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Gospel sings are back on; set for July 21 and 22The Grantville gospel singings, temporarily halted by a misunderstanding between depot officials and event organizers, are back on the calendar at the Old Freight Depot in Grantville. This month’s events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22, beginning at 7 p.m. Maranatha Choir will perform at Outreach CenterOutreach International Center will host The Maranatha Touring Choir, made up of 65 high school and college students from Fredericksburg, Va. as they present a dramatic musical Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Fairburn’s Rivertown UMC welcomes Boger as new senior pastorThe Reverend Eugene M. Boger, former senior pastor of Poplar Spring United Methodist Church in Atlanta and student assistant at Centenary UMC in Atlanta, is the new senior pastor of Rivertown United Methodist Church in Fairburn. Boger is the youngest pastor ever assigned to the church in its 119-year history. New church youth on the moveShown above are members of the youth group of the newly formed Lighthouse United Methodist Church in Peachtree City during a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. Non profit groups to be featured in local expoThe Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will host a community-wide expo for nonprofit organizations Sunday, July 30, from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Peachtree City UMC will host blood drive July 23The Peachtree City United Methodist Church and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the church’s youth facilities, 400 Windgate Road in Peachtree City. The Youth Center is adjacent to J.C. Booth Middle School on Peachtree Parkway. Union City church to host Community DayResurrection House for All Nations, a non-denominational, multi-cultural Christian church in Union City, is sponsoring its Community Day Festival, Saturday, July 15. Union City residents, businesses, and public servants are invited to participate. Youth talent event planned for July 30The FCCF, Fayette County Christian Fellowship of churches, consisting of local Fayetteville churches, will sponsor “Youth Getting Crunk for Christ in a whole new light,” on July 30 at F.A. Sams Auditorium on LaFayette Avenue in Fayetteville. Vacation Bible SchoolMount Olive Baptist The Mount Olive Baptist Church youth department invites all to attend Vacation Bible School, July 17-21, where studies will be Jesus’ Family Tree. New Methodist church forming in PTCLighthouse United Methodist Church, a new church opening Aug. 13 in Peachtree City, is offering two informational dinners in July. Friends and Family Day plannedNew Beginnings Praise and Worship Center in Fayetteville will have its second annual Friends and Family Day Sunday, July 23, beginning with a special Sunday morning service July 23 at 10:30 a.m. Church of Christ hosts ‘Summer Series’The Peachtree City Church of Christ is hosting its ninth annual “Summer Series,” which began June 9 and will continue through Aug. National Heights plans trip to GreeceMembers of National Heights Baptist Church will travel to Greece this fall for the pilgrimage, “In the Footsteps of St. PTC Christian plans D.C tripPeachtree City Christian Church invites members of the community to attend a trip to Washington, D.C., October 5-10. The cost is $450 per person. GriefShare meets weekly at FFBCGriefShare is a special weekly seminar/support group offered by the Fayetteville First Baptist Church for people grieving the death of someone close. John Hatcher: ‘One Nation, Under God?’ Thank the Knights of Columbus“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” BaptizedClaire Jones recently was a recipient of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Sharpsburg’s Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church. Community help needed for FFUMC Katrina mission tripThe Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will sponsor two mission trips to Gulfport, Miss. in July to assist the Mississippi City United Methodist Church in its Katrina recovery efforts. Expo planned for nonprofit groupsThe Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will host a community-wide expo for nonprofit organizations Sunday, July 30, from 8 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Tenth anniversaryFather Daniel Fleming, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Sharpsburg, was honored recently with a supper given by parishioners on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Wells selected as head of Child Development CenterMary L. “Mamie” Wells has been named director of the Child Development Center at National Heights Baptist Church, effective July 1. She succeeds the Rev. Dr. William F. Scarbrough, the church’s pastor, who also served as the center’s director. Scarbrough retired June 30. Titus II takes hiatus in JulyTitus II, a senior adult group, usually meets at noon on the first Tuesday of each month in the Family Life Center at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church.The group is taking a break in July and will have their next meeting in August. PTC Christian plans D.C tripPeachtree City Christian Church invites the community to attend a trip to Washington, D.C., October 5-10. The cost is $450 per person. Church of Christ hosts ‘Summer Series’The Peachtree City Church of Christ will host its ninth annual “Summer Series,” which began June 9 and will continue through Aug. National Heights plans trip to GreeceMembers of National Heights Baptist Church will travel to Greece this fall for the pilgrimage, “In the Footsteps of St. GriefShare meets weekly at FFBCGriefShare is a special weekly seminar/support group offered by the Fayetteville First Baptist Church for people grieving the death of someone close. Vacation Bible SchoolHeritage Christian Heritage Christian Church invites children to “Fiesta: Where Kids Are Fired Up About Jesus! “ The Fiesta VBS will provide fun, memorable Bible-learning activities for kids entering kindergarten through the fifth grade. Each day will include songs, teamwork-building games, Maraca Munchies, Bible adventures, Bible memory buddies, and Bible point crafts. Fiesta begins on July 10 and continues through July 14, from 9 a.m. until noon each day at Heritage Christian Church, 2130 Redwine Rd., Fayetteville. For information call 770-716-5768. Visit the church Web site at www.heritagekids.info. John Hatcher: We offer you ... relationshipsThe Full Gospel Baptist State Convention, meeting in Decatur last week, was being carried along with the theme of relationships. I was an invited guest due to the fact that my dear friend, the Rev. Mamie Harris, was one of the featured speakers. Musical honoring military set for Sunday at LDS ChurchThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints south of Fayetteville will present a program of music dedicated to honoring the United States and the military this Sunday, July 2, at 7 p.m. Current and former military members and their families also will be honored. Woolsey schedules patriotic musical“Truth Is Marching On, A Musical Patriotic Observance,” arranged and orchestrated by Richard Kingsmore, will be performed by The Celebration Choir of Woolsey Baptist Church in the church sanctuary Sunday, July 2, at the 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. |