Services to note

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host the following groups: Emerald City Quartet from Panama City, Fla., Saturday, March 7; Spoken 4 from Branson, Mo., Monday, March 9; and The Klondyke Gospel Trio from Ozark will host a benefit sing for Vickie Lowery’s son who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, Saturday, March 14. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. No admission charged.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse, 1512 Country Road 25, Grimes, will host Allison Lynn from Toronto, Canada, as the feature singer on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m.
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Tri-States Southern Gospel Homecoming Choir will perform on Saturday, March 7, at the Texasville Community Club House, Barbour County Road 53. There is no admission, and no love offerings accepted. For directions, call Wyman Gamble at 693-3403.
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Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Ariton will be raising money for Alicia Jolly to help defray recent medical expenses. A dinner plate sale will be on Saturday, March 7, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Plates are $8 and will consist of chicken, Italian green beans, potato salad or rice, a bread and dessert. An evening of music and praise will be held on March 2 at 6 p.m. Call 762-2769 or 762-2271.
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Dothan Vineyard Church, at the ‘Y’ on North Brannon Stand Road, Dothan, will be having a special night of worship with Mike O’Brien, worship pastor of Marietta Vineyard Church, on Saturday, March 7, at 6 p.m. The public is invited. Call 671-0093 or http://www.dothanvineyard.com.
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Freedom Fellowship will present Crimson River in concert on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. A nursery will be provided for children ages birth to four years old. For more information, call 797-4568.
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The Ark Christian Center, 475 W. Main St., Dothan, will be having a sidewalk sale on Saturday, March 7, from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Ark is located in the old Flowers Hospital Building and also has a book and thrift store.
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The Proclaimers from Rehobeth will perform at Big Creek United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
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The Bonifay House of Prayer, 826 N. Caryville Road, Bonifay, Fla., will hold a sing on Saturday, March 7, at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but an offering will be taken for the singers. Featured singers will be Johnna Kay Pierce, Expressions of Faith and the Faithway Trio. Call (850) 547-1678 or (850) 547-5941.
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The First Hispanic Church, 302 N. Main St., Enterprise, will host Impact Evangelistic Services on Saturday, March 7, at 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The church is next to the First Baptist Church in Enterprise.
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The St. Mary District Deacons Wives will host a candlelight praise service on Sunday, March 8, at 6 p.m. at North Highland M.B. Church with guest speaker the Rev. Donald Mizell. All are invited, especially deacons and deacons’ wives. Attire is white for women and black suits for men. Call 793-5782.
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1124 County Road 11, Ozark, will hold revival services Sunday, March 8, through Wednesday, March 11. Dr. Bill Saye will be the evangelist. Music will be lead by Randall Johnson. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday services will be at 7 p.m. Call 774-8484.
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Oakey Grove Baptist Church, County Road 33, Ashford, will host a spring revival March 9-13 at 7 p.m. Evangelist will be Norris Danzey, pastor of Browntown Community Church in Graceville, Fla., and Abundant Life Fellowship of Ozark.
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Maple Avenue Baptist Church, 1009 W. Maple Ave., will have the next 39ers C.L.U.B. non-denominational luncheon on Tuesday, March 10, at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Sandy Reagan. Reservations and cancellations should be made by March 5. Call the church office at 684-9617.
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The Knights of Columbus Thomas A. Dooley Council 6727 of St. Columba Catholic Church on West Main Street in Dothan will be holding fish fries every Friday in observation of Lent, except Good Friday. Plates of fish, sides, dessert and a drink will cost $6.50 each and can be purchased at St. Columba Catholic Church in O’Hara Hall on Fridays starting at 6 p.m. Plates are also available for take out. Proceeds from the fish fries go to Knights of Columbus charities. For more information, call 793-5802.
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark will participate in a Marriage Celebration retreat for couples on March 13 at Shocco Springs. This retreat, limited to 50 couples, celebrates the strengths in marriages while providing help for the weaknesses. Speakers will be Jerry and Susan Cherry from Olive Branch, Miss. Check-in time is 4 p.m. on Friday with dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday. The cost is $130 per couple and includes meals and lodging. For more information, contact Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark at 774-5610.
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Landmark Full Gospel Church, 100 Main St., Headland, will host a one-night event, Friday Night Fire, on Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. The Shepherds will be ministering in song during this old-fashioned, camp-meeting style Holy Ghost fire service. Guest speaker will be Brother Quint Shepherd. Call 673-2792.
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The Young People’s Division of the Women’s Missionary Society of John’s Chapel AME Church, 841 Geneva Highway, Enterprise, will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, March 14, from 7-10 a.m. Donations of $4 per plate will be accepted. Proceeds will go toward an upcoming trip to Orlando, Fla., to attend the Connectional AME Church Leadership Training Institute. For tickets or information, call Nikki Mills at 806-4719 or Valannda Hazzard at 475-0863.
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Bonifay House of Prayer, 826 N. Caryville Road, Bonifay, Fla., will host a special singing by the Sharing the Faith Singers on Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m. There will be a mini-sermon with Linda McCullers. Clifton Haddock will deliver the main sermon. Special singing and mini-sermons will also take place on Saturday, March 21 and March 28, at 6 p.m. Call (850) 547-2525.
