Church News
Oct. 13
• St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Shiro will host their annual Building Fund program in honor of the late Sis. Annie Holiday Sunday, Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m. Guest speak will be rev. Marvin Cooper from Bryan. Host pastor is rev. Andrew C. Sanders.
• Coaxberry Baptist Church would like to invite the community to their annual Homecoming Service & Church Anniversary, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2:30 p.m. Guest church of honor is Pine Bluff Baptist Church with rev. Moses Hightower. Dinner will be served after service.
• The Voices of Distinction invites the public to help celebrates their Twenty-Eight Anniversary Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m. at the True Vine Missionary Baptist Church 1005 Nolan Street, Navasota. For more information, please contact Rickie Williams at 936-419-6225.
Oct. 20
•Macedonia Baptist Church, 22728 Clay Street, Millican invites the public to celebrate fellowship with them Sunday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m. for their annual Harvest Day Program.
Oct. 27
Yarborough Chapel UMC, 7650 FM 2819, Anderson, invites the community to join them along with guest speaker rev. Michael Smith from Houston and host pastor rev. Hopie Solomon for Family and Friends Day Program.
Nov. 3
Yarborough Chapel UMC, 7650 FM 2819, Anderson, invites the public to join them along with guest speaker rev. Shan Davis from The Crossing, Navasota and host pastor rev. Hopie Solomon for fellowship.
Ongoing
• The Anderson Food Pantry has 2019 volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are needed from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month to unload food from the truck, move boxes, unpack boxes, stock shelves and prep bags.
The food pantry is open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month, except July due to a holiday. Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. to prep bags, stock shelves, check-in clients, carry out grocers, stock the Thread Shed, tear down boxes and clean-up. For more information, call 936-870-6178 or go to missionreclaimed.com.
• Union Grove Baptist Church invites the public to visit one or more of the many services held each week. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:45 a.m., church worship service begins at 10:50 a.m. and Sunday evening worship begins at 6 p.m. There is also a Wednesday prayer service at 6 p.m. and the third Sunday of each month is the men’s prayer breakfast at 8 a.m.
• Bays Chapel United Methodist Church, 24263 Bays Chapel Rd. in Richards, invites everyone to attend weekly services at 9 a.m. Sundays with visitation afterwards. A weekly Bible study is held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The Rev. Ben Tibbs is the pastor.
• Dacus Baptist Church in Richards is holding computer classes from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The classes are free and for adults only. For more information, call 936-851-2842 or 936-597-5279 or email ministryccm@gmail.com.
• There is a youth ministry at Fellowship of Believers Church that meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday.
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