CHURCH NEWS
■ LIBERTY HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH,
6300 U.S. 79 South, will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the pastor and wife, the Rev. Aaron and Jamie Johnson, at 3 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Christopher Briggs of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
■ NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
at Moscow will hold its building fund program at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Walter Witherspoon, pastor of True Harvest Missionary Baptist Church at Dumas. The Rev. Stanley Blair Sr. is pastor of New Hope.
■ MT. MORIAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
of Gould will celebrate the sixth pastoral anniversary of the Rev. Phillip and Jurmicka Puckett, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Curtis Gibson, pastor of Bailey Chapel United Methodist Church of Gould, will be the 11 a.m. guest along with his congregation. The Rev. Eric Crowder-Jones, pastor of Another Chance Church of North Little Rock, will be the 2:30 p.m. guest along with his congregation. Everyone is welcome to attend
this celebration.
■ 424 MINISTRIES
will present Coffee and Conversations with Aaron and Kae Spencer from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Bluff Main Library, 600 S. Main St. “We will provide a light brunch, introduce ourselves, and share more about our ministry’s vision, mission and more about our monthly meet-ups,” a spokesman said. “Come learn about the various activities and topics we will discuss monthly, community outreach events and more.” For details or to register, call (703) 231-1127 or visit https://momentswithkae.com/events. The event is open to the public.
■ THE D’ANDRE SEALS SUICIDE PREVENTION
Outreach Project will host Soul Shop™ for Black Churches from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the Pine Bluff Library, 600 S. Main St. Participants can learn how to talk about suicide from a faith perspective. Soul Shop™ for Black Churches is specifically designed for pastors, church staff, faithbased clinicians and other lay leaders in Black and African American churches. Admission is free. Workshop materials and lunch will be provided. Topics will include: The role of societal discrimination in suicide rates among black and brown young people; the prominent role of the church in African American communities and how that can be leveraged toward public health; statistics, trends and rates of suicide among people of color; and challenges of and ideas for engaging issues of mental health and suicide in black churches. To register, visit https://ssbcpinebluff.attendease.com/ For details, email Kymara Seals, DSOP founder and chair of the board, at kymaraseals@yahoo.com.
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