Cool Springs Baptist Church recently named Phillip and Carol Brackett as its new youth directors. The church is on Cool Springs/Holly Creek Road in Chatsworth. For more information or directions call (706) 370-5780. Pastor Travis Martin welcomes everyone.
• The Seekers Quartet of Cleveland will be in concert Sunday at 11 a.m. at Little Prospect Baptist Church.
The church is located on Ga. Highway 2 east of Prater’s Mill in Varnell. Pastor Johnny Payne welcomes everyone.
• Riverbend Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. with special music by The Covenants of Chatsworth. Lunch will be served after the service.
The church is on Riverbend Road in Dalton. Pastor Grady Bartley welcomes everyone.
• New Hope Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Sunday at 10:30 a.m. with special singing. Lunch will be served after the service.
There will be no evening service.
The church is at 2105 Tunnel Hill-Varnell Road in Tunnel Hill. Pastor Mark Atkins invites the public.
• Center Point Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Sunday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. George Ross as guest speaker. There will also be special music.
Lunch will be served following the service. There will be no evening service.
The church is at 420 Center Point Drive S.E. in Dalton. Pastor Todd Mitchell invites everyone.
• Crossroads Community Fellowship will celebrate Community Give Back Day Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Dalton State College auditorium. All who attend will get at least one free gift. There will also be a giveaway for free groceries.
Special music will be provided by Kelly Ridings.
For more information, call (706) 270-3091. The public is welcome.
• The AWANA program will begin Aug. 17 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Rocky Face. Classes will be each Sunday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are available for ages 2 years through sixth grade.
The church is at 3323 Crider Road. For more information, call (706) 673-9231.
• Maddox Chapel Baptist Church will host a night of bluegrass-gospel music Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. featuring The Liberty Boys of Benton, Tenn.
Other groups include Calvary Baptist Strings of Tunnel Hill, the Pleasant Gap Trio of Ellijay and the Still Blessed Trio of Ringgold. Proceeds benefit Tim McCurdy.
The church is located at 2215 Maddox Chapel Road in Dalton. Pastor Ronnie Shadwick invites the public.
• Cedar Valley Cathedral of Praise in Dalton will have its third week of revival Sunday through Wednesday with Evangelist Joel Talley as guest speaker. Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., with remaining services beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The church is on Cleveland Highway in Dalton. Pastor Clayton Brown welcomes everyone.
• Spring Place Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Danny Watters of Douglasville as guest speaker. A covered dish luncheon will be served following the service.
The church is at 441 Highway 225 South in Chatsworth. For more information, call (706) 695-5532.
• Interim pastor Bobby McGraw will conclude the “Soul Fire” series Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Fellowship Bible Church.
The church is at 2044 Dug Gap Road in Dalton.
• Antioch Baptist Church has announced the following upcoming events:
Sunday at 6 p.m. — The Ingrams in concert
Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — “Paws for a Cause” community dog show to raise money for the youth mission trip. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Categories include Best Dressed, Prettiest, Ugliest, Best All Around and Most Like Owner. Prizes will be awarded for each category. There will be a $10 entry fee for the first pet and $5 for each additional pet entered. Lunch will be available for a small fee. For more information, call Chris and Brittany Ray at (706) 695-0116.
The church is at 1205 Antioch Drive in Dalton.
• Open Door Light House Church will host a benefit singing Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. featuring special singers. Proceeds go to the Burns family who recently lost all of their belongings in a house fire.
A love offering will be taken.
The church is at 3700 Tibbs Bridge Road in Dalton. The public is welcome.
• Bethel A.M.E. Church will celebrate Family and Friends Day Sunday at 3 p.m. with speaker the Rev. Leonard Daniels and the Grays Chapel A.M.E. church family as special guests.
The theme is “Disciples of Jesus.” Lunch will be served following the morning service.
The church is at 620 Spring St. in Dalton. Pastor Erma Raymond invites everyone.
• The Myles Howard Family will be in concert Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in Dalton.
The church is located off Hopewell Loop Road in Cohutta. Pastor John Tudor invites the public.
• Free Will Baptist Church will reopen Sunday at 10 a.m. with Sunday school and worship.
The church is at 361 Houston Valley Road in Rocky Face. For more information or directions call (706) 695-2344. Pastor John Nicholson welcomes everyone.
• Former NWA/WCW/WWE champion pro wrestler Lex Luger, the “Total Package,” will present his testimony Sunday at 6 p.m. at Carolyn Baptist Church in Dalton.
The church is at 2305 Cleveland Highway. For more information, call the church office at (706) 259-8142.
• Dalton First Church of the Nazarene will conclude its exploration of the “Signs of the Second Coming” Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Such topics as how the economy crisis, storms, earthquakes and items from the headlines of today’s news are fulfilling prophecy will be discussed.
The church is at 2325 Chattanooga Road in Dalton. For more information, call the church office at (706) 278-8428.
• Cool Springs Baptist Church will conclude its celebration of a “Jubilee Revival in July” Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Ronald Guffey, pastor of Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church, as guest speaker. The Eleventh Avenue choir will present special music.
The church is on Cool Springs/Holly Creek Road in Chatsworth. For more information or directions, call (706) 370-5780. Pastor Travis Martin welcomes everyone.
• Mountain View Baptist Church will host its first annual open car show today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Georgia Fairgrounds. Awards will be given to the Top 25 cars. There will also be a 50/50 drawing and goody bags while they last.
Proceeds go to the church youth group.
The church is at 1650 Mill Creek Road in Rocky Face. For more information, call (706) 278-7382.
• North Georgia Baptist Temple will host a Back-to-School carnival today from 9 a.m. to noon at the church. Backpacks filled with school supplies will be given to the first 300 children who arrive.
There will also be free hot dogs, snow cones, games and prizes.
The church is at 1615 Abutment Road in Dalton. The public is invited.
• Jeff Stice, pianist for the Triumphant Quartet, will be in concert at Tunnel Hill United Methodist Church Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.
The church is at 121 N. Varnell Road in Tunnel Hill.
• Spring Place Baptist Church will celebrate its 162nd anniversary with homecoming and dedication of its new preschool, children’s and youth educational building Aug. 3, at 10:30 a.m. Former pastor the Rev. Danny Waters of Douglasville will be the guest speaker.
A covered dish lunch will be served following the service.
The church is on U.S. Highway 411 South in Chatsworth. Pastor Tim Batchelor and the congregation invites everyone.
• Cove Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Aug. 3 with special singing by Mercy Call.
The church is on Carbondale Road south of Dalton. The Rev. George Nicholson, pastor, invites the public.
• Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Dalton will host a ordination service for David Gibson and Billy Starks on Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.
The Rev. Johnny Beason, pastor, welcomes everyone.
Vacation Bible schools
• First Church of the Nazarene — Each Sunday in July at 9:45 a.m. in the church gym. There will be crafts, snacks, games, Bible stories and more. Classes are available for ages 3 through fifth grade. The church is at 2325 Chattanooga Road in Dalton. For more information, call (706) 278-8428.
• Tabernacle of Praise Deliverance Center — Sunday through Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The theme is “Cactus Canyon.” Classes are available for all ages. The church is at 1435 Leonard Bridge Road in Chatsworth. For more information or transportation, call (706) 517-0377 and leave a message.
• Fellowship Baptist Church — Sunday through Thursday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The theme is “Good News Games.” Classes are available for all ages. The church is at 3323 Crider Road in Rocky Face. For more information, call (706) 673-9231
• North Georgia Baptist Temple — Sunday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. The theme is “Outrigger Island.” Classes are available for all ages. The church is at 1615 Abutment Road in Dalton.
