McDonough Road Baptist Church will present award-winning soloist David Phelps in concert Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Phelps is a former member of the Gaither Vocal Band. He has performed for George W. Bush, Billy Graham crusades, and on ABC news. His awards include four Dove Awards and two Grammy Awards.

The annual Dickens Village presented by Heritage Christian Church will be open to the public Dec. 12-16 from 6-9 p.m. The 19th century village features period characters, a play, performances by several local groups., a Marty Magehee concert, a silent auction, several shoppes including a Hot Cocoa Shoppe, Candle Shoppe, and Toy Shoppe, and a Bethlehem Village drama.

Flat Creek to present Christmas Pageant Dec. 8, 9
Members of Flat Creek Baptist Church will have their annual Christmas Pageant, “The Light of Christmas,” Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9, at 7 p.m. The event will be a full production of color, lights, scenery, costumes and props. The church is on Flat Creek Trail between Ga. Hwy. 54 and Tyrone Road. For information, call 770-487-4890.

The Celebration Choir and Orchestra of McDonough Road Baptist Church will present the Christmas musical “Glorious Impossible: The Story of a Birth” this Sunday, Dec. 2, at 10:55 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer its first Jazz Christmas Service on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.

Featuring the church’s 14-player Jazz Band, the program will also include solos by vocalist Pauline Pezzino, saxophonist Sarah Juhasz, flutist Kathy Rothfusz, and pianist David Beecher, with a French horn duet by Renee Wetli and Carl Hersom. Karl Dietmeyer will conduct.

One of Fayette County’s most popular holiday events, “Walk through Bethlehem” at Fayetteville Christian Church, will start tomorrow night and will run through Sunday, Dec. 2, at the church on Hickory Road in Fayetteville. The program will run Thursday from 6-8 p.m., Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday from 3-8 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.

All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City announced this week it is sponsoring a newly chartered Boy Scout Unit.

The Rev. Michael Fry said the church is already providing space for all of the meetings of Troop 210 and will assist wherever possible.

Congregation B’nai Israel will host a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble in Fayetteville Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 6-8 p.m.

Dec. 4 is the first night of Chanukah, the Jewish celebration of the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days. Members of Congregation B’nai Israel will light the Chanukah candles in the Starbucks Café at Barnes and Noble beginning at 6:15.

Aaron Evans and Jim Driscoll of “The Emerging Daniel Company” will speak on “finding your destiny and purpose in God” on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 during a two-day conference at Peachtree Christian Fellowship.

Trinity Fellowship to present ‘Scrooge’
Trinity Fellowship Church will present “The Gospel According to Scrooge,” Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets are free and may be obtained by calling 770-252-1020 or by ordering online at trinity-fellowship.org. Trinity is at 8817 Ga. Hwy. 54 West, Sharpsburg, at the Ga. Hwy. 54/34 intersection.

One of Fayette County’s most popular holiday events, “Walk through Bethlehem” at Fayetteville Christian Church, is set this year for Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 29- Dec. 2, at the church on Hickory Road in Fayetteville. The program will run Thursday from 6-8 p.m., Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday from 3-8 p.m., and Sunday from 1-6 p.m.

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will celebrate Thanksgiving Eve with a chili supper and worship service Wednesday, Nov. 21, beginning at 6 p.m.

St. Paul Lutheran Youth learn to cook a Mexican meal under the instruction of Chef Preble (owner of “Food is Love”) during a recent Sup?Time youth meeting.

Recently, members of the Peachtree City First Presbyterian Church donated shoe boxes filled with simple gifts to Operation Christmas Child.

The annual Dickens Village at Heritage Christian Church is starting to take shape for 2007 and will be open to the public Dec. 12-16 from 6-9 p.m.

Men, women, seniors at Harp’s Crossing to meet
The Baptist Men at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church will meet for breakfast Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Women on Mission will meet Monday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in the annex. Golden Harps will meet Thursday, Dec. 13,at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The church is at 1183 Ga. Hwy. 92 South, Fayetteville.

Father David Epps, pastor of Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church, will be consecrated as a bishop in the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City. A reception will follow.

The recent 10-year reunion celebration at St. Paul Lutheran School drew 150 people including alumni and former teachers from as far away as Nebraska.

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” at Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville. The annual Dickens Village that has become a Fayette County tradition is starting to take shape for 2007 and will be open to the public Dec. 12-16 from 6-9 p.m.

An evening of dinner, theater, dance, art and music is planned for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, when Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School hosts “A Dickens Christmas Celebration” in the school cafeteria.

Mt. Olive Baptist will host Praise-A-Thon
The youth department of Mt. Olive Baptist Church will host an “All Praise Celebration” for the entire family Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. All praise dancers, mimes, choirs, steppers, comedians, etc. are invited to attend. Those interested are asked to contact Mt. Olive’s youth director, Sis. Erika Fulks, 678 598-0678, or leave a message at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 770 461-6526. The church congregation currently meets at 192 Graves Rd., Fayetteville.

Peachtree City resident and columnist for The Citizen, Sallie Satterthwaite, will be honored this Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Airport Hilton Hotel, by one of the biggest metro-Atlanta Muslim organizations, the Islamic Speakers Bureau (ISB), as it recognizes some of Georgia’s most effective leaders in promoting cross-religious and multi-ethnic dialogue.

Peachtree City Aglow, an international, interdenominational women’s ministry, will feature Sandy Conard as guest speaker at the Monday, Nov. 12 meeting, set for 6:45 p.m. at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City.

The dangers and benefits of social networking on web sites such as MySpace, Facebook, SecondLife and YouTube will be discussed at a seminar hosted by Cornerstone United Methodist Church at Thomas Crossroads in Newnan on Monday, Nov. 12 from 7 – 8 p.m.

An evening of dinner, theater, dance, art and music is planned for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, when Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School hosts “A Dickens Christmas Celebration” in the school cafeteria.

Dogwood Church members held a ground-breaking ceremony Sunday, Nov.