CAMDEN — (Information for church briefs should be submitted to the Camden News no later than 1 p.m. on Mondays and can be dropped off at the office at 113 Madison Ave., N.E. It can also be emailed to [email protected], or faxed to 870-837-1414. For more information, call 836-8192.)
Good Hope is set for Family & Friends Day
Good Hope Baptist Church will hold it Family and Friends Day at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. The guests will be the Rev. Winfred Thompson and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Grtr. St. Paul to hold
service for pastor/wife
Greater St. Paul Baptist Church, 896 S. Adams Ave., will hold a 3rd Appreciation Service for its pastor and his wife at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Steven King of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Pine Bluff.
New Starlight to honor
its pastor and his wife
New Starlight Baptist Church will celebrate the 2nd anniversary of its pastor and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Kelvin Simpson, at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept., 15, at 2780 Cash Road.
The guest church will be New Mt. Hebron MBC.
The morning messenger for the day will given by Elder Kevin Murphy of Cottonbelt Church of God in Christ.
New Haven plans its
Women & Men’s Day
New Haven Baptist Church will hold its Annual Women and Men’s Day at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15. The guest church will be Weary Rest Baptist Church.
CME Temple Church
plans special services
CME Temple Church, 414 Adams Ave. N.W., will hold a two-day event for its 4th Annual Choir Anniversary services beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, with a musical program with choirs and praise dancers.
At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, the guest speaker will be the Rev. Nancy Lott of Koinonia of Grace Church. Food will be served.
Buena Vista Church
set homecoming day
Buena Vista United Methodist Church, 215 Oua. 5 off of U.S. 79, will hold its 160th homecoming celebration at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.
The speaker will be Ellen Horseman, and a potluck lunch will follow the service. The church was established in 1859 as Ten Springs Methodist Episcopal Church South.
This ‘little church in the wildwood’ first appeared in the conference appointments in 1864. The circuit was called Buena Vista, Camden-Ouachita.
‘Choir appreciation’
to be held on Sept. 22
The Chidester Community Choir Appreciation program will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 200 Pleasant Hill Road in Chidester.
The guest speaker will be the Rev. Marshal Allen, and the guest church will be Eastern Star Baptist Church of Gurdon. Lunch will be served.
Cowboy Trail Church
sets benefit trail ride
The Calvary Trail Cowboy Church at the Beech Springs Church Camp on 317 Ouachita 68 in Louann, will hold a 1st Annual CTCC Benefit Trail Ride, Lunch and Auction on Sept. 27-28.A donation-only dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27. All proceeds will benefit the CTCC Building Fund.
Wagon teams and horseback riders are welcome at the event at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28 at a cost of $15, with those under five years of age participating for free.
The ride will be in low-traffic areas, and flaggers will be provided for the county-road portions. No alcohol or drug allowed, and a negative Coggins test for each animal is required. All kicking stock must have a red flag on the tail
Lunch will be served and an auction will be held at the end of the ride.
For more information, call Ricky Nalls at 870-675-8041; Sherry Nalls at 479-567-8851; Becky Ramey at 870-866-9936; or James Goodwin at 870-866-6147.