Services to note

Contributed reports
Published: November 29, 2008

The Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S, will host the following groups: 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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Triumph The Church and Kingdom of God in Christ, 1100 Montana St., Dothan, will host Children and Youth Need S-P-A-R-K-L-E! on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m. Speaker will be 8-year-old Dallas Luckett of Elba. Special music will be by Allen Temple, the C.O.G.I.C. Youth Choir of Dothan and The Family of Faith Children of Ozark. Contact Doris King at 699-1439.
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Grimes Gospel Lighthouse will host a gospel sing on Saturday, Nov. 29, with fingers foods served at 6 p.m. and singing starting at 7 p.m. Sunday services will be at 2 p.m. with Brother Gene Hale leading the singing and Brother Donnie Spurlock delivering the message. Call 983-4654 or 983-5937 for information.
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Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Ozark will hold its fifth Sunday sing on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. There will be congregational singing as well as special music by soloists, duets and ensembles. Everyone is invited to join us for a worship service of praise through song. A nursery will be provided. Call 774-5610.
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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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New Canaan Ministries, 200 Canaan Road, Hartford, will host revival services on Sunday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 1-2. Guests will be Daniel and Delia Hale, Rivers of Living Waters, Alexandria, La.
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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 Dothan Women in Ministry group will meet at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, at the Fountain Valley Eatery (in Fountain Plaza on the Ross Clark Circle) for fellowship, networking and spiritual renewal. The group is open to women who are both ordained and leading a local worship community. For more information, contact Pastor Laurie Williams, Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church (ELCA), 2643 Murphy Mill Road, 671-8282 or .
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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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The Salvation and Healing Revival with Evangelist David Terrell will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. at the Church of Dothan, 973 N. Oates St., Dothan. Call 693-5610.
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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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Denton Road United Methodist Church, 2410 Denton Road, Dothan, will have a Christmas Cantata, “The Gift Goes On,” on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 10:45 a.m. Call 793-5277.
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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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Maple Avenue Baptist Church, 1009 W. Maple Ave., Geneva, will host the 39ers C.L.U.B. luncheon meeting in Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. Music will be provided by Jason Gunter, minister of music at Maple Avenue Baptist. Those already involved in the 39ers C.L.U.B. are urged to contact your table hostess by Thursday, Dec. 4, to make your reservation. The 39ers C.L.U.B. is non-denominational and meets on the second Tuesday of each month. There will not be a January meeting. Call 684-9617.
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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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Bethlehem Baptist Church, Headland, will present a series of Christmas musicals. On Dec. 13-14, the kid’s choir will present “Meet Me at the Manger” at 6 p.m. On Dec. 20-21, the adult choir will present “The Name Jesus” at 6 p.m. On Dec. 24, a Christmas Eve service, including the Lord’s Supper, will be observed at 5 p.m.
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Sweet Bethel Baptist Church, 701 Bethel Road, Kinsey, will observe the 16th anniversary of their pastor, Dr. Walter H. Sims Jr., on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. James Dawsey.
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The Adult Choir at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, 1971 Deese Road, Ozark, will present the Christmas musical, “Hope Has Hands,” on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. The music ranges from classic songs like “Mary Did You Know” and “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” to new material written by Sue C. Smith and Phil Cross. A nursery will be provided, and everyone is invited to attend. Call 774-5610. 
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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.
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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.