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Page 8—Wednesday, August 17, 2022 The True Citizen Come Worship with Us These Burke County Churches invite you to attend services and these merchants take pride in presenting this inspirational message: Church Listings Life Lines By Linda Lariscey DISCERNMENT AND UNDERSTANDING Teach me proper discernment and under standing! For I consider your commands to be reliable. Psalms 119:66 (NET) God is our Father making us His sons and daughters. Because His will and desires are perfect, He will bring us to an expected end. The Lord’s thoughts for your future are to prosper and not to harm you. But what are your expectations for your life? If they do not align with your Father’s desires, you will fall into a trap set by the father of lies, Satan. What follows is enslavement, depression, and humiliation. We live in a world full of many external and internal voices. How many of us are sharp enough to know when we hear a lie? Once we buy into anything that opposes God’s divine nature, we set ourselves to go astray. We see this run rampant in today’s culture through social and mainstream media. Unfortunately, many professing Christians believe the lies of people who are following a plan that opposes the goodness of God and His Word, which is Life! The Holy Spirit is our best friend. He lives in every born- again believer. Within Him is the power to distinguish good from evil. If you think that is a no-brainer, then think again. Deception presents itself as just the opposite of what it is. This brief prayer will make a difference in your daily life: "Teach me, oh Lord, discernment and understanding because your Word is reliable!" Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church located at 4820 Hwy. 25 South, Munnerlyn. Mailing address is P.0. Box 1342, Waynesboro, GA 30830. Service tiems 1 st, 3rd & 5th Sundays. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. 2nd & 4th Sunday Worship Service 8:00 a.m. Wednesday evening bible Study 7:00 p.m. Pastor Donald A. Long, Sr. 706-617-6489. Facebook: Fellowship Baptist Church. All are welcome. First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church is an affiliate of the PCA, which is reformed in belief. The church is located at 810 Myrick St. in Waynesboro. Sunday worship is held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday school is offered at 10 a.m. Prayer meetings are held on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. More information may be found at fpcwaynesboro.org First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is located at 802 Liberty Street. Rev. Isaac Salgado is our pastor. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship begins at 11:00 a.m. Every Wednesday night is family night. Supper begins at 5:30. Bible studies begin at 6:15. A nursery is provided. Contact the church office at 706-554-2188 for any information. Everyone is welcome Jones Grove Baptist Church Jones Grove Baptist Church is located at 182 Hickson Road, near Midville. Mailing address is P.0. Box 292, Waynesboro, GA . Sunday School begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by worship service at 11:30 a.m. on 1 st and 3 ,d Sundays. Bible Study begins at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Prayer service, every Tuesday prior to the 3 ,d Sunday of every month 7:30 p.m. Rev. Melvin Habersham, Pastor. Call 706-554-7265 or email: evpatterson658@ gmail.com for more information. "Building Lives and Relationships with Christ." Bell Grove Baptist Church I 970 Hwy. 25 South, Waynesboro, GA, Sunday School begins 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at 11:30 every fourth Sunday. Pastor Inman Godbee, 706-793-0283 Arwillo W. Scott, 706-437-0056 Bethel Baptist Church Bethel Baptist is located off Hwy. 24 in Alexander. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by morning worship at 11 a.m. evening services at 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer meetings and mission studies are at 6:45 p.m. Rev. Matt Shyrock is pastor 6 Charlie Hillis is minister of music. Blount Chapel Baptist Church 684 Blount Chapel Rd., Louidville, Ga (Near Vidette, GA) Services: 2nd Sunday-8:30 a.m. Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. 4th Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Sunday Service. Rev. Diane H-Coleman, Pastor. Contact persons: Agnes S. Dixon at 706-792-9622 and Lela Stokes at 706-554-4579.143 Blackberry Lane, Waynesboro, GA 30830. Botsford Baptist Church Botsford Baptist Church is located in the Shell Bluff Community. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. followed by worship Service at 11 a.m.AWANAis held on Sundays at 5:30; Sunday evening Service at 6:30, Wednesday night bible study and prayer at 7 p.m.; Pastor is Rev. Mike R. Dann. For more information, please call the church at 706-554- 3756 or email botsfordbc@comcast.net Brown Grove Baptist Church 205 Old Augusta Road, Blythe, GA 30805. P.0. Box 62, Keysville, GA 30816. Services Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Bible Study every Tuesday 7 p.m. 706-547-3119 Burkeland Mennonite Church Burkeland Mennonite is located on Hwy. 56, 12 miles south of Waynesboro. