ST. JOHN AME CHURCH, 1117 W. Pullen St., will observe its 30th annual Friends and Family Pew Rally virtually at 11 a.m. Sunday. Musical selections “Marvelous and Amen” will be provided by the Watson Chapel Senior High School Choir directed by Janet Johnson. “Amen” will be led by Shayla Smith, who was recently selected for the 2021 Arkansas All State Choir. The featured speaker will be the Rev. Phillip Pointer Sr., senior pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church at Little Rock. Under Pointer’s leadership, St . Mark has grown and offers programs such as job fairs, financial stewardship classes, record expungement seminars and food drives, according to a news release. St. John invites the community to join the virtual service at www.stjohnamepinebluff.org or https://www.facebook.com/rev.cwilliams or Zoom using ID# 4322086226 and password: 1117 or audio at 1-312-626-6799 and access code: 1117#.
MOUNT MEDITATIONS, a new devotional was recently released by two area pastors: Derick Easter of New St. Hurricane Missionary Baptist Church at Pine Bluff, and George Parks Jr. of New Hope Baptist Church at North Little Rock and Conway. This devotional is constructed from Jesus’ famous and transformative Sermon on the Mount, according to Stuff in the Bluff website. “It is our prayer that this devotional piece would live in your heart and help you to grow deeper in wisdom, knowledge, and understanding,” the pastors said. Copies are available for $15. Details: https://mountmeditations.company.site/ or (501) 945-2923.
NEW ST. HURRICANE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 3319 S. Ohio St., invites the community to tune in weekly with the pastor, Derick Easter. Services are 11 a.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Facebook and Youtube Live @ New St. Hurricane Baptist Church. New St. Hurricane’s Hype Center issued a snowman/ snowwoman building contest Feb. 16. Interested participants should upload pictures to #NSHSnowmanChallenge or email to Nshmbc@gmail.com.
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., invites the community to its services in the sanctuary at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. New Community follows health guidelines and practices social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations are located at the entrances and masks are available for people who don’t have them.
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Phillip Pointer Sr.