CHURCH NEWS

JOY Choir

It’s time for some JOY! On Thursday, Sept. 7 the JOY Choir at First Baptist Church Siloam Springs will be starting up once again. Senior adults from throughout the community are invited to join and participate. Rehearsals will be from 10 to 11 a.m. each Thursday at First Baptist Church. Gene Linzey will serve as interim director. He can be contacted for more information at masters. servant@cox.net.

Beth Moore Simulcast

First United Methodist Church of Grove Okla., located at 1005 Leisure Road in Grove, will host a Beth Moore Simulcast from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Moore will be presenting “Captivated: The Wonder of Christ on the Winding Road” along with worship music with Travis Cottrell. Tickets are $20, which includes lunch, snack, childcare and door prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at groveumc.org or at the FUMC office, Trench Brothers Graphics located at 407 South Main Street or Sissy’s Place at 2092 South Main Street. Free childcare is available for ages 6 months to 10 years. Please preregister online. For more information, contact Karen Swenson at 918-9640900 or ksdiamond310@sbcglobal.net.

ESL workshop

First Baptist Church of Siloam Springs will be hosting an English as a Second Language (ESL) workshop on Aug. 25-26.

The workshop will be a total of 11 hours and begin on Friday, Aug. 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will continue Saturday, Aug. 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The purpose is to show volunteers, men and women, how to begin an English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry in their church. At the same time they learn how to teach conversational English to adults whose first language is not English. There is a significant population in our area who do not have English language skills.

The requirements for teaching with this method are having a basic education and speaking English as your first language. Neither teaching experience, nor certification is required. A workshop participant does not need to know a second language.

The cost for the workshop is $25. This covers workshop materials, light snacks and lunch on Saturday. A certificate is given to each participant who completes the 11-hour training. Please register by August 21 so sufficient materials are available.

To register call “C. L.” Pickle at 479-373-1426 or 936-588-9164; or call Stewart Pickle at 479-2281928, or e-mail clpickle@gmail.com.

First Baptist Church is located at 2000 Dawn Hill Rd. Use the parking lot and entrance on the west side of the church.

Community Women’s Bible Study

Community Women’s Bible Study, an interdenominational gathering, will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 20 at Sager Creek Community Church, located at 1600 Cheri Whitlock Dr. in Siloam Springs. The group will be studying “All Things New” by Kelly Minter, based on II Corinthians. Study guides will be available to purchase at the first meeting. KidsTime children’s program will be available for a small charge for infants through 5 years. There will also be a 6:30 p.m. evening bible study on the same topic in the same location. For more information or to register, email Leslieporter1@gmail.com.

Children’s Choir

Grace Episcopal Church Children’s Choir School will start its seventh season at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. The choir is free to join and open for enrollment for grades 1-6. The choir, under the direction of Terri R. Wubbena, professor of music at John Brown University, takes an educationally-focused approach, giving its young choristers musical skills and an understanding of worship that will last a lifetime. The choir will rehearse once a week, present two small programs a year, as well as guide the worship at the 9 a.m. service two to three times per semester at Grace Episcopal Church. An informational meeting will be held at Grace Episcopal Church at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21 following the first choir rehearsal. To enroll, or if you have questions, please contact Terri Wubbena at wubbenark@cox.net.

Hope’s Kitchen at Saint Mary

Hope’s Kitchen at Saint Mary Catholic Church provides free meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first and third Friday of each month. Veterans, the homeless, needy, elderly, unemployed, lonely and any families with children are invited to the free home-cooked meal. The church is located at 1998 U.S. Highway 412 next to 2 B’s Auto Sales. For more information or to donate call 524-8642.