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The
Commerce News
JANUARY 14, 2009
PAGE 8A
Church News
UPCOMING THIS
WEEK
Crosswalk Baptist
Church, Cleveland,
will hold a benefit sing
ing Saturday, Jan. 24,
from 7 to 9 p.m. to help
pay for funeral costs of
Ben Dobbs, 17, who was
killed Dec. 7 in an auto
mobile accident in the
Sautee area.
He was the son of
James and Dale Dobbs,
formerly of Madison
County, and the brother
of Sherry Dobbs Ward,
who lives on Blacks
Creek Church Road and
works at BJC Medical
Center.
Contributions to cover
the cost of the funeral
can also be made to
Barrett Funeral Home,
P.O. Box 825 Cleveland,
GA 30528.
Union Baptist Church
women’s enrichment
ministry is hosting the
Beth Moore Bible Study
“Living Beyond Yourself:
Exploring the Fruit of
the Spirit" that began
Monday, Jan. 5.
The group will meet
every Monday.
The cost is $15.
For more information
or to join, call Detra
Parks at 706-207-2935 or
email obryantdetra@aol.
com.
The church is located
at 2900 Hwy. 106 South,
Hull.
Maysville Baptist
Church winter session of
ladies Bible study began
Jan. 14.
Classes will run for
eleven weeks on Wed
nesdays at 9:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m.
“Becoming a Woman of
Excellence" by Cynthia
Heald will be taught at
both times.
The study will explore
scriptural teaching on
what it means to pursue
excellence in all areas of
women’s lives, leaders
state.
For more information,
call Debbie Settle at
706-658-0389.
Anchor Church, Ila,
will hold a Bible study
every Tuesday night
beginning Jan. 27, from
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The study will be about
“When Godly Women
Do Un-Godly Things:
Arming Yourself in the
Age of Seduction" by
Beth Moore.
It is a study of why
devoted followers of
Christ fall into the traps
of Satan, leaders state.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
Member books are
$12.95 each.
Payment is due by Jan.
16.
The study will be held
in The Little Country
Church, Commerce.
To register or for more
information, call Tonya
Minish at 706-296-4610.
Mt. Olive Baptist
Church, Commerce,
will hold a thirty minute
class preview for Dave
Ramsey’s “Financial
Peace University" Sun
day, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m.
Ramsey teaches about
how to save money, live
on a budget, communi
cate about money, elimi
nate debt, find bargains
and experience the joy of
giving, leaders state.
For more information,
call 706-335-4405.
The church is located
at 190 Mt. Olive Church
Road.
First Love Outreach
Center, Commerce,
will hold its “Fifth
Anniversary Celebration"
at 7 p.m. nightly through
Friday, Jan. 16.
The guest speakers will
include Kevin and Anne
Durant, Philip Slaughter
and Marty Blackwelder,
all graduates of RHEMA
Bible Training Center in
Tulsa, Okla. and pastors
Lee and Kim Robbins,
graduates of Oral Roberts
University.
Sunday, January 18, at
10 a.m. a service will be
held with pastors Lee &
Kim Robbins, with a meal
to follow.
The Durants, Slaughter
and Blackwelder have
all traveled with the Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagins min
istry along with the Rev.
Keith E. Holladay, who is
the church pastor.
The church is located at
2361 N. Elm Street.
For more information,
visit www.JesusIs4U.com
or call 706-335-3190.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
UPCOMING NEXT
WEEK
Athens Christian
Women’s Connection
will hold a brunch at
“Trumps" Thursday, Jan.
22, from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m.
The event will feature
a jewelry and accessory
swap. Nikki Broun will
speak on overcoming
depression and how to
have victory in your life
regardless of the circum
stances.
Tickets are $15 and
must be reserved by
Monday, Jan. 19.
For more informa
tion, call 706-769-6909 or
e-mail athenscwc@msn.
com.
There will be free parki-
ing at the new location.
A free nursery will be
provided.
“Trumps" is locat
ed at “Shops of South
Milledge," 2026 South
Milledge.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nicholson Baptist
Church will hold a
prophecy confer
ence Sunday through
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - 28,
at 7 p.m. nightly.
Dr. Billy J. Owensby
will conduct the confer
ence.
“Dr. Owensby will
teach about events like
the ‘Tribulation,’ 'The
Rapture,’ 'The Lord’s
Return’ and the antichrist
will be revealed as the
liar he is," leaders state.
Dr. Owensby is a native
of Commerce and is
currently the pastor at
Union Baptist Church in
Hull.
He has pastored other
churches in Louisiana
and Northeast Georgia.
He is the found
er and president of
North Georgia Baptist
Theological Seminary
and S.T.E.P. Ministries
(Spiritually Training &
Equipping People).
Dr. Owensby holds
an ADiv Degree and
a BGS Degree from
New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary.
He is also a graduate
of Bethany Theological
Seminary where he
earned a Master Degree
and is also a gradu
ate of Louisiana Baptist
Theological Seminary
from which he earned a
Doctor of Ministry.
Other works by Dr.
Owensby include, “The
Expositor’s Notes:
Selected Sermons,"
“The Expositor’s
Notes: I Timothy," “The
Expositor’s Notes: 1-2-3
John" and “Revelation:
The Time Is Near."
The directions to the
church are: If coming
from the Athens area,
make a right at the light
in Nicholson, cross
the tracks and you are
there. If coming from the
Commerce area, make a
left and if coming from
the Jefferson area, come
right across.
For more information,
call 706-757-3412 Monday
through Thursday, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Zion Hill Baptist
Church, near
Commerce, will hold a
gospel singing Saturday,
Jan. 31, at 6 p.m.
The featured singers
will be the Zion Gospel
Singers and the New
Zion Gospel Singers.
For information, call
Stanley Burns at 706-461-
9467.
Commerce First
United Methodist
Church’s youth group
will go on a winter
retreat Friday through
Sunday, February 27 -
March 1, for Bible study
and fellowship in Pigeon
Forge, Tenn.
There will be an out
ing on Saturday to Ober
Gatlinburg to ski or to
snow tube.
The group will also
be a part of a commu
nity service project
sponsored by World
Vision called “Hoops of
Hope."
The money raised will
benefit orphaned chil
dren in Africa.
It’ll be a great project,
leaders state.
For more information,
google “Hoops of Hope."
The group will also sell
Krispy Kreme certificates
for $5 per dozen.
There is no expiration
date on the certificate.
Profits will help defray
the costs of the winter
retreat.
The Youth Group is
looking for community
service projects.
Anyone with sugges
tions is asked to contact
the church office.
The church is locat
ed at 54 Cherry Street,
Commerce.
For more information,
call 706-335-2031 or visit
CommerceFumc.org.
Church News Policy
Church news is due by
noon on Monday.
Items received after the
deadline may not be pub
lished.
All church news is sub
ject to editing for content
and length.
Due to space limita
tions on some weeks, the
upcoming events section
may have to be omitted.
Photos are welcomed,
but will be published only
once. Digital photos sub
mitted as JPEG or TIFF
files are welcomed.
Photos of poor quality,
such as those submitted
on computer paper, may
not be published.
Special services, such as
revival, homecoming and
anniversaries; along with
a new service/class or
change in service times;
and events, such as car
washes, yard sales, sing
ings, etc. may be pub
lished.
Regular service times
are not published.
Church news is only
published in the church
news section.
Church news items may
be published only once.
All church news must
contain the church’s
address, date of the event,
time of the event and a
contact phone number.
Fax items to 706-387-
5419 or e-mail to church-
news @mainstreetnews.
com.
For questions, call
Suzanne at 706-387-
5401.
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