BREATH OF LIFE Church, 1313 S. Pine St., will hold its monthly youth services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The speaker will be Taniyah Bailey, 17, a senior at Marion Senior High School. She created Protecting My Mental Health, a teen health journal aimed at aiding individuals worldwide in navigating mental health challenges. Bailey is a member member of the National Honor Society, Spanish club and Educator Rising. She has completed programs such as Congress of Future Medical Leaders, Senator John Boozman’s Youth Congressional Cabinet and Harvard Future Doctors Program. She was accepted into the New York Institute of Technology’s Project Share medical program. She is a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in West Memphis, where Keith Higgins is the pastor. She lives in Marion with her mother and brother.
FULL FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER, 1320 E. 17th Ave., will celebrate the 31st Pastor’s Appreciation honoring the apostle, Isaac Barron, and pastor, JoAnn Barron. The service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be the Rev. James Barnes of New St. James Baptist Church in Pine Bluff.
THE LIBERTY HILL Missionary Baptist Church, 6300 U.S. 79 South, will celebrate the Men’s and Women’s Day at 3 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Kourtney Smith, pastor of Destiny Worship Center. The Rev. Aaron L. Johnson is the pastor of Liberty Hill.
THE 2024 TURNER FAMILY Reunion Worship Service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Mt. Pleasant AME Church, 1201 N. Magnolia St., where the Rev. R.W. Alexander Sr. is the pastor. The guest preacher is the Rev. Cornelius D. Wade, the minister of evangelism for St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Descendants of Charley and Mary Barrett Turner will participate in other reunion events today through Sunday at the John R. Fallis Waterfront Meeting Facility in Regional Park. Members of the Turner Family have lived in Jefferson County for more than 150 years, according to a spokesman.
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will host its Kingdom Builders program at 6 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be Sandra Hope, a member of New Community, widow of Elder James E. Hope and 37-year employee of The Commercial. The pastor/apostle is Patrick Lockett.
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NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., rescheduled its Women’s Day service to 2:30 p.m. July 7. The featured speaker will be Jenise Sandy Todd, a local pastor. A Women’s Day choir will sing. Choir rehearsal will be held at 6 p.m. July 2 and July 5. The original service was cancelled because of a power outage in the community June 9.
THE CONSOLIDATED ST. MARION Baptist District Association invites all youth and adults of Pine Bluff and surrounding areas to attend their annual Community Vacation Bible School from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Classes will be held at Mt. Harmony Missionary Baptist Church, 812 E. Harding Ave. For information and transportation, contact Louise Bracey, director, (870) 489-4886.
KINGS HIGHWAY Missionary Baptist Church, 2312 W. Fluker Ave., will honor its pastor and wife, the Rev. Anthony J. Howard and Julia A. Howard, with a Retirement Worship Service at 10:45 a.m. June 30. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Lorenzo Jones IV, senior pastor of the Mount Gilead Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. “The public is invited to join us as we say thank you and bid them farewell,” a spokesman said.
WORD OF FAITH Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1108 S. Poplar St., welcomes everyone to its Family and Friends Day on June 30. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and worship service starts at 10:45 a.m. The message will be by the pastor, Henry Land Jr.
THE WOMEN ON SPIRITUAL ASSIGNMENT Victory Conference 2024 will be held June 28-30 at Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 2121 W. 26th Ave. The hosts are Rose Hill’s pastor and wife, the Rev. Clarence L. Holman and Prutty “P” Holman.
Services include:
June 28 — A Victory Musical Kickoff reception begins at 6 p.m. followed by the musical at 7 p.m. Singers include Tiffany Mosley, Rose Hill’s choir, Southeast Arkansas Male Chorus, Main Street Church of God in Christ Praise Team, Sweet Melody, Keenon Coleman, Pastor T.W. Scott & The “Singing Revs” and the Rev. Royce Jackson & The Spiritual Wings of Joy. Dee Clay will be the worship leader.
June 29 — The victory conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The registration is $25 per person. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Leakete Jenkins will be the motivational speaker. Kim Jones Sneed will be the moderator for “The Pursuing Knowledge and Connectivity Panel Discussion.” Speakers will include Jo Courtney, Annette Dove, Nicole Donaldson, Johnnie Nelson and Shaun Whitaker-Smith. Guest panelists include Lola Thrower, Margarette Williams, Britany Dodson and Connie Tindell.
June 30 — The Lord’s Day Worship Experience will be held at 2 p.m. Cleo Cooper of Mt. Gayle Missionary Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. Bessie Lancelin will be the guest director for the conference choir. Choir rehearsals will be held at 6:30 p.m. June 25 and June 27. Everyone who desires to sing is welcomed to attend. Details: Jackie Flowers, (870) 540-7116 or jfsfflowers@gmail.com; Monica Griffin at (870) 643-7266; or Justin Harmon at (501) 672-3376.
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Isaac and JoAnn Barron