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Church News
The
Commerce News
FEBRUARY 11,2009
PAGE 3B
UPCOMING THIS
WEEK
Commerce First
United Methodist
Church has added a job
board page to its web
site at commercefumc.
org. Leaders state, “There
are a growing number
of people at the church
who have lost their jobs
recently as a result of the
downturn in the economy.
There are many more in
the local community who
have lost their jobs as well.
The church has responded
by adding this page." The
link to the page is at the
top of the left side menu.
Job seekers and employ
ers with job openings
throughout the community
can send information to
jobboard@commercefumc.
org. The job board will be
more fully automated in
the near future. The church
is located at 54 Cherry
Street. For more informa
tion, call 706-335-2031 or
visit commercefumc.org.
New Bethel C. H.
Church, Royston, is
now holding a new con
temporary service every
Wednesday at 7 p.m. Clay
Huff is the church pas
tor. For more information,
visit mynewbethelchurch.
com or email mynbehe@
yahoo.com. The church
is located at 462 Parham
Town Road.
Mount Calvary
Missionary Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
hold the following events:
Friday, Feb. 13, from 6 to
11 p.m. the church youth
department will hold its
first Valentine party at the
Commerce Civic Center.
Everyone is asked to
wear black and red attire.
Admission is free. For
more information, call 706-
335-4405. Sunday, Feb. 15,
during the 11 a.m. service a
Black History program will
be held. The guest speak
er will be the Rev. Patrick
Burgess of Neals Grove
Baptist Church. Leaders
state, “We are looking for
ward to having a spirit-
filled day of preaching,
singing and praying."
The church is located at
96 Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive. For more informa
tion, call 706-335-6263. The
Rev. W. R. Brown is pastor.
Athens Freewill
Baptist Church will hold
a singing Saturday, Feb.
14, at 7 p.m. “The New
Bryants" will be featured.
The church is located on
Old Monroe Hwy.
Community Chapel
Church, Jefferson, will
host Daniel (Dan) Orr
every Sunday from 9
to 10 a.m. The church is
located at 103 Thyatira
Community Church Road,
behind the E-Z stop store.
David’s Home Church,
Comer, will hold a sing
ing Sunday, Feb. 15, at 6
p.m. Featured will be “The
Ray Family." For more
information, call the Rev.
Doug Conwell at 706-789-
2766. The church is locat
ed at 1132 David’s Home
Church Road.
Nicholson Baptist
Church will show the
movie “Fireproof" with Kirk
Cameron Sunday, Feb. 15,
at 5:30 p.m. Child care will
be provided for children
four years and younger.
Admission is free. Leaders
state, “Please come and
join us to experience this
wonderful movie, from
the creators of 'Facing the
Giants’ and bring a friend."
The church is located at
71 Church Street, just
across the railroad tracks
at the light. For more
information, call 706-757-
3412.
Voice of Life Worship
Center, Commerce, will
host guest minister the Rev.
Karl D. Turner of Grove
Level Baptist Church
Sunday, Feb. 15, at 10:45
a.m. Leaders state, “Come
as you are, God is more
concerned with your sac
rifice and obedience than
your appearance." The
church is located at 1819
Suite A, North Elm Street.
New Faith Methodist
Church, Commerce, will
celebrate Black History
month Sunday, Feb. 15, at 11
a.m. Ms. Anetha Pattman, a
native of Commerce, will
be the guest speaker. The
church is located at 402
Martin Luther King Drive.
Everyone is invited. The
Rev. Kevin Wood is pastor.
UPCOMING NEXT
WEEK
The Homer United
Methodist Church’s
deadline for reserving
Angel Food Ministries
food boxes is Monday,
Feb. 16. Orders can be
picked up Saturday, Feb.
21, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Orders may be placed by
phone or in person at the
family life center all day
on Monday. To place an
order by phone, call 706-
677-3364. The church is
located on Sycamore Street
near Church Street.
