Music
* Jim Ricketts & Crystle Elam, 11 a.m. Sunday, Cottonport Church of God, 255 Hilltop Church Road, Cottonport, Tenn.; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Faith Baptist Church, 273 Old Graysville Road, Dayton, Tenn., 775-2806 or jimricketts@att.net.
* Jerry Hall, Darlene Johnson, Jordan Amburn and Adoration, 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, Cokesbury Church, 2222 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank, free, for more info, contact Linda Nelson at 551-2901 or Marty Burke at 267-0837.
Meetings
* Citywide Solemn Assembly, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16; City Church, 7122 Lee Highway; sponsored by Aglow, assembly asks God for mercy for our city and for another Great Awakening to bring spiritual renewal to the U.S.; 697-9866 or 698-1764.
* Women’s Fellowship, noon Tuesday, July 19, Chef Lin Buffet, 5084 South Terrace, East Ridge; for info, call Pat Steele at 355-7152.
Events
* Block Party, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today, One Accord Community Church, 343 Sweetland Drive, Red Bank; event kicks off church’s Vacation Bible School, which starts Sunday; free, public invited; 875-8377.
* “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today-Sunday, Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 E. Brainerd Road, $10 at the door or at the Christ UMC office; donations will be collected at show for a local charity; for info, go to christchurchchatt.org or Facebook.
* An Evening with Christopher Smith and John Pattison, authors of “Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus,” 7 p.m. tonight, First Christian Church. 630 McCallie Ave., free and public invited, captioning and listening systems are available for those with hearing loss, 267-4506
* Christian Evidences with Kyle Butt, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, July 17, Green’s Lake Road Church of Christ, 1209 Green’s Lake Road, East Ridge; 9:30 a.m. “God Exists”; 10:45 a.m. “Inspirations of the Bible”; 1:30 p.m. “The Bible and Science”; free; 867-7115.
* English as a Second Language Workshop Training, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 13 & 20, Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home, 6632 Lee Highway, $15 non-refundable registration fee unless already certified and taking refresher course; sponsored by Hamilton County Baptist Association, 267-3794.
Vacation Bible School
* Ocean Commotion, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through July 27, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, children pre-K through fifth grade; register at bbchixson.org or call 994-4484.
* Submerged, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, One Accord Community Church, 343 Sweetland Drive, Red Bank, open to everyone; 875-8377.
* Miracles of Jesus Christ, 5:30-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, July 13-17; First Baptist Church, 506 E. Eighth St.; everyone welcome; 265-3229.
Homecomings
* St. Elmo Baptist Church, 155 years, 11 a.m. Sunday, 4500 St. Elmo Ave., 821-3261.
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