This month, All Saints Anglican, Peachtree City United Methodist (PTCUMC), and Providence United Methodist churches will all start the free Alpha course which is designed to answer basic questions about Christianity.

Dogwood Church, 975 Ga. Hwy. 74 South, Tyrone, will host several women’s Bible studies this fall. Sessions/groups will include:

OM DanceLink, a dance ministry of the international Christian mission agency Operation Mobilization, will hold children’s Christian worship dance classes beginning in early September at OM’s center in Tyrone.

Covenant to offer Beth Moore study
Covenant Presbyterian Church will offer a Beth Moore Bible study each Wednesday beginning Sept. 9 at 9:30 a.m. A free preschool/nursery wll be available. Covenant is at 819 Ga. Hwy. 314, Fayetteville, one mile north of The Pavilion. For more information, call 770-460-9451.

Three local churches have teamed up to offer the world-famous Alpha course to members and the general public beginning Sept. 10.

Peachtree City United Methodist Church invites the community to have a collision with God this Saturday.

The event is called “Collide” and is planned for Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. It will be a time for families to come together for dessert, fellowship, worship and fun.

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will offer Financial Peace University classes for the local community starting in September. Financial Peace University is a life-changing program that teaches one how to make the right decisions with his or her money.

Evan Harrah and his mom, Miranda, take in events during the first day of school at the newly renovated St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church Kindergarten. Photo/Special.

Beginning Thursday, Sept. 3, Peachtree City United Methodist Church will begin a new session of GriefShare each Thursday night from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Sessions will meet in room 308 at 225 Robinson Rd., Peachtree City.

Father George Daniel Hale III (R), Peachtree City, was installed as the canon liturgist of the Mid-South Diocese on Sunday, Aug.

Covenant Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Ga., will host the Second Annual Lynn Wheeler Benefit Golf Tournament at Durham Lakes Golf and Country Club in Fairburn on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Flipper Chapel plans F&F Day this Sunday
Flipper Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church will hold its Family & Friends Day on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 2:30 p.m. Flipper Chapel is at 175 Booker Ave. in Fayetteville. The church phone number is 770-719-8922.

Best-selling Christian author Beth Moore will deliver a message to an estimated 90,000 women on Aug. 28 and 29 from Green Bay, Wis. Local residents will have the opportunity to see the popular Bible teacher live.

The Youth Choir of Flat Creek Baptist Church, Fayetteville, is redefining normal. It began in September 2008 with 16 youth and set a goal to reach 24 singers. As the group prepared to sing at the Georgia Baptist Reel Fest in January 2009 momentum continued and in February the goal was achieved. During spring break the group went on a mission tour to First Baptist Church, Estero, Fla. Then, on Youth Sunday, a new record was set with 35 singers.

On Aug. 25, Fayetteville First Baptist Church will begin a new session of GriefShare, a 13-week Bible based program for those who have lost a loved one. The class meets each Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Each class begins with a video followed by group discussion.

Heritage Christian Church, 2130 Redwine Rd., Fayetteville will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a 13-week money makeover program, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m.

Merrill Chapel United Methodist Church in Fayetteville will hold its combined annual Homecoming and Family and Friends Day Sunday, Aug. 23, beginning at 3 p.m.

OM DanceLink, a dance ministry of the international Christian mission agency Operation Mobilization, will hold children’s Christian worship dance classes beginning in early September at OM’s center in Tyrone.

Dogwood Church, 975 Ga. Hwy. 74 South, Tyrone, will host several women’s Bible studies this fall. Sessions/groups will include:

Evangelist Darrell Hayes will lead a six-day session at Open Door Baptist Church in Senoia on “Understanding Other Religions,” Sunday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Sept. 4. The beliefs of the Seventh-Day Adventist, Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon, Hindu and Islamic faiths will be discussed.

AWANA starts at Woolsey tonight
AWANA begins its new year at Woolsey Baptist Church on Wednesday night, Aug. 19. Times are from 6:30-8 p.m. Woolsey Baptist Church is at 115 Hampton Road in Fayetteville. For more information, call the church office, 770- 461- 9618.

Children at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Peachtree City recently gathered school supplies to be donated to Fayette County’s Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS).

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will open enrollment for Sunday School and “Music and the Master” this weekend. Sunday School classes are offered for three-year-old children up through high school, with various options available for adults. The Sunday School year begins Aug. 23 at 9:45 a.m.

Debbie Kilgore of McDonough Road Baptist Church and Sylvia Pace of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church, leaders of Women’s Ministries, are working together to co-host the upcoming Beth Moore simulcast event at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church Aug. 28 and 29. More than 650 churches across the U.S. are participating as host churches.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug.19, Heritage Christian Church will offer Divorce Care as well as Divorce Care 4 Kids from 6:30 – 8 p.m.

New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Rd., Fayetteville will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a 13-week money makeover program, beginning Monday, Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug. 19, also at 6:30 p.m.