MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Guest singers and instrumentalists will join the musicians of Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi St., at 11 a.m. Sunday as the congregation dedicates new timpani, chimes and bells as a memorial to longtime member Stacy Duckett. (501) 666-2813.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, will have Game Day at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Take a sack lunch; drinks and desserts provided. (501) 225-9231.
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St., will have an appreciation service honoring its pastor, Roy Jones Jr., and his wife, Angela, on Sunday with speakers Brian Miller at 8 a.m., Denice Miller at 10:45 and Chester Thompson at 3 p.m. (501) 374-2891.
• Elect Temple Church of God in Christ, 307 Johnson St., Benton, will honor Dorothy J. Barnes, first lady emeritus, at 6 p.m. today with speaker Ferryl D. Barnes Sr. (501) 315-1431.
• FaithSpring Church will celebrate Funkfest from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Terry Elementary School, 10800 Mara Lynn Road. The free block party is for families of the school, the church and the community. Music, food, games, bounce houses. faithspringchurch.org or (501) 223-3300.
• Faith Temple Full Gospel Deliverance Center, 1920 S. Broadway, will have an Ushers Appreciation service at 3 p.m. Sept. 20 with guest speaker Phillip Pointer. (501) 376-7013.
• First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St., Benton, will begin a GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 in the parlor. Entrance is at the corner of North Market and Sevier streets. For information, call Gail Lavender at (501) 590-7994 or the church at (501) 778-3601.
• Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 4111 Boyd St., will have an eighth anniversary celebration in honor of its pastor, Isiah Bennett, and family at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speakers Al Morgan and Kenneth Robinson. (501) 837-1400.
• Lee Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 421 W. 22nd St., North Little Rock, will observe its 104th anniversary and homecoming celebration at 11 a.m. Sunday with lunch to follow. The celebration will close with a 3 p.m. program. (501) 835-6382.
• Life Line Baptist Church, 7601 Baseline Road, will host the Southwest Little Rock and Mabelvale Reunion, a time to look back and to the future, with worship, music and guest speakers at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A barbecue luncheon will follow. Lunch is $6 each or $12 per family (two adults and children under 12). (501) 568-5433.
• Living Waters Church of God in Christ, 306 Grove St., Hot Springs, will celebrate its 101st anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker John Mark Johnson. (501) 624-4554.
• New Grace Baptist Church, 800 Calhoun St., will have an 11th pastoral appreciation service for Virgil and Sabrina Taylor at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 with guest speakers Marcus Walker and at 3 p.m. with James Thrower. (501) 541-3456.
• Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will consecrate its new facilities at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Gary Mueller, bishop of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church. (501) 664-3600.
• St. Andrew's Church, 8300 Kanis Road, will offer a GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays from Sept. 21-Dec. 14. To register call the church at (501) 614-6061.
• The Institute for Theological Studies at St. Margaret's will host a four-week communitywide, interfaith discussion of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, at 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept. 22 at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway. Free but registration is requested at 1in7b.net/encyclical.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have a commissioning of liturgical ministers during the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday School classes begin at 9:15. A listing is online at st-marks.com. (501) 225-4203.
• Sylvan Hills Church of Christ, 117 W. Maryland Ave., Sherwood, will be a host location for "If: Pray" at 7-9 p.m. Monday. The prayer event is for women of all ages and denominations. Free. No registration required. (501) 835-4141.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a Rally Day celebration at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services Sunday with music by guest musician Kiril Laskarov. Formation kickoff at 10 in Morrison Hall. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 588-3663.
• Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi St., will offer a new casual worship service known as "rise" at 9 a.m. beginning Sunday. (501) 666-2813.
• The 162nd anniversary celebration at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1109 S. State St., begins with Philander Smith College Sunday at 8 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Roderick Smothers, president of the college, will speak. A banquet honoring those who have been members 50 years or more will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled's Jack Wilson Activity Room, 105 W. Roosevelt Road. Samuel L. Green, presiding bishop of the 12th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will speak. For tickets, call (501) 374-7893 or visit wesleychapelumclr.org.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will have its Farmers Market at 4-7 p.m. Tuesday in the McKinley Street parking lot. (501) 663-6383.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive, is starting a study on the parables and a class on World Religions From a Christian Perspective at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Financial Peace will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Bible studies for women are at 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Monday. Men's study at 6 p.m. Monday. (501) 225-9231.
• Bethlehem Baptist Church, 301 E. Pleasure St., Searcy, will host a Men's Conference on Sept. 19 with keynote speaker C. Dennis Edwards. Registration begins at 8 a.m. (501) 231-8396.
• Ecumenical Buddhist Society of Little Rock, 1516 W. Third St., will host a Vipassana meditation retreat Friday-Sept. 20 featuring Joe McCormack and Terri Furstenau. Free public talk at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Retreat is 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 19 and 8:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 20. Cost based on a sliding scale starting at $70. To register, send name and address to ebsretreat@gmail.com or call (501) 376-7056 for information.
• Arkansas Second Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ's annual Young Women's Christian Council Conference will meet at 10 a.m. today at New Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ, 4706 Atkins St., North Little Rock. Registration is at 9:30. Free. (870) 678-3492 or (501) 416-7343.
• New Dora Baptist Church, 317 Jamison Ave., North Little Rock, will have its annual Women's Conference at 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 19 with Christian Williams, Juanna Green and Annetta Fairchild as speakers. No registration fee. (501) 945-3062.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will have an open discussion, "So I Have This Question, God," for adults and youth at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the chapel. Children's classes held at the same time. (501) 663-6383.
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Religion on 09/12/2015