MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Changed Lives, First Baptist, New Beginnings and Pilgrim Rest churches in Woodson will join together for Gospel Fest at 3 p.m. today in Woodson Community Park, 8310 Woodson Lateral Road. David Withers will give a lecture. (501) 397-2178.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• World Community Day for Church Women United Central Arkansas South will be observed at 10 a.m. Friday at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St. Registration and refreshments will start at 9:30. The speaker will be Mireya Reith, executive director of Arkansas United Community Coalition. (501) 374-2891.
• Bethlehem Worship Center Church of God in Christ, 509 U.S. 65 N., Dumas, will celebrate its 148th anniversary at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 with guest speaker Norvell Gooley. (870) 382-5586.
• Bullock Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 1513 S. Park St., will host Hallelujah Fest from 1-4 p.m. today, featuring food and games. (501) 375-1581.
• Christway Missionary Baptist Church, 4324 Potter St., will observe Mission Emphasis Day at 10:15 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Betty Scull. (501) 562-1023.
• The Ralph Bunche Community of Benton will have its fifth Sunday fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday at Elect Temple Church of God in Christ, 307 Johnson St., Benton, with guest speaker Jefferson D. Walker Jr. (501) 837-0745.
• FaithSpring Church, 1514 Market St., will have a free Halloween Trunk or Treat event 4-6 p.m. Sunday. Costumes are welcome. Candy, games, food, music and more. faithspringchurch.org or (501) 837-1866.
• First Lutheran Church, 314 E. Eighth St., will host the Central Arkansas Reformation Service at 3 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker John Nordling, theology professor at Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, Ind. A German meal will be served after the service. (501) 372-1023.
• First Presbyterian Church, 1208 W. Main St., Jacksonville, will celebrate its 90th anniversary with worship services at 11 a.m. Nov. 6. A reception will be held 3-5 p.m. (501) 982-2876.
• Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Ave., will celebrate its 75th anniversary at 10 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker David W. Callies, president emeritus of the Mid-South District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. A catered luncheon and program will follow the service. (501) 663-3631.
• Life Line Baptist Church, 7601 Baseline Road, will have Trunk or Treat at 6 p.m. Monday with more than 30 car trunks filled with candy. lifelinebaptist.org or (501) 568-5433.
• New Creation Baptist Church, 2220 Percy Machin Drive, North Little Rock, will have Hallelujah Night, 5-7 p.m. today with free food and a biblical costume contest. Ticket and bake sale proceeds go to the mortgage burning ministry. (501) 758-3588.
• The State Association of Missionary Baptist Churches of Arkansas will have its 115th annual meeting Thursday-Friday at Northern Hills Baptist Church, 6000 Sammy Lane, Texarkana. The public is invited to attend a service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. armissionarybaptist.com or (870) 773-3580.
• Paradise Baptist Church, 820 H St., North Little Rock, will host a health fair from 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 5. Flu shots will be available, AARP will present a session on fraud prevention, and information on open Medicaid enrollment will be available. (501) 945-3070.
• Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, will host its Halloween Carnival, 3-5 p.m. Sunday in the Great Hall. Free. Games, inflatables, prizes and food will be sold. Costumes welcome. phumc.com or (501) 664-3600.
• St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1920 E. Sixth St., will have its annual Harvest Revival at 7 p.m. Nov. 9-10 with guest speaker Craig R. Collier. The Harvest Revival Youth Explosion will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 with guest speaker Duane Clayton. (501) 374-8833.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will have its annual Trunk or Treat event Sunday, beginning with a Halloween-theme organ concert at 5:45 p.m., followed by games, a hay ride and treats handed out by parishioners from their trunks. Costumes are welcome. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• A Magdalene Coming Home informational "FUNraiser" will be held 7-9 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 14215 Cantrell Road. Music will be provided by the Rackensack Folklore Society. Refreshments will be served at the free event, which will provide information about the opening of a women's transformational home in Little Rock.(501) 590-2515.
• St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2223 Durwood Road, will have a Trunk or Treat event 3-5 p.m. Sunday. Activities include a bounce house, games, dessert walk and trunk or treating. Refreshments will be sold. Nonscary costumes welcome. The event will be held indoors if it rains. (501) 666-9429.
• Robert and Ernestine Thomas of Turning Point Ministries of Stuttgart will host Harvest Awakening, Sunday-Nov. 5 at Stuttgart Center Stage, 550 S. Main St., Stuttgart. A service, including puppet show, will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. "Holyween" treats will be held 5:30-6 p.m. Monday. Services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday-Nov. 5, with prayer beginning at 6. (870) 672-9086.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will have a Trunk or Treat 5-7 p.m. Sunday with treats, games, food, crafts, a bounce house and music. Prizes will be awarded for best decorated car and best costumed child and adult. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will celebrate its Presbyterian heritage at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The service will feature a bagpiper, music by the Sanctuary Choir, the Kirkin' o' the Tartans and a Litany of Remembrance. A meal will follow in the fellowship hall. trinitypreslr@gmail.com or (501) 868-5848.
• Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, 6400 Richard B. Hardie Drive, will host its annual Turkey Trot Celebration 5:15-6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the fellowship hall. The event includes dinner, a presentation by Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services, silent auction and a 1/10-mile walk around the gym. Tickets are $25 and are available by calling Charlie Firth at (501) 425-9730. The church will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the sanctuary at 10:25 a.m. Nov. 6. The All Saint's Day service will include the Lyon College and Batesville Community choirs. Potluck will follow and a presentation on the history of the sanctuary will be at 1 p.m. The choirs will perform at 2. Admission is free. (501) 663-6383.
• Zion Hill Baptist Church, 11923 Zion Hill Road, Cabot, will have a Fall Festival 6-8 p.m. Monday. (501) 988-4989.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 3518 W. Seventh St., will have its ninth annual Men's Conference from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5. (501) 664-6056.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will offer an "Earth Care" class on Christians' role in caring for creation at 9:50 a.m. Sundays, Nov. 6-20 in Second Hall. Jay McDaniel, professor of religion at Hendrix College in Conway, will discuss "Eco-Theology: The Greening of the Church" on Nov. 6. secondpreslr.org or (501) 227-0000.
• Mary Donovan will lead the Dean's Class at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Morrison Hall at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St. She will discuss "Women's Ordination: The Arkansas Connection." At 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, a four-week course, "Try and Make Me: Raising a Strong-Willed Child" will begin in Baker Parlor. The class, led by Beth McAlpine, is $40, payable on the first night of class. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will offer an adult Sunday School class, "Country Western Psalms," at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in Room 2. Participants of the class, led by Mark Clark, will listen to country western classics and discuss how they resonate with the Psalms. (501) 868-5848.
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Religion on 10/29/2016