Church news

special day of worship and fellowship. The church is located at 2211 S. Dixie Highway.

Revival at Prayer Baptist Church starting on August 20 at 7 p.m. with Brother Kevin Nortin from Trion. To get to the church from Calhoun take Highway 225 N. to Nicholsville four way. Go one and half miles past the four way. Church is on the left. Pastor Gary Wells welcomes everyone.

South Calhoun Baptist Church will hold revival August 26 - 29 with Bro. Danny Watters bringing the message. The SCBC Choir will provide singing. Service begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The church is located at the corner of Pine and River streets. Pastor Gary Bowman invites everyone to attend.

There will be a homecoming at Plainville Independent Methodist Church on Sunday August 12. You are invite to come and share homecoming time with us. We are honoring the memory of Mollie Floyd’s birthday August 15. The visiting speaker is Hoyt Coker. There will be a special singing, and lunch after church (bring your favorite dish). The reverend Bobby Stephens is the pastor.

There will be a revival at Calvary Baptist Church in Sugar Valley on Bayview drive. The revival will begin with homecoming on August 19. The singing starts 10 a.m., and the preaching follows at 11 a.m. Marvin Carr will preach on homecoming. The revival will be on August 20 through the 24 starting at 7:30 p.m. Rev Matthew Harris will preach the revival. We will have special singing each night, and our pastor M.L. Thomas said everyone is welcome.

The Barrett Road Church will host a revival with Bishop Michael Baker Administrative Bishop of North Georgia Sunday, August 12 through Wednesday August 15. The service times are 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. For directions or more information please call Norris Sexton 706-629-6742.

Plainview Baptist Church is having a revival August 12 – 17, with two services held everyday. The first one will start at 10:30 a.m. and the evening service will start at 7:30 p.m. every night.

Liberty Baptist in Ranger is having a Revival. Come join us August 12 – 18. Pastor Gene Ratcliff and visitor Rev. Earl Abernathy will be conducting services. Services will begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Cedar Creek Baptist Church will be having Revival August 6 - 10 at 7p.m. Rev. Brent Thompson will bring the message. Brent Thompson is a native of Heflin, Alabama and has been in the Gospel ministry for over 26 years. During those years he has served as a Student Pastor, Minister of Education and a Senior Pastor. He has pastored three churches in Alabama and Georgia. He has been the Pastor of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Rome since 2006. He is also a graduate of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Brent and his wife Angie have been married for 22 years and they make their home in Taylorsville with their two daughters, Kaitlyn age 19 and Brooklyn age 12.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church welcomes the Jordan Family Band, live in concert. The homecoming will be at August 12 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. The special service will feature the Jordan Family.

Liberty Baptist Church at Ranger will begin revival services, Aug 12-17 beginning Sunday at 6 p.m. and Monday thru Friday at 7:30 p.m. nightly with Rev. Earl Abernathy preaching. Pastor Gene Ratcliff welcomes everyone.

South Calhoun Baptist Church will be holding revival Aug. 26 -29th with Bro. Danny Watters bringing the message. Singing will be provided by the SCBC Choir. Service begins at 6:00 on Sunday and 7:00 Monday through Wednesday. The church is located at the corner of Pine and River streets. Pastor Gary Bowman invites everyone to attend.

Saturday, August 18

Popular Springs United Methodist Church off interstate 75 in Adairsville, will have an inside yard sale on Saturday, August 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more

information call Deborah Wilson 770-547-0295.

Calvary Christians Fellowship of Calhoun will be having a building fund benefit at the Old Oostanaula School on August 18 starting at 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. We will be selling $1 tickets on an Epiphone guitar. Plates will be $5 and include fried chicken, dressing, green beans, potato salad, cole slaw, roll, drink and dessert. We will have a cake walk and auctions along with gospel music from the Floyd Family, and Sacrifice. Everyone come on out and enjoy good food, and good gospel music. All proceeds will go to the building fund for Calvary Christian Fellowship. For questions call David at 770-548-6366 or Cindy at 678-451-5028.

Sunday, August 19

Booneford Baptist Church Sunday night singing August 19th at 6:00 p.m. Linn Abernathy Family will be special singers. Everyone welcome. Gary Quarles, Pastor.

College Street Church of God presents: Evangelist Daryl Petree - Evangelist, Singer, Songwriter on August 19 - 22 at College Street Church of God, 735 College Street, Calhoun, Sunday Night at 6 p.m. and Monday - Wednesday at 7 p.m. For More Information Contact Pastor Donald Lee at (706) 264-2471.

