Religion calendar

MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Gospel group The Isaacs will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Lonoke Missionary Baptist Church, 2662 Arkansas 9, five miles north of Morrilton. Tickets are $18 for ages 13 and up and can be bought online at lonokemissionarybaptist.org or by calling Gwyned Hill at (501) 354-8616.

• The Needhams will perform in concert at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 at Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene, 11001 Kanis Road. (501) 225-1082.

• The Susquehanna University Choir will perform in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St. Conducted by Julia Brasher Thorn, the choir will perform folk songs, spirituals, hymns and music of the theater. The university's Chamber Singers will also perform. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 1723 W. 44th St., North Little Rock, will celebrate its 18th anniversary at 3 p.m. Jan. 15 with guest speaker Learthur Shelton. (501) 758-4651.

• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will celebrate baptisms at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

• The Spirituality Group will meet 6-6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Kavanaugh Blvd. The group will meet in the chapel, with access available from South Road, off Pine Valley Drive. (501) 663-6383.

CLASSES AND CONFERENCES

• Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8520 Colonel Carl Miller Road, will have its quarterly conference at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 with Michael Washington presiding. (501) 455-3844.

• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will present the first of a three-part forum, "The E Word: Explaining, Claiming and Proclaiming Evangelism," at 9:15 a.m. Sunday as part of the Adult Forum in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.

• The Dean's Class at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will discuss "Southern Man: The Life, Literature and Faith of Walker Percy" at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Morrison Hall. "Inwardly Digest," exploring The Book of Common Prayer, will be held in the Bishop's Conference Room. Wednesday classes will begin at 6:15 p.m. and include "Praying With the Poets" in Baker Parlor, "Coloring With Jane Hankins" in the staff lounge and "Relationships 101" in Morrison Hall. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.

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Religion on 01/07/2017

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