Church News

MICHAEL BRIGHT

Deep Creek Free Will Baptist Church

Deep Creek Free Will Baptist Church will celebrate 133 years of Gospel ministry on Homecoming Sunday, July 27. Gospel singer/ songwriter Michael Bright will be in concert during the 11 a.m. morning worship service.

Bright is known for the national radio singles "Take Time," "Nothing's Too Good to be True" and "It's Gonna Be a Good Day." His music has charted on radio stations in the United States, Europe, Canada and The United Kingdom. His albums have been given triple "A" ratings in the Singing News magazine. He ministers in over 175 churches each year, and has appeared on numerous television stations across the United States. Young and old have been touched through his music and testimony.

For more information, contact Pastor Butch Taylor at (478) 982-1206.

The public is invited.

New Hurricane

Branch Baptist

New Hurricane Branch Baptist Church will hold Installation Services for Pastor-Elect and Sister Harry Baldwin 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20.

The public is invited.

Williams Grove

Missionary Baptist

Williams Grove Missionary Baptist Church invites local churches to attend their Men's and Women's Day program Sunday, July 20. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. and worship service begins at 11 a.m. The Rev. N. Howard and members of McElmurray Grove Baptist Church will be the special guests.

The Rev. Bobby G. Williams Jr. is pastor. The church is located at 1772 Ga. Highway 17, north.

First McCoy

Baptist Church

First McCoy Baptist Church will hold revival services at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25. The evangelist will be the Rev. Rufus Miles of Oliver. The Rev. Judson Scott Sr. is pastor.

The public is invited.

Endtime Faith

Deliverance Endtime Faith Deliverance Church in Midville will celebrate their 19th Church Anniversary 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20. Clyde Foreman Sr., pastor and founder, will be the speaker.

The afternoon service will begin at 3 p.m., and Pastor Emory Hagin of Pinegrove Holiness Church in Portal will be the guest speaker.

Dinner will be served.

The public is invited.

Bethel AME Church

Pastor Alma P. Mack and the Bethel AME Church family will celebrate their annual Missionary Day 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20.

The community is invited, and ladies are encouraged to wear white.

Zion Baptist

Pastor P.M. Broomfield and the Zion Baptist Church family cordially invite the public to their annual revival 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, through Thursday, July 24.

The Rev. C.L. Anderson, pastor of Greater Zacharias Baptist Church in Glennville, will be the guest minister.

Big Horse Creek

Baptist Church

Big Horse Creek Baptist Church, 1267 Buttermilk Road, will hold their 161st Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 3.

Sunday School will begin at 10 a.m. with Emma Osteen as adult Sunday School teacher and Janet Collier and Melissa Roberts as children's Sunday School teachers. Church will begin at 11 a.m., with the homecoming preacher to be announced. Dinner will be served in the social hall after church.

Members of the church and Pastor Michael Miller invite everyone to come, bring a covered dish and join in the fun and fellowship of the church's historical service and old-fashioned homecoming.

Welcome Baptist

Welcome Baptist Church invites the public to their "23rd Pastor Appreciation" services. The Rev. E. Walker is pastor.

Saturday, July 19, will be "Musical Night," and the service will begin at 6 p.m. The Sunday, July 20, service will begin at 11:30 a.m., and Daniel Grove Baptist Church and their pastor, the Rev. E. Tates, will be in charge of the service.

Nannie E. Williams

United Methodist

The annual Women's Day Program at Nannie E. Williams United Methodist Church will be held 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 27. The Rev. Kenneth Griffin and the church congregation invite the public to attend.

The guest speaker will be the Rev. Amelia G. Dempsey. She was licensed to preach the Gospel of Christ in April of 2002 at St. John Baptist Church in Savannah. Her accomplishments include assisting in developing and implementing a "Bad Girls of the Bible" Bible study series. She is a lead minister who facilitates and develops curriculums for Ministers in-training Workshops. She also serves as a pastoral counselor and facilitator for the senior adults Sunday School class. She was selected out of many candidates to attend the 2008 U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division First Freedom Project.

Rev. Dempsey is a much sought-after preacher on the evangelistic circuit. She is the daughter of the Rev. Green Golden and Mrs. Ruth Bailey Golden. She is married to Willburn V. Dempsey, and they have a daughter, Sharon.