Faith Briefs

MUSIC

• Mount Vernon United Methodist Church, 597 Highway 201 South (family life center), Rocky Face, Ga.; 6 p.m. today; benefit singing features the Jeff Hullender Family of Ringgold, Ga., Mount Vernon UMC Quintet, Amy Harris, Ryleigh Ledford and Charles Longmire ($5 hot dog dinner available at 5 p.m.); 706-673-4667.

• Union Fork Baptist Church, 350 Lee Pike, Soddy-Daisy; 10:45 a.m. Sunday; concert by The Dominion Group of North Carolina (followed by vacation bible school benefit dinner at noon); 332-4883.

• Unity Baptist Church, 14622 Stormer Road, Sale Creek; 11 a.m. Sunday; gospel concert by Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; 775-2806; also, Georgetown Baptist Church, 8401 Highway 60, Georgetown; 6 p.m. Sunday.

• Brittsville Baptist Church, 2650 Brittsville Road; 6 p.m. Sunday; concert by Mallory Ledford; 472-5177.

• Mount Olive Ministries, 3522 Harrison Pike West, Cleveland, Tenn.; 6 p.m. Sunday; singing features The Browns; 479-3381.

• Rossville Church of God of Prophecy, 110 Cherry St., Rossville, Ga.; 6 p.m. Sunday; fifth Sunday gospel concert by The Singing Duncan Family of Cleveland, Tenn.; free but love offering received; 432-2715 or email drstep@aol.com.

• Philadelphia Baptist, 1065 Pine Grove Road, Ringgold, Ga.; 6:30 p.m. Friday; gospel concert featuring Masters Peace of LaFayette, Ga., and The Pells of Chickamauga, Ga.; 706-891-5683.

• Rock Spring Baptist Church, 194 E. Turnip Seed Road, Rock Spring, Ga.; 11 a.m. Sunday, May 6; concert by Hissong trio; free but love offering received; 706-375-5345.

• Tyner United Methodist Church, 6805 Standifer Gap Road; 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6; Tyner Concert Series program of sacred organ, piano and vocal music by Ringgold First Baptist interim pastor/music minister Jim Bailiff and Tyner UMC organist Sharon Bailiff; 892-0444.

PRAYER

• Chattanooga Convention Center, 2 Carter Plaza; 6:45 a.m. Tuesday; 34th Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer breakfast features address by Ohio engineer, manufacturer, business leader and author John D. Beckett; $20; 698-0100 or www.ChattanoogaPrayerBreakfast.org.

RELATIONSHIPS

• Thankful Baptist Church, 980 N. Orchard Knob Ave. (fellowship hall); 4-6 p.m. today; Covenant Keypers seminar for singles, engaged couples and married couples of all ages; 622-1839.

Women's events

• New Salem Baptist Church, 756 Dewberry Road, Rossville, Ga.; 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5 (registration, 10 a.m.); Church Women United meeting celebrates Friendship Day with offering for missions.

• Hawkinsville Missionary Baptist Church, 7463 Pinewood Drive; 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 5; Power of One Conference for girls and women features games, door prizes, lunch, information booths and message by Patricia Hampton, wife of the church's pastor; 892-1924.

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