Church News

Oct. 20

•St. Martinsville Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their 143rd Church Anniversary and Homecoming Sunday, Oct. 20, 1:30 p.m. Special guest will be rev. Robert McGinty and Community Baptist Church of Fort Worth along with host rev. R.C. Lenton. The community and churches are cordially invited.

•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.

• XYZ (formerly PPT) is an interdenominational Christian social club, sharing time together playing games, spiritual enrichment and the adventures of travel; thereby experiencing God-centered lives with brothers and sisters in Christ.

All regular meetings are held on the second Thursday, September through May, in the Family Life Center dining room at First Baptist Church of Navasota, beginning with games and visiting at 9:30 a.m. The program begins at 11 a.m. with lunch following.

• Carlos Missionary Baptist Church hosts gospel singing at 6 p.m. every second Saturday of the month. Everyone is invited.

• A Bible study is being held at 7 p.m. Fridays at The Place of Grace in BlackBerry Community along County Road 313. For more information, contact Ron Taylor at 281-380-8696 or Dianne Taylor at 281-382-5594. Everyone is welcome.

• God’s Profound Ministries is currently fellowshipping at Stonehamville United Methodist Church in Stoneham Tx. on 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come help us lift up the name of Jesus.

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