PRAIRIE LAKE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2611 Indiana St., will host its Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. Sunday, The guest speaker is the Rev. James Rice Jr., pastor of Greater Battle Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Alvin C. Lowe is pastor of Prairie Lake.
ST. JOHN AME CHURCH, 1117 W. Pullen St., will host its 33rd annual Pew Rally, Family and Friends service at 3 p.m. Sunday. A special presentation will honor local Judges Earnest Brown Jr., Alex Guynn, Jackie Harris, John Kearney Sr. and former Judges Leon Jamison Sr. and Berlin Jones. The speaker will be the Rev. Monty Royster, pastor of Union AME Church of Little Rock. The Rev. Chestine Sims Jr. is the pastor at St. John. The community is welcome to attend in person or virtually on Zoom using Meeting ID: 380 457 5496, Code: 1117; call-in: 13126266799 and when prompted dial: 3804575496#, 1117# or Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/St.JohnPineBluff/.
STEWART MEMORIAL CME CHURCH, 911 S. Maple St., will host the Citywide Mission meeting at 1 p.m. Monday. The special guest speaker will be the Rev. Renice Davis, pastor of Bethany Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Williams is the pastor of Stewart Memorial.
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will present its Kingdom Builders program at 6 p.m. March 24. The featured speaker will be the Rev. David Morgan. New Community invites everyone to attend. The church also has prayer at noon on weekdays and children’s church at 11 a.m. Sundays and guests are welcome to attend. The pastor/apostle at New Community is Patrick Lockett.
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HOUSE OF BREAD DELIVERANCE CHURCH, 1501 W. Second Ave., will be open its food pantry Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until all food boxes are gone. Each client must fill out an intake form for 2024 if they haven’t done so already. Proof of address must be at least driver’s licenses, identification card, or utility bills, according to a news release. Details: Saint Mary Harris, pastor/apostle, (870) 872-2196.
MT. MORIAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH of Gould will conduct spring revival. The guest speaker for 7 p.m. Tuesday will be the Rev. Willie Gordon, pastor of the Revival Time Christian Church of Pine Bluff, accompanied by his congregation. At 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, the speaker will be the Rev. Walter Witherspoon, pastor of the True Harvest Missionary Baptist Church of Dumas, accompanied by his congregation. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Rev. Phillip Puckett is the pastor at Mt. Moriah.
PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1801 Indiana St., will give away food to those in need from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30. The effort will be provided by the church’s soup kitchen and pantry, according to a news release.
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