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship at 10:30. Evening services are every 1 st , 3 ,d & 4 ,h Sunday at 7:30 p.m. For more information on the church or services call 554-7241. Or call Austin Hege 554-7532 or Tim Groff 554-7359. "Everyone is Welcome." Crossroads Baptist Church Crossroads Baptist Church is located at 1285 Winter Road in Northern Burke County. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. followed by worship at II a.m. Sunday evening worship services begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening service begins at 7 p.m. Nursery is available at all services. For more information call 706-554-2626 or email crossroadsbc@bellsouth.net. Waynesboro Church of God Waynesboro Church of God is located on Hwy. 56 North, Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. followed by worship at 10:45. Small groups available, and Wednesday evening services begin at 7 p.m. For more information call Rev. Matthew F. Wigley 554-3229 (church). East Burke Baptist Church Highway 24 South, Sardis, GA 30456. Sunday School-10 a.m.; Sunday morning-11 a.m.; Sunday night-6 p.m. Rev. Jordan Clayton 706-955-3317 (cell). Faith Evangelistic Bible Church Faith Evangelistic Bible Church is located 1 mile from Keysville on Keysville/Hephzibah Hwy. top of hill by Fire Station. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. followed by morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Tim Hoover 706- 547-6619. First Baptist Church First Baptist of Waynesboro is located at 853 Liberty St. Everyone is welcome. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. and worship service at 10:30 a.m. Children's church and nursery is available. Sunday evening fellowship begins at 6:00 p.m. Nursery available. AWANA for ages 3 to 8 th grade starts at 5:30 p.m. The youth meet at the Firehouse located at 833 Liberty Street. Bible Studies for all ages follows at 6:00 p.m. Youth events held at the Firehouse. Upward Basketball is held during the season. Contact the church office for any information, phone 554-5156. Dr. G. Al Wright, Jr. Senior Pastor, Tony Branham, Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Administration. First Baptist Church of Keysville First Baptist Churchof Keysville, Inc. Rev. Garry R. Kerr, Senior Pastor, 3948 Deans Bridge Road, Hephzibah, Ga 30815. 706-772- 4272. Email us at firstbaptistchurchkeysviIle@ comcast.net. Sunday services: 8 & 11 a.m. bible Study every Wed. 6:30 p.m. First Community Missionary Baptist Church First Community Missionary Baptist Church located at the Wadlow Building, 210 W. 7th St., Waynesboro, GA 30830. Services held every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday at 12 Noon. The Rev. Dr. James E. Thomas, pastor. Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church McBean Baptist Church McBean Baptist is located 12 miles north of Waynesboro at 4457 Hwy. 56 North. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. followed by worship service at 11:00 a.m. Wed. Bible Study and Prayer begin at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Tim Carnes. For more info call church office 554-9653. McCullough Covenant Baptist Church located at Middleground and McCullough Church Roads in Waynesboro. 2 nd & 4th Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Bible Study every Wed Wednesday by teleconference. Dial 701 -802- 5312 Code: 7947371#. Rev. Nathaniel Dunn, Pastor. Call 706-925-5190 - church. 803-827-0887 - Home. Dunntax39@comcast.net. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is located at 192 Timberwood Dr., Waynesboro, Ga, just outside Waynesboro city limits on Highway 56 North. Sunday Morning Services, 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 9:15 a.m. - Worship Service. Wednesday Noon Day Prayer -12 Noon and Bible Study at 7 p.m. All services are held in the Sanctuary with social distancing adnered and on teleconference. Dial 667-770-1557, access code is 338178. Sunday Morning Worship Service is streamed live on Facebook. Church Pastor is Ezekiel Grier. New Life Missionary Baptist Church 840 Academy Avenue, Waynesboro, GA. 30830. Weekly Worship Service Sunday School 10 AM. Worship Service 11 AM. Prayer Service 6 PM Wednesday, Bible Study 7 PM Wednesday. Fellowship dinner 3rd Sunday. Rev. Lacy Baker, Pastor. 706-554-1661.706-437-1130. New Springfield Baptist Church New Springfield Baptist Church is located in the Alexander Community at 1996 Hatcher Mill Road. "A Church of Purpose, Power & Praise." Mailing address is P.0. Box 87, Waynesboro, GA 30830. 1 st Sunday School 10:00 a.m. followed by worship services at 11:00 a.m. 2 nd Sunday-Sunday School 9:00 a.m. followed by youth worship services at 10:00 a.m. 3 rd Sunday-Sunday School 10:00 a.m. followed by worship services at 11:00 a.m. 4 lh Sunday-Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.; 5 ,h Sunday- Sunday School 10:00 a.m. followed by worship services at 11:00 a.m. Prayer and Bible Study each Wed. at 6:00 p.m. Roberson Grove Missionary Baptist Church Roberson Grove Baptist Church is located at 985 Hwy. 24 West, Waynesboro, GA. Mailing address is: P.0. Box 1243, Waynesboro, GA 30830. 