BREATH OF LIFE CHURCH, 1313 S. Pine St., will host its monthly youth services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Celebrating Black History theme is “How Far Have We Really Come?” The speaker will be Artez Henderson, a minister, business associate at a tech company’s operations center in Memphis, and business owner. A St. Louis native, he and his wife, Ebeny, have three children. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality management from Southeast Missouri State University in 2011 and a Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fla., in 2022. During the Breath of Life service, a special drama presentation will also take place. Awards will be given in the field of agriculture by Henry English, director of the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; military by retired Army Col. Nate Todd; and youth services by Louis Moss, a long-time track coach. The church’s Youth Department is the event sponsor.
NEW UNITED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5601 Cheatham St., will celebrate Black History at 11 a.m. Sunday. The pastor is the Rev. Woodrow Jackson Sr.
THE ST. JOHN AME CHURCH LAY ORGANIZATION will sponsor its second annual Black History Knowledge Bowl at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The event will occur at the Boys and Girls Club satellite site at First Methodist Church, 200 W. Sixth Ave., according to a news release.
PILGRIM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2507 W. Hill Ave., will host a Black History service at 10 a.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be former United States Surgeon General, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, of Little Rock. Latonya Richardson of Mount Harmony Missionary Baptist Church Church will present “The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes. The youth of Pilgrim will also present readings and special music. The theme is “We’ve Come this far by faith” (James 2:17.) The pastor is the Rev. Kevin L. Crumpton Sr.
MOUNT MORIAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH at Gould will host spring revival at 7 p.m. March 3-5. The Monday night guest speaker will be the Rev. Brandon Dyer, pastor of Christ Temple Baptist Church, Ruston, La. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the speaker will be the Rev. Joshua Pickett, pastor of Grace and Mercy Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. Everyone is invited to attend. The Rev. Phillip Puckett is the pastor of Mount Moriah.
OLD ST. JAMES MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 4512 S. Ohio St., will host several upcoming events. The annual Youth Day will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday and the guest speaker will be Dominque Thomas, a minister at St. Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock. College & Greek Sunday will be held at 10 a.m. March 2 featuring the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Vesper Choir. Old St. James Women’s Ministry will also host Paint & Pray at 2 p.m. March 8 and the cost is $15. The Rev. David Smith is pastor at Old St. James.
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