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A Southern Gospel Concert will be held at Winslette Chapel UMC, South County Road 9 between Wicksburg and Dothan, on Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m. Featured will be the Larch Family from Wetumpka.
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First Presbyterian Church, Dothan, will be hosting the Holding on to Hope conference March 13-14 with the Rev. Charles McGowan and Nancy and David Guthrie of Nashville, Tenn. The conference will be on Friday, March 13, in the church sanctuary from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and will continue on Saturday, March 14, in the church fellowship hall from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Child care is available by reservation. Call 794-3128.
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The third annual Wiregrass Singles Conference will be held at Hillcrest Baptist Church fellowship hall, 500 Alberta St., Enterprise, on Friday, March 13, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event features Tom and Helen Wheeler, co-founders of Changing Families Ministries. Cost is $20 per person. Sponsored by the Coffee County Baptist Association, a continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Free child care provided. E-mail name, address and phone number to and a pre-registration form will be mailed to you. Call 894-6411 for questions.
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Grace Presbyterian Church at the intersection of Airport Road and Lisenby Avenue in Panama City, Fla., will host a Scottish Festival and Highland Games on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event will include food, a tartan tea room, British car show, Highland games and athletics, Highland dancing, bagpipers and pipe bands. Call (850) 769-4000.
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Sardis Freewill Baptist Church, Eufaula, will host a benefit gospel sing on Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m. The featured singers are Carolyn Wiggins, Gospel Singing Gilmores, Marcia Hudson, Legacy, Mount Zion Trio and Diana Ludlam. The benefit is for Wesley Marshall who is recovering from an automobile accident.
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Patterson Street Freewill Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will be celebrating its 89th church anniversary on Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m. Call 792-5476.
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Smithville Baptist Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan, will host Building Fund Fellowship Day on Sunday, March 15, at 2:30 p.m. Featured speaker will be the Rev. James E. Melton. The public is invited. Call 792-6547.
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The Grant Chapel AME Church of Ashford will observe its sixth annual Lay Day on Sunday, March 15, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Joseph Cody, assistant pastor of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Cottonwood. The Baby Angels will sing.
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New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Dothan, will observe its pastor’s anniversary for the Rev. and Mrs. Mace Daniels on March 15 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Brandon K. Marshall.
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St. Columba Catholic Church will host a variety of speakers for the annual Parish mission March 16-19. Speakers will include Carmen Boyle, Father David Tokarz and Father Dennis Berry S.T. The Mission will end with a Communal Penance Service on March 19. Several priests will be present to administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation. All sessions will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Columba Catholic Church, located on West Main Street in Dothan. Call 793-5802.
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The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville will host its annual Missions Conference, “Reaching the World through the Unchanging Word,” March 16-18. There will be an open-air prayer and candlelight service on Monday beside Lake Albert, and a time of informal discussion with visiting missionaries and agency representative in the King’s Cup Coffee Shop on Tuesday. The conference will begin with a 10 a.m worship service in the R.G. Lee Chapel and conclude on Wednesday evening. Call (850) 263-3261.
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Hillcrest Baptist Ladies Ministry will host an evening with Elizabeth Luter on Friday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Hillcrest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 500 Alberta St., Enterprise. The admission is $5. Call 347-2516 to pay and register. Registration deadline is March 18.
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A Ladies Power Lunch will be held March 24 at noon in the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church of Enterprise. Featured guest will be gospel singer Cricket Lee. The cost of the meal is $5. Meal and child care reservation required by Friday, March 20, by calling Kathi at 393-5683.
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Goodman Baptist Church, 6561 County Road 625, Enterprise, will host evangelistic services March 22-26. Sunday services will be at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday services begin at 7 p.m. Special music will be provided nightly. Call 347-7714.
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The South Georgia Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America will present a concert featuring pastors and ministers from South Georgia, Florida and Alabama on Sunday, March 29, at 4 p.m. at the St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, 6829 St. Mary Road, Baconton, Ga. An awards ceremony to honor local leaders will be included in the celebration. Visit http://www.southgeorgiagmwa.org or contact Ronald Spence at (229) 336-8664.
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Oakey Grove Community Church, 1133 Hayden St., Haleburg, will observe its 50th annual Men’s and Women’s Day on Sunday, April 5. The all-day celebration begins at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, regular worship service at 11 a.m., dinner at 1:30 p.m. and the afternoon program at 3 p.m. Guest minister will be the Rev. Alfonso Neal.
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A community-wide prayer breakfast will be held April 7 at 7:30 a.m. at the Dothan Civic Center. Guest speaker will be Dr. Steve Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton, Ga. Call 792-5138 or e-mail Janice Shepard for tickets at . Tickets are $11 each or $88 for a corporate table of eight.
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The Baptist College of Florida’s Music and Worship Division in Graceville will host a studio guitar recital on Tuesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the R.G. Lee Chapel. The music will range in style from classical to jazz, in addition to guitar arrangements of well known hymns. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call Professor Jay Erp at (850) 263-3261 ext. 417 or e-mail at .
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A Blessing of the Sun ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 8, beginning at 7 a.m. at band shell at River Walk Park in Montgomery. This Jewish holiday is only celebrated every 28 years. Co-sponsored by Temple Beth Or, Agudath Israel, Interfaith Montgomery and Huntingdon College, the 30-minute service is free and open to all.
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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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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.