VICTORS’ EMPOWERMENT CENTER in Stuttgart will host the first Sunday night Elevation Service at 6 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Patrick Lockett, pastor and apostle at New Community Church of Pine Bluff. The apostle, Victor Johnson, and executive pastor, Anita Johnson, are leaders of Victors’ Empowerment Center.
MOUNT MORIAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH at Gould will host spring revival at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The Monday night guest speaker will be the Rev. Brandon Dyer, pastor of Christ Temple Baptist Church of 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. College & Greek Sunday will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday 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.
PILGRIM MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2507 Hill St., will open its Raven’s Nest Food Pantry on March 8. Food will be given away from 8-9:30 a.m. or until all the food has been distributed. Food will be given away on a first come, first-served basis. Participants must bring a picture identification. The program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture distribution site and an equal opportunity provider, according to a news release.
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