CHURCH NEWS

■ JUDAH RESTORATION WORSHIP

CENTER, 2401 Main St., will host Holy Week Revival on the following dates with these speakers at 7 p.m. — Tuesday, Patrick Lockett, apostle and pastor of New Community Church; Wednesday, Esau Watson Jr., bishop of Judah Restoration Worship Center; and Thursday, William Shaw, pastor of Pleasant View Ministries. On Friday, prayer will be held at noon.

■ CHERRY HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH at Moscow will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. David Marks Sr., at 11 a.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Jerry Goins, pastor of First Baptist Church at Ladd.

■ UNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 2712 S. Bay St., will host a fellowship musical at 6 p.m. Saturday. Guests will include E.L. Franklin, an apostle; Debra Ingram, the C.W. Gospel Singers and Chris Savage. Covid-19 safety guidelines will be observed.

■ KINGS HIGHWAY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2312 Fluker St., will celebrate Easter at 10:45 a.m. April 4. The youth of the church will present “Wipe Away your tears He’s Alive,” “The Message Of The Cross,” as well as speeches. The program will be held virtually via Kings Highway’s Facebook page.

■ NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., announces special events. The church will give away food boxes Saturday from noon until all the boxes are gone. The church will present a “Kingdom Building” program at 6 p.m. Sunday and the featured speaker will be Shell Marks, a gospel singer and worship leader at New Community. The church also invites the community to services at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. New Community follows health guidelines and practices social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations are located at the entrances and masks are available.

■ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PINE BLUFF, 6501 S. Hazel St., invites the community to Lenten services Wednesdays at 12 noon in the sanctuary. The pastor, Ken Thornton, is speaking on the “Seven Sayings of Jesus From the Cross.” These services are in preparation for the Easter celebration and will continue through March 31. Social distancing and the wearing of masks are encouraged, and masks are available. Services are also live-streamed at www.fbcpinebluff.org/media/ and broadcast at 9 a.m. Sundays on KLRT Fox 16. Details: First Baptist church office, (870) 534-4741.

■ JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES invite people to a free virtual event, the annual observance of the Memorial of Jesus Christ’s death, on Saturday. Details: Contact Jehovah’s Witnesses or visit www.jw.org.

■ NEW ST. HURRICANE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 3319 S. Ohio St., invites the community to tune in weekly with the pastor, Derick Easter. Services are 11 a.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Facebook and Youtube Live @ New St. Hurricane Baptist Church.

■ PILGRIM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2507 Hill St., will open its Raven’s Nest Food Pantry on Saturday from 8-9:30 a.m. or until all the food has been given away. Food will be handed out on a first-come, firstserved basis. Participants must have picture identification.

ST. JOHN AME CHURCH, 1117 W. Pullen Ave., will give away 150 food baskets with items to prepare an Easter dinner April 3 beginning at 10 a.m. The drive through giveaway will provide one basket per family and a photo identification will be requested. The church’s “Soul Food for the Mind Body and Spirit” Feeding Ministry is sponsoring the event.

■ CHERRY STREET AME ZION CHURCH, 800 S. Cherry St., gives away food every Monday through Thursday, from 4:15-5:30 p.m. The church serves a grab and go sack meal consisting of an entree, vegetable, bag of chips, cheese stick, juice and milk on a first come, first served basis. Church news is printed in The Commercial on Friday.The deadline to submit church announcements is noon Wednesday. Announcements can be for in-person services or online events. Pastors, ministers or others interested in writing for the Devotional Page may also submit columns for consideration. Items should be submitted by email to shope@pbcommercial.com.