Area church news and events

• Antioch Baptist Church’s 3rd Annual Wild Game Banquet is today at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10. The Jordan Family and the Providence Ministry Men’s Choir will sing Sunday at 5 p.m. The church is at 1205 Antioch Drive in Dalton. Pastor Donald Cantrell invites everyone.

• Bethel AME Church, established in 1868, will host its 145th church anniversary on Sunday beginning at noon with Presiding Elder David Rhone as speaker. Pastor Erma Raymond and the congregation invite the public. The church is at 620 Spring St. Dinner will be served.

• Friends are welcome at the Calvary Baptist Church fellowship hall on the first Saturday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. You don’t have to be a member of the church to attend.

• A singing to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will be Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church in Dalton. Featured groups are The Greesons of Chickamauga and the Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church Choir. The church is at 2550 S. Dalton Bypass.

• Fellowship Bible Church (www.FellowshipBibleChurch.info) will offer an eight-week course from The Way of the Master during the Sunday school hour (9:15 to 10:10 a.m.) beginning Sunday. Child care is provided. The church is at 2044 Dug Gap Road in Dalton. The phone number is (706) 278-6269.

• First Kids indoor spring soccer has started registration for ages 4-9 at the First Baptist Family Life Center. Cost is $20 for ages 4-5 and $35 for ages 6-9. Shorts and socks can be ordered for an additional $10 if needed.

• Sally Burran leads a discussion on religious paintings depicting the life, death and resurrection of Christ in a special Lenten series at First Presbyterian Church each Sunday through Easter. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. followed by fellowship time at 10 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. The congregation of First Presbyterian Church meets Sundays at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 300 S. Tibbs Road.

• First United Methodist Church of Dalton will offer grief recovery classes to help individuals with loss issues. These losses might be due to the death of a loved one, loss of a relationship or loss of a job. Sue Phelps and Ellen Thompson will lead the classes. The classes are open to the community and are scheduled for Mondays, March 11-April 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $35 payable to DFUMC. Call Teresa McGuire, facilities manager, for classroom location or any other questions at (706) 278-8494.

• Christian Harris, a contemporary Christian artist from Dalton, will release his second CD on Saturday, March 2, during an event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wink Theatre in downtown Dalton. This is a CD premiere and free concert open to the community and surrounding areas.

• Hopewell Baptist Church of Cohutta will have singing by the Liberty Boys on Saturday, March 2, at 6 p.m. On Sunday, March 3, during the 5 p.m. service, missionaries Mark and Stacy Connard will speak on their service to the people of Africa. The pastor is John Tudor.

• Little Prospect Baptist will have the group Pressin On at its 11 a.m. service on Sunday. Johnny Payne, pastor, invites everyone to this special service with good “Bluegrass Gospel” singing and worshipping. The church is on Highway 2 east of Prater’s Mill in Whitfield County.

• New Covenant Deliverance Tabernacle, at 1406 Lida St. in Dalton, hosts a black history celebration on Sunday at 4 p.m. The guest pastor is Wade Broome and his church family. The theme is “Our heritage is rich, our hope is strong.” Pastor Melanie Prather invites everyone.

• New Haven United Methodist Church invites the youth in the community to a bowling outing on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Pastor Tim Lee will have a short devotional activity, followed by pizza and then a trip to bowl at the Retro Bowl in Dalton. Parents are reminded to sign a release form before dropping off their child at the church. There is no charge. A special service is planned for Sunday, March 3, at the church to be presented by Praise Creative Ministries during the 11 a.m. service. This is a puppet ministry geared for the whole family and presented by a very experienced group of young people and adults. The church is at 4040 S. Dixie Hwy., just south of the Valley Point schools. Everyone is invited.

• New Hope Baptist Church is celebrating Women’s Month. Today, the Women’s Ministry will have its annual prayer breakfast at 7:45. Guest speaker will be Linda Ray Gaye of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Atlanta. On Sunday, the 10 a.m. worship guest speaker will be the Rev. Ruth Harris. Monday through Wednesday will be Spiritual Renewal Services starting at 6:30 each night with various ministers. The church is at 900 Roan St. Everyone is welcome.