1st Sunday: Sunday School 5 p.m.. Regular Worship 6 p.m. 2nd-5th Sunday: Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Regular Worship 11:30 a.m. Bible Study: Thursdays 7 p.m. Youth activities: 1st Saturday of each month 10 a.m. - Noon. Food ministry every 2nd Satruday 8-10 a.m. Rev. Alvin Lewis, Jr. Pastor 706-437-9981. Rosemont Baptist Church Rosemont Baptist Church, located at 522 Hwy 25N Waynesboro, welcomes all who come to worship. We sing, pray, study and grow together as we serve our Lord, share God's Word throughout our community and support missionaries all over the world through the Southern Baptist initiatives. We invite you to join us each Sunday for Life Group Bible Studies (all ages) at 9:45 AM and Worship at 11 AM during which we have a nursery for ages birth- 3 years old and Children's Church for K-4 - completed Grade 1. The service can be viewed on Facebook LIVE and YouTube. On Wednesday at 5 PM participate in Family Night Supper (reservations only), at 6 PM Co-Ed Adult Bible Study, Ladies Bible Study, The Vine Youth Group, Cultivate Kids for Preschool and Children, at 7 PM Men's Bible Study and at 7:15 PM Worship Choir Practice. Ministries, events, and more are listed on the website www.rosemontbaptistchurch. org, Facebook page Rosemont Baptist Church or call the church office 706-554-2468. Our church staff include Senior Pastor Rev. Mike Flowers and Associate Pastor/Minister of Music Rev. Bruce Allen. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sacred Heart Catholic is located at 115 S. Liberty Street, P.0. Box 1100, Waynesboro. Weekend schedule: Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Sacrament of Weekday schedule: Thursdasy Mass, 12:30 p.m.; Friday Mass 9:00 a.m. followed by Reconciliation. Pastor, Father John Wright. Office/Fax: 706-554- 2570. Rectory: 706-554-2535. Email: sacredheartwaynes@att.net. Salter's Grove Baptist Church 1929 Old Louisville Road, Millen, GA Service 1 st and 3rd Sunday. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Reverend Inmon Godbee - Pastor. Sister Harriette Godbee, Secretary. Sardis Baptist Church Sardis Baptist is located at 1120 Pine Street, Sardis. Worship services include: Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning worship at 10:30 a.m. & evening worship at 6:00 p.m. Wed. Prayer meeting, AWANA (Sept.- April), Watering Hole (youth), and Women's Bible Study are at 6:00 p.m. A nursery is provided for all services. For more info call 569-4181. Interium Pastor - Rev. Jimmy Napier. No evening service. St. John Missionary Baptist Church St. John Missionary Baptist Church located at 2173 Davis Bennett Rd., Midville invites everyone to come out and fellowship with them. "A church on the Move for Christ" Services times are listed below. 2 nd Sunday-Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Praise & worship 11:00 a.m. 4 ,h Sunday - Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Praise & worship-11:00 a.m. Every Wed. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev. Bobby G. Williams, Jr. Pastor. Call 478-589-7907 for further info and special upcoming programs. St. Michael's Episcopal Church St. Michael's Episcopal Church is located on Liberty St. next to the park in Waynesboro. Sunday Worship is at 10:30 a.m. Call 706-554-3465 for more information. Website: stmichaelswaynesboro.org. Trinity Temple Church of God in Christ Pastor Alvin Holsey & First lady Avis Holsey. 437 W. 8th Street, Waynesboro. Service times: Wed. night 7:30 prayer and 8:00 bible study. Fri. nights 7:30 Joy Night Service. 1st & 3rd Sunday 9:30 prayer. Every Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday School. 11:30 a.m. Sunday Worship. Westminister Presbyterian Church Westminister Presbyterian is located at 841 Jones Ave., Waynesboro. Each Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship services at 11:15 & 11:30 on 5 th Sundays. Bible study each Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Evelyn Ellis is the pastor. Call 706-554-4120. Email: westministchurch@att.net. "Your John Deere Dealer" Blanchard 'EQUIPMENT 1M» Hwy. 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I stopped and took a moment to savor the solid raising of these two “country elite.” My eyes misted as I thought about how proud Daddy would be that the remnants of old hardwood trees, that he had once owned, were being handled by young descendants who knew already the value of bowed heads and calloused hands. Nix, blonde-haired, blue eyed handsome and a star ath lete, was the one who returned the most regular of the three. He listened to true country mu sic in Tink’s truck and talked level-headedly about his high school graduation ceremony that had been cancelled. “Some kids are really upset.” He shrugged as he steered the old truck up the graveled road. “But I figure everything hap pens for a reason. It’s okay. It’s a special memory because it’s different from other