First Posted: 12/18/2012

Ongoing

Freedom Christian Fellowship holds its celebration service Sundays at 10 a.m.; prayer Mondays at 7 p.m.; free instrument training and playing Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; youth and children christian training Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; adult discipleship Thursdays at 7 p.m.; and on the first Friday of every month is a men’s and women’s meeting at 7 p.m.

Word of Life Worship Center holds its bible study Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. and morning worship service at 10 a.m. Sundays. Guest speakers occasionally preach during bible study. The church is located at 980 Dixie Drive in Red Springs. For information, call 910-674-9665.

Cedar Grove Baptist Church of Fairmont holds bible study at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Saint James AME Zion Church holds Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 11 a.m.; every fifth Sunday the Youth department leads morning services; prayer service and bible study Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Intercessory prayer is held the second through fifth Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. The church is located at 116 W. Brown Ave. in Red Springs. For information, call 910-875-4490.

Special events

Word of Life Worship Center will hold a Community Giveaway Day at noon Saturday. The special guest will be state Rep. Charles Graham. A concert will be hosted by pastor John McGirt. The church is located at 980 Dixie Drive in Red Springs. For information, call 910-674-9665.

Mt. Sinai United Holy Church of Lumberton will hold its women’s day program at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The church is located at 117 Page St. in Lumberton. For information, call 910-736-4823.

Greater Piney Grove United Methodist Church will unveil its cornerstone at 4 p.m. Sunday. The service will be offciated by the Rev. Garland Pierce, pastor of Bright Hopewell Baptist Church in Laurinburg. The church is located at 5135 N.C. 83. For information, call 910-844-4086.

Saint James AME Zion Church will worship with World of Life Temple in Raeford at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The church is located at 116 W. Brown Ave. in Red Springs. For information, call 910-875-4490.

Anointed Believers Ministries will hold a women’s conference Wednesday through May 3 at 7 p.m. each day. The church is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. For information, call 910-671-0311.

Greater Chrysolite AME Zion Church will hold a yard sale at beginning at 7 a.m. on May 3 and at 4 p.m. on May 4 there will be a “Birthday Extravaganza.” The weekend event is sponsored by Carolyn Roberts and Brend Whitted. The church is located on Meadow Road in Lumberton.

St. Joseph Miracle Revival Center will hold a community health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 4. The fair will be held at Eighth Avenue Park in Red Springs. There will be blood pressure checks, diabetes screenings, children’s health and more. For information, call 910-536-7814.

Holy Swamp Baptist Church will hold a “Women in Red and White” program at 4 p.m. on May 5. The church is located at 216 Anointed Drive in Lumberton. For information, call 910-671-4607.

Antioch Presbyterian Church will hold a homecoming service at 11 a.m. on May 5. The church is located at 6582 Red Springs Road in Red Springs. For information, call 910-843-4398.

Greenville Missionary Baptist Church will hold its ushers meeting at 7 p.m. on May 6.

The Church without Walls of Lumberton will host Paul Piano, general overseer of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, at 7 p.m. on May 9. The church is located at 3032 Pine Log Road in Lumberton. For information, call 910-618-9312.

Holy Swamp Baptist Church will hold its Mother’s Day program at 10 a.m on May 12. The tea is sponsored by the Youth Missionary Department. The speaker is the Rev. Sara Knighton of Sandy Grove Baptist Church in Lumberton. The church is located at 216 Anointed Drive in Lumberton. For information, call 910-671-4607.

Sandy Grove Baptist Church will hold a “Women’s Night Out” on May 14 and May 15 at 7 p.m. each day. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Carolyn Ann Knight. The church is located at 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Lumberton.

Gregory Mitchell Ministries Inc. will hold a Faith Conference from May 15 through May 17 at 7 p.m. each day. On May 15, Faith Deliverance Center of Truth in Lumberton will host, on May 16, Pentecostal United Holy Church in Lumberton will host, and on May 17, Christian Faith Center in Lumberton will host.

Sand Hill Baptist Church will hold a women’s conference from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The speaker will be Mary Ellen Bowman, executive director of Christian Women’s Job Corps. The conference costs $10 a person. The church is located at 2726 Pope’s Crossing Road in Lumberton. For information, call 910-739-9325.

Greenville Missionary Baptist Church will hold the “Big 6 Concert” at 7 p.m. on May 18.

Saddletree Church of God will hold its 14th annual Vernie Burns Holy Spirit Gathering at 5:30 p.m. on May 19. There will be numerous singing groups and drama teams performing. For information, call 910-671-3745.

Revivals

Union Chapel Holiness Methodist Church will hold revival services at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday through May 3. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Jimmy Jones.

Singing

North Lumberton Baptist Church will host The Glorymen in concert at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The church is located at 1901 Carthage Road in Lumberton. For information, call 919-577-6138 or 919-753-7265.

Plate sale

Light of Truth Holiness Church will hold a plate sale at 11 a.m. on May 3. Combination plates are $8, regular plates are $7 and sandwiches are $3. The church is on Oxendine School Road in Maxton.

Anointed Believers Ministries will hold a plate sale today and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Food prices range from $3 to $8. The church is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. For information, call 910-738-4774 or 910-735-0521.