Dothan area church services, Dec. 23

A live Nativity will be sponsored by Grace Harvest Church of Dothan, the Ark Christian Center of Dothan and New Covenant Church of Newton through Dec. 24. The Nativity will be set up beside Maaco Paint on the northeast side of Ross Clark Circle. Hours are 5:30-8 p.m.
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Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church, 2643 Murphy Mill Road, will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ during a 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. worship services on Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24. Both services will include individual Candle Lighting and Holy Communion (open to all in attendance). The 5 p.m. service will feature a special story for the children. Contact Pastor Laurie Williams, 671-8282, or visit www.triumphantcross.net for more information.
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Greater Sardis Missionary Baptist Church, 707 W. Reynolds St., Ozark, will host a Watch Night Service on Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning at 10 p.m. The service will include scripture, songs of praise and prayers for the New Year. Speaker will be the Rev. Freddy L. Flowers of St. Paul AME Church in Ozark. The event is sponsored by the Ozark-Dale County Ministerial Alliance.
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Johns Chapel AME Church, 605 Geneva Highway, Enterprise, will host Watch Night services on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 9:45 p.m. Everyone is invited to come for this time of praise, worship and fellowship and bring the New Year in giving thanks to God. For more information, please call Pastor Vernon McLeod at 393-2661.
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Wesley Chapel Church, intersection of Highways 65 and 54 at Bells Crossroads in Echo, will host its annual New Year’s Eve Gospel Sing on Dec. 31 from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. Special guests will be The Giles Family, Crimson River Quartet, Scott Fowler and Lydia Berry. A meal will be served at 10 p.m. Call 795-6143 for information.
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Harris Temple Church of God in Christ, 747 Adams Ave., Elba, will host a Watch Night Worship Celebration and New Year’s Revival. The New Year’s Eve service will begin at 10 p.m. with intercessory prayer at 9:30 p.m. The New Year’s Revival will begin during this celebration and run from Thursday, Dec. 31, to Saturday, Jan. 2. Services on Jan. 1-2 will be at 7 p.m. Evangelist Edith Lewis-Ferguson of Moss Point, Miss., will be the revivalist. For more information, call 389-1576 or 403-2208.
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Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will celebrate its 1,500th gospel concert and 20 years of music ministry with a special New Year’s Day concert featuring The Dixie Echoes of Pensacola, Fla., on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served during the break. Other January concerts include The Bradys of Dothan, Jan. 2; Rhon Paul Ministries of Edwin, Jan. 8; Southern Harmony of Vincent, Jan. 9; Dane Bailey, the Singing Auctioneer, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 15; Heart to Heart of Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 16; The Toney Brothers Quartet of Nashvile, Tenn., Jan. 21; Mike Carroll of Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Jan. 22; Josh and Ashley Franks of Savannah, Tenn., Jan. 23; The Shireys of Nashville, Jan. 28; The Kevin Jones Family of Hickory Tavern, S.C., Jan. 29; Jones and Linda Carroll of Brundidge, Jan. 30. Concerts start at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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Smithville Missionary Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan, will host a Musical Extravaganza on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Performers will include Pure Harmony, Willie Lawrence and the Spiritual Five, Johnny Green and The Messenger, Amazing Harmony Four, The Heavenly Angels and Sunset Spirituals. For information, call 794-2029.
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Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church will hold a special New Year’s service on Sunday, Jan. 3, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school will begin at 8:30 a.m.
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Holyneck Missionary Baptist Church in Campbellton, Fla., will celebrate the sixth anniversary of its Male Choir on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Choirs, soloists and praise mime teams are welcome. For information, call (334) 701-1627 or (850) 352-1114.
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Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1100 Montana St., Dothan, will observe “The Torch is Passed” in the church’s First Family Welcome and Shepherd Installation of its new shepherd, County President Elder Donald Nearer of Montgomery, on Saturday, Jan. 9, at noon. The public is invited. Call 699-1439.
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Browntown Community Church, 5781 Browntown Road, Graceville, Fla., will hold its 17th annual church anniversary on Sunday, Jan. 10, with services at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Guest ministers will be the Rev. Charlie Lane during the morning service and the Rev. Curtis Pittman during the afternoon service.
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Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its annual Family and Friends Day on Sunday, Jan. 17. Everyone is invited to attend.