MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
• The Arkansas Master'Singers will present a Concert of Worship at 7 p.m. Thursday at Park Hill Baptist Church, 201 E. C Ave., North Little Rock. Free. arkansasmastersingers.com or (501) 753-3413.
• Arkansas Gospel Music Heritage Month's Choir Fest will be at 2 p.m. today at St. James United Methodist Church, 900 University Drive, Pine Bluff. The All-State Quartet Extravaganza will be at 7 p.m. Free. (870) 413-9897.
• The choir of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will sing Choral Evensong at 5 p.m. Sunday. Music will include Bryan Kelly's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C major and an anthem by Philip Moore. Reception to follow. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• The Westover Men of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will host an Art Show and Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 3 in the fellowship hall. For information, call the church at (501) 663-6383 or Sid McCollum at (501) 773-6566.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Arkansas Peace Fest will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Bernice Garden Farmers Market, 1401 S. Main St. Music, food, family activities and peace forum. Information online at arkansaspeaceweek.com/events.
• Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 2540 Bethlehem Road, Lonoke, will have its annual Spaghetti Supper 4:30-6:30 p.m. today, followed by a concert featuring Larry Weathers Band on the porch of the old Bethlehem Road schoolhouse. Dinner is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12. A bake sale and cakewalk will be held during the meal and a cake/pie auction will be held during the concert. Proceeds will support the outdoor Road to Bethlehem Christmas display the church presents in December. (501) 681-3181.
• Better Community Development, Inc., will host Recovery Jam 4-8 p.m. Monday at the River Market Pavilion, 400 President Clinton Drive, to raise awareness about substance abuse and mental disorders, treatment and recovery. Free health screenings, entertainment, food and information booths. (501) 663-7221.
• Calvin White Jr. will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Foundation Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center, 100 E. University St., Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia. White's presentation will be "Reconstruction, Reformation and the Roots of the Church of God in Christ." The lecture is free and a reception will follow. saumag.edu.
• First Christian Church, 1500 N. Mississippi St., will have a luncheon Oct. 17 featuring Susan Harper as "Mrs. Garvan" of Garvan Woodland Gardens. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. Cost is $10 and reservations must be made by Oct. 9. (501) 225-5656.
• Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, 12400 Interstate 30, will celebrate its 75th anniversary at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in conjunction with the completion of a building addition. No Sunday School. A barbecue on the lawn will follow. Free coffee samples from the coffee shop will be available and members and visitors can tour the building addition and view church history memorabilia. (501) 455-3474.
• Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will have a Block Party 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today. Bounce house, face painting, music, games and food. (501) 379-9939.
• Greater Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 600 E. 24th St., will have a clothing and household items giveaway 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 3 in the church parking lot. Family and Friends Day Celebration will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 4. (501) 372-0670.
• Greater New Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, 3900 W. 12th St., will celebrate Friends and Family Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Marvell Williams. (501) 725-4496.
• Holy Temple Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 1322 S. Pulaski St., will have its annual Women's Day service at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Annie Carter. (501) 372-8662.
• Let Go and Let God Deliverance Center will have its fifth annual Founder's Day at 3 p.m. Sunday at Love and Word Ministries, 300 Sorenson St., North Little Rock, with guest speaker Demond L. Tolliver. (501) 454-8492.
• Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller St., will have a Fall Family Festival noon-4 p.m. Oct. 3. Games, prizes, food and more. (501) 374-8060.
• Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 S. Ringo St., will celebrate its 140th anniversary with a concert at 4 p.m. today at the church. Worship services will be Sunday with guests Roderick Torrence at 10:45 a.m. and John Corbitt at 3 p.m. (501) 372-3717.
• New Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, 7615 Woodson Road, will have Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Rodney E. Smith Sr. newhebronlr.org or (501) 375-7351.
• New Hope Baptist Church, 1821 Edmonds St., North Little Rock, will have a "Soul Renewal" revival at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and 9 and at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at 1232 Watkins St., Conway, with evangelist William Curtis. (501) 945-2923.
• Perryville United Methodist Church, 123 Cross St., Perryville, will celebrate its 170th anniversary with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. Oct. 4 with Beth Perdue leading the service and a message from Richard Lancaster. A potluck meal will follow. (501) 889-5314.
• Pleasant View Ministry, 1117 N. Palm St., Pine Bluff, will celebrate the 28th pastoral anniversary of William A. Shaw Jr. at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Willie Edwards. (870) 541-9330.
• Pulaski Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4724 Hillcrest Ave., will have a potluck luncheon after the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Diners are asked to take food for themselves and one other person. phcc-lr.org or (501) 663-8149.
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will observe the Feast Day of St. Francis with a Blessing of the Animals at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Donations of cat or dog food for the animal shelter are welcome. (501) 753-4281.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have its annual Shrimp Boil benefit for St. Francis House at 5-9 p.m. Oct. 3 with music by the Greasy Greens. Drive-through will be open 5-7 p.m. Advance tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger through Sunday; after that, the cost will be $30 and $15. For tickets, call (501) 225-4203.
• St. Paul Baptist Church, 1200 Dixie St., Benton, will celebrate its 127th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with Nicholas Nettles and at 4 p.m. with Donald Crossley and Earl Graham. (501) 837-0745.
• The Women's Department of Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will host a Sickle Cell Seminar 2-4 p.m. today. Lakisha Johnson, executive director of Sickle Cell Support Services, will speak. (501) 376-3009.
• Sylvan Hills United Methodist Church of Sherwood will have a Community Worship Service at 10 a.m. Sunday at Sherwood Forest, 1111 W. Maryland Ave., Sherwood. Music, message and free cookout lunch. (501) 835-3410.
• Theressa Hoover Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 W. 13th St., will have Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with Willard Proctor as guest preacher. (501) 663-9621.
• The 162nd anniversary celebration at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1109 S. State St., will continue with the closing service at 10 a.m. Sunday with guest Violet Fisher. wesleychapelumclr.org or (501) 374-7893.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will have its Farmers Market 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the McKinley Street parking lot. Vendors will sell fruit, vegetables, baked goods, salsa and more. (501) 663-6383.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• LaTaveya Franklin will present the Pearls and Lace Summit 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road with Myesha Chaney speaking. Fashion show by Tobu. Pearls and Lace honoree ceremony. Free. pearlsandlace.org or (501) 813-2758.
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Religion on 09/26/2015