Music
* Open Mic Night Hosted by Anthony Quails, 6-9 p.m. tonight; East Ridge United Methodist Church, 1601 Prater Road; food, door prizes, fun; 892-8451 or eastridgeumc.org.
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 6 p.m. CDT today, Praise and Worship Center, 100 Cannon Ave., Jasper, Tenn.; 8:30 a.m. CDT Sunday, Holiday Out RV Park, 182 Commanche Trail, Crossville, Tenn.; 5 p.m. CDT Sunday, Mooneyham Church of God, 43 Frazier St., Pikeville, Tenn.; 6 p.m. EDT Monday, First Centenary Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave.; 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.
Events
* Fundraiser for Shooting Victims’ Families; Ooltewah Baptist Church, 5514 Main St.; 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 1; $15 per person; 20 Zumba instructors will offer Zumba, raffles, a silent auction and baked goods for sale with all proceeds benefiting the families.
* 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.
Homecomings
* St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 8120 Old Cleveland Pike, Ooltewah; 11 a.m. Sunday; the revival runs at 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; Pastor J.W. Cole and the Greater St. Mary Baptist Church on Monday; Pastor Damian Wigfall and the Friendship Primitive Baptist Church on Tuesday; Pastor Calvin Johnson and Ebenezer Baptist Church on Wednesday; 892-2533.
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.
Appointments
* The Rev. Brandon Gilvin is the new senior pastor at First Christian Church, 650 McCallie Ave.; he will begin in October; married to Lisa Hale Gilvin, he is a graduate of Hiram College in Ohio and holds a master of divinity from Vanderbilt University. He also has worked as associate director/director of operations at Week of Compassion, the Relief and Development Mission Fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
* The Rev. Ernest L. Reid is the new pastor at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 305 E. Third St.; he will begin at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday; he is the former pastor of Zion Baptist Church, in Reading, Pa., and completed his undergraduate work in economics at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va., and earned masters in divinity and theology from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University and Union Presbyterian Seminary.
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