gradu ations.” I stared at him for a moment then turned my head to look out the window at a long strand of kudzu hanging from the bough of an oak tree. Finally, I turned and spoke. “I wish I had been as wise at 17 as you are.” One afternoon, Nix asked, “Aunt Ronda, would you mind reading my senior essay? I got an A+ but I’d appreciate seein’ what you think.” The essay arrived that night by email, along with the grade and the teacher’s remarks. Stunned, I read the almost scholarly piece that Nix had written, debating if Jesus Christ had lived as man and if He was truly the Son of God. At the end of several pages of footnotes, scriptures, and narrative, Nix declared that “Jesus Christ is, indeed, the Son of God.” He goes to a public high school. Not a private school or Christian academy. Continued from 5 “We were allowed to pick our subject,” he explained. “I didn’t know how my teacher might receive it but I felt in my heart that’s what I should write.” It’s intriguing how the red dirt soil of my raising - earth that is centuries old - continues to teach me as the years fall away from my meager grasp. Courage, faith, and an un yielding work ethic continues to run strong in my family’s bloodlines. Gratefully, the red clay still covers our hands and prayer covers our lives. Ronda Rich is the best-sell ing author of What Southern Women Know About Faith. Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter. OUR POLICY This section is a complimentary’ sendee for Burke County churches hosting free public serx’ices. We will run your church news for two weeks. Church bake sales, yard sales, out-of-county events or events with an admission fee may be included for $10per week, paid in advance. Email announcements to TrueCitizenNews@live.com, or drop them off at our Shadrack Street office. Our deadline is noon Thursday. Summer Revival New Springfield Baptist Church will hold its two-night Summer Faith Revival 7 p.m. nightly Thursday, August 18-19th. Guest Speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman Jr., Senior Pastor of The Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga. Social distancing, and masks are required. The Faith Revival will also be livestreamed on Instagram @pastorbmadison. The public is invited. 158th Church Anniversary Noah’s Ark Missionary Baptist Church, 4466 US Hwy 80 West, Keysville, GA 30816, will celebrate its 158th Church Anniversary 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. The Rev. Dr. Sam Davis will be guest speaker and Anointed Angels will be the musical guest. The theme will be “It’s a Biblical Family Reunion #we possess a heavenly DNA.” The Rev. Karlton L. Howard, pastor, invites the public. Installation Ceremony Thomas Grove Missionary Baptist Church will hold its pas tor installation ceremony for the Rev. Wendell C. Smith. 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. The ceremony will take place at the JD Smith Auditorium at the Burke County High School. The public is invited. sequences. Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, some states’ century old laws have been made opera tional. These laws have a real world impact on real women. Recently a Wisconsin woman who suffered an ‘incomplete miscarriage’ was denied medi cal assistance and left to bleed due to the state’s law on abor tion. The unidentified woman bled for 10 days after staff re fused to remove the pregnancy tissue from her uterus for fear that they would be infringing on Wisconsin’s 1849 ban on abortions. The law states that performing an abortion is a criminal offense, with notable exception. Abortions are only permitted in Wisconsin when deemed “necessary, or is ad vised by two other physicians as necessary, to save the life of the mother.” The New York Times reported a story of a 35-year-old woman named Amanda, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, who had a miscarriage in the first trimester of her pregnancy. At a large hospital, a doctor per formed a surgical procedure often used as a safe and quick method to remove tissue from a failed pregnancy. She awoke from anesthesia to find a card signed by the nurses and a little pink and blue bracelet with a Continued from 5 butterfly charm, a gift from the hospital to express compas sion for her loss. Eight months later, in January, Amanda, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her pri vacy, experienced another first- trimester miscarriage. She said she went to the same hospital, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, doubled over in pain and screaming as she passed a large blood clot. But when she requested the same surgical evacuation procedure, called dilation and curettage, or D&C, she said the hospital told her no. A D&C is the same proce dure used for some abortions. In September 2021, in between Amanda’s two miscarriages, Texas implemented a law ban ning almost all abortions after six weeks into pregnancy. Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, numerous states are enacting bans or sharp restric tions on abortion. 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