RELIGION BRIEFS
CHESTERTON
Liberty Bible Church: 824 N. Calumet Ave. — Fitness classes for women, 9 to 10:15 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday through May 9. Call 841-9161 or 462-4323 or visit www. lbchurch.org.
CROWN POINT
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and school: 250 S. Indiana Ave. — Public relations workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8. Reservations required. Call 793-3370 or email the. writer@comcast.net.
DYER
Zion United Church of Christ (Hanover Prairie): 14804 W. 113th Ave. — Pancake and sausage dinner, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Call 365-5288.
GARY
Koinonia Missionary Baptist Church: 1165 Jackson St.— Pre-men’s day breakfast, 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1. Cost is $5. Speaker, pastor Curtis Lee, Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. Marshall Temple Church: 430 Durbin St. — Annual tea, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1. $5 per person. Call 614-0968 or 977069 or email berdiamarshall@hotmail.com. Free breakfast Sundays from 9 to 10 a.m. for Sunday school attendees. Metropolitan Baptist Church: 1920 Broadway — Second pastoral anniversary of pastor Kenneth R. Kelley Sr. and Lady Rosalyn R. Kelley at 9:30 a.m. worship service each Sunday in March. United Church of Christ-Gary: 1276 W. 20th Ave. — “God, I Got Issues!” stage play, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 8. Admission is free; tickets are required. Call 944-0500. Van Buren Missionary Baptist Church: 2585 Van Buren St. — Black history fashion show service, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 1.
LAPORTE
The Presbyterian Church of La
Porte: 307 Kingsbury Ave. — Concert by Carey Scheck and friends, 4 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Reception afterwards. Visit www.laportepresbyterianfinearts.org. Call 362-6219.
MERRILLVILLE
Protection of The Virgin Mary Orthodox Church: 8600 Grand Blvd. — “Blossoms ‘N Branches” fashion show and luncheon, 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, Avalon Manor Banquet Center, 3550 East U.S. 30. Doors open at noon. $30. Call 365-6360 or 663-2134.
PORTAGE
First Presbyterian Church of Portage: 6225 Lute Rd. — Soup dinner and silent auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8. $7 for ages 11 and up; $3 for ages 5 to 10. Call 762-4914.
St. Andrew Church: 801 W. 73rd Ave. — Fish fry, 4 to 7 p.m. every Fridays, March 7 through April 11. $8 for adults and $4 for children. Carry-outs available. Call 769-8534.
St. Peter Lutheran Church: 6540 Central Ave. — Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Call 762-2673. Email church announcements to asteele@post-trib.com.