Church news for Feb. 21

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 21, 2020

• For the winter months only, Bethel A.M.E. Church Bible study and prayer service is on the conference line due to colder weather and it getting darker earlier in the evening. Dial (775) 799-9148 and you will be connected directly with church family members.

• The public is invited to ChristChurch Presbyterian today for a special organ dedication service. The worship service will be focused on the beautiful music of the pipe organ to celebrate the recent restoration and installation of the church’s four-manual organ. A special presentation displaying the versatility of the 2,915-pipe organ will be presented by Samuel Metzger, a nationally-known organist and director of music at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. Metzger has recorded internationally and orchestrated organ music in more than 200 countries. The ChristChurch organ was restored and installed by the Colby Organ Co. of Johnson City, Tennessee, which has built and installed organs in churches and theaters throughout the country. The dedication service is in the sanctuary of ChristChurch, at 510 S. Tibbs Road. For more information, call (706) 529-2911 or visit www.ccpdalton.org.

• Do you like to sing and have fellowship with other senior adults? Then the place for you is with the Sounds of Joy. The Sounds of Joy is a senior adult interdenominational singing group sponsored by Dalton First United Methodist Church. The group normally presents four programs a year at various nursing homes and adult care facilities in Dalton and Whitfield County. Rehearsal is each Thursday at 9:30 a.m. for one hour in the music suite of Dalton First United Methodist Church. If you like to sing (you don’t have to be good, only enjoy singing), contact Elizabeth at (706) 278-8494.

• The New Horizon meeting is Tuesday at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Dalton. The charge is $8 and will be collected at the door. The entertainment is The Sneary Family Band. Please make your reservation by today by calling the church office at (706) 278-2911.

• First Baptist Church of Dalton is offering a spring soccer league for children under 6 (ages 4 and 5) and children under 8 (ages 6 and 7). Registration is underway. You may register in the atrium at First Baptist Church. Any questions, please call the church at (706) 278-2911.

• The Hopewell Baptist Church food bank is open on the second Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. For more information, call (706) 226-5987. The church is at 3527 Airport Road.

• The North Georgia General Missionary Baptist Association holds its First Saturday Fellowship Service with Pastor DeShannon Davis and St. Paul Baptist Church at 428 Pleasant Valley Road in Silver Creek on Saturday, March 7, at 9:45 a.m.

• Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed (AWANAS) is in full swing at Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Joint commanders David and Angie Jumper invite youth in kindergarten through sixth grade to attend each Wednesday night from 7 to 8. Meetings are in the fellowship hall. Come and join in learning and having fun at the same time.

• Riverbend Church of Christ opens a benevolent house each Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for area residents in need. Individuals can choose from a variety of clothing, shoes, household items and more at no charge. The ministry is in the white house beside the church building at 2218 S. Riverbend Road. To donate items, drop them off during operating hours or leave them on the front porch. Tax receipts are available.

• Christians Under Construction, described as a practical, biblical discussion of Christian living, meets each Friday at 7 p.m. at True Gospel Holiness Church. The facilitator is Mary Coppage. The church is at 109 S. Henderson St. in Dalton.