Music
– Praise singing, 11 a.m. April 30, with a free soup and salad lunch, at Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road in Hixson. http://fairviewumchixson.com.
– McCallie Guitar Quartet, a select auditioned group of the most advanced instrumentalists in the school’s guitar program, and GuitarChattanooga, performers of classical guitar, in concert, 3 p.m. April 30 at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle. Free. www.stlukechatt.org.
– Mass Choir Reunion Concert: 5 p.m. May 6 at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church. 1800 N. Chamberlain Ave. Last weekly rehearsal at 7 p.m. Thursday; mandatory rehearsal May 5. 423-698-0337.
Fundraiser
– Rummage sale/bake sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 29 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 722 Glenwood Drive. Proceeds will go toward church repairs and building Sunday school program. Tours of the sanctuary and bookstore available, and Father Stavros Ballas will answer questions about Orthodox Christian faith. 423-629-4881.
– Rummage and bake sale: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 6 at Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road in Hixson. Free coffee and popcorn while you shop; breakfast and lunch concessions for sale. Proceeds benefit Crafty Critters Community Outreach, providing hats and pillows for cancer patients and snacks for ICU waiting room at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson. http://fairviewumchixson.com.
– Cookbooks: Last 20 available from Lyerly United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730. Send $10, plus $2 shipping and handling. Call JoAnn Mitchell, 706-895-2636, for information on buying from a church member or a Chattooga County business.
Programs, events
– Pastor anniversary celebration honoring Pastor Alfred Johnson’s 39th year at Church of the First Born, 3418 St. Elmo Ave. Banquet is 6 p.m. today with Pastor C. Henson. Climax is Sunday with Pastor Richard Lew of Copperas Cove, Texas, as guest for Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 and fellowship dinner following. 423-756-0704.
– Documentary screening: Director Kevin Ekvall visits for screening of “Come Before Winter,” a docudrama about theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the ethical challenges of political resistance in Nazi Germany, at 7 p.m. today in Southern Adventist University’s Lynn Wood Hall Chapel, 4881 Taylor Circle, Collegedale. Q&A session and light refreshments follow. Free admission. 423-236-2732.
– Pastor installation: Mount Peria Missionary Baptist Church, 341 Sparks St. in Ringgold, Ga., will install the Rev. Edward Ellis III as senior pastor during services at 3 p.m. April 30. Guests will be Pastor Wayne Johnson and New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Chattanooga.
– Pastors luncheon, presented by Northwest Georgia-Greater Chattanooga Christians United for Israel, features CUFI’s central regional coordinator, Lyndon Allen, as speaker. Choice of noon May 3 at Dalton Golf & Country Club, 333 Country Club Way in Dalton, Ga., or noon May 4 at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 2321 Lifestyle Way in Chattanooga. No charge with reservations; call Margaret Bean at 423-645-1552. www.cufi.org.
– National Day of Prayer: Middle Cross Baptist Church, 4009 Norcross Road in Hixson, will mark this national observance on May 4 by opening the church doors from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Special prayers for the country, led by a pastor, deacon or special guest, will be held at the flag pole on the church lawn at 7:30 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. Free bookmark to the first 50 visitors. 423-877-5742, www.themiddlecrossbaptistchurch.org.
– Shine, a free prom for individuals with special needs and pampering for their families, is 7-10 p.m. May 5 in The Chattanoogan’s ballroom, 1201 S. Broad St. Presented by Bridge Christian Church and city of Chattanooga’s Youth and Family Development Department. To register: 423-463-0202.
– Christian Science lecture, “Making Meaningful Change: How God’s Love Can Change Your Life and the World,” by Mark McCurties, practitioner of Christian Science healing, at 2 p.m. May 6 at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 612 McCallie Ave. Free program, free parking, free child care. 423-266-0646.
– Guest speaker David Ring delivers message at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services May 7 at Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road. 423-892-1916.
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