• The calendar this month for New Life Baptist Church on Old Grade Road in Dalton includes: today, noon to 3 p.m., chili cook-off, funds to benefit a group mission trip to Africa this summer (to compete in the contest, phone Jill at 706-264-5859; everyone is invited to dine on the finished products, sample them all and vote on your favorite, with other concessions available); Sunday, 5:30 p.m., Brother Ben Andrews reports on his missionary work in Papau, New Guinea; Wednesday, 7 p.m., lay member, Brother Raymond English, brings the mid-week gospel message. The clothes closet, Hanging on to Hope, in the church basement, is open the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those in need are welcome. February jail ministry participants are Andy Stafford, Josh Spence, James Watts, Josh Shaffer, Matt Higdon and Derrick Ingle.

• Oliver’s Barn hosts a gospel singing every Friday at 6 p.m. The barn is at 2144 Waring Road in Dalton. For information or directions, call Christina Oliver at (706) 618-1807. There is no cost to attend. Everyone is welcome.

• The Youth Group with A Place to Worship Church will be preaching the Sunday evening service at 7. Everyone is invited to the church at 295 Old Landfill Road in Chatsworth. For more information or if you need a ride, call Pastor Jeff Johnson at (706) 581-1837.

• The choral ensembles of Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tenn., will be in concert on Saturday, March 2, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Keith Wheeler and Nathan Windt, the Concert Choir, Chorale and Vox Human will present a program of both classical and contemporary choral literature. This concert is the first of their spring tour which includes concerts in Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Bristol, Va.

• The Glamour Ball, with the theme “Blast from the Past,” will be Saturday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Resaca Church of God gym for ladies 25 and up. Community members are asked to bring their old prom, wedding or bridesmaid dress, “or any old thing that’s been taking up residence in your closet,” to benefit Praise Creative Ministries’ mission trip to Africa. Cost is $25 per woman, and there will be food and dancing. The church is at 4155 Highway 41 N. Tickets may be purchased at Kidz Play in Calhoun or contact Karla at (706) 581-3898 or Tina Tankersley at (706) 581-3897.

• Riverbend Church of Christ operates a benevolence house for the public of northwest Georgia. The church’s goal is to assist families in need by offering necessities such as clothing (men, women and children), shoes and household items. Services are free and available to anyone in need. It is in the small white house just south of the church building at 2218 S. Riverbend Road in Dalton. The house is open every Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; other times must be by appointment. For more information, call Barbara Brooks at (706) 277-3719 or the church office at (706) 226-0819. All donations from the community are appreciated.

• Revival will be at Rocky Face Baptist Church on Old Chattanooga Road Feb. 24-27. On Sunday, Evangelist Bart Ponders at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. On Monday, the Rev. Jerry Atkins and the Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle Choir at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the Rev. Marty Greene and the Mount Rachel Choir at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, the Rev. Matt Evans and the Rock Bridge Worship Team at 7 p.m. Call (706) 226-5751 for directions or log on to www.rockyfacebaptist .org.

• Tunnel Hill United Methodist Church hosts the Bontrager Family Singers on Wednesday, March 6, at 7 p.m. The family consists of two parents and 10 kids (six boys and four girls). During the warm months, the Bontragers raise crops and farm in Iowa. During the cold winter months, they travel nationwide with their gospel music ministry. The church is at 121 N. Varnell Road. Everyone is invited.

• The Vine Ministries cordially invites the public to grow with it. It is a non-denominational church with services that include both contemporary and traditional styles of worship. Church leaders say the word of God is presented in a very practical and easy to understand format. The church is at 2708 Airport Road, Suite 3, next to In Heaven’s Name bookstore. For more information, call Pastor Joshua Strugill at (706) 766-3909 or Associate Pastor Rev. Randall Oliver at (706) 264-1461.

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