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SATURDAY
MORNING STAR HOLINESS CHURCH HOUSE OF REFUGE, 120 McArthur St., Hamlet, will host the Union of Solid Rock Churches of God and its youth service at 10 a.m. and business meeting at noon. Morning Star will also host a community day at 1 p.m. at the church. Call 910-331-0637 for more information.
SUNDAY
ST. PETER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will celebrate its homecoming during the 11 a.m. morning worship service. A fellowship meal will follow the morning service. Revival services will take place at 7 p.m. nightly Sept. 1-3 with guest speakers the Rev. Carter from Ellerbe Grove Baptist Church, the Rev. Leech from New Bethel Baptist Church and the Rev. Richardson from First Baptist Church. The theme for this year’s homecoming and revival services is “Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand.”
WEST ROCKINGHAM CHURCH OF GOD, 115 Garrett St., Rockingham, will have revival services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Aug. 30 and at 7 p.m. nightly Aug. 31-Sept. 2 with the Rev. Greg Williamson.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet, invites the community to a service of the word for healing at 11 a.m. The service will focus on prayer for those in need of healing and for those who practice the healing arts. As part of the service, individuals may receive the laying-on-of-hands and anointing with oil. For more information, call 910-582-0729.
BEAUTIFUL ZION FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, Mount Moriah Church Road, Hamlet, will have its fifth Sunday service at 11:15 a.m. with guest speaker Prophet Gregory Manning.
CORDOVA BAPTIST CHURCH, 226 Ledbetter St., Cordova, will host the Beverly Hills Baptist Church Praise Band at 6 p.m. Pastor Doug Anderson and the congregation invites everyone to this time of praise and worship. For more information, call 910-895-4055.
BIBLE FREE WILL CHURCH OF WORSHIP, 682 N.C. 381, Hamlet, will have revival services at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30 and at 7:30 p.m. nightly Aug. 31-Sept. 4 with guest speakers Evangelist Jimmy Powers, the Rev. Andrew Smith and Evangelist Odell Wilkins. For more information, call the Rev. Tommy Leviner at 910-582-8485.
UPCOMING-ONGOING
PRAYER DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES, 108 School St., Rockingham, hosts a feeding program for the homeless each Wednesday.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES will be having a soup kitchen 9 to 10:15 a.m. every Sunday and from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. every Tuesday. No one is turned away. Food furnished by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and donations.
POPLAR SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will be having a noonday Bible study and prayer meeting every Wednesday. The church will also provide breakfast for worshipers every first Sunday. Everyone is invited to share in these experiences. For information, call 910-997-2468.
ROCKINGHAM CHURCH OF CHRIST is offering a free home Bible study by mail for those who think the Bible is too hard to understand. The community is invited to participate. Call 910-895-4035 and clearly leave your name and mailing address.
BAND NO. 2 OF THE CHURCH OF GOD is offering homebound prayer meetings to the homes of people who can’t get out to go to church due to illness. Call for an appointment for prayer or Bible study services in your home at 910-997-1213.
NEW BETHEL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH will have a monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. every first and third Saturday. The breakfast is $5 for eat-in or take-out.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 McDonald Ave., Hamlet, will open its doors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday to pray for the nation. Everyone is invited. For information, call the church at 910-582-0289.
TABERNACLE OF FAITH PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 101 Pine St., Hamlet, will have noonday prayer from noon to 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. The church will also have Bible study from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Every second and fourth Thursday of each month, its food bank will be opened.
NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 E., Hamlet, will have community prayer service at 6 p.m. each Tuesday of the month. This is a prayer service for local communities and the nation. All are invited to attend.
MORNING STAR HOUSE OF REFUGE, 120 McArthur St., Hamlet, will have a 10 a.m. morning service and a 7 p.m. night service every first, second and third Sunday of the month. Bible study will be from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday. All are invited to worship here.
FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 North, Rockingham, offers a contemporary service at 9 a.m. and a traditional service at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Sunday school is in between at 10 a.m. with Sunday night services beginning at 6 p.m. and Wednesday night Bible study starting at 7 p.m.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES, 148 Daniels St., Hamlet, offers Sunday morning breakfast and delivery at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. and morning worship at 11:45 a.m. Every second Sunday, it will offer its Sister 2 Sister program at 4:30 p.m. The church will have its Tuesday soup kitchen at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday Bible study at 7 p.m., Friday morning food box at 10:30 a.m., Friday night service at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday morning food box at 10:30 a.m.
GREATER HARVEST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH will have Sunday morning worship services at 8 a.m. in its temporary location of Nelson Funeral Home Chapel, 302 N. Bridges St., Hamlet. All are welcome. For more information, contact Tasha Graham at 910-817-1054.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet, invites those without a church home or new to the community to worship with its congregation on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. and to share in the mission to feed the hungry of the community. With a more traditional worship, St. Paul observes the church year calendar of Sundays and seasons. Food donations are welcomed and may be dropped off at the church from 10 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Tuesdays. For information, call 910-582-0729.
THE BALLROOM IN HAMLET will host a gospel revival with Evangelist Rusty Pleasants at 7 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call 540-478-3985.
FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES, 148 Daniels St., Hamlet, will host its “21 Nights of Revival Fire” at 7:30 p.m. nightly Sept. 1-21. There will be 21 anointed speakers, 21 nights of salvation, healing and deliverance and 21 days of noonday prayer from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, call 910-997-4391 or 910-995-2955 or email [email protected].
VICTORY DELIVERANCE CHURCH, Fifth Street, Hamlet, will host the United Pastors Fellowship and its monthly noonday prayer, business meeting at 5 p.m. and Bible study at 6 p.m. on Sept. 2.
FAITH TEMPLE HOLINESS CHURCH, 217 Rummage Pack Road, Ellerbe, will have revival services at 7:30 p.m. nightly Sept. 2-4 with guest speaker Pastor Mary Lindsay of St. John Baptist Church in Derby.
PEMBERTON TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, 209 Monroe Ave., Hamlet, will have its annual rainbow tea at 5 p.m. on Sept. 5 with guest speaker Pastor Cynthia Martin of Flat Rock Community Church and Success Center in Wadesboro. Tickets are $10 at the door. Everyone is invited to attend.
ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, will have Pastor Darrell McSween preach its 10:30 a.m. morning service on Sept. 6. The public is invited to attend.
FRIENDSHIP MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, N.C. 177 North, Hamlet, will celebrate its 86th church anniversary at 3 p.m. on Sept. 6 with guest speaker the Rev. W.E. McLeod of St. Peters United Methodist Church in Oxford along with his congregation.
MOUNT CALVARY ROCK AGES CHURCH, 464 County Home Road, Rockingham, will have revival services at 7 p.m. nightly Sept. 7-11 with guest speaker Pastor Roger Webster.
FREEDOM MINISTRIES NO. 1 will have its family and friends day during the 11 a.m. morning worship service. An afternoon service will take place at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Michael Patrick of Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
GREEN LAKE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 507 Green Lake Road, Rockingham, will celebrate its homecoming during the 11:30 a.m. morning worship on Sept. 13 with the Rev. Jerry McNeil. Dinner will be served following the morning service. An afternoon service will be at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Annette Covington and Mount Calvary Church family of Rockingham. Revival services will take place at 7:30 p.m. nightly Sept. 15-17 with guest speakers the Rev. Robert Dockery of Macedonia Baptist Church in Hoffman, the Rev. E.L. Alexander of Saron Baptist Church in Ellerbe and the Rev. Robert Richardson of New Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church in Hamlet. All are invited to come.
MOUNT SINAI BAPTIST CHURCH, 1208 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, will celebrate its fall revival at 3 p.m. on Sept. 13 and at 7:15 p.m. nightly Sept. 14-16 with guest speakers Pastor T.J. Horne of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Lilesville, Pastor Derick Leak of Poplar Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Polkton and Pastor John Jackson of New Hope Baptist Church in Hamlet. The theme for the revival will be “The Other Side.”
FAITH ANOINTED DELIVERANCE CENTER, 189 Louis Breeden Blvd., Hamlet, will have a two-night revival at 7 p.m. nightly Sept. 18-19 with guest speaker Prophet Thomas McDonald Jr. Everyone is invited to attend.
LEDBETTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will host a pancake breakfast with sausage, bacon and grits from 7 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 19. Donations will be accepted. There will also be a bake sale.
ELLERBE GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 162 Ellerbe Grove Church Road, Rockingham, will celebrate its senior choir’s 66th anniversary at 6 p.m. on Sept. 19. All local choirs and others are invited to attend.
FELLOWSHIP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1200 McDonald Ave., Hamlet, will celebrate its homecoming beginning with the 11 a.m. morning service Sept. 20 with guest speaker the Rev. Gene Tyson. A covered-dish dinner will be served after the service.
BEAVER DAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 714 Beaver Dam Church Road, Rockingham, will celebrate its homecoming beginning with the 11 a.m. morning worship service on Sept. 20. Lunch will be served following the morning service in the Family Life Center. Revival services will take place at 7 p.m. nightly Sept. 21-23 with special guest speakers and special music.
CHAPPELL GROVE CHURCH, 111 Godfrey Road, Ellerbe, will celebrate its annual homecoming beginning with the morning worship service at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 with the Rev. H.K. Williams. Lunch will be served immediately following the morning service. An afternoon service will be at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Joshua Ellerbe from House of Shiloh Holiness Church in Albemarle along with his choir and congregation. Revival services will take place at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 6-8 with guest speaker the Rev. Anthony Ledbetter of Piney Grove Holiness Church in Wadesboro along with his choir and congregation. All are invited to attend.