Services to note

A New Year’s Eve gospel sing will be held Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 7:30 p.m. until midnight at Wesley Chapel Community Church, Bells Cross Roads in Echo, with special guests Lydia Berry of Dothan, Lisa Giles of Ozark, Crowns of Grace Quartet of Ashford, and the New Beginnings Trio of Dothan. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, but an offering will be received. Call 795-6143.
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Mount Olive Baptist Church will hold its annual Watch Night Service on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 9:30 p.m. in the church’s new Family Life Center. A grand opening for the Family Life Center will be held on Sunday, Jan. 4, with a ribbon cutting at 2:15 p.m. and a service at 2:30 p.m. The grand opening will be followed by a series of services held Jan. 5-7 at 7 p.m. nightly and featuring local pastors and congregations.
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Lime Springs United Methodist Church, 2852 Highway 153 near Samson, will host a New Year’s Eve gospel sing on Wednesday, Dec. 31, featuring the Dixie Echoes from Pensacola, Fla., Robert and James and Southern Tradition from Defuniak Springs, Fla., and the Calloways from Jay, Fla. The sing will be from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. There will be no charge, but an offering will be taken. Call 898-7035 or 488-5267.
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Klondyke Gospel Music Center, located at 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host the following groups in January: Naomia & The Segos from Centerville, Ga., Friday, Jan. 2; The Bradys from Columbia, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 3; Kevin Spencer & Friends from Shelby, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 8; Sharron Kay King, Friday, Jan. 9; Dane Bailey from Fort Wayne, Ind., Saturday, Jan. 10; The Keetons from Ashland, Ky., Friday, Jan. 16; The Toomey Family from Buena Vista, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 17; Bonita Eileen from Fort Payne, Friday, Jan. 23; Junior Combs & Southern Joy from Baldwin, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 24; The Shireys from Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 29; Holy City Quartet from Mount Pleasant, S.C., Saturday Jan. 31. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. No admission charged.
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Smithville Missionary Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan, will host a Musical Extravaganza on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 4, at 2:30 p.m. Groups on Saturday include: Gospel Travelers of Dothan; S.C. Walker Choir; Golden Bells of Dothan; The Friendly Five of Blakely, Ga.; and The Heavenly Angels of Dothan. On Sunday, groups include: Amazing Harmony Four of Bainbridge, Ga.; The Gospel Clouds of Dothan; Spiritual Eight of Dothan; Faith Ones of Dothan; Female Chorus of Dothan; and Bay Spring Male Chorus. Call 794-2029 for information.
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The Palmetto State Quartet will be in concert at Rainbow Meadows Baptist Church, Napier Field Road, on Friday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. An offering will be taken. Call 790-1940.
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Legacy Church will hold its first public service on Saturday, Jan. 10. The newly-formed congregation will meet at 6:30 p.m. each Saturday in the fine arts building at Northside Methodist Academy, 2600 Redmond Road in Dothan. For more information, visit http://www.legacydothan.com.
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Holyneck Missionary Baptist Church in Campbellton, Fla., will host the sixth anniversary of The Holyneck Male Choir on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, Jan. 11, the Rev. Henry Taylor will be the guest speaker at 11 a.m., and a guest choir will end the celebration service. Call (334) 701-1627 or (850) 352-1114.
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St. Walden Missionary Baptist Church, 1588 S. Oates St., Dothan, will observe its 97th anniversary on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at 3 p.m. Guest minister will be the Rev. W.F. Morris, pastor of Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Evergreen.
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A gospel concert will be held Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Ashford High School auditorium featuring national gospel acts such as The Greenes, Brian Free and Assurance, and Royal City. A $6 donation will be taken at the door along with any offerings.