JOHNSON CITY -- Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 201 E. Watauga Ave., will host Sunday school and Bible study on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 9:15 a.m. Worship services with Holy Communion will begin at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. The sermon theme for both services, based on Deuteronomy 30a:15-20, is "Life and Death." The Rev. Steven Harmon is the pastor.

 

 

The Rev. Theodore Fleenor, a 96-year-old minister, will be the guest speaker at the 11 a.m. service at Watauga Valley Free Will Baptist Church on Sunday, Sept. 5.

 

Pastor Bill Greer invites his friends and family to attend this service in honor of his special birthday.

 

On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

 

On Thursday, Sept. 9, the Golden Group will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. A meal will be served. Special guest Dale Williams will be providing music. His new CD, "I Know My Name's Been Written Down," has just been released. All area churches are invited to participate.

 

For more information, call 926-3677.

 

 

Homecoming will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Elk Mills Christian Church. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., after which dinner will be served.

 

Andy Lunceford is the church's minister.

 

 

The Lick Creek Christian Church, Piney Flats Road, Watauga, will celebrate homecoming, Sunday, Sept. 5. It will also be the Harvey Family Reunion.

 

Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m., and worship will start at 11 a.m. Minister Leon Dutka will speak. Lunch will be served at 12:45 p.m.

 

A concert by the Harvey Family will be held at 1:45 p.m.

 

 

JOHNSON CITY -- The Crystal River Boys will be singing at the East View Free Will Baptist Church on Watauga Road on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m.

 

 

East River Park Christian Church will celebrate its 42nd anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 5, with Tommy Oaks as the guest speaker.

 

Special music will be presented by Joel Crisp, John Thomas Oaks and the praise team.

 

Morning worship will begin at 10:40 a.m. with special music by the praise team. Sunday school classes begin at 9:45 a.m. Children in pre-K through grade 5, who have been promoted, will attend their new classes.

 

Following the morning worship service, the church family and guests will share a covered-dish dinner at the church pavilion beginning at 12:30 p.m. No other activities are scheduled for Sunday. The church office will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. Wednesday night Bible study and youth groups will meet at 7 p.m. Classes for children in the nursery through grade 5 are provided on Wednesdays. The praise team will have their weekly practice on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

 

For more information, visit www.erpcc.org

 

 

East Side Free Will Baptist Church, 704 Siam Road, will have their 50th anniversary celebration and "Old-Fashioned Day" on Sunday, Sept. 12. Former pastors will be attending, and the Rowlands will be singing. Lunch will be served. For more information, call 543-3454.

 

 

BLOUNTVILLE -- Fall revival will begin Monday, Sept. 6, at the Lighthouse Bible Church with Evangelist Bob McCurry of Buladeen, N.C. Orville Rogers will preach on Wednesday. Services will be held at 7 p.m., and there will be special singing. Earnest Steffey is the pastor. For more information, call 323-2086.

 

 

First Christian Church, 513 Hattie Ave., will meet Sunday, Sept. 5, at 9:45 a.m. Minister Brent Nidiffer will preach his final sermon in the series, "The Church is..." based on the book of Ephesians. This week, Nidiffer's topic will be on how the Church is Christ's Bride. The evening service will begin at 6 p.m. The office will be closed Monday for Labor Day and there will be no Ladies Bible Study on Monday. Tuesday's prayer service begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday's 7 p.m. service is followed by choir practice. Parents of the youth will meet on Saturday at 9 a.m. For more information, call 542-5651 or visit www.fcc37643.com.

 

 

Trinity Baptist Church, 458 W. Doe Ave., Elizabethton, will hold revival services, Sept. 5-8. Dr. James Richardson is the pastor. The evangelist is Dr. Benny Carper, host of "The Bright Spot Hour" in Greenville, S.C. On Sunday, Sept. 5, lunch will be served after the 11 a.m. service. A special service will be held at 2 p.m. with Carper speaking. There will be no evening service. Revival services from Sept. 6-8 will take place at 7 p.m. Special singing will be provided by Headed Home on Sept. 6, Pleasant Beach Youth Choir on Sept. 7 and the Tim Hughes Family on Sept. 8. For more information, call 213-7622 or 474-2304.

 

 

Homecoming will be observed Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Sinking Creek Baptist Church. There will be a special program at the 11 a.m. worship service, after which a meal will be served in the church pavilion. Those attending are asked to bring vegetables, salads and dessert and the church will provide the remaining food. For more information, call 928-3222.

 

 

The sermon title for the Sunday morning worship service at First United Methodist Church, Elizabethton, is "How Far Are You Willing to Go?," based on Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18, and Luke 14: 1-8, 25-33.

 

The men's prayer group will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday in the Believer's Sunday School Class, Room 108. Abiding Love Bible Study for Women is on break until Oct. 12. Adult Wednesday Night Bible Study will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall; G2 Youth Group will meet on Tuesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the youth house; Coolagers After School Program will meet on Wednesday from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. in the Coolager Hut; UMY will meet on Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the youth house. The Rev. Lauri Jo Cranford is the pastor. Debbie Fields is the minister for youth and children. For more information, call 543-3505 or visit www.elizfumc.com.