McDonald County Briefs

Banner Church of the Nazarene

Everyone is invited to celebrate with Banner Church of the Nazarene on Easter Sunday, March 31. An early worship service will be held at 8:30 a.m., followed by breakfast at 9:30. The regular worship service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by an egg hunt for the kids.

Banner Church of the Nazarene will hold Revival Services with Evangelist Nathan Johnson on April 7-10. Sunday Services will be 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday Services begin at 6 p.m.

Banner Church is located at 597 North Fork Road in Anderson. For more information, call 417-364-7461.

Good Friday Service

at Chapel

Village Baptist Church of Bella Vista will present a Good Friday service at the Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel on Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m. People of all faiths are invited to attend as the events of that original Friday are recalled and reflected upon.

The chapel is located at 504 Memorial Drive, which is east of Bella Vista Town Center (at exit 98 off Highway 71B). Follow Highway 340 (Lancashire Blvd.) east for 4/10 of a mile to Memorial Drive. Turn left, pass the Post Office, and follow the signs to the chapel.

For more information about the Good Friday service, call the church office at 479-855-7775 or visit vbconline.net.

Stella Senior Center

In observance of Good Friday and Easter, the Stella Senior Center will not be having its regular dinner and dance this Friday night, March 28.

McDonald County Historical Society

The McDonald County Historical Society is hosting its ninth annual benefit dinner and auction on Saturday, April 6, starting at 5 p.m., at Century LV, 107 South Main Street in Southwest City.

The event will kick off with a cash bar and silent auction at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The silent auction will conclude at 7 p.m., leading to an exciting live auction. There is still time to secure tickets — with the deadline extended to Thursday, April 4.

For additional details and to purchase your banquet tickets, visit https://mcdonaldcountyhistory.org/ events.

A sampling of items to be offered in the auction includes: Set of three Doug Hall prints; 1 Kilo Silver Bar; Rowdy Cowgirl necklace set; Two Christmas swags from Sam Alps; Birdhouse table centerpieces; Two Michael Lloyd Gregory books; Three Quordle wooden puzzles; Dried flower arrangements from Poppy Florist and Anderson Petal; Colorful living plant for a porch or deck from Mustang Gardens.