Sunday, August 26

Weston and Christy Hinson, son of Kenny Hinson, from Dallas Texas will be in concert on Sunday August 26 at 11 a.m. at Valley Brook Church of God in Dalton. Come hear them sing old and new Hinson songs. For more information call 770-548-6653. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday, Sept. 9

The Bluegrass Gospel Band “Highway 411” will be at Maranatha Baptist Church in Calhoun, GA on Sunday night, September 9, 2012 at 6pm. The church is located at 535 Hwy 225, Calhoun, Georgia. Take the Hwy 225 exit on I-75 and go a half mile west. “Highway 411” has been singing for many years and they have a large following in the North Georgia area. You will be blessed by their ministry. Mark Talley, choir director, invites everyone to attend.

Saturday, September 15

There will be a Beth Moore simulcast at Sugar Valley Baptist Church Saturday, September 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a lunch break. The doors will open up at 8:30 a.m. Tickets can be purchased for $20, and lunch will be $7.50. Call Diane at 706-625-0778 or 770-5484899 to reserve tickets.

Notices

Adventists Host “Better Health Initiative” The Health Ministries Committee of the Dalton Seventh-day Adventist Church is spearheading a “Better Health Initiative,” September 6 – 21, emphasizing good nutrition and exercise. On Thursday, September 6, the highlyacclaimed 90- minute movie, “Forks Over Knives” will be shown at the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. There is no charge for the movie. There will be Spanish subtitles. Four nutrition/cooking classes will be conducted as well. Dates: Mondays and Thursdays, September 10, 13, 17, and 20, from 6:30 – 8:30, at the Learning Tree School, 300 S. Tibbs Rd., in Dalton. “The Engine 2 Diet” movie, a practical sequel to “Forks Over Knives,” will be included in the cooking classes. For those interested, purchase of the $15 book/manual will be optional. There will not be Spanish translating at the nutrition/cooking classes. A walking club has been formed which will meet at Dalton’s Walnut Square Mall (main entrance by Las Margaritas Restaurant) at 8 a.m. each week day morning, September 7 – 21 in which all ages can participate at their own speeds. Everyone is cordially invited to attend and participate in these events. Further information: 951-809-3610 or 706313-8527.

Salem Baptist Church presents five Super Sundays in September. Each event begins at 6 p.m. The events are September 2 Dr. Burt Vaughn, September 9 Rev. Wesley Hunt, September 16 The Jordan Family, September 23 Rev. David Ray and September 30 Rev. Gary Bowman. There will be special music and everyone is welcome.

New Special Needs ministry. Trinity Baptist Church wants to minister to individuals with special needs and their caretakers., offering a new Bible Class specifically geared toward anyone with special needs. The class will begin at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday mornings. In this class, we intend to reveal the love of Jesus Christ, have fun and meet new friends. Monthly events will be scheduled for the sheer fun of celebrating life with the new friends we have made and to provide caretakers with a little time to themselves. Some examples of scheduled events are concerts, picnics and popcorn and a movie. As we get to know one another better, we will establish events geared toward what our group wishes to do. We will begin Sunday School classes this Sunday at 9:45 a.m. We have planned a “Meet and Greet” event for Saturday, September 8, the Saturday after Labor day, at Trinity Baptist Church, at 11 a.m. It is our desire, at Trinity, to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone. God has given us a heart of love for individuals with special needs, both physically and mentally. We greatly desire to get to know you and enjoy time with you, in the Lord. Please come and worship with us, laugh with us, cry with us and become a part of our family. We welcome you with open arms. All ages are welcome; teens, tots, young and old, everyone and anyone. We, at Trinity Baptist Chiurch, love you and much more than that, Jesus loves you.

Blackwood Cemetery, in Calhoun, is in need of funds from those who have family members or friends buried in the cemetery for landscaping expenses. Please send contributions marked “upkeep” to Janellen Fite, secretary-treasurer, 361 Tucker Hollow Road, S.E., Calhoun, as soon as possible.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church announces their schedule and times for the following programs: Sunday school is at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., evening services at 6 p.m. and Wednesday night bible study at 7 p.m.

Wings of Love Ministries Independent Church of God hosts a singing every first Saturday at 5 p.m. Homestyle food is available at $5 per plate. Proceeds go to the church. Eat in or carry out.

West May Street Church of Jesus Christ is starting a preschool for ages 2-5 featuring a Christian education Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 706-6243426.

The River of Life Ministries, 1001 S. Wall St., is offering two programs. Mother’s Morning Out will be offered Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon for infants to age 5. During school holidays, elementary age children are welcome; please ask about days, times, and fees for the older children. The program also offers up to four days a week for children over the age of 2; call for monthly fees for three and four days per week. Registration fee is $25, monthly fee for two days per week is $35 per child or $5 per day for one child, $3 per day for each additional child in the same family. Dropins are welcome if space permits. Senior Sitting Program is offered two days a week Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. If you need more than two days, call for monthly fees for three and four days per week. Registration fee is $25; monthly fee is $35 per person or $5 per day. Drop-ins are welcome if space permits. For more information, call Mary Jane Hurley, director, at 629-7975 or Martha Wright, church administrator, at 706-602-1771.

