Saturday, October 26, 2013
• Walker County Civic Center agricultural building, 10052 N. Highway 27, Rock Spring, Ga.; 2:30 p.m. Sunday; benefit concert for Austin Whitten of LaFayette, Ga., sponsored by Christ First Church and Steps2Hope; $8 benefit barbecue lunch available prior to concert; 706-861-2622.
• Heritage Point Baptist Church, 60 Dyer Bridge Place, Ringgold, Ga.; 6 p.m. Sunday; screening of movie "Home Run" (with popcorn and drinks); free; 706-858-0976.
• Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike; 3-6 p.m. Sunday; Fall Festival features chili cookoff, dessert bakeoff, chili dinner, children's games, inflatables, vendors, live music and costume parade; free; burks.org.
• First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 433 Oak St.; 4-7 p.m. Sunday; Fall Festival offers chili cookoff, blue ribbon dessert contest, chili dinners, inflatables, crafts and costume contest; free but dinner donations will benefit youth missions fund; 756-2021.
• Rock Spring United Methodist Church, Highway 95 and Peavine Road, Rock Spring, Ga.; 5-7 p.m. Sunday; Trunk or Treat event offers children's games and activities, clown, balloon animals, costume contest, hayride, chili booth and indoor trick or treating; free except for chili; 706-764-1404 or 910-545-6994.
• Calvary Memorial Baptist Church, 2 Harker Road, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; 5-7 p.m. Monday; community chili supper; free; 602-1819 or email boovic@aol.com.
• Daisy United Methodist Church, 9508 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy; 6 p.m. Wednesday; Trunk or Treat event; 332-3243.
• Soddy United Methodist, 255 Depot St., Soddy-Daisy; 6-8 p.m. Wednesday; Fall Festival features hot dog/chili supper, games, cake walk, bingo, prizes and other activities; 332-1148.
• LifeSpring Baptist Church, 1701 Hickory Valley Road; 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday; fall festival features games, inflatables, hot dogs and hayrides; free; 892-8469 or Life SpringBaptist.org.
• Middle Cross Baptist, 4009 Norcross Road; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday; children's fall festival offers games, candy and popcorn; www.themiddlecrossbaptistchurch.net.
• Patten Recreation Center, 3203 Kellys Ferry Road; 6-8 p.m. Thursday; Fall Festival sponsored by Lookout Valley Baptist Church; free; 825-5335.
• Walker Community Theatre, Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.; 5 p.m. today; Worship and Ministry Network's second annual Zeta Gospel Music Awards; $25 adults, $7 children ages 6-12, free for children 5-under; 320-4220 or http://wmnzetaawards.com.
• Melville Baptist Church, 9067 Daisy Dallas Road, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; 11 a.m. Sunday; gospel concert by Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; free; 421-4269.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; 4 p.m. Sunday; Music at St. Paul's Artist Series features organist Jason Farris, assistant university organist at Sewanee: The University of the South, playing works by Dupre, Back, Widor, Grigny and Dethier; reception follows; $10 adults, $5 students; 266-8195 or http://stpaulschatt.org.
• Maranatha Baptist Church, 1701 Hickory Valley Road, has changed its name to LifeSpring Baptist Church and also announced Iglesia Bautista de Chattanooga will begin to meet at the church.
• Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 3319 Hixson Pike; 10:30 a.m. Friday; 10 a.m. registration; monthly meeting of Church Women United celebrates World Community Day, with participants asked to bring canned food for Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
• Origin Church, 7638 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga.; 10 a.m. Sunday; 4-year-old church celebrates grand opening of permanent home; 706-406-4130 or www.theoriginchurch.com.
• Lee University, Conn Center, 1053 Church St. S.E., Cleveland, Tenn.; 7:30 p.m. Sunday; U-Church service for students, alumni and community features Christian singer, songwriter and recording artist Audrey Assad; free and child care available; 614-8347 or email cwyatt@leeuniversity.edu.