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June 8
• Pastoral anniversary, 4 p.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1604 White Plains Church Road in Clarkton. Concert celebrating Rev. Andrew Pabon and his wife, Gertrude, and their first year anniversary.
June 9
• Pastoral anniversary, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1604 White Plains Church Road in Clarkton. Concert celebrating Rev. Andrew Pabon and his wife, Gertrude, and their first year anniversary. The Sunday service at 11 a.m. features Dr. Mathew Rouse Jr. and The House of Emmanuel of Hope Mills, and the 3 p.m. service will include the Rev. Jerry McDowell and New Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Riegelwood. Lunch will be served after the morning service.
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
June 15
• Father’s Day brunch, 9:30 a.m., New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1604 White Plains Church Road in Clarkton.
Special guest will be A. Maurice Harvey of Charlotte, discussing the taboos of mental wellness. Information: Rev. Sherry Harvey at 910-549-8868.
• Pre-Father’s Day Celebration, 4 p.m., Jerusalem Baptist Church, 10133 N.C. 211 in Council. The Men In Praise gospel program will include several male choirs, groups and singers from Bladen and surrounding counties. Dessert, billed as “A Sweet Taste of Jerusalem,” will follow in the fellowship hall. The Rev. Priscilla Jackson is pastor of the church.
June 17-21
• Greater Vision Baptist Church has Vacation Bible School each night, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year it is “In The Wild.” Greater Vision is at 329 Singletary Mill Pond Road.
June 29
• Colly Chapel Church, 7 a.m., yard sale, 3857 Mote Road, Harrells. Information: Marlene Baxley 910-709-2882 or 910-588-4096, or Jessica Tart 910-260-6112.
July 7
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
July 14
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Aug. 4
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Aug. 11
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Sept. 1
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Sept. 8
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Oct. 6
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Oct. 13
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Nov. 3
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Nov. 10
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Dec. 1
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
Dec. 8
• Power in Word Ministry, 8 a.m. on WBLA-AM 1440 in Elizabethtown, Bible study teaching.
ONGOING
• The Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church clothes closet will be open on the last Saturday of each month (November and December dates are the third Saturday) from 8-11 a.m. The food pantry, From His Table to Yours, will be open the same day from 10 a.m. to noon. Personal transportations and identifications are required. No fee is involved in either ministry. Baldwin Branch is at 4047 N.C. 242 South in Elizabethtown.
• Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step recovery ministry, is held on Sundays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. (dinner served at 6 p.m.) at Windsor United Methodist Church, 12863 N.C. 242 North in Ammon. Child care provided. For information, contact Amy Munn, ministry leader, at 910-990-7661.
• I Am Inc. in conjunction with God’s Garden of Paradise Inc. will offer every month free meals and free haircuts. For more information check with Glenda’s Just Desserts and Lunch Counter, 315 Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown, and Barbers Inn, 410 Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.
• Dublin First Baptist Church Day School is accepting registration for 2-, 3- and 4-year-old half-day classes. Call 910-862-2277 or 910-876-0419 for more information.
• Living Springs Church holds a Women’s Fellowship every fourth Sunday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. The church is at 909 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown.
• I Am Inc. will offer a free yard sale. Open day and night located in the 900 block of Peanut Plant Road, Elizabethtown.
• A Power In The Word Ministry Bible study will take place every Thursday from 8:10 to 8:30 p.m. at your location by phone. Call 605-475-4120 and join in (ID number – 3390591#). The teacher is Sis Vivian Caviness Wiggins. Corporate prayer takes place on Saturday mornings from 6:15-6:30 a.m.