Church of Jesus Christ, W. May St., is will take children ages 2-5 for day care. Fee is $75 per child per week. Call Brenda Southerland, 706-6243426, to register.

Cup of Life Ministry is a local communityfunded outreach that is called to minister to the people of Gordon County in need of food, clothing, toys, and most of all Jesus Christ. “Our mission is to love and guide people who are looking for answers in times of hardship,” a spokesman said. One important part of Cup of Life Ministry is the Bike Repair Shoppe. Volunteers repair kids’ broken-down bikes and provide new and used bikes to children who do not own one. The group is in need of new and used bicycles and parts to replenish the bikes already given away or repaired. If you have the ability to give any bikes to this ministry, the group will come to your home and pick up the bikes or parts. For more information, call Mike Benfield at 706-629-5572, ext. 175 or 706-624-9519 or Steve Clements at 706629-4117.

The youth group at First Presbyterian Church, Red Bud Road, wants to make a difference in the lives of at-risk children in the area. They are leading the community in PROD (Prevention and Relief of Domestic Violence) and will be collecting the listed items for victims of domestic violence. If you would like to donate, place any of the following items in the box in the Gathering Room of the church: cleaners, trash bags, trash cans, dish towels, toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, soap, deodorant, hair spray, razors, feminine care items, lotion, diapers, baby wipes, laundry detergent, aspirin, BandAids, children’s cold medication, Wal-Mart gas cards, McDonald’s gift certificates, etc., and canned items (such as soup, ravioli, etc.). “Thank you for your help,” a spokesman said.

Calhoun First United Methodist Church invites the community to tune in to its worship services each Sunday at 7 p.m. on Cable Channel 3. Each broadcast is a tape of the 11 a.m. worship service. For more information, call the church office at 706-629-2685.

An increasing number of mothers are feeling the need to cry out to God for His protection and blessings upon their children especially in light of the growing violence and challenges found today on American school campuses, seeking to make a difference in the lives of their children through prayer. “If you aren’t praying for your child, who is?” For information about the Moms in Touch ministry, or to find a group for your school visit the Web site at www.MomsInTouch.org or contact Karen Clark at 706-625-0504 or e-mail Moms in Touch at gordonmit@bellsouth.net.

Barrett Road Church of God is beginning a praise and worship team. If you do not have a church home and would like to use your talents for the glory of the Lord, we can use you, a spokesman said. More instrumentalists and vocalists are needed. Call Norris Sexton at 706-629-6742 for more information.

CIA, Christ in Action, Christian drama and music group is now accepting bookings for youth-oriented services at no charge. For more information, call 256-4753043 or 770-748-6122.

Positive Support for Families of Children with Special Needs meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Belmont Baptist Church. For more information, call Jill Black at 706-290-0750.

Resaca First Baptist Church welcomes everyone to regular services: Sunday school at 10 a.m., worship service at 11 a.m., Sunday night service at 6 p.m., Wednesday night fellowship at 7 p.m., Kids on a Mission at 7 p.m. Pastor is Rev. Harold Blackstock.

Regular events

Every Wednesday, the Fellowship Baptist Church of Plainville hosts a senior lunch for senior citizens of the community. The church delivers the meals to those unable to attend.

Dr. Bob Sampley, Pastor, and the entire congregation of Blackwood Springs Baptist Church invite you to services on Sundays beginning with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship at 11 a.m. and Evening Worship at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services begin for the children and youth at 6 p.m. and adults at 7 p.m. The church is located just one mile East of I-75 on Highway 53. We look forward to having you worship with us soon.

Fairmount House of Prayer on Brair Hill Estates Road in Fairmount, Ga., welcome all to come out and worship with us every Friday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. June 22 at 7 p.m. Bro. Greg Gardner will be preaching the needs. For more information, call 706-337-3764 or 706669-5044.

New Zion Baptist Church, Roland Hayes Parkway invites you to join them for Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m., and Wednesday night Bible study at 7:15. Pastor Steve Corbin said everyone is invited.

Echota Baptist Church invites everyone to join Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with worship times at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays. There are also group studies at 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights.

Fairview Church of God, 3040 Taylor Town Road, Ranger, Pastor Eddie Umbehant. Sunday school 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m. and Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Pastor Eddie Umbehant welcomes everyone to come join.

Boone Ford Baptist Church invites everyone to worship with Sunday school at 10a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Sunday night services are held on the first and third Sundays at 6 o’clock. Wednesday night services begin at 7:30. Pastor is Gary Quarles.