St. John AME to give away food
St. John AME Church, 1117 W. Pullen St., will provide food boxes for people in need from 9-11 a.m. July 9. The drive-thru giveaway will be held in front of the church on Cherry Street. State ID’s are required to receive one box per family.
For safety reasons, recipients are asked to stay in their vehicles and open their trunks, according to a news release.
Financial support for this program can be mailed to St. John AME Church-Feeding Ministry, 1117 W. Pullen St., Pine Bluff, Ark., 71601, or given electronically through Givelify St John AME Pine Bluff. To volunteer, people may email Pearl Matlock at pearl1948@sbcglobal.net.
Barraque Street church sets VBS
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Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church, 1800 W. Pullen St., will present Vacation Bible School from 6-8 p.m. July 26-28.
The adult class will have a guest teacher Rev. Gary Noble, discipleship pastor at Longley Baptist Church. There will also be special emphasis periods that will feature the Rev. Kevin Crumpton Sr., pastor of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church on July 26 and the Rev. Victor Patterson, pastor of Payne Chapel AME Zion Church on July 27, according to a news release from Stuff in The Bluff.com.
Vacation Bible School will offer something for everyone from ages 2 to 92. Each night will conclude with snacks to go.
“Because we are still fighting the harmful effects of covid-19, we will remain socially distant, conduct temperature checks and require masks of everyone” according to the release.
The Rev. Sidney D. Milton Sr. is the pastor at Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church. Details: barraquestreetbaptistchurch@gmail.com, https://barraquestmbc.org/Home or (870) 536-0582.
Small business event set
The 2022 Southeast Arkansas Small Business Development Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 15 via Zoom.
New or aspiring entrepreneurs, business and technical school students, apprentices, veterans, faith-based leaders, and community and economic development professionals are invited to attend the free session.
The event will bring together approximately 20 organizations focused on equipping people with resources to start and grow their businesses. An in-person portion will be held at Dermott City Hall, according to a news release.
Participants are invited to the “Breakfast with the Lenders Roundtable” at 8:30 a.m. where they can network with local, regional, and statewide lenders.
Quanika Jackson, chief executive officer for Platinum Investments Groups Inc., will deliver the luncheon address.
Topics will include building strategic relationships, exploring and securing the right kind of capital, how to sell goods and services to the government, the basics of personal finance, and how to use the many services of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) to begin and enhance one’s business.
The conference is funded by the ASBTDC, Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Arkansas Human Development Corp.
Up to 40 participants, including some presenters, and preferably those who’ve received a covid-19 vaccine, will meet in the Dermott City Hall. Social distancing, temperature checks, masks, and release forms will be required, according to the release.
The event is free, but registration is required at the Arkansas Human Development Corp. at (800) 482-7641 or (501) 374-1103, ext. 10, or online at https://bit.ly/3A3jaOn.