Church activities: Sept. 8, 2012
The Elsons: will be in concert at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Sharon First Church of God, located 2 miles up Cabin Creek on the right.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation: will feature Doug MacLeod of California in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 520 Kanawha Boulevard West. Admission is $15. Singer-songwriter, guitar master Doug McLeod will present an evening of acoustic blues. For information, visit www.doug-macleod.com/.
The Jay Humphreys Trio: will be singing at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Mount Tabor Church, St. Albans. They will also sing at 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Pond Gap Church's homecoming in Pond Gap.
The Believers: will be singing at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Kelly's Creek Community Church at Sissonville. They will also sing at 1 p.m. Sept. 9 at Goshen Baptist Church, located on Kentuck Road off the Interstate 77, Kenna exit.
Randy White: will sing at 7 p.m. Monday at Lucy Wilson Baptist Church, Wills Creek, Elkview.
Song evangelist Jim Edens: will perform at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at the South Charleston Mound Festival. He will also sing at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Davis Memorial Baptist Church in Charleston and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Comfort Presbyterian Church.
First Baptist Church of Vandalia,: 1500 Mountain Road, will feature the Male Chorus in their annual mini concert at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9.
Squire Parsons and Squire Parsons Trio: will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at First Baptist Church of Rainelle, 309 Seventh St., Rainelle. The concert is free, however, love offerings will be taken. Squire Parsons has written many of his songs. For more information, call 304-438-6311.
The BrighterSide Quartet: will sing at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Zion Hill Baptist Church's annual homecoming service in Elana.
The Kidds: will bring the gospel in song at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Sandy Fork Baptist Church in Griffithsville.
Calvary's Why: will sing at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Parsons Chapel, Sixth Avenue.
Revivals
Frazier's Bottom Church of God,: 2051 W.Va. 35, Frazier's Bottom will have revival services beginning at noon Sept. 9 with an all-church, friends and neighbors picnic in the large pavilion beside the church. Music will be provided, and the Rev. Roy Barber of White Sulphur Springs will preach following the picnic. Services continue at 7 p.m. nightly, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Monday evening preacher will be the Rev. Jake Eldridge, pastor of Buffalo. Pastor Lester Errett Jr., pastor of Fraziers Bottom Church of God, will deliver Tuesday evening's sermon. Dr. Bill Ellis will be preaching and his wife, Kitty, will be the guest soloist for the closing service Sept. 12 afternoon. Ellis has preached in more than 150 different churches in the state and in many countries. Many churches will be celebrating the "National Back to Church Sunday" on Sept. 16.
Revival service: will be held at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 9 and at 7 p.m. nightly during the week at Rumble Community Baptist Church. The Rev. Roger Duncan from Tampa, Fla., will speak. The Rev. Duncan has made appearances on the Calvin Evans television programs.
Special services
Good Shepherd Free Will Baptist Church,: 5470 West Pea Ridge Road, Huntington, will have a special morning worship service at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. Family Circle and the Tignor Family will sing. The Rev. Luther Dingess will preach. Dinner will be served at noon. There will be no afternoon or evening service. The prayer meeting and youth group meetings are held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Winfield Nazarene Church: will observe National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16 at the church in Winfield. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday and the worship service at 10:45 a.m. For more information about the church, call 304-586-2180 or visit www.winfieldnazarene.com.
Fresh Fire Ministries: will present the Second Annual Fresh Fire Crusade: A Prophetic Explosion, Oct. 25-28, at Living Water Worship Centre, 513 Patrick St. The theme is "The Last Outpour." Schedule is: Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., speaker, Pastor Anthony Calloway of Columbus, Ohio; Oct. 26, noon, speaker, Evangelist Janet Hairston of Beckley; Oct. 26, evening service at 7:30 p.m., speaker, Pastor Dennis Hardwell of Wichita, Kan.; Oct. 27, noon, speaker, Pastor Timothy Starkey of Beckley; Oct. 27, 6 p.m., speaker, Evangelist April Bright of Beckley. Oct. 28, 9 a.m. speaker, Pastor S.R. White; Evening Service 4 p.m., speaker, Prophet B.K. Thompson. Registration is $10 before Oct. 1 and $15 after. Register online at http://freshfirecrusade2012.eventbrite.com or call 304-404-3473.
Living Water Worship Center,: 513 Patrick St., West Side, will have morning worship service beginning 9 a.m. Sept. 9. Speaker will be Pastor S.R. White. The official installation service of Pastor S.R. and lady Vanessa White will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Guest speaker will be Gloria McDuffey of A Place of Deliverance Church and Training Center in Garner, N.C.
