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Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Marriage in trouble? Get counseling now!
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist

This column is directed at all supposed heterosexual couples who are married and who attend church. Indeed, if you are married as a Steve and an Eve, you have the basic foundations for God's initial plans all along: one man and one woman.

Flat Rock A.M.E. will celebrate

149 years with all-day celebration

Moms for Moms kicks off fall season at First Baptist in PTC

The Moms for Moms group at the First Baptist Church in Peachtree City will have its fall kickoff meeting Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 9:15 a.m. with guest speaker Fran Krigline of Walking in Joy Ministries. Krigline, a former area resident, is now pursuing a master of divinity degree at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the mother of three, a former teacher, and teaches a weekly ladies Bible study and an adult Sunday School class.

Outreach Center to offer grief recovery group in September

Outreach International Center will offer a community-wide Grief Recovery Group beginning Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. The group will continue to meet the second Tuesday of each month at the facilities of Outreach International Center (OIC), 1091 South Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville (one block north of the intersections of Inman, County Line, Northbridge, and Jeff Davis Roads.

Disney spurs local kids to take charity into their own hands

Fayette County's nine-year-old Megan Preston and her neighbor, ten-year-old Lauren Brann, really have an idea of what it's like to be good Samaritans. The two recently collected 130 food items for the Fayette Samaritans Food Bank not through a school or church sponsored program but totally on their own.

Matthew Winn joins Braelinn Baptist as executive pastor

Braelinn Baptist Church's senior pastor Keith Moore announced recently that Matthew Winn has been called to serve Braelinn as executive pastor. Winn's previous position was as the southeast region leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers' small business consulting practice headquartered in Atlanta. Winn and his family will move to the area from their North Georgia farm in Calhoun.

Hopewell's homecoming is Sunday

Hopewell United Methodist Church will celebrate its 149th homecoming this Sunday, Aug. 24. Sunday School will be at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship will be at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ed Nelson, a former pastor, will deliver the message.

FUMC will offer Prism program

The community is invited to attend a free preview of the Prism Weight Loss Program this Saturday, Aug. 23, at 9 a.m. in room C-260 of the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church.The program will be offered beginning this month.

Registration open for Moms Morning Out

Fayette Presbyterian Church at 791 Forest Avenue (Hwy 92 North) is offering a Mom's Morning Out Program for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years. Registrations are now being accepted for the 2003-2004 session, which begins Sept. 2.

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