• NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will conduct Watch Meeting service Thursday, Dec. 31, beginning with prayer at 6 p.m. Worship service will be held at 7 p.m. The pastor/apostle, Patrick Lockett, will lead the service. New Community follows health guidelines and practices social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations are located at the entrances and masks are available for people who don’t have them.
• UNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 2712 S. Bay St., invites the community to its Family Night on Tuesdays. Bible Study starts at 6 p.m. followed by Personal Financial Education class at 7 p.m. The free finance class topics include grants, small business loans, feasibility of a business idea and knowing the business market. The church is practicing social distancing and has hand sanitizer wipes available. Details: unitychristianfellowship@live.com or 870-329-1182.
mST. JOHN AME CHURCH at Pine Bluff invites the community to join them in a weekly conference call prayer for deliverance from the coronavirus crisis. The conference call will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Participants must call in by 6:25 p.m. at 1-720-650-3030. The access code is 144-0205# . Details: www.facebook.com/St.JohnPineBluff.
• ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 15th Avenue and Alabama Street, reopened its Saturday Soup Kitchen for carry out meals only. The kitchen will be open every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the program held in the cafeteria, the red brick building, according to a news release.
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