The All Nations Revival Center,: 325 Academy Drive, Institute, will have church dedication events Sept. 28-30. The schedule is: Sept. 28, 7 p.m., official church dedication service, dedicatory speaker will be Dr. Sherman Watkins of Columbus, Ohio; Sept. 29, 6 p.m., Praise and Worship Extravaganza with area choirs participating; Sept. 30, 11 a.m., Ribbon cutting ceremony and church service. A free dinner will be served after the service. Frederick Hightower is pastor.
Keith Johnson, former chaplain to the Minnesota Vikings and Jerusalem-based Jewish scholar and author Nehemia Gordon: will explain the "Hebrew Secret of God's Blessing" at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Sar Shalom Bible Center in Hurricane. Johnson has ministered to some of the top names in the NFL and NBA. He is author of "His Hallowed Name Revealed Again," a study of the Hebrew name of God. Gordon has spent his career deciphering Hebrew manuscripts and studying the deep mysteries of the Jewish faith.
Bible Center Church: will speak on "Courage After Fire," written by Keith Armstrong, LCSW; Suzanne Best, Ph.D.; and Paula Domenici, Ph.D., from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bible Center Church Southridge Campus, 100 Bible Center Drive. The book is about combat veterans and spouses who share their reintegration journey to life's new normal. Speakers include Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzales, 21 years of service, 20 in Special Forces and currently serving in the WVARNG; CW4 Mark Prosser, 26 years of service and currently serving in the WVARNG; Sgt. Matthew Pennington, six years of service with honorable retirement from the Army. Music will be provided by Major John C. Wilkinson, 26 years of service and currently serving in the WVARNG; and SFC Timothy R. Kyer II, 14 years of service, currently serving in the WVARNG. Master of Ceremonies is retired Army LTC Carl Kinder.
Items for Church Activities may be submitted by mail to The Charleston Gazette, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301, or faxed to 304-348-1233. Notices will be run one time free. Please include a contact person's name and a daytime telephone number. Information will not be taken by phone. The deadline is noon Thursday.
Anniversaries/homecomings
Fairview United Methodist Church: will have its 125th Homecoming celebration Sept. 8 and Sunday at the church. A pizza party and games for kids will be featured from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 8. A song and praise service with refreshments will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 8. The homecoming and morning worship will be observed at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 9. A covered-dish dinner and fellowship will be held at noon. The afternoon services with a special sing will begin at 1:30 p.m. The church is located in Cross Lanes. Turn left off Big Tyler Road to Rocky Fork and take the first right up the hill.
Homecoming services: will be held Sept. 9 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Pinch. Afternoon activities include a covered-dish dinner and music by the Taylor Brothers and Good News Trio. There will be inflatables for children. The church is located across from Pinch Elementary School.
Homecoming services: will be held Sept. 9 at Kelly's Creek Community Church on Kelly's Creek Road, Sissonville. The Rev. Ray Humphrey will preach and The Believers will sing during the morning service beginning at 10 a.m. The Harbor Masters Quartet will sing in the afternoon service beginning at approximately 1 p.m.
Red Oak Christian Community Church,: Red Oak Drive, Nitro, will have its homecoming beginning at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 with Sundra Brown from Barberville, Ky., preaching. Singing will be provided by Gospel Tide and Old Cross Roads. Dinner will be served at noon. Victor Keathley and Roy Jarrell are pastors.
Homecoming services: will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Lucy Wilson Baptist Church, Wills Creek, Elkview. Dinner will be served at noon. The Rev. Roger Cunningham will speak and Shiloh will sing.
Shrewsbury Community Church: will have homecoming services at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. The Brown Sisters, Sandy Moore and the church choir will sing. The Rev. Paul Ramsey will preach following the sing. Lunch will be served at noon.
First Missionary Baptist Church: will celebrate its 106th Anniversary and Homecoming at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9. Sunday school will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the morning service starts at 11 a.m. with its pastor, the Rev. Robert J. Frazier speaking. The afternoon service begins at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Ronald Sherrod, pastor of Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Lewisburg as guest speaker, along with his choir and congregation. Area churches are invited to participate.
Reamer Hill Community Church,: Leatherwood Road, Clendenin, will celebrate its 38th Anniversary Homecoming beginning at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. Dinner will be on the grounds at noon. The afternoon service begins at 1:30 p.m. with The Hobbs Family as guest singers.
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church: in Chesapeake,: will have its 92nd Church Anniversary at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church, 11744 Maccorkle Ave., Chesapeake. The theme is "Now is the Time." Guest speaker will be Bishop Gordon Ford of Faith Cathedral of Praise in Rand, along with his choir and congregation. Dinner will be served immediately after the morning service.
Elkridge Community Church: will have its homecoming services on Sept. 23. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m., a dinner at noon and the afternoon service will begin at 2 p.m. Directions to Elkridge: from Montgomery, take W.Va. 61 South and go approximately 3 miles. Turn right onto Armstrong Creek Road. Go approximately 5 miles and turn right on Elkridge Road. The church is about 2 miles up on the left. For information, call 304-595-7165.
