Music
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 10:30 a.m. Sunday; New Life Baptist Church, 10415 Hamby Road, Soddy-Daisy; also 5:30 p.m. Sunday, West End Church of God, 67 Old Spencer Road, Pikeville, Tenn.; free; 775-2806.
* Allison Speer of Gaither Homecoming; 10:45 a.m. Sunday; Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene, 5455 N. Terrace; free; call Associate Pastor Joey Clemen at 443-1280.
* Birmingham Southern College Concert Choir and Hilltop Singers; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road; free; 629-0333.
* The Sonlife Quartet; 11 a.m. Sunday, March 15; South Soddy Baptist Church, 11055 Dayton Pike; free.
* Jericho Brass Ensemble, St. Paul’s Handbell Choir; 4 p.m. Sunday, March 15; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $10 public, $5 students; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org.
* Ronny Hinson; 7 p.m. Friday, March 20; Ringgold Church of God, 117 Emberson Drive, Ringgold, Ga.; free but offering will be received. 423-902-9742.
Meetings
* John Q. Adams, member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, speaking on “Defeating Violence with Prayer”; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; First Church of Christ, Scientist, 612 McCallie Ave.; free; parking and childcare provided; 266-0646.
Events
* Becca Stevens; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, March 22; Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 3319 Hixson Pike; on March 21, she’ll speak on “Tea and Justice”; on March 22, she’ll preach at both morning services; free; childcare provided on March 21, call 877-8527 to reserve a spot.
* “Alive Forever, Amen!” 10th Annual Life of Christ Pageant; 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22; First Baptist Church of Soddy-Daisy, 10185 Dayton Pike; free; tickets available starting Monday at Floyd Hardware and Home Folks Restaurant, Soddy-Daisy, LifeWay Christian Store, Hixson, Chick-fil-A locations at Brainerd Village, Gunbarrel Point, Northgate Mall and Oak Park Town Center; 322-2814.
* 42nd Annual Thorne Sparkman School of Religion; 6:30 p.m. six consecutive Wednesdays through March 25; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $35; participants may register for two classes each evening; subjects include “Global Ethics.” “Holy Spaces: Architecture of the Western Church,” “Christianity and Ecology,” “Enough: Limits and the Old Testament” and a final speech by the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, author of “Crazy Christians”; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org/thorne-sparkman.
Workshops
* Divorce/Relationship Recovery Workshop; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 12-April 30; First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave.; to register, call 756-2021 or email sstjames@fcumc.org.
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