MUSIC, ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Arkansas Gospel Music Heritage Month's Choir Fest will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at St. James United Methodist Church, 900 University Drive, Pine Bluff. Free. (870) 413-9897.
• A new season of Third Sunday at Three will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., featuring flutists Diane and Barry McVinney. Suggested donation is $10. Reception to follow. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• The Westover Men of Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will host an Art Show and Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 3 in the fellowship hall. For information, call the church at (501) 663-6383 or Sid McCollum at (501) 773-6566.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• As part of Arkansas Peace Week Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light will hold a Prayer Vigil for Peace on the Planet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Arkansas House of Prayer, 20900 Chenal Parkway. (501) 772-9906.
• Canaan Christian Center, 7890 Middle Warren Road, Pine Bluff, will have a 13th Anniversary Celebration for Craig and Sheryl Banks at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Victor Wynn. (870) 534-7378.
• Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will have revival services at 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday with Chester Thompson as evangelist. (501) 562-1023.
• Yom Kippur Prayer Gathering will be at 6:30 p.m Wednesday at Covenant Community Ministries, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, with speakers Kingsley Erumulor and Melissa Thomas. Kingdom Encounter 2015 will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday with speaker Rick Daniels. No registration fee. (501) 551-7479.
• Faith Temple Full Gospel Deliverance Center,1920 S. Broadway, will have an Ushers Appreciation service at 3 p.m. Sunday with Phillip Pointer as guest. (501) 376-7013.
• First Baptist Church, 811 Scipio A. Jones Drive, North Little Rock, will have a City Wide Revival at 6 p.m. Sunday with George Parks Jr. and Betrand Bailey Jr., at 7 p.m. Monday with Bailey, 7 p.m. Tuesday with Tim Rogers and 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday with Stephen B. Hall. (501) 374-9394.
• First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St., Benton, will begin a GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group at 7 p.m. Monday 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.
• Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will have a Block Party 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26. Bounce house, face painting, music, games and food. (501) 379-9939.
• Highland Valley United Methodist Church, 15524 Chenal Parkway, will dedicate its new sanctuary at 10:50 a.m. Sunday. Potluck to follow. (501) 224-6047.
• Holy Temple Cathedral Church of God in Christ, 1322 S. Pulaski St., will have its annual Women's Day service at 3 p.m. Sept. 27 with speaker Annie Carter. (501) 372-8662.
• The Islamic Center of Little Rock, 3224 Anna St., will kick off Arkansas Peace Week and celebrate International Day of Peace at 6 p.m. Monday with the "Peace Across Faiths" interfaith program. Food and fellowship will follow at 7. interfaith@theiclr.org.
• King Solomon Baptist Church, 1304 Pine St., North Little Rock, will observe Women's Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with Patricia Johnson as speaker. (501) 246-4393.
• Let Go and Let God Deliverance Center will have its fifth annual Founder's Day at 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Love and Word Ministries, 300 Sorenson St., North Little Rock, with Demond L. Tolliver as guest speaker. (501) 454-8492.
• Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 S. Ringo St., will celebrate its 140th anniversary with a meet and greet 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Philander Smith College Campus Center. An anniversary concert will be at 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church. Worship will be at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 27 with Roderick Torrence speaking and at 3 p.m. with John Corbitt. (501) 372-3717.
• New Grace Baptist Church, 800 Calhoun St., will have an 11th pastoral appreciation service for Virgil and Sabrina Taylor at 9 a.m. Sunday with Benny Johnson speaking and at 3 p.m. with James Thrower. (501) 541-3456.
• New Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, 7615 Woodson Road, will have Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. Sept. 27 with Rodney E. Smith Sr. as speaker. newhebronlr.org or (501) 375-7351.
• St. Andrew's Church, 8300 Kanis Road, will offer a GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group 6:30-8:30 Mondays beginning this week through Dec. 14. To register, call the church at (501) 614-6061.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will dedicate the Cindy Miller Memorial Garden after the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Reception to follow. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• St. Paul Baptist Church, 1200 Dixie St., Benton, will celebrate its 127th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sept. 27 with Nicholas Nettles as guest and at 4 p.m. with Donald Crossley and Earl Graham. (501) 837-0745.
• St. Paul Maumelle United Methodist Church, 9721 Pinnacle Valley Road, will celebrate its 145th anniversary with a picnic at noon today at Maumelle Park on Pinnacle Valley Road. Anniversary worship services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday and a program at 3 p.m. Carissa Rodgers will be guest minister. (501) 766-4952.
• St. Stephens Baptist Church, 902 N. E St., North Little Rock will observe Women's Day at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Karen Collier. (501) 945-9649.
• Sylvan Hills United Methodist Church of Sherwood will have a Community Worship Service at 10 a.m. Sept. 27 at Sherwood Forest, 1111 W. Maryland Ave., Sherwood. Music, message and free cookout lunch. (501) 835-3410.
• Watson New Life Church of God in Christ, 3600 E. Church St., Sweet Home, will celebrate its 89th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with speakers Terrance Long and William Ivory. (501) 747-1950.
• The 162nd anniversary celebration at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 1109 S. State St., will continue at 8 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday with Vance Ross as guest preacher. wesleychapelumclr.org or (501) 374-7893.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• The Gifts of Imperfection Workshop will be held Friday-Sept. 27 at Camp Mitchell Episcopal Center, 10 Camp Mitchell Road, Morrilton. Led by Annie Burton. Cost is $175. For information or to register, call (501) 588-3663.
• Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, will begin a Bible study, Come to the Waters by Judy Record Fletcher, at 9 a.m. Sundays in the library. (501) 225-3274 or littlerockgrace.org.
• Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller St., will have the 2015 Women's Conference 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 26 with keynote speaker Genette Howard and Kathy Crossley and Linda Chesterfield. Packet pickup and breakfast at 8:15. (501) 374-8060.
• The Institute for Theological Studies at St. Margaret's will host a four-week community-wide, 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.
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Religion on 09/19/2015