Miscellaneous
Christ Harvest: is hosting a "Family Fun Day" from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at the church, located at 5315 Koontz Drive in Cross Lanes. Free Little Caesars pizza and Pepsi products will be provided, along with inflatables, live bands, fire department vehicles, games and prizes for all.
Applications are available for a booth space: at the annual fall arts and crafts sale, to take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Ave. in Hurricane. Spaces are $20 plus $3 for electrical outlet. Vendors must bring their own tables. Call Jan at 304-562-2053 or stop by the church office, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for information.
Heritage Baptist Church,: Pinch, will host a LERMA Stamp-Out Hunger Yard Sale, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6, at the beginning of Hidden Valley in Pinch. Eleven community churches will be participating in this huge annual sale. There will also be hotdogs and a bake sale. Items for sale include furniture, exercise equipment, home décor, glassware, books, clothes, baby items, household items, books, toys, furniture, movies and more.
Abundant Life Ministries,: 1534 Washington Street E, Charleston is having a Community Praise Carnival from noon to 3 p.m. on Sept. 15. The carnival-themed event will have free food, inflatables, games and prizes. Call Erica at 304-342-0058, ext. 8, or go to www.abundantlifewv.com for more information.
Set Free Ministries: will have a fundraising yard sale at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at the church, located at 638 Cross Lanes Drive, 7/10 mile from the stoplight in Cross Lanes toward Rock Branch. Several families have donated items for the sale.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation: will present its Third Friday Film Series at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the church, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Admission is free. The film is "Hugo," a 2011 family drama that blends fictional story with historical fact. Set in a Paris train station in the early 20th Century, it tells the story of a young boy, Hugo, orphaned and being taken care of by his uncle, who works as the keeper of the station's clocks. Rated PG.
King Of Glory International Ministries: will present its Second Annual "I Lived To Tell It'' Conference Sept. 8 and Sept. 9. Services will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 with speakers Carlotta Lynch, of Morgantown; Renee Dixon, of Morgantown; and Gloria McDuffey, of Henderson, N.C. Speaker on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. will be Pastor Tina M. Beatty. Seating is limited. Registration is $20 in advance or $25 at the door for both days. For more information, call 304-720-5994 or email kingofgloryintlministr...@yahoo.com.
A hot dog, bake sale and yard sale: will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at Meadowbrook Freewill Baptist Church, located on W.Va. 114 North, above Capital High School.
Abundant Life Bible College,: 1534 Washington St. E., will offer its next course, Homiletics I, from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning Tuesday. The six-week course costs $100. For more information or to register online go to www.abundantlifewv.com or call the church at 304-342-0058, ext. 4.
Asbury United Methodist Church: will host its Fifth Annual Outdoor Celebration from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at 501 Elizabeth St. The Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus will sing. There will be lots of giveaways, including hot dogs and drinks. A Jupiter Jump will be available for kids. Children's bikes will be given away.
Music
The Elsons: will be in concert at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Sharon First Church of God, located 2 miles up Cabin Creek on the right.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation: will feature Doug MacLeod of California in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 520 Kanawha Boulevard West. Admission is $15. Singer-songwriter, guitar master Doug McLeod will present an evening of acoustic blues. For information, visit www.doug-macleod.com/.
The Jay Humphreys Trio: will be singing at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Mount Tabor Church, St. Albans. They will also sing at 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at Pond Gap Church's homecoming in Pond Gap.
The Believers: will be singing at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Kelly's Creek Community Church at Sissonville. They will also sing at 1 p.m. Sept. 9 at Goshen Baptist Church, located on Kentuck Road off the Interstate 77, Kenna exit.
Randy White: will sing at 7 p.m. Monday at Lucy Wilson Baptist Church, Wills Creek, Elkview.
Song evangelist Jim Edens: will perform at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at the South Charleston Mound Festival. He will also sing at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Davis Memorial Baptist Church in Charleston and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Comfort Presbyterian Church.
First Baptist Church of Vandalia,: 1500 Mountain Road, will feature the Male Chorus in their annual mini concert at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9.
Squire Parsons and Squire Parsons Trio: will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at First Baptist Church of Rainelle, 309 Seventh St., Rainelle. The concert is free, however, love offerings will be taken. Squire Parsons has written many of his songs. For more information, call 304-438-6311.
The BrighterSide Quartet: will sing at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Zion Hill Baptist Church's annual homecoming service in Elana.
The Kidds: will bring the gospel in song at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Sandy Fork Baptist Church in Griffithsville.
Calvary's Why: will sing at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Parsons Chapel, Sixth Avenue.
