MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Church Alive, 1205 E. Skyline Drive, Conway, will host a free performance by Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Jason Crabb at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29. thechurchalive.org or (501) 327-4763.
Faith United Methodist Church, 9820 W. Markham St., will host a Fall Festival from 11:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 28 that will include a bounce house, obstacle course, hay ride, games and crafts. Tickets are 25 cents. (501) 225-4286.
First Christian Church, 1500 N. Mississippi St., will celebrate “Harvest Sunday” with activities including a chili cook-off, costume contest for all ages, and pumpkin decorating after its 10:30 a.m. service today. (501) 225-5656.
The Little Rock Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13901 Quail Run Drive, will host a musical devotional, “Come Unto Christ,” at 6 p.m. Sunday. (501) 442-6237.
St. Luke’s Festival of the Senses, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, will host “Comedy Yah Yah” at 7 p.m. Sunday in the parish hall, beginning with refreshments at 6 p.m. Free but donations are accepted. (501) 753-4281.
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Arkansas Food Bank, 4301 W. 65th St., will host “Full on Faith,” an interfaith event inviting community members to volunteer at the food bank from 9 a.m. to noon today or 5-7 p.m. Sunday. Sign up by calling (501) 569-4320 or by visiting arkansasfoodbank.org/how-can-i-help-2/ events.
Bailey Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1921 E. Second St., North Little Rock, will celebrate the church’s 140th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with guest Victor Moore. (501) 376-1306.
First Baptist Church, 901 Calhoun Street, will celebrate its 97th church anniversary and homecoming at 11 a.m. Oct. 29 with Virgil Taylor. (501) 374-5882.
First Presbyterian Church, 800 Scott St., will host “Lunch and Learn” with horticulturalist Janet Carson from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Topics will include bulb planting and fall garden preparation. Tickets are $20; register at janetcarsonfpc.eventbrite.com or
(501) 372-1804.
Greater New Freedom Missionary Church, 3900 W. 12th St., will hold “Chat and Chew” from 9 am. to noon Oct. 28 with guests Daphyne Williams, Barbara Price and Kelliee Rumph, and at 11 a.m. Oct. 29 will hold a Mission Day service with guest Mattie Williams; the theme is “It Is Your Season.” (501) 725-4496.
Mount Zion Baptist Church, 908 S. Cross St., will hold its annual Men’s Day service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. The theme is “Christian Men: Committing, Obeying, Praying,” with speaker John Wesley Smith. (501) 374-5832.
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1823 S. Cedar St., will celebrate the third anniversary of its pastor, Roosevelt Foote, who will speak at the 11 a.m. service; and guest C. Dennis Edwards, who will speak at the 4 p.m. service Sunday. (501) 663-1423.
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., will host breakfast from 6:15-6:45 a.m.; Mark’s Brothers, a men’s ministry meeting, from 6:30-7:30 a.m.; Stuart Hoke, who will speak about the church’s role in alcoholism and addiction treatment at the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services and at a separate talk in the Parish Hall at 9:15 a.m.; and a recital performed by organist Gordon Stewart at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The church will also host the exhibit “One Block” by Dave Anderson. All events are free. st-marks.com or (501) 225-4203.
Samaritan Hill Baptist Church, 1001 E. 13th St., North Little Rock, will host the Male Chorus’ 37th anniversary at 7 p.m. today and Sunday. (501) 376-3009.
St. Peter’s Rock Baptist Church, 2201 Brown St., will hold its annual Women’s Day worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday with Ruby Brown. The theme is “Women Reverencing God in True Worship.” (501) 392-7908.
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4501 Rahling Road, will host a screening and discussion of a sermon by Tony Campolo at 6 p.m. Wednesday. (501) 868-5848.
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, 5210 Grand Ave., Fort Smith, will hold a bicentennial celebration of the birth of Baha’u’llah at 2 p.m. today in Room 129 of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. The free event includes multilingual prayers, crafts and screening of a movie on Baha’u’llah’s life. (479) 788-7025.
Park Hill Baptist Church, 201 E. C Ave., North Little Rock, will host “Bringin’ the Funny,” with award-winning stand-up comedian Michael Jr. from 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $35 for early entry at 5 p.m., $20 general admission and $10 for groups of 10 or more at tinyurl.com/y8fros27 or (501) 753-3413.
CLASSES, RETREATS AND
CONFERENCES
Arkansas Baptist College, 1621 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, will host a lecture series, “The Gift of Good Land,” with Ragan Sutterfield from 4:30-5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8. Topics covered include creation and the Promised Land. (501) 375-2342.
The Arkansas House of Prayer, 20900 Chenal Parkway, will host a one-day Fall Contemplative Retreat with Nicholas Cole and Catherine Crews from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4. The cost is $75 and includes workshops, materials and a meal. arkansashouseofprayer.org, arkansashouseofprayer@gmail.com or (501) 821-7773.
St. Scholastica Retreat Center, 1205 S. Albert Pike Ave., Fort Smith, will offer a weekend retreat, “Everywhere a Blessing: A Celtic Spirituality Retreat,” Friday through Oct. 29 with speaker Therese Elias presenting on topics including ancient poetry, art, song, storytelling and Celtic Christianity’s prayers and blessings. Cost for those staying at the center is $195, and $150 for commuters. Meals are included. A $50 nonrefundable, nontransferable deposit is required when registering.
The retreat center will also host “A Deepening Understanding of Ourselves and Others” with Kaye Bernard. Participants will learn about the nine personality types of the Enneagram and how to “grow into the ‘wisdom’ of the Enneagram.” Cost is $95 for residents, $70 for commuters and $50 for Saturday-only attendees. Register for either retreat at stscho.org/retreat-registration or
(479) 783-1135.
The deadline for religion calendar submissions is 5 p.m. Monday for Saturday publication. Addresses are in Little Rock unless otherwise indicated. Items must have an address and a phone number and be open to the public. To submit a news release, fax (501) 372-4765 or email the information to:
religion@arkansasonline.com