MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Indianhead Lake Baptist Church, 8601 Indianhead Drive, Sherwood, will host a performance by the Williams Singers of Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, at 11 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free but an offering will be taken. (501) 835-5883.
• Jonathan Butler and the Art Porter Singers will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. John Baptist Church, 2501 Main St. The event is free. artporter.org.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will continue its Third Sunday at Three series with a recital of violin music by Geoffrey Robson at 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Bridging the Gap, a musical tribute in honor of Black History Month, will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Temple of Restoration Church of God in Christ, 10610 Chicot Road. Admission is free. Doors open at 5. (870) 413-9154.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 815 W. 16th St., will have its annual Men's Day service at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker Eric Alexander and music by the St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church Men's Choir. (501) 374-2891.
• The H.C. Lay Organization of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 600 N. Cedar St., North Little Rock, will host its annual Founder's Day Sunday at 3 p.m. Feb. 26 with guest speaker Reginald Cleaver. (501) 374-9948.
• Bullock Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 1513 S. Park St., will host Health Fair Awareness Saturday at 10 a.m.-noon today. The annual Usher Anniversary will be observed at 3 p.m. Sunday. Life Teams will host Movie Night at 7 p.m. Friday. Refreshments will be served after all the events. (501) 375-1581.
• World Day of Prayer will be celebrated by Church Women United Central Arkansas South at 10 a.m. March 3 at Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St. Registration will be at 9:30 a.m. The ecumenical event is held on the same day in countries around the world. (501) 375-2342.
• First Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 623 W. Seventh St., will give away nonperishable food items 9:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. 25. Call (501) 372-2705 to leave a message.
• F. Willis Johnson, senior minister of Wellspring Church in Ferguson, Mo., will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Mills A in the Mills Social Sciences Center at Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. The talk is part of the "Faith in Black and White: The Church and Race in 'Colorblind' America" series hosted by Hendrix and Philander Smith College. (501) 505-1559 or (501) 370-5344.
• Living Waters Church of God in Christ, 306 Grove St., Hot Springs, will have a Holy Ghost Revival from Sunday-Wednesday. Services will be at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. (501) 624-4554.
• Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 1900 Simpson St., will have a Black History program at 11 a.m. Feb. 26 with guest speaker Anjerrio Kameron. (501) 374-4718.
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 800 Page Mill Road, North Little Rock, will hold the first worship service at its new location at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. (501) 758-1190.
• The Women's Ministry of Paradise Baptist Church, 820 H St., North Little Rock, will host a Sister-2-Sister Prayer Brunch at 10 a.m. today with guest speaker Sharon Evans. (501) 945-3070.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will celebrate an Instructed Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The traditional Rite II Holy Eucharist will include verbal instructions of what's happening in the liturgy and why, for newcomers and lifelong Episcopalians. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
• Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will have a Friends and Family Day at 11 a.m. Sunday. (501) 376-3009.
• Second Baptist Church, 820 Short St., England, will observe Black History Month at 11 a.m. Sunday with speaker Jerome Green, president of Shorter College in North Little Rock. (501) 247-2291.
• Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, will host a Faith and Grief Luncheon at noon Tuesday in Second Hall. The luncheon is for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The gathering includes a meal, prayer, a speaker and conversations led by trained volunteers. Reservations are available online at faithandgrief.org or by calling (469) 251-9612. More information is available by contacting Sharon Hughes at (501) 227-0000.
• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., as part of its Insights series. A reception will follow in Morrison Hall. Cost is $25 for general seating or $100 for patron tickets, which include an invitation to a sponsors and patrons reception before the talk and reserved seating. Tickets are available online at trinitylittlerock.org. A Mardi Gras Celebration and Gumbo Cook-off will be held 5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 28 in Chancellor's Hall, with pancakes, gumbo, face painting, bounce house and more. (501) 372-0294.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will have its annual Chili Cook-off at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with chefs of the church competing. The event is free. (501) 868-5848.
• Western Hills United Methodist Church, 4601 Western Hills Ave., will host a Mardi Gras party 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 28, featuring red beans and rice, French bread, and king cake, as well as door prizes, a photo booth, Fat Tuesday bingo and music. The event is free and for people of all ages. westernhillsumc@yahoo.com or (501) 565-2384.
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES
• Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St., will have Ash Wednesday services with the imposition of ashes at 7:30 a.m. and 12:05 and 7 p.m. March 1. christchurchlr.org or (501) 375-2342.
• Grace Presbyterian Church, 9301 N. Rodney Parham Road, will have a pancake supper at 5:30 p.m. March 1, followed by an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30, both in the fellowship hall. gracelr.org or (501) 225-3274.
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will have a pancake supper at 5:15 p.m. March 1, followed by an Ash Wednesday service of worship at 6 in the sanctuary. The service will include the imposition of ashes. (501) 868-5848.
CLASSES AND CONFERENCES
• The City of Grace, 4217 S. Shackleford Road, will continue its Family Matters series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with guest speaker Derrick Easter. (501) 379-9939.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., will offer an "Embracing Forgiveness" class at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room. A "Gay and Faithful" class will meet at the same time in Baker Parlor, with "English Spirituality" meeting in Morrison Hall. trinitylittlerock.org or (501) 372-0294.
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Religion on 02/18/2017