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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 5B Church News MISSIONS CONFERENCE AHEAD AT HOMER ALLIANCE Homer Alliance Church will hold its 2008 Missions Conference March 6, 7 and 9. Services will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, March 6-7, and at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 9. Rev. Gordon and Cheryl Roedding, missionaries to Mali, West Africa, since 1968, will speak at the Thursday evening and both Sunday morning ser vices. They’ve been involved in church planting and leadership training, teaching at the Bible School in Koutiala, have been a field director couple and most recently ministered in Bamako, the capital city of Mali. This year they are missionaries in resi dence at Toccoa Falls College, where they teach in the School of World Missions and tour with the missions team, “Proclamation.” Proclamation, will be the pro gram for the Friday evening service. Made up of stu dents at Toccoa Falls College, the group uses drama and music in its mission. Rev. Gordon Strong, a mission ary with his wife Jean since 1965, will lead the Sunday eve ning service. They spent more than 15 years as missionaries in the Philippines, followed by almost 20 years in Malaysia, where they worked as dorm par ents for missionary children. Homer Alliance Church is located on Athens Street in Homer. Rev. Gordon Strong PROCLAMATION TO PERFORM FRIDAY Proclamation, will be the program for the Friday evening ser vice at Homer Alliance Church. Made up of students at Toccoa Falls College, the group uses drama and music in its mission. BBQ brisket and Bible study set Monday The Men’s Outreach Ministry of Homer Baptist Church will host a BBQ Brisket and Bible Study, on Monday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. All men in the community are invited to attend. This event will take place at Southern Outdoors, a feed store owned by Mike Dowdy. In order to prepare a meal, those planning to attend are asked to call Mike Dowdy at 706-654-8218 or Phil Brown at 706-540-3277 no later than Sunday, March 2. Mt. Carmel to host The Talleys Sunday Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Lula, will host The Talleys’ for a concert on Sunday, March 2, at 11 a.m. The church is located at 2405 Hwy. 51. James Duncan is pastor. For more information, call 706-677-3813. Silver Shoals plans singing March 2 Silver Shoals Baptist will hold its monthly singing March 2 at 6 p.m. The special guest singers will be the Homeland Boys. Ministerial group to meet Saturday The Tri-County Ministerial Association will hold its monthly meeting Saturday, March 1, at 8 a.m. in the conference room at BJC Medical Center. The business session will follow breakfast. All ministers, laypersons and mis sionaries in Banks, Jackson and Madison counties are invited. Leatherwood to host Diane Muise March 9 Leatherwood Baptist Church, Baldwin, will host award-winning gospel singer and songwriter Diane Muise from Auburn, Maine, Sunday, March 9, at 6 p.m. The church is located on Hwy. 105 South. Brotherhood to meet Community Brotherhood will hold its monthly breakfast program on Sunday, March 2, at 7:30 a.m. in the Homer United Methodist Church fellowship area called Don Stewart Hall. Larry Lynn, Gainesville, will be the guest speaker. Lynn is a Christian layman and volunteer minister to prison inmates. The Rev. Roy Rogers is Brotherhood president. The church is located on Sycamore Street in downtown Homer. All men from all churches are invited to attend the breakfast meeting. Homer UMC plans Easter event Homer United Methodist Church will host an Easter festival and egg hunt Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event will be held in the fam ily life center. The cost is $5 per child or $10 per family. The event will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Maysville Baptist plans ladies night Maysville Baptist Church, Maysville, will host their 12 th annu al “Lady’s Night Out” on March 6 at 5:45 p.m. For more information, call 706-652-2228. Church News Policy Church news is due by noon on Monday. Items received after the deadline may not be published. Fax items to 706-387-5430 or e-mail to churchnews@ mainstreetnews.com. Forquestions,callApril Reese Sorrow, at 706-387-5401. 60 YEARS OF SERVICE The Rev. Gene Todd celebrated 60 years of ministry service on Sunday. He is pastor of Damascus Baptist Church and is pictured with wife, Ruth. Damascus holds celebration weekend Damascus Baptist Church, located in Banks County, held a celebration weekend to dedicate its new building. Imogene Lawrence Watts Rylee gave the church five acres of land in which to build a new sanctuary and fellowship hall in 2002. The property was deeded over and a ground breaking was held on July 24, 2005. The steel exterior building was completed in March 2006. According to church leaders, many parishioners and friends gave time, talents and resources to finish the interior of the building. Pews were donated by Fort Caroline Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Jeff Taylor served as chairman of the building committee. The church held its first service in the new building on December 16, 2007. A “Celebration Weekend” was planned to celebrate the opening of the new building. Beginning on Friday, February 24, church members attended a youth revival led by the worship band of Truett McConnell College. Saturday, the church hosted musicians for an all-day singing. The three-day event culminated Sunday afternoon with a dedication service and musical presentation by the church choir and special guests Joe and Kim Stanley. The congregation also celebrated its pastor’s 60 year commitment to min istry. The Rev. 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