MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Mercy River Boys Quartet from Quitman will be in concert at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at First Assembly of God, 221 N. Elm St., Jacksonville. (501) 982-5018.
First Baptist Church, 811 Scipio A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock, will present the 12th annual City-Wide Quartet Musical at 6 p.m. Sunday, featuring First Baptist Male Chorus, Kendricks Family, Alma Brown and the A1 Singers, Golatt Links of Harmony, Zion Five Singers, Singing Revs, Kim Pettus and Friends and Bishop Kenneth Robinson and Chosen. (501) 374-9394 or fbcnlr.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St., will have a welcome reception for its pastor, Roy Jones Jr., and family at 3 p.m. today. (501) 374-2891.
A Sheepdog Seminar for Churches will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 7 at Crossgate Church, 3100 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. The seminar is designed to help churches and faith-based groups be prepared against violence. $99 per person. Register at arkansassheepdog.com.
First Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items, 9:30-10:30 a.m. today. Call (501) 372-2705 for an appointment.
First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St., Benton, will begin a 13-week session of a GriefShare recovery seminar and support group at 7 p.m. Monday. The group will meet in the parlor at North Market and Sevier streets. Program includes videos featuring experts on grief and recovery. For information, call Gail Lavender at (501) 590-7994 or the church at (501) 778-3601.
Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will offer training for the ministry of intercession and altar workers at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Led by Sharon Nesbit. No registration required. (501) 379-9939.
A celebration and meal in honor of the 75th wedding anniversary of Ruth Jackson and Benny Leon Pruitt will be held 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. today at Greater Archview Baptist Church, 1720 W. 23rd St. (501) 375-6723.
The Greater Little Rock Baptist Pastors and Ministers Conference invite the public to worship at 7 p.m. Monday during a kickoff celebration at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller St. Derick Easter will preach. (501) 374-8060.
Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 S. Ringo St., will have a Men’s Fellowship Day prayer workshop and lunch, 10 a.m.-noon today featuring Robert Willingham, W.W. Walker, Jimmy Mosby and James Slater as panelists. The church will celebrate annual Men’s Fellowship Day at 10:45 a.m. Sunday with Willingham speaking and at 3:30 p.m. with Walker speaking. (501) 372-3717.
New Beginnings Baptist Church, 24325 Arkansas 365 South, Woodson, will celebrate the retirement of its pastor, George Hardy Sr. and install Alvin Pruitt Sr. as pastor at 11 a.m. Sunday. Reception to follow. (501) 397-7173.
New Grace Baptist Church will move to 800 Calhoun St. on Feb. 1. Worship services are at 10 a.m. (501) 563-9083.
NuLife Christian Fellowship, a new nondenominational church, meets for worship services at 9 a.m. Sundays at the Hilton Garden Inn, 10914 Kanis Road. Chris Simmons is pastor. [email protected].
Oak Grove Life Center, 10025 Oakland Drive, North Little Rock, will host a Defensive Living Expo 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 31. Concealed-carry class and other defensive living seminars, training and demonstrations. Cost is $99 for all-day pass including firearms class or $50 for half-day pass. Tickets at oakgrovelifecenter.com.
St. Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church, 3003 Bishop St., will have a welcome program for its new pastor and first lady, Jay and Karla Young and family, at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 372-6320.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have a contemplative service with Eucharist and music from Taize at 5 p.m. Sunday. st-marks.com.
Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light will host an organizational meeting for a solar energy co-op at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Unitarian Universalist Church, 100 Norwalk St., Hot Springs. Frank Kelly, chairman of Arkansas Renewable Energy Association, will lead discussion about the co-op in which houses of worship, homeowners, schools and small businesses would buy clean energy systems together. (501) 772-9906 or arkansasipl.com.
Word Aflame Fellowship, 7800 Interstate 30 (Exit 134), will present “Understanding the Endtime,” videos on Bible prophecy and how it relates to current events with Irvin Baxter at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through March 25. (501) 565-8344 or [email protected].
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