Faith Briefs

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Finances

• New City Fellowship, 2412 E. Fourth St.; 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22; preview for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class, which assists participants in "learning how to handle money using God's ways"; free ($95 for nine weeks after Oct. 6 first class); 423-304-6521 or email gabriellesweets@yahoo.com.

• St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug 19; preview for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University nine-week video classes, coordinated by Tim Gates; free; registration/costs, 877-6447 or www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/org/37979/class/235253.

Music

• Christ First Church, 10052 N. Highway 27 (Walker County Agricultural Center), Rock Spring, Ga.; 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; Rhyme & Reason Music Ministry Reunion Concert features Jeff Luther; 423-802-7413.

• First Baptist Church, 4276 Shallowford Road (Vulcan Recreation Center); 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 (or 17th); East Eighth Street church-sponsored Jazz by the Water concert features the Booker T. Scruggs Ensemble; free; 265-3229.

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 822 Belvoir Ave.; 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; a capella concert by touring Zambian male quintet; free but proceeds from freewill offering help fund school in quintet's native country; 629-4661.

• New Bethel Baptist Church, 1635 Salem Valley Road, Ringgold, Ga.; 7 p.m. today; gospel concert by Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; free; 421-4269.

• Philadelphia Baptist Church, 1065 Pine Grove Road, Ringgold, Ga.; 6 p.m. Friday; gospel concert by Promises (Ken and Renee Webb) and Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; 706-891-5683.

• Signal Mountain Church of God, 517 Timberlinks Drive; 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; Homecoming/85th anniversary celebration concert features the Heritage Quartet; free (lunch follows); 267-0837.

Prayer

• Heritage High School, 3960 Poplar Springs Road, Ringgold, Ga.; 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; Heritage Pointe Baptist Church-led prayer service for safety and academic success of Catoosa County faculty, staff and students; 706-858-0976.

- Compiled by staff writer Clint Cooper