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Church News
The
Commerce News
MAY 27, 2009
PAGE 3B
UPCOMING THIS
WEEK
Victory Baptist Church,
Jefferson, will host
“Straitway" on Sunday, May
31, at 6 p.m. Danny Hill
is pastor. For more infor
mation, call 706-983-9598.
The church is located at 261
Cobb Street.
Fork Bethel Baptist
Church, Lexington, will cel
ebrate family and friends
day in conjunction with a
mortgage burning ceremo
ny Sunday, May 31, at 3
p.m. The guests will be the
Rev. Reginald A. Hunter
and the New Springhill
Baptist Church of Philomath.
Dinner will be served at 1:30
p.m. The church is located
at 3003 Centerville Road.
R. E. Cooper is pastor. For
more information, call 706-
367-8208.
Mt. Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church,
Commerce, will hold its
“Education Day" program
Sunday, May 31, during the
8 a.m. worship service. The
speaker will be Trey Sims,
son of the church youth pas
tor, the Rev. Kenneth and
Samone Sims. For more
information, call 706-335-
6263. The church is located
at 96 Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive. The Rev. W. R. Brown
is pastor.
Community Church,
Commerce, will hold a
“Praying for Revival” every
Sunday at 6:30 p.m. For
more information, call pas
tor Jeremy Harris at 706-
658-6151 or the church at
706-336-8842 or visit www.
communitychurchatcom-
merce.com. The church is
located at 1656 South Broad
Street.
Charity Baptist Church
will hold a singing Sunday,
May 31, at 6 p.m. "The Eisner
Sisters" from Banks County
will be featured. Everyone
is invited to attend. The Rev.
Scott Smith is pastor. The
church is located at 1302
Hwy. 51 North.
Center Baptist Church
will hold a fifth Saturday
night singing on May 30, at
6 p.m. The guest singers will
be "The Presley Trio.” For
more information, call 706-
548-2893.
Paradise A. M. E. Church,
Jefferson, will celebrate its
155th church anniversary on
Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m.
The theme is “Great is Thy
Faithfulness... 155 Years of
New Mercies" scripture ref
erence Lamentations 3:22-23.
The guest minister will be the
Rev. David T. Batts, senior
pastor at Rhema Christian
Fellowship, Athens. Dinner
will be served at 2 p.m. For
more information, call 706-
367-9049 or 404-285-3429.
The church is located at
431 Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive.
UPCOMING NEXT
WEEK
Hudson River Baptist
Church will hold Vacation
Bible School Sunday through
Thursday, May 31 - June 4,
from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. nightly.
The theme will be “Studio
Go.” Come join us for lots
of fun, leaders state. The
church is located at 171
Hudson River Church Road,
off Hwy. 326. For more infor
mation, call 706-335-5691.
The Jolly Agers will meet
at noon on Tuesday, June 2,
at the First Baptist Church
of Commerce for a covered-
dish luncheon.
The First Baptist
Church of Commerce will
hold Vacation Bible School
Sunday through Thursday
May 31 - June 4, from 6
- 8:30 p.m. nightly. All chil
dren entering pre-kinder
garten through fifth grade
are welcome. “We will be
exploring Rome through the
eyes of Paul during early
Christianity,” leaders state.
To pre-register, stop by the
church or call Lee Ritchie
at 706-335-4083. The church
is located at 1345 S. Elm
Street.
Nicholson Baptist
Church will hold Vacation
Bible School titled
"Boomerang Express"
Monday through Thursday,
June 1-4, from 6-9 p.m.
nightly. On Sunday, May 31,
at 4:30 p.m. there will be a
kick-off. Ages Pre-K through
12th grade can attend. The
event is free. To pre-register,
call 706-757-3412 or registra
tion can be done at the door.
The church is located at 71
Church Street.
Blacks Creek Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
hold Vacation Bible School
titled “Kingdom of the Son"
Sunday through Friday, May
31 - June 5, from 6:30 - 8:30
p.m. nightly. Classes will
be for children age three
through sixth grade. For
more information, call 706-
247-4416.
Redeemed Baptist
Church will hold Vacation
Bible School titled "Outrigger
Island” Sunday through
Wednesday, May 31 - June 3,
from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. nightly.
There will be food, crafts
and Bible lessons. For more
information, call Stacey
Gorden at 706-215-2189 or
Phil Parks, the church pas
tor, at 706-677-4446. The
church is located on Hwy.
98 beside Slack's.
Homer Baptist Church
will hold Vacation Bible
School Monday through
Thursday, June 1-4, from
6-8 p.m. nightly. Children
ages three through fifth
grade can attend. The theme
this year is "Boomerang
Express.” Leaders state,
"Come discover the outback
as you wind your way across
Australia. You'll discover the
vastness of God’s love, and
learn that no matter where
you go or what you do in life
- it all comes back to Jesus."
For more information call
706-677-3405.
Canaan Baptist Church
will hold a singing Friday,
June 5, at 7 p.m. Karen Peck,
“New River” and “The Atkins
Family” will perform. A love
offering will be taken. The
church is located about 8
miles out of Commerce
toward Ila. Turn on Allen
Road, go one-fourth mile,
turn onto Homestead Road
and the church is on the
right. For more information,
call Jean at 706-335-6757.
