Services to note

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host The Babbs of Bellvue, Ohio, Saturday, Sept. 19; Billy Gene Dickerson of Dothan, Friday, Sept. 25; and Heartline of Prattville, Saturday, Sept. 26. Concerts start at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 4989 County Road 97, Abbeville, presents an X-MEN Retreat for all men Sept. 18-20. On Friday, there will be a “Friday Night Lights” service at 7 p.m. featuring Pastor Melvin White of Clio Community Church, and attendees are asked to wear a jersey. Saturday, there will be a “No Girls Allowed” workshop at 10:30 a.m. featuring Pastor James Dawsey of Countyline Baptist Church. And on Sunday, a Men’s Day celebration will be at 11 a.m.
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Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 104 Grimsley Drive, Ashford, will host the first Virtuous Women’s Conference Sept. 18-20. Registration will be at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 with program beginning at 7 p.m. On Sept. 19, there will be a spiritual fitness walk at 7 a.m., registration at 8 a.m. and a health symposium at 9 a.m. On Sept. 20, guest evangelist Minister Argean Carroll will be at the Women’s Day Celebration at 3 p.m.
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Patterson Street Free Will Baptist Church, 406 Patterson St., Dothan, will host its annual Men’s and Women’s Day celebration with guest speaker Artur Davis. A reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6-8 p.m. A morning worship will be held Sunday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m.
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Total Deliverance Ministries will host a Fruit of the Spirit program on Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at the church, 671 N. Range St., Suite 2, Dothan. The theme will be “Bear Fruit or be Cut Down.”
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Kingdom Life Worship Center, 1100 Third Ave., Dothan, will host Kingdom Life Day — Celebrating The Call, The Wait and The Rise on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. to mark three years of service to the community and the body of Christ. Homilist Pastor Kito D. March Sr. and the St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church family of Miami, Fla., will lead the celebration. For more information, call 678-0909.
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North Range Street Church of Christ, 1815 N. Range St., Dothan, will hold Homecoming services on Sunday, Sept. 20. Evening service begins at 2:30 p.m.
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Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 5 Piney Grove Church Road, Webb, will hold its annual Men’s and Women’s Day on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Eddie Farmer Sr., pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia.
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Smithville Baptist Church, 160 W. Smithville Road, Dothan, will hold a Men’s and Women’s Day celebration on Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. with dinner served for guests prior to the service. Speaker will be the Rev. Lloyd Dillard of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dothan. The public is invited.
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Allen Temple Church of God in Christ, 106 Farmer St., Dothan, will hold its annual Family and Friends Day celebration on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Tracey McClure Sr. of Shout Dance Deliverance Church of God in Christ in Troy.
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Emerald City Quartet will be in concert on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. at Ashford First Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 84 East. For information, call (850) 832-0989 or visit www.emeraldcityquartet.com.
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 4989 County Road 97, Abbeville, will host an XM Revival, or Xcuseless Ministry, Sept. 20-22 at 7 p.m. featuring tag-team preaching from Pastor Rashard Hollman and Pastor Jevon Goode of Destiny Church in Dothan.
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Open Door Baptist Church, 2041 Mimosa Drive, Dothan, will hold an old-fashioned tent revival Sept. 20-25. Evangelist Justin Cooper with Highways and Hedges Tent Ministries will be preaching. Services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Fla., will host Seminary Day on Sept. 21 in the common area inside the BCF Student Center. Students and interested guests are invited to attend and learn more about specific graduate degrees, compare areas of study, identify military chaplaincy requirements, and receive important answers to questions on continuing education. Representatives will be available from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the military chaplaincy. For more information, visit baptistcollege.edu or call (850) 328-2660 ext 460.
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Faith Deliverance Ministries of Berachah Inc., 1310 W. Carroll St., Dothan, presents the 2009 Empowerment Conference with the Anointed Woman of God from Sept. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m.
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Contemporary Christian recording artist Lincoln Brewster will be in concert at Harvest Church in Dothan on Sept. 27 with special guest Balance. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and the concert begins at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $12 and $15 at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at www.harvestdothan.com, Goldfingers, Dove Christian Supply, and 94.3 His Radio. Harvest Church is located at 2727 Fortner St., Dothan.
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The Cypress United Methodist Church will sponsor their annual Homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 27, with services starting at 10:30 a.m. The Marianna-Panama City district superintendent, the Rev. Randy Woodham, will be delivering the message. Music and singing will be by The Big River Blue Grass Girls. A covered dish luncheon will follow at noon in the Family Center at the back of the church. The church, located on Cemetery Road in Cypress, is the old Cypress School building.
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The Promise Remains Tour featuring Building 429, Todd Agnew and Kimber Rising will be held at the Baptist College of Florida’s Assembly Center in Graceville, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 1. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; concert begins at 5:30 p.m. General admission tickets at $12; preferred seating tickets are $17 Tickets are available at the BCF Business Office, call (800) 328-2660, ext. 418, or at Eagle Eye Outfitters in Dothan.
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Maple Avenue Baptist Church, 1009 W. Maple Ave., Geneva, will host the next 39er’s C.L.U.B. luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. Registration is needed by Oct. 1. Call your table hostess or 684-9617 to register. The Rev. Ricky Hall, pastor of First Baptist Church in Coffee Springs, will be the guest speaker. The 39er’s C.L.U.B. (Christians Living Under the Blood) is a non-denominational monthly gathering that is open to anyone.
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Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 349 Merrick St., Ozark, will host a Missionary Fellowship Day on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Alexander Smith of Agape Powerhouse Church of God by Faith in Gordon. Refreshments will be served. All churches are invited.
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Oakey Grove Community Church, 1133 Hayden St., Haleburg, will hold its annual Harvest Day program on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Wilbert Dawsey, pastor of Burdeshaw Missionary Baptist Church in Dothan.
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Wings of Deliverance Community Church, 8286 County Road 45 S., Headland, will hold an appreciation celebration Oct. 9-11 to mark 22 years. There will also be a “Happy Birthday Special” on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. and a pre-appreciation service on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m.
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Missionary Evangelist Center, 422 S. Alice St., Dothan, will hold revival services Oct. 5-7 at 7 p.m.
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The ninth annual Fort Rucker Clergy Appreciation Luncheon will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Landing (formerly the Aviators’ Landing). CSM Marlin J. Smith, commandant, Noncommissioned Officer Academy and U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, is the guest speaker. Tickets are available for $9.50 per ticket. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Allie Bell-Reddick, 347-8360, Charlene Franklin, 255-9904, Patsy Smith, 255-2886, or Faye Brooks, 255-3396.
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark will host revival services Oct. 18-20. Dr. Sammy Gilbreath, director of Evangelism for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, will lead the revival services. The Rev. Tim Willis, minister of music and worship and senior adults at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan, will lead the song worship services. Everyone is invited to attend, and a nursery will be provided. Call 774-5610.
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Total Deliverance Ministries will host a Sister 2 Sister meeting on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at the church, 671 N. Range St., Suite 2, Dothan. The theme is “The Power of Praise and Worship” with guest speaker Minister Kim Copes of Behold the Lamb of God.
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The Center for Expository Preaching at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Fla., will hold two events previewing the annual January Bible student and the annual doctrine study. The first preview on Oct. 29 will be of the Parables of the Kingdoms found in the Gospel of Matthew. On Jan. 29, 2010, a preview of the annual doctrine study on spiritual disciplines will be held. Each event will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch provided as are handouts at no charge.To register, contact Ed Scott at eescott@baptistcollege.edu or (850) 263-3261 ext. 488.