Christ Community Church in Fayetteville offers a Vision Night from 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. The church, new to Northwest Arkansas, wants “to be a place that welcomes the ‘convinced’ and ‘unconvinced,’ the burned out and the bored, the cynical and the spiritual, the hopeless and hopeful and the pondering and the believing,” reads a news release from the church.
Information: 601-3787, christcommunityfayetteville.
com.
House of Prayer in Huntsville, 502 Lee St., holds a chili supper at 5 p.m. today at Mercy and Grace Cathedral in Springdale, 5185 Apple Road. Donations welcome tohelp with cost of replacing and building a fellowship room.
The Bilderbacks and Marty Foulk of the Soul Filling Station Church will present gospel music. An auction includes merchandise, gift certificates and homemade desserts. Bill Williams serves as auctioneer.
Information: 738-6141, 738-6805.
The Neighborhood Church in Bentonville, 2003 S.W.
Regional Airport Blvd., offers Trunk or Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in the church parking lot. In addition to decorated cars, plans include games, a pumpkin carving contest and a pumpkin dessert contest.
Information: 464-5030, lifeintheneighborhood.com.
St. Bernard CatholicChurch in Bella Vista, 1 St.
Bernard Lane, sponsors the Knights of Columbus in a Tootsie Roll Drive Oct. 25-27.
The money earned through the drive goes to help those with intellectual disabilities.
Volunteers are needed.
Information: 855-9069, bvstbernard.org.
Unitarian Universalists of Benton County, 501 S. 40th St., Rogers, offers topics for group discussion at 11 a.m.
Sunday. Discussions will focus on the homily of Oct. 6, “The Nature of Evil,” facilitated by John Middleton; “Reproductive Justice,” led by Hannah Roberts; and “The Privilege of Being White,” by Lauren Galle.
The church presents Lynnette Watts, executivedirector of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, speaking at 11 a.m. Oct. 20.
Information: 553-8194, uubcar.com.
First United Methodist Church in Rogers, 307 W. Elm St., presents Stephen Svetz, of the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office speaking on “Fighting Back Against Identity Theft and Fraud.”
Svetz joined the attorney general’s office in April 2001, after a career in law enforcement. He holds degrees in criminal justice and law.
Information: 631-799, fumcrogers.org.
Bella Vista Christian Church, 103 Riordan Road, offers a new session onmarriage, “Dive Portrait: Framing the Art of Marriage,” at 10:45 a.m. Sundays. Tara and Chad Brughart lead the session on God’s perspective of marriage and a biblical framework for thinking, feeling and teamwork in marriage.
The Hearts for Haiti walk starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 26 at Lake Bella Vista Trail. A nine-member team from the church travels in March to Haiti, where they will coordinate vacation Bible school, set up a country store and serve in medical clinics, a church and school.
The church sponsors a Harvest Celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30. The family event will include games,candy, pony rides, a Nerf gallery, inflatables, popcorn, cotton candy and a box maze.
Information: 855-1616, bellavistachristian.com.
Highlands United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 371 Glasgow Road, presents Will Corporon speaking about changes in Medicare from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Tuesday. Admission is one nonperishable food item.
The church holds an informational meeting at 11:15 a.m. Oct. 20 about a mission in February to Sager Brown in Louisiana, a United Methodist Committee on Relief location.
Information: 855-2277, humcbv.com.
Millwood Christian Church in Rogers, 3450 W. Pleasant Grove Road, hosts a bingo night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The funds support the church’s various community outreach ministries.
Information: 621-0021, millwoodchurch.com.
Unity Church of the Ozarks, 902 S.W. Second St., Bentonville, presents the Rev.Jan Lightner, an interfaith, interspiritual minister, speaking during the worship service Sunday.
The congregation presents “Invictus” during Sunday Cinema at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman, the film is about people inspired to greatness. A love offering will be taken.
A writing workshop isplanned for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 23. Local author Mike Mondl leads the class, this week focusing on publication. A love offering is requested.
Beginning ballroom dancing starts at 7 p.m. Oct 25 and continues every Friday night through Nov. 22. Trained dancers Gloria and Orren Moshinski lead the classes. A love offering is requested.
Information: 721-2752, unityozarks.org.
Religion, Pages 11 on 10/12/2013