Faith Briefs

MUSIC

› Fifth Sunday Singing: Keith Baptist Church, 1573 Keith Road, Tunnel Hill, Ga., welcomes The Bondservants for worship at 11 a.m. Sunday followed by covered-dish lunch in fellowship hall. 423-4008761. › Red Bank gospel singings:

This month’s guests at White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave., are Linda Cherry, Odell Broadway and Steve Jett on Friday and Scott Agee & Family and Witness for Him on Aug. 21. Both singings start at 6:30 p.m., with refreshments at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Lane Funeral Home. 423-504-9283 or 423-267-0837. › Higher Ground Camp Meeting: The 20th annual nondenominational service of music and worship is scheduled Aug. 19 on the grounds of Epworth United Methodist Church, 585 Madola Road in Epworth, Ga. The event includes Martha Scanlan, who was featured on the “Cold Mountain” soundtrack, Leah Calvert and the Dappled Grays, Steven Darsey and the Meridian Chorale and writer/preacher Jason Byassee. Music begins at 3 p.m., service at 6 p.m. In case of rain, events move to adjacent Epworth School. Free admission; offering taken. www. meridianherald.org.

FUNDRAISERS

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Cars, trucks, crafts: Vendors wanted for Lyerly United Methodist Church’s ninth annual Car & Truck Show and Craft Festival, set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 12 at Dowdy Park, corner of Highways 27 and 114 in Summerville, Ga. Sixty vendors registered; room for 20 more offering products, services and concessions, with $20 fee for 15-by15 outdoor space. Day will include music by Joseph Crowe, 50/50 drawing, cake walk, door prizes and playground. For application,

leave message for Judy Motes at 706-857-6008 or email mariehanna@windstream.net. ›

New cookbook: Lyerly United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730, has published its third cookbook, “Feeding the Flock.” To order, send $10, plus $3 shipping and handling. Call JoAnn Mitchell, 706-895-2636, for information on buying from a church member or a Chattooga County business.

PROGRAMS, EVENTS

› Guest speakers: Scott and Jennie Phillips, pioneer missionaries to the Dao tribe in Indonesia, will speak at the 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services Sunday at Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road. › Back to School Fair, sponsored by the Catoosa County Baptist Association, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 5 at Camp Scott Patterson, 72 Old Mill Lane in Ringgold, Ga. Event provides school supplies and medical exams to families who need them, along with free food, haircuts, games, inflatables and swimming. For more information, call Jerry Little at 706937-5323. › Brenda Bryant Young Servant Benefit, a praise and worship celebration, is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3777 Wilcox Blvd. The benefit supports two of her favorite ministries: LifeLine Ministries, providing life skills development and faith-based counseling to poor and working-class families, and the Essie Wade Scholarship Fund, offering finaincial support to college-bound students. ›

Hear Now, a Christ-centered, nine-step weekly support class for people with hearing loss and their families, meets at 6:05 p.m. each Wednesday in the adult classroom on the ground floor at Oakwood Baptist Church, 4501 Bonny Oaks

Drive. Presented by Let My People Hear founder David M. Harrison, the class is equipped with FM hearing devices and the Tele-coil loop system. 423-624-1669, LetMyPeopleHear.com. ›

Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone struggling with addictive issues, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges, meets each Thursday at Ooltewah United Methodist Church, 6131 Relocation Way. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., worship at 6:15 p.m., open share groups at 7:30 p.m. Child care provided. 423-238-9216, oumclive.org/ recovery. › Not Alone, a support group for family and friends of a loved one who is incarcerated, meets at 11 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at LaFayette Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. Refreshments and child care are provided.

YOUTH MINISTRIES

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Philanthropy Camp (for rising first- through sixth-graders) and Camp Tikkun Olam (meaning “repairing the world,” for rising seventh- through ninth-graders), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday (early drop-off starts at 8:30 a.m., late pickup until 4:30 p.m.) Day camps designed to teach children the importance of giving back to the community include hands-on activities, community speakers and field trips. Presented by Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene and Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga. $130 per camper, $110 each additional sibling. Limited scholarships available. 423-493-0270, camp@jewishchattanooga.com, www.jewishchattanooga.com.

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