Word Of Life, Colbert,
will hold Vacation Bible
School Friday, June 5, at 7
p.m. and Saturday, June 6, at
10 a.m. There will be games,
prizes, music and crafts. All
children are invited. The Rev.
Herman Nation is pastor.
For more information, call
706-788-2760. The church is
located at 615 W. Second
Avenue.
“Canaan Bound” will
perform at the Gospel Barn
in Danielsville on Saturday,
June 6, at 7 p.m. For informa
tion or bookings, call Debra
Williams at 770-867-6095 or
email Godislove555@yahoo.
com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Colbert United
Methodist Church will
hold Vacation Bible School
titled “Wildwood Forest"
Sunday through Wednesday,
June 7 - 10, from 5:30 - 8:30
p.m. nightly. Children will
be served a light supper at
5:30 p.m.
Apple Valley Baptist
Church, Commerce, will
hold Vacation Bible School
Sunday through Thursday,
June 7 - 11, from 6 - 8:30
p.m. nightly. Registration will
be held Saturday, June 6,
from 2-4 p.m. Anyone who
needs a ride, call 706-367-
4864. Mike Gilland is pastor.
The church is located on
Hwy. 51.
Nails Creek Baptist
Church, Banks County, will
hold Vacation Bible School
titled “Boomerang Express”
Sunday through Friday, June
7 - 12, from 6-9 p.m. night
ly. For more information or
to register, call 706-677-3092
or email nailscreek@wind-
stream.net. The church is
located five miles west of
1-85, off exit 160 on Hwy. 51.
Charity Baptist
Church, Homer, will hold
Vacation Bible School titled
“Boomerang Express - It
All Comes Back to Jesus”
Monday through Friday,
June 8 - 12, from 6 - 8:30
p.m. nightly. Ages infants to
adults may attend. There will
be free meals from 6 - 6:30
p.m. The pastor is the Rev.
Scott Smith. For more infor
mation, call 706-677-5253
or Diane Purcell, the VBS
director, at 706-677-3814. The
church is located at 1302
Hwy. 51 North.
The Commerce Church
of God is the Angel Food
Ministries host site for the
Commerce area. The June
menu is as follows: four 6
oz. ribeye steaks, 2 lb. home-
style lasagna dinner entree,
eight 4 oz. beef and bean bur-
ritos, 2 lb. boneless/skinless
chicken breast chunks, 28
oz. jumbo beef patty entree
with gravy 1 lb. lean ground
beef, 1 lb. all-meat hotdogs,
10 oz. (16 slices) individu
ally wrapped sliced cheese,
20 oz. shoestring fries, 1 lb.
broccoli cuts, 12 oz. peanut
butter, 1 lb. rice, 1 lb. pinto
beans, 1 lb. tub margarine
(0 trans fat), 32-oz. 2% shelf-
stable milk, one dozen eggs
and dessert. The cost is $30.
Orders must be received by
June 15. Pick-up date is June
20. For more information,
call the church at 706-335-
DAVID C. SHIVAR
Vote For Pastor
The Rev. David C.
Shivar will preach the
message at Blacks
Creek Baptist Church,
Commerce, on Sunday,
May 31, at 11 a.m.
Members of the church
will be considering the
Rev. Shivar for pastor
and will vote imme
diately following the
service. He currently
teaches Bible classes at
Prince Avenue Christian
School. All members are
encouraged to be pres
ent. A get-acquainted
fellowship meal for the
Rev. Shivar and his wife
will be held on Saturday,
May 30, at 6 p.m. For
more information, call
706-247-4416.
9000. The church is located
at 365 Hwy. 441 South, near
Ingles.
Union Baptist Church,
Hull, will hold Vacation Bible
School Sunday through
Friday, July 12 - 17. The
church is located at 2900
Hwy. 106 S. The church pas
tor is Billy Owensby. For
more information, call 706-
248-2203.
Glory Baptist Church,
Homer, will hold Vacation
Bible School titled “Camp
Edge” Monday through
Wednesday, June 15 - 17,
from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. night
ly. Vaughn Howington Jr. is
pastor. For more informa
tion, call 706-658-6994. The
church is located beside
Banks County High School.
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(706) 335-6083
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335-3900
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335-3499
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Lee St.
Jefferson, GA
367-5720
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Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Sunday
QUALITY
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COMMERCE
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Shopping Center
335-5050
1270 A.M.-W.J.J.C.
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335-2037
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535 General Daniel Ave., N.
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Toll Free: (866) 232-6920
Office: (706) 795-3144
Fax: (706) 795-5938
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Commerce
ENGINE
REBUILDERS
Engine Parts 8l Machine Shop
Services
• Diesel Si Gas
• Rebuilt Engines
• Performance Engines
706-335-9741
2157 North Elm St.
Commerce, GA 799
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FEED & SEED
661 N. Elm St.
Commerce, GA
335-2162
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