Revivals
Frazier's Bottom Church of God,: 2051 W.Va. 35, Frazier's Bottom will have revival services beginning at noon Sept. 9 with an all-church, friends and neighbors picnic in the large pavilion beside the church. Music will be provided, and the Rev. Roy Barber of White Sulphur Springs will preach following the picnic. Services continue at 7 p.m. nightly, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Monday evening preacher will be the Rev. Jake Eldridge, pastor of Buffalo. Pastor Lester Errett Jr., pastor of Fraziers Bottom Church of God, will deliver Tuesday evening's sermon. Dr. Bill Ellis will be preaching and his wife, Kitty, will be the guest soloist for the closing service Sept. 12 afternoon. Ellis has preached in more than 150 different churches in the state and in many countries. Many churches will be celebrating the "National Back to Church Sunday" on Sept. 16.
Revival service: will be held at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 9 and at 7 p.m. nightly during the week at Rumble Community Baptist Church. The Rev. Roger Duncan from Tampa, Fla., will speak. The Rev. Duncan has made appearances on the Calvin Evans television programs.
Special services
Good Shepherd Free Will Baptist Church,: 5470 West Pea Ridge Road, Huntington, will have a special morning worship service at 10 a.m. Sept. 9. Family Circle and the Tignor Family will sing. The Rev. Luther Dingess will preach. Dinner will be served at noon. There will be no afternoon or evening service. The prayer meeting and youth group meetings are held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Winfield Nazarene Church: will observe National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16 at the church in Winfield. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday and the worship service at 10:45 a.m. For more information about the church, call 304-586-2180 or visit www.winfieldnazarene.com.
Fresh Fire Ministries: will present the Second Annual Fresh Fire Crusade: A Prophetic Explosion, Oct. 25-28, at Living Water Worship Centre, 513 Patrick St. The theme is "The Last Outpour." Schedule is: Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., speaker, Pastor Anthony Calloway of Columbus, Ohio; Oct. 26, noon, speaker, Evangelist Janet Hairston of Beckley; Oct. 26, evening service at 7:30 p.m., speaker, Pastor Dennis Hardwell of Wichita, Kan.; Oct. 27, noon, speaker, Pastor Timothy Starkey of Beckley; Oct. 27, 6 p.m., speaker, Evangelist April Bright of Beckley. Oct. 28, 9 a.m. speaker, Pastor S.R. White; Evening Service 4 p.m., speaker, Prophet B.K. Thompson. Registration is $10 before Oct. 1 and $15 after. Register online at http://freshfirecrusade2012.eventbrite.com or call 304-404-3473.
Living Water Worship Center,: 513 Patrick St., West Side, will have morning worship service beginning 9 a.m. Sept. 9. Speaker will be Pastor S.R. White. The official installation service of Pastor S.R. and lady Vanessa White will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Guest speaker will be Gloria McDuffey of A Place of Deliverance Church and Training Center in Garner, N.C.
The All Nations Revival Center,: 325 Academy Drive, Institute, will have church dedication events Sept. 28-30. The schedule is: Sept. 28, 7 p.m., official church dedication service, dedicatory speaker will be Dr. Sherman Watkins of Columbus, Ohio; Sept. 29, 6 p.m., Praise and Worship Extravaganza with area choirs participating; Sept. 30, 11 a.m., Ribbon cutting ceremony and church service. A free dinner will be served after the service. Frederick Hightower is pastor.
Keith Johnson, former chaplain to the Minnesota Vikings and Jerusalem-based Jewish scholar and author Nehemia Gordon: will explain the "Hebrew Secret of God's Blessing" at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Sar Shalom Bible Center in Hurricane. Johnson has ministered to some of the top names in the NFL and NBA. He is author of "His Hallowed Name Revealed Again," a study of the Hebrew name of God. Gordon has spent his career deciphering Hebrew manuscripts and studying the deep mysteries of the Jewish faith.
Bible Center Church: will speak on "Courage After Fire," written by Keith Armstrong, LCSW; Suzanne Best, Ph.D.; and Paula Domenici, Ph.D., from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bible Center Church Southridge Campus, 100 Bible Center Drive. The book is about combat veterans and spouses who share their reintegration journey to life's new normal. Speakers include Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzales, 21 years of service, 20 in Special Forces and currently serving in the WVARNG; CW4 Mark Prosser, 26 years of service and currently serving in the WVARNG; Sgt. Matthew Pennington, six years of service with honorable retirement from the Army. Music will be provided by Major John C. Wilkinson, 26 years of service and currently serving in the WVARNG; and SFC Timothy R. Kyer II, 14 years of service, currently serving in the WVARNG. Master of Ceremonies is retired Army LTC Carl Kinder.
Items for Church Activities may be submitted by mail to The Charleston Gazette, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301, or faxed to 304-348-1233. Notices will be run one time free. Please include a contact person's name and a daytime telephone number. Information will not be taken by phone. The deadline is noon Thursday.
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