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Mission,
Commerce, will be open
every Monday at 7 p.m. to
pray the rosary. Everyone
is invited to attend. The
church is presently located
at 708 State Street. For
more information, call 706-
335-2622.
Mount Olive Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
hold “English As A Second
Language" classes every
Monday night from 7 -
9 p.m. For more informa
tion, call 706-335-4405. The
church is located at 190
Mt. Olive Church Road.
Union Baptist Church,
Hull, women’s enrichment
ministry will host a ladies
evening out entitled “This
is My Story" Saturday, Feb.
21. The event will include
worship, drama and
stories of healing, deliv
erance and redemption
from ladies of the church.
Appetizers will be served
at 5:30 p.m. with the event
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $8 and can be
purchased by calling the
church office at 706-789-
2378. The deadline to pur
chase tickets is Monday,
Feb. 16. The church is
located at 2900 Hwy. 106
South.
Maysville Methodist
Church will host singer
Betty Jean Robinson
Saturday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m.
and Sunday, Feb. 22, at
11 a.m. Betty Robinson
has her own television
program “Up On Melody
Mountain" which airs week
ly on The Church Channel
(TCC). She also ministers
in churches and audito
riums across the U.S. as
well as in other countries.
There will be no charge for
the singing. On Saturday
barbeque and stew will be
served in the church fel
lowship hall from 12 to 5
p.m. Dine in or take out.
Everyone is invited to
attend. For more informa
tion, call Dugar Strickland
at 706-654-0551.
Mt. Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church,
Commerce, will hold its
annual “Men’s Day" pro
gram Sunday, Feb. 22.
The theme is “A Band of
Men Touched by God." A
breakfast will be held
promptly at 7:30 a.m. with
guest speaker the Rev.
Derry Oliver of Mt. Olive
Baptist Church. A morn
ing worship service will
be held at 11 a.m. with
guest speaker the Rev.
Kevin Wood of New Faith
Methodist Church. Dinner
will be served from 2:15
to 3:15 p.m. An afternoon
worship service will be
held at 4 p.m. with guest
speaker the Rev. William
Smith of Israel Baptist
Church, Atlanta. For more
information, call 706-335-
6263. The church is located
at 96 Martin Luther King
Jr. Drive.
Zion Hill Baptist
Church, Carnesville,
will hold its “Men’s Day"
program Sunday, Feb. 22,
at 2:30 p.m. The guest
speakers will be the Rev.
Anthony Burns and
Stephan Burns, along with
Eric Whitfield. The theme
is “The Role of the Man"
and churches are asked to
bring their male choirs.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Homer United
Methodist Church men’s
club will hold their annu
al pancake supper in the
fellowship hall Tuesday,
Feb. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Meal tickets will be $5
each for eat in or take
out. Proceeds will benefit
club projects. The supper
will include all the trim
mings such as bacon and
sausage. Pancakes are all
you can eat. The church
is located on Sycamore
Street near Church Street.
Tiny Collins is president.
Athens Christian
Women’s Connection
will meet for brunch
Thursday, Feb. 26, from
9:45 to 11:30 a.m. at
Trumps at Shops of
South Milledge. The event
will feature a health fair.
Brenda Gay Shumaker
from Danville, Penn, will
talk about how to have
an extreme makeover for
your home and your heart.
Tickets are $15 and must
be reserved by Feb. 23.
There is free parking at
the new location. A free
nursery will be provided.
For more information or
to make reservations, call
706-769-6909 or e-mail
athenscwc@msn.com.
Trumps is located at 2026
South Milledge, Athens.
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 fel
lowship in Pigeon Forge,
Tenn. There will be an
outing on Saturday to
Ober Gatlinburg to ski or
to snow tube. The group
will also be a part of a
community service proj
ect 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 com
munity service projects.
Anyone with suggestions
is asked to contact the
church office. The church
is located 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.
Fax items to 706-387-5419
or e-mail to churchnews@
mainstreetnews.com.
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