MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
m Kim Pettus and Friends will be in concert at 8 a.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 811 Scipio A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock. The Easter program, He Lives, will be at 8 a.m. April 5. (501) 374-9394 or fbcnlr.com.
m Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 217 N. Hazel St., North Little Rock, will present an Easter program, The Cross Revisited, featuring soloists from the community, at 6 p.m. April 3. (501) 372-6751.
m North View Missionary Baptist Church, 800 Page Mill Road, North Little Rock, will present an Easter drama, One Voice, at 7 p.m. April 2-3 and at 2 p.m. April 4. For tickets call (501) 765-0332 or for information call (501) 945-2640.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
m Abundant Life Family Worship Center, 100 S. Eastern Ave., Jacksonville, will have its annual Choir Day celebration at 5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 241-0210.
m Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1110 N. Alma St., Dermott, will have a spring revival at 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday with Kenneth Stewart preaching. (870) 538-9363.
m Arkansas Pastors Network, a newly formed chapter of the American Pastors Network, will be led by James Brettell, president. The network offers resources to pastors on matters of church and state. Information is available at arpastors.net or by email at brettell@sbcglobal.net.
m Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St., will have a spring revival at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday with William Watley as guest speaker. (501) 374-2891.
m First Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items 9:30-10:30 a.m. March 28. Call (501) 372-2705 for appointment.
m Greater Center Star Baptist Church, 800 W. 33rd St., will celebrate the first anniversary of its pastor, Kenneth Traylor, at 3 p.m. Sunday with David Featherstone preaching. (501) 374-7109.
m Greater Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 600 E. 24th St., will celebrate its 134th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. March 29 with Deshun Coates speaking. (501) 372-0670.
m New Beginning Baptist Church, 24325 Arkansas 365 South, Woodson, will celebrate its 23rd anniversary and have an installation service for Alvin Pruitt Sr., pastor-elect, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. (501) 397-7173.
m New Creation Dance Company will have a spring break workshop Monday at Irby Dance Studio, 2324 Durwood Road. $30. Session for 3- to 5-year-olds at 9 a.m. includes ballet, worship and an activity; for 6- to 11-year-olds at 10 a.m. includes jazz, ballet, hip-hop and worship; and for 12 year olds and up at 11 a.m. includes ballet, contemporary dance and worship. Register at newcreationdance.org or (501) 749-8162.
m St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1920 E. Sixth St., will celebrate the fifth anniversary of C.B. and Arlean Robinson at 3 p.m. Sunday with Sandy Williams speaking. (501) 374-8833.
m ThatChurch.com will host the Great Big Egg Drop at the football fields of Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood and at Cabot High School on April 4. Eggs at Sherwood will be dropped at 11:30 a.m. and at Cabot at noon. The events will include entertainment for children and families before the drops. Activities for children with special needs will also be available. Information at thatchurch.com.
m Theressa Hoover Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 W. 13th St., will celebrate Women’s History Month at 11 a.m. Sunday with Beverly Divers-White as speaker. (501) 663-9621.
m The men of Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1825 S. Pulaski St., will have their annual chili cook-off 4-7 p.m. today. Tickets $10. Free for children 12 and younger. Men’s Day will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Sunday with Sgt. Willie Davis speaking. (501) 374-3528 or unioname@att.net.
m Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1109 S. State St., will have a prayer breakfast as part of the Women’s Day celebration at 9 a.m. today at Better Community Development Inc. Empowerment Center, 3604 W. 12th St. with Shonte Foster speaking. $20. Celebration services at 8 a.m. Sunday with Narcissus Tyler speaking and at 10:45 a.m. with Sheree Holmes speaking. (501) 374-7893 or wesleychapelumclr.org.
LENTEN ACTIVITIES
m First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1500 N. Mississippi St., will have a Lenten study on Adam Hamilton’s Final Words From the Cross at 10 a.m. Sundays in Kenner Hall, led by Leon Gray. (501) 225-5656 or fccoflr.org.
m First Lutheran Church, 314 E. Eighth St., will be open for prayer and meditation, noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, and a Lenten service, “Singing With the Exiles,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays during Lent. Dinner at 6. (501) 372-1023.
m Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will offer a Parables of Lent series with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesdays during Lent. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. (501) 663-3631 or gracelutheranlr.org.
m Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will have Holy Communion and silent prayer/meditation in the chapel at 6 p.m. Wednesdays during Lent. (501) 753-6186 or expandingthelight.org.
m Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will have a Lenten Bible study and prayer group at 7 p.m. Thursdays during Lent. (501) 753-9533 or parkhillpres.org.
m The 20th annual Hillcrest Community Lenten Worship Series will continue at noon Friday at Pulaski Heights Christian Church, 4724 Hillcrest Ave. Jay Clark will preach. (501) 663-8149.
m Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will continue a Lenten Dean’s Class series at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with Paul McLain discussing funerals, faith and resurrection. trinitylittlerock.org.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
m Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will have a children’s Palm Sunday parade with a live donkey at 10 a.m. March 29. Holy Week healing service at 6:30 p.m. April 1. Children’s Easter celebration and egg hunt at 10 a.m. April 4. Free. The church will host the North Little Rock Community Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. April 5 at Lakewood Village Pavilion. Mayor Joe Smith will provide a greeting and the North Little Rock High School band will perform. (501) 753-6186 or expandingthelight.org.
m Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have Palm Sunday services at 7:30, 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 29. Holy Week services at 12:15 p.m. March 30-31 and 5:15 p.m. April 1. Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. April 2. Good Friday services at 12:15 and 7 p.m. April 3. Easter Vigil service at 8 p.m. April 4 and Easter services at 7:30, 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 5. trinitylittlerock.org.
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