EDITOR’S NOTE: All services are Sunday unless otherwise noted. The deadline for submitting items for use in the following Saturday’s paper is close of business on Wednesday. To reach faith editor Clint Cooper, call 757-6497 or e-mail him at ccooper@timesfreepress.com
ALLIANCE
• First, 1906 Hickory Valley Road, “A New Year, a New Life,” 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Lee A. Peters.
ANGLICAN (ACNA)
• Anglican Church of Redeemer, 1815 McCallie Ave. (Richmont Graduate University), “The Story Behind the Story,” 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Tom Waddell.
BAPTIST
• Abba’s House, 5208 Hixson Pike, “A New Start,” 10:30 a.m., Ronnie Phillips Jr.; “We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This,” 6 p.m., Chris Brooks.
• Brainerd, 300 Brookfield Ave., “When God Gives You a Vision,” 8:30 and 11 a.m., Robby Gallaty.
• Calvary, 5201 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank, “True Spirituality,” 10 a.m., Steve Roberson; 6 p.m., DVD presentation on John 3:16.
• First, 401 Gateway Ave., “Belief and Disbelief,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Thomas Quisenberry.
• First, 2645 LaFayette Road, 10:55 a.m., Leroy Spinks guest speaker.
• People’s, 102 Bryan St., Rossville, Ga., “Scrap the Resolutions and Start a Revolution,” 10:45 a.m., Stephen Kellogg.
• Signal Mountain, 939 Ridgeway Ave., “Is Jesus Your Hobby or Your King?” 11 a.m., the Rev. Steven Wright.
• White Oak, 310 Memorial Drive, “A Good Start,” 10:45 a.m., Tony Wilson; “Looking for Donkeys,” 6 p.m., Tony Wilson.
CHRISTIAN
• Hickory Valley, 6605 Shallowford Road, “We Break New Seas,” 10:15 a.m., Gary Armes.
• Mountain View, 9118 Snowhill Road, “A New Year’s Resolution To Guide You Through 2011,” 11 a.m. Richard Barr.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
• Chickamauga, 105 Crittenden Ave., “Think About the Church: Let’s Talk About the Church,” 11 a.m., Shane Robinson; 1:30 p.m. singing service.
• Red Bank, 3600 Dayton Blvd., “God Is …,” 9 a.m., Steve Lusk; “God Is Awesome,” 6 p.m., Steve Lusk.
• Ridgedale, 1005 Dodds Ave., “Is It a Sin To Miss Church?” 10:30 a.m., Ken Willis; “The Silencing of God” (part 1), 5 p.m., Ken Willis.
• Soddy, 1665 Hixson Pike, “What Makes a Church Great?” 10:25 a.m. Bill Greer; “The Thief on the Cross,” 6 p.m., Bill Greer.
CHURCH OF GOD
• Middle Valley, 1703 Thrasher Pike, 9:15 a.m., fellowship breakfast; “You Have a Choice To Dance,” 10:30 p.m., Mitch McClure.
EPISCOPAL
• Church of the Nativity, 1201 Cross St., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., “A New Year To Share the Gospel,” 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Betty Latham.
• St. Alban’s, 7514 Hixson Pike, Hixson, “He Will Be Called a Nazorean,” 8 and 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Julie Johnson.
• St. Francis of Assisi, 7555 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, “Paying Homage,” 8 and 10 a.m., the Rev. Lou Parson.
• St. Paul’s, 305 W. Seventh St., “Are There Still Wise Men?” 8 a.m., the Rev. Donald Fishburne; 9:15 a.m., Jesus, Jammies and Jeans service led by the Rev. Suzanne Smitherman (Yo Room); “Where Are the Wise?” 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Donald Fishburne.
LUTHERAN (ELCA)
• Resurrection, 4309 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road, “What If God Was One of Us?” 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Pauline Pezzino.
• Trinity, 5001 Hixson Pike, “The Word Is …,” 10 a.m. (combined service), the Rev. Gary Schimmer.
LUTHERAN (MISSOURI SYNOD)
• Cross of Christ, 3204 Hixson Pike, “What Will the Next One Be Like?” 8:30 and 11 a.m., Kent Kressenberg.
LUTHERAN (NALC)
• Faith, Vine Street and Central Avenue, “Do Over,” 10 a.m., Jon McKenzie.
METHODIST, UNITED
• Brooks, 1543 Mercer St., Lupton City, “After Christmas … What Now?” 10:50 a.m., the Rev. Terry K. Huffer.
• Burks, 6433 Hixson Pike, “God’s Priority of Love,” 9:30 and 11 a.m., the Rev. Rhonda Hobbs.
• Christ, 8645 East Brainerd Road, “We Are All Wounded,” 7:45, 9:30 and 11 a.m., the Rev. Mark Flynn; “God’s Desire To Kill and Heal You,” 7 p.m. contemporary, the Rev. Mark Flynn.
• Eastdale, 1403 Tunnel Blvd., “God Is Not Running an Antique Shop,” 11:30 a.m., the Rev. Stanley Reuben Williams.
• East Ridge, 1601 Prater Road, “What Do Sheep and Goats Have To Do With the New Year?” 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Ken Sauer.
• Fairview, 3901