m. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The cost is $6.50 per person, and it includes a barbecue lunch. Door prizes will be given away. For more information, call Rodger Hall at 803-7149 or Warren Abraham 796-8807.
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The Nelsons will be in concert on April 19 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Ashford.
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St. Mathis Baptist Church in Cowarts will hold its annual Missionary Day on Sunday, April 19, at 2:30 p.m. Guest minister will be Pastor Robert E. Register of Antioch Baptist Church in Slocomb.
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Bethel Baptist Church, 1349 Highway 173, in Graceville, Fla., will hold a revival April 19-22 with the Rev. Herman Rios as the evangelist. Services start on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Services start Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m. A nursery will be provided. Call (850) 263-6589.
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Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church # 2, 1547 Lucy Grade Road, Dothan, will host a Spring Youth Revival April 20-24 at 7 p.m. Guest minister for the week will be Dervin White, associated pastor of New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Dothan.
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Wayside Baptist, 907 N. Broadway St., Ashford, will host a live simulcast of radio talk show host Dave Ramsey’s Town Hall for Hope meeting on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The event will focus on what’s happening with the economy, how we got here and where we’re going. Attendance is free. Call Keith Johnson at 618-8102 or contact for information or to register. Also visit http://www.townhallforhope.com.
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The South Georgia Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America will host the annual South Georgia Regional Conference on April 23-26 at Mitchell County High School, 1000 Newton Road, Camilla, Ga. The four-day conference will include an exhibit hall, workshop classes, mass choir rehearsal, lectures, new artist showcase, quartet division and a youth jam. This year’s conference will include a live recording. Any choir or group wanting to participate in the recording should contact Ronald Spence at (229) 336-8664.
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The Community Lighthouse of Aglow International of Dothan will hold a Lighthouse service, “Pressing On,” on Friday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Missionary Evangelist Center, 442 S. Alice St., in Dothan. Call Martha Laurie at 792-7608. The public is invited.
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A Ladies Power Lunch will be held April 28 at noon in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church in Enterprise. Meal is $5, and reservations for the meal and child care are required by Friday, April 24 by calling the church at 393-5683.
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New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2627 Kinsey Road, Dothan, will hold its annual Women’s Day on April 26 at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker Shirley Stroizer, first lady of First True Outreach Ministry in Dothan. The public is invited. Call 673-9770.
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will host its annual spring revival April 27-29 with services at 7 p.m. Guest minister will be the Rev. Eric Collins of Spring Hill Baptist Church in Milledgeville, Ga.
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New Freedom Church, 115 Depot St., Webb, will hold a spring and summer yard sale on Saturday, May 2, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall. A special sneak-peek sale will be Friday, May 1, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a $5 door charge. All proceeds go to the Children’s Ministry.
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The seventh annual Bible Reading Marathon sponsored by the Dale County Baptist Associational Office will be held May 3-7 outside the front entrance of the Dale County Courthouse in Ozark. Ninety hours of reading begins at 3 p.m. on May 3 and ends at noon on May 7, which is National Day of Prayer. All denominations are invited to participate, and volunteers will read in 15-minute increments. Those interested in reading can call 774-2713.
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Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 349 Merrick St., Ozark, will hold its annual revival service Monday, May 4, through Friday, May 8, with services at 7 p.m. Speaker will be the Rev. Zibbie Dawsey of Oakey Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Ashford. All churches are invited.
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will host a Mother’s Day banquet on Saturday, May 9, at 6 p.m. with guest speaker Jeff Torrence, a teacher and coach at Enterprise High School and a member of Stringer Street AME Church in Dothan. A Mother’s Day breakfast will be served Sunday, May 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
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Women Who are Anchored in the Lord will host its first Women’s Conference on May 9 at 10 a.m. at New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2627 Kinsey Road, Dothan. Guest speakers will be Evangelist Jan Crews, Prophetess Rita Grice and Sister Agnes Daniels. The public is invited. Call Sister Vivian Daniels at 793-4260 for information.
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will host a pancake dinner to raise money for its youth department on Friday, May 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall. Pancakes only cost $3; pancakes with breakfast meat cost $4.
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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.