MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• The Festival of the Senses concert series at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will feature the church's organist, Jason A. Pennington, in concert at 7 p.m. Friday. The program is being offered as a memorial to the late Little Rock composer and physician Dr. Stephen Kemp. Free. Donations will be accepted to benefit Arkansas Children's Hospital. A meet-the-artist reception will follow in the Parish Hall. (501) 753-4281.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will present its "Third Sunday at Three" music series at 3 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary. Cellist Aaron Ludwig of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will be the featured performer with accompaniment by Tim Allen, St. Mark's organist. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 600 N. Cedar St., North Little Rock, will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, "An Evening Embracing the Dream," at 4 p.m. Monday. Cornell William Brooks, national president and chief executive officer of the NAACP, will speak. (501) 374-9948.
• Interfaith Arkansas will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Congregation B'nai Israel, 3700 Rodney Parham Rd., The theme will be "Passing the Baton: Millennials Respond to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's 'Testament of Hope.'" interfaitharkansas.com or (501) 225-9700.
• Grace Temple, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will present "A Divine Encounter" at 6:30 p.m. Friday with speaker Sharon Nesbitt. (501) 379-9939.
• Greater New Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, 3900 W. 12th St., will have a building fund program, "Project Freedom," at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 24 with speaker Virgil Taylor. (501) 725-4496.
• Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 1723 W. 44th St., North Little Rock, will celebrate its 17th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday with Arthur Hughes. (501) 758-4651.
• Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 217 Hazel St., North Little Rock, will host a Martin Luther King Jr. service, sponsored by Arkansas Stop the Violence, at 6 p.m. Monday with speaker Byron Acklin. (501) 372-6751.
• Jacksonville First Church of the Nazarene, 1506 N. J.P. Wright Loop Road, Jacksonville, offers Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program, 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays. (501) 772-6474.
• Living Waters Church of God in Christ, 306 Grove St., Hot Springs, will welcome L.A. Lindsey as guest speaker during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. (501) 624-4554.
• Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Ringo St., will celebrate its annual Men's Day on Jan. 24 with a prayer breakfast at 8 a.m., worship services at 10:45 a.m. and at 3 p.m. with speaker Michael Lacy. The theme will be "Men Working to Honor God with Sacrificial Service." (501) 372-3717.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will host a Faith and Grief luncheon noon-1 p.m. Tuesday with speaker Jon Davies. The free luncheon is for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Registration is available online at faithandgrief.org or by calling (469) 251-9612.
• The Christian Education Department of Union African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1825 S. Pulaski St., will sponsor "Be Aware: Church Policy on Sexual Misconduct" at 9 a.m. today. Presenters include lawyers Ava Parker and O. Jerome Green. (501) 374-3528.
• Ward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1301 Hanger St., will have its annual Coloroma program at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 372-6832.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Kavanaugh Blvd., will host the annual meeting and Human Rights Celebration of Church Women United at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the chapel. (501) 663-6383.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• Emmanuel Covenant Community Church, 6012 General Samuels Road, Jacksonville, will continue its 18th annual Behold Him Ministries Conference today with a youth forum at 10 a.m., lunch at noon and Prayz on Fleek youth talent showcase at 6 p.m. Sunday worship service is at 10:15 with Ellis Smith speaking. ecccglobal.net or (501) 834-3610.
• Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1922 Topf Road, North Little Rock, will offer a Grief and Loss class at 10 a.m. Sunday in Room C8. expandingthelight.org or (501) 753-6186.
• Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive, will continue a Bible study, 10-11 a.m. Friday. The study will focus on the books of James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 2 John and 3 John and Jude. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. phpreslr.com or (501) 663-8361.
• Riverview and Connor Chapel African Methodist Episcopal churches, 213 Glenview Lane, North Little Rock, and will have a quarterly conference at 10 a.m. Sunday. (501) 955-2304.
• The Institute for Theological Studies at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, will present a discussion series, "Christian Voices of Life, Liberty and Happiness: More Than a Trivial Pursuit?" 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 11, led by Joy Pohl. To register, email pohljoy@hotmail.com. The "Faith Seeking Understanding" class is meeting 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays through Feb. 25. It is led by Mary Vano and Skip Cochran. Register by emailing Cindy Fribourgh at cfribourgh@stmargaretschurch.org.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will present "The Art of Pilgrimage," a series of talks by Danny Schieffler on the history of spiritual travel and its relevance in modern times, 9:15-10 a.m. Sundays in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will continue the Bible Challenge, a year-long study of the Bible, at 10:10 a.m. Sunday in the conference room. A four-week book study of Grounded by Diana Butler Bass will begin Tuesday with two options for classes -- noon-12:45 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Morrison Hall. Classes are free. Registration is available online at trinitylittlerock.org or by calling (501) 372-0294.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Kavanaugh Blvd., will continue a "Questions" class for adults and youths 9:15-10 a.m. Sunday in the chapel (use the Pine Valley parking lot). This week's question from the congregation is "The church has changed over the years; has God?" Children's classes will be held concurrently. (501) 663-6383.
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Religion on 01/16/2016