MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Evangelistic Baptist Church, 902 Atkinson St., North Little Rock, will have a Doorkeepers Musical Appreciation service at 3 p.m. Sunday featuring local soloists, groups and praise dancers. Meal to follow. (501) 952-1313.
• The choir at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will sing Choral Evensong at 5 p.m. Sunday to mark the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. Music will include the Preces and Responses by Bernard Rose, Canticles by C.V. Stanford and an anthem composed by Tim Allen. st-marks.com.
• The grand finale of Arkansas Gospel Music Heritage Month will be at 3 p.m. today at Summit Church, 6600 Crystal Hill Road, North Little Rock. Free. An after party will be at 7 p.m. today at Lindsey's Barbecue, 207 Curtis Sykes Drive, North Little Rock. $5. (870) 850-6818.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Arkansas Community Organizations will have a barbecue fundraiser 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Bethany Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1923 S. Olive St., Pine Bluff. Barbecued chicken, baked beans, potato salad, cake and drink for $8; hamburger, potato chips and drink for $3 or hot dog, chips and drink for $2.50. (870) 536-6300.
• The Church of the Living God Temple No. 342, 924 W. 31st St., will host a Founders' Day Service of the United Fellowship of Churches at 3 p.m. Sunday with David Withers speaking. (501) 372-4559.
• Collegeville Church of the Nazarene, 124 Hilldale Road, Alexander, will celebrate its 72nd homecoming at 10 a.m. Sunday with Russell Branstetter speaking. Lunch to follow. (501) 847-2655.
• Disciples in Christ Baptist Ministries, 5402 Young Road, North Little Rock, will honor its musician, Brandon Lake, at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 771-5000.
• Faith Temple Full Gospel Deliverance Center, 1920 S. Broadway, will celebrate the retirement of L.A. Lindsey at 6 p.m. today with a banquet at Embassy Suites Hotel. A retirement service will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with Clyde Hairston speaking and at 3 p.m. with Samuel White speaking. (501) 376-7013.
• Fairfield Bay United Methodist Church, 765 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay, will have a presentation on Christ in the Feast of the Tabernacles with Lisa Smolowitz of Jews for Jesus at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7. (501) 884-3373.
• A Fallen Hero Memorial fundraiser will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at First Baptist Church, 2350 Central Ave., Hot Springs, with entertainer Tony Orlando speaking. Information is available by calling Dick Antoine at (501) 622-7347 or Tom Wilkins at (501) 622-9570.
• First Christian Church, 1500 N. Mississippi St., will have a Blessing of the Animals 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5. (501) 225-5656.
• First United Methodist Church, 723 Center St., will have a pet blessings at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at MacArthur Park. Pets will receive a St. Francis medal. fumclr.org or (501) 372-2256.
• Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will present Friday Night Flights II Youth Explosion at 7 p.m. Friday with Nate Stewart speaking. (501) 379-9939.
• King Solomon Baptist Church, 1304 Pine St., North Little Rock, will have its last service in the old sanctuary at 10 a.m. Sunday and process into the new sanctuary for a service at 3 p.m. (501) 374-8686.
• Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will have a Blessing of the Animals 4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Free. (501) 753-6186 or expandingthelight.org.
• Let Go and Let God Deliverance Center, 4204 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock, will have a free coat drive at 10 a.m. today. Coats for adults and children will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. Information at letgoletgod001@gmail.com.
• Liberty Hill Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller St., will have a Fall Family Festival noon-4 p.m. Oct. 4. Games, prizes, food. Free. (501) 374-8060.
• Mount Ararat Baptist Church, 5417 Valentine Road, North Little Rock, will celebrate Annual Women's Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with Karen Rosby speaking and at 2:30 p.m. with Ernestine Thomas speaking. (501) 835-8867.
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 2200 Willow St., North Little Rock, will host a Cancer Awareness Brunch at 10 a.m. today with cancer survivor Erica Harris-Williams speaking. (501) 758-1190.
• New Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, 7615 Woodson Road, will celebrate Family and Friends Day at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. (501) 375-7351.
• Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 15803 Old Highway 30, Scott, will have a Men's Day Celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 961-9835.
• St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1920 E. Sixth St., will host its fourth annual Fall Family Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today. Food, games, prizes. Free. (501) 374-8833.
• St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 1200 Dixie St., Benton, will celebrate its 126th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with Michael Barker speaking and at 4 p.m. with Joshua Pickett speaking. (501) 837-0745.
• Second Baptist Church, 820 Short St., England, will celebrate Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with Rosie Coleman speaking. (501) 842-2267.
m Sylvan Hills Church of Christ will have a Faith in Action yard sale 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday- Oct. 4 at 9213 Arkansas 107, Sherwood. (501) 835-4141.
• United Church of Peace will host a peace rally to reduce U.S. spending on military weapons noon-1:30 p.m. today on the steps of the state Capitol. (501) 256-2233.
• The Stewpot will host an appreciation dinner for its volunteers at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive. Members of all involved churches are invited. Free. Donations accepted. Reservations are required by Wednesday by contacting Mary Jane Cheatham at mjghc@sbcglobal.net, (501) 772-3036 or (501) 868-3338.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• Open Door Community Church, 709 W. Lee Ave., Sherwood, will continue its Fall Conference today and Sunday with speakers Brian McLaren, Jay Bakker and Frank Schaeffer. Free. Schedule available at sherwoodopendoor.org.
• Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive, is offering a class on the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at 9:30 a.m. Sundays through May. Led by Ruskin Falls. phpreslr.com or (501) 663-8361.
• St. Luke Baptist Church, 8205 Arkansas 161 N., North Little Rock, will have a Women's Conference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today with speakers Mary Moore, Linda Willis, Sheree Evans-Holmes, Pamela Woodall, Barbara Jackson and Sylvia Leake. Register at slukembc.org. (501) 835-5571.
• Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2400 S. Maple St., will present a Bible prophecy seminar with Buford Griffith Jr., through Oct. 11. Seminar at 7 nightly except Mondays and Thursdays. Children's programs. Free. Call (501) 663-3259 for transportation.
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Religion on 09/27/2014