Music
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 11 a.m. Sunday, Old Piney Baptist Church, 826 Old Piney Road, Maryville, Tenn.; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Manilla Baptist Church, 1041 Tennessee 39, Englewood, Tenn.; 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25, Praise and Worship Center, 100 Cannon Ave., Jasper, Tenn.; 775-2806.
* Dixie Melody Boys; 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9; Olivia Baptist Church, 1811 Guy St., Dalton, Ga.; free; 706-278-3507.’ Covenant of Praise Men’s Chorus; looking for new members; season starts Aug. 28; contact Herb Poulson at hpoulson46@gmail.com.
Vacation Bible School
* East Ridge United Methodist Church, 1601 Prater Road; 4-8 p.m. Sunday, 5:30-8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday; rising first-graders through fifth grade; eastridgeumc.org or 892-8451.
* Brittsville Baptist Church, 2650 Brittsville Road, Georgetown, Tenn.; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 472-5177.
* Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd.; “Journey Off the Map” 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; ages 3 years to fifth grade; call Pattie Pope at 240-5342 or visit rbumc.org.
* Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road; “Bible Blast to the Past – Discover God’s Everlasting Love”; 6-8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; ages 2 years through sixth grade; registration kickoff is 6-8 p.m. Sunday; 624-6073.
Homecomings
* St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 8120 Old Cleveland Pike, Ooltewah, 11 a.m. Sunday, July 26; 892-0569.
Events
* Kids Rock, crafts, music, cooking, and Bible stories; Tyner United Methodist Church, 6807 Standifer Gap Road; 9 a.m.-noon; Wednesdays, July 22 and Aug. 5; rising kindergarten through fifth grade; free; contact Kandi Hutton at 892-0444 or children@tynerumc.com.
* Community Barbecue; noon-4 p.m. today; Brittsville Baptist Church, 2650 Brittsville Road, Georgetown, Tenn.; food, singing and games; 472-5177.
* The Heart Sutra and Prajna Paramita Teachings, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 25; Center for Mindful Living, 1212 McCallie Ave; all-day retreat led by Ellen Booth Church, a 29-year practitioner and authorized teacher of Tibetan Buddhism; $35, plus $20 suggested donation for teacher; 607-351-1325.
* Cowboy Church of Sequatchie Valley, 1050 Ray Hixson Road, Dunlap, Tenn.; monthly service begins at 5 p.m. CDT Saturday, Aug. 8, with free pony rides and Chuckwagon Chow, 6 p.m. mounted sermon, 7 p.m. fundraiser dinner followed by country barn dance; 423-554-4677.
Meetings
* Debtors Anonymous; 7-8 p.m. Mondays; Unity Church, 604 Black St.; for information, call 755-7990.
* ElderCaring Ministry; first and third Tuesdays each month; Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6534 Old Dayton Pike, Hixson; offers respite for full-time caregivers and their loved ones; July 21 is the next respite day. Call Diana Walters for more information or registration at 870-3864.
Announcements
* The Rev. Ernest L. Reid has been named as the new pastor of Second Missonary Baptist Church, 2305 E. Third St. Reid is the former pastor at Zion Baptist Church in Reading, Pa. His first service at Second Missionary is Sunday at 10:45 a.m. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., then earned a masters in divinity from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and a master’s in theology from Union Presbyterian Seminary; he then earned a doctorate in divinity from Samuel Dewitt.
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