The deadline for all church briefs is 5 p.m. Thursdays. Items may be dropped off at our office at 105 E. Washington St., Rockingham, or sent to us via email to [email protected], with the subject line of Church News.

SATURDAY

PLEASANT HILL AME ZION CHURCH will sponsor a yard sale and car wash from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Price of car wash is $5 for cars and $7 for trucks. The yard sale will be in the fellowship hall. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be sold as well.

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST OUTREACH, 1002 E. Washington St., Rockingham, will have an appreciation service for Rosa Lee Morman at 3 p.m. All are asked to attend. Call 910-331-0637 for more information.

WAYMAN CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH, 1923 Osborne Road, Hamlet, will sponsor a seasonal tea at 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

GREATER DIGGS CHAPEL AME ZION CHURCH, 1258 Old Cheraw Highway, Rockingham, will have its annual rainbow tea gala featuring colors of the rainbow at 5 p.m. Feel free to wear any of the rainbow colors and sit with that group. Dinner will be served following the service.

GREATER HARVEST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 8720 Peeles Chapel Road, Laurel Hill, will celebrate its pastor Elder Tracy Jones’s birthday at 6 p.m. with a musical, at 11 a.m. on Sunday with guest speaker Elder Allen Sutton from New Beginning Church in Laurinburg and at 4 p.m. on Sunday with Apostle Flora Morris of Restoration Temple of Deliverance Ministry in High Point.

PRAYER AND FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, 217 Thomas St., Hamlet, will have its youth joy night at 6 p.m. There will be choirs, soloists, mimes and praise dancers. Guest speaker will be Evangelist Shekinah L. Keyes of Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh.

SUNDAY

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. The public is invited.

FAITH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 276 Hatcher Road, Rockingham, will host the Jay Stone Singers in concert during the 11 a.m. morning worship. Admission is free, and everyone is invited.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet, will observe both the final Sunday of the church year and Thanksgiving with a service of Holy Communion at 11 a.m. celebrating Christ the King Day. At 6 p.m., a covered dish dinner will precede an informal service. For more information, call 910-582-0729.

LOVELY HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 120 Lincoln St., Rockingham, will celebrate the 29th anniversary of Pastor Benny Kemp and First Lady Arnetta Kemp during the morning service at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Associate Minister Walter Pratt Jr. Lunch will be served afterwards. An afternoon service will take place at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Donnie Bennett of Mount Sinai Baptist Church along with his choir and congregation.

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST OUTREACH, 1002 E. Washington St., Rockingham, will celebrate its anniversary and founders day at 2 p.m. with guest speaker Bishop Larry Brown of Taylortown. All are asked to attend. Call 910-895-9449 for more information.

PINEY GROVE CHURCH, Windblow community, Ellerbe, will celebrate the Calvary Gospel Singers 71st anniversary at 3 p.m. Several groups and choirs have been invited.

NEW BETHEL AME ZION CHURCH, Dobbins Heights, will host the Rockingham District Lay Council’s monthly meeting at 3 p.m. For additional information, call 910-895-9035.

ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH will host guest speaker Evangelist Adrian Franklin at 5 p.m. The annual Thanksgiving dinner will be served following the service.

UPCOMING-ONGOING

PRAYER DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES, 108 School St., Rockingham, hosts a feeding program for the homeless each Wednesday.

FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES will have a soup kitchen from 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. 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. 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 AME 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 East, 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 attend.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 North, Rockingham, offers two services on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday school is in between at 10 a.m., and Sunday evening services take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study will be 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.

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.

KINGDOM INSTITUTE FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 1971 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will have prayer and impartation at 6 p.m. and Bible study from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Sunday school is held at 10 a.m. and morning worship with youth empowerment at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

SIDNEY GROVE CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE, 401 McIntyre Road, Ellerbe, will have community Bible study at 7 p.m. each Thursday and community noon-day prayer from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday. All are invited to attend.

GREATER HARVEST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 8720 Peeles Chapel Road, Laurel Hill, will have Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m., intercessory prayer at 6:30 p.m. and Bible study at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

MCDONALD BAPTIST CHURCH will have Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m. each Sunday. Wednesday night services include Mission Friends, GAs, RAs and Acteens at 6:45 p.m., Bible study at 7 p.m. and choir practice at 7:45 p.m.

COBB MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH will have Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m. each Sunday. Wednesday night Bible study will be at 7 p.m. and includes teen programs such as RAs and GAs each week.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH AND MOUNT SINAI BAPTIST CHURCH will have a joint Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m. on Nov. 22 at Mount Sinai.

CALVARY CRUSADE, 101 Railroad St., Rockingham, will celebrate its 45th anniversary jubilee at 6 p.m. on Nov. 25, at 6 p.m. on Nov. 26 with Pastor Jeff Goudelock and at 10 a.m. on Nov. 27 with a family day special singing.

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 Nov. 27. The public is invited.

CORDOVA BAPTIST CHURCH will welcome Missionary Ismael O. Wagongo as guest speaker during the 11 a.m. worship on Nov. 27. Wagongo is senior pastor of Living Word Believers Church in Nakuru, Kenya, East Africa. Special music will be provided. For more information, call 910-895-4045. Everyone is invited.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 329 West Ave., Hamlet, and its education ministry will sponsor a fourth Sunday service at 4 p.m. on Nov. 27 with guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Harold Livingston of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Bennettsville, South Carolina. The theme is Galatians 6:9. Unity colors for this service are black and white. The public is invited.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1 N., Rockingham, will have its annual Hanging of the Greens service at 6 p.m. on Nov. 27.

MOUNT CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 685 Ledbetter Road, Rockingham, will have an appreciation and installation service for the Rev. E. Galley-Quick during the morning worship at 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 27. Prophet Obadiah Galley will bring the message. Lunch will be served immediately following the morning worship. The installation service will be at 3 p.m. with guest speaker Pastor J.F. Kearns of Greater St. John Baptist Church in Asheboro.

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 Dec. 4. The public is invited.

BASS TEMPLE UNITED CHURCH OF GOD, 157 Louis Breeden Blvd., Hamlet, will have a community awareness workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 10. There will be vendors and speakers giving information on health issues and other community resources. This workshop is open to the public.

HOUSE OF PRAYER F.M. P.M., 335 Earle Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights, will have a gospel extravaganza at 3 p.m. on Dec. 11 featuring Lee Thee Men’s Choir, The Singing Disciples, The Voices of Unity, St. Peter Ladies of Praise and musicians Bo Douglas and Clifton Steele among others.

Matt Harrelson | Daily Journal A small wooden cross sits in front of the sanctuary of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Zion Church on the corner of Leak St. and Zion St. in Rockingham. The church was first built in 1919, and the current building was erected in 1988.
https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_DSC_0824.jpgMatt Harrelson | Daily Journal A small wooden cross sits in front of the sanctuary of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Zion Church on the corner of Leak St. and Zion St. in Rockingham. The church was first built in 1919, and the current building was erected in 1988.