Services to note

The Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S., will host the following groups: LaVerne Sanders and Mercy Rain of Enterprise, Saturday, Nov. 22; Pauls Journey Quartet from Magnolia, Texas, Friday, Nov. 28; The Mystery Men Quartet from Nashville,Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 29; Darrel & Toujana from Moss Point, Miss., Friday, Dec. 5; Andy Bryan from Headland, Saturday, Dec. 6; Lewis & Lewis from Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 9; The Giles Family from Ozark, Saturday, Dec. 13; and Chosen Three from Dothan, Friday, Dec. 19. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse, County Road 25, will hold a gospel sing on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. Guest will be Rhon Paul Ministry from Edwin, Ala. Sunday services will be held at 2 p.m. with gospel singing by Brother Gene Hale and the Grimes Gospel Singers with the message delivered by Brother Donnie Spurlock. Call 983-5937.
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“Meet Lottie Moon,” a dramatization of the life of the famous Southern Baptist foreign missionary, will be presented by Gail Hartzog on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. at Cedar Springs Baptist Church near Ashford. Dinner will follow. Hartzog is the associate dean of development and planning at Chipola College and visits churches each Christmas season to perform her monologue on Charlotte “Lottie” Digges Moon, a missionary who served 40 years in China and who died in 1912.
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First Church of the Nazarene in Ozark will hold a free instrumental concert on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m., featuring Bob Camp on violin, Carl Gassett on guitar, and the Rev. Tim Hullett and Vearl Peters on piano.
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The Upper Room Church of God, 716 Highway 123 S. in Ozark, will hold a 10-year anniversary and homecoming service on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Johnny Fortune ministering. There will be food and fellowship following the service. Call 735-9697.
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An interfaith Thanksgiving worship service will be held Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1380 W. Main St., in Dothan. All area clergy are invited to process into the sanctuary together. An offering will be taken for the Wiregrass United Way Food Bank during the service.
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The Geneva Baptist Association “M” Night will be Nov. 24, at 6:45 p.m. at Maple Avenue Church. David Hope will share a Biblical Drama Emmanuel, God with Us, a complete Christmas story of God as he makes the different Biblical characters come alive through the drama. Jason Gunter and members of Maple will lead in inspirational singing. Banners will be awarded.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, corner of Cottonwood and Beverlye roads in Dothan, will host a Thanksgiving Day meal on Thursday, Nov. 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meal is free to everyone. Call 792-9745 for information or to volunteer.
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Dothan Vineyard Church, 150 Bethlehem Road, Dothan, will provide free Thanksgiving meals to the community to help in the current tight economy. Meals will be in boxed take-out style, and families in genuine financial need should call and reserve meals. Recipients must pick up their meals and will be able to do so on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 27, no later than 11 a.m. Call Kaye Crooks, church administrator, at 671-0093, ext. 2, for information.
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Shiloh Free Will Baptist Church, East County Road 22, Columbia, will have a fifth Sunday sing on Sunday, Nov. 30, with The Crown of Glory as guest singers.
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Faith Deliverance Ministries of Berachah, 1310 W. Carroll St., Dothan, will hold a revival Dec. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. each day. Speaker will be Michelle Little, pastor and evangelist.
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New Home Baptist Church of Enterprise will host A Night in Bethlehem from Wednesday, Dec. 3, through Saturday, Dec. 6, from 6:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. A Night in Bethlehem is a 45-minute guided tour and interactive experience that features actors in costumes, live animals, foods to sample and free souvenirs. New Home Baptist Church is located at the intersection of Coffee County roads 617 and 620 about three-and-a-half miles from the Boll Weevil Circle and one-and-a-half miles south of Alabama Highway 134 West. Visit http://www.newhomebaptist.org for details.
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The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville will host Holiday Homecoming at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Heritage Village located on Sanders Avenue. Activities will include cane grinding, quilt making, caroling, crafts, chili supper and ham biscuits. A concert by the combined college choirs and the choir from Holy Nativity Episcopal Christian School in Panama City, Fla., will perform The Gospel of Christmas in the R.G. Lee Chapel beginning at 8 p.m. the same day. Additional performances will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets for the musical event can be purchased for $5 through the college’s business office at (800) 328-2660 ext. 418.
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The third annual sheriff’s Christmas gospel concert will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Marianna High School auditorium, 3546 Caverns Road in Marianna, Fla. Featured groups include The Inspirations of Bryson City, N.C., and the Bibletones of Gulfport, Miss. An offering will be received. Proceeds go to the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2506 State Highway 134 E., Headland, will host a Southern Gospel Christmas Sing on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. featuring the 39-member Tri-State Southern Gospel Homecoming Choir made up of members from 19 churches in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The public is invited. There is no admission and no offering requested. A coffee and cake fellowship will follow the sing. Call 693-3000 or visit http://www.bbcheadland.com.
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Pleasant Shade Missionary Baptist Church will host their annual Christmas Banquet on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. at Enterprise Inn and Suites on Glover Avenue in Enterprise. Guest Speaker will be Sister Valarie T. Oakes of Bessemer, Ala, chairperson for the Alabama Baptist Convention Ministers’ Wives. For information, call 347-5195.
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Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, 1547 Lucy Grade Road, Dothan, will host a pastor’s appreciation for Pastor Willie Barkley and Sister Julia Barkley on Sunday, Dec. 7. An 11 a.m. service will feature Pastor Darren Taylor of Newton Baptist Center, while a 3 p.m. service will feature Pastor Marvin Henderson of New Beginning Outreach Ministries of Jacob City, Fla.
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New Maranda Baptist Church, 1221 WAGF Road, Dothan, will celebrate its 116th anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Eddie Thomas, pastor of Mary Magdalene Baptist Church and Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.
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The First Baptist Church of Dothan’s Music Ministry will present an evening of Christmas music featuring Christian musical artist Babbie Mason and the Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. at the church, 300 W. Main St. Mason has received two Dove awards, and her compositions have been recorded by CeCe Winans, Larnelle Harris and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The concert is free to the public. Call 792-5117.
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The College Singers of the Baptist College of Florida will perform at First Baptist Church of Dothan, 300 W. Main St., on Monday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. They will perform Christmas music, including Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” The concert is free to the public. Call (800) 328-2660, ext. 427, for information.
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A Drive-Through Live Nativity will be held at St. Luke United Methodist Church, located between Alberta Street and Heath Street in Enterprise near the football stadium, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nine different scenes will depict Jesus’ birth and the events surrounding it with biblical characters in costume, scenery and live animals.
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A Service of Prayer for Holiday Blues will be held Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 2643 Murphy Mill Road, Dothan. The service will address the sadness many people feel during the holiday season. Participants may request prayer for individual griefs or concerns. The service will include Holy Communion. For more information, contact Pastor Laurie Williams at the church, 671-8282.
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DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Dothan on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the church’s Recreation Outreach Center, room 308. The seminar is free and is designed to help people facing the holidays after a separation or divorce. Child care is provided. Contact Ron Bruce at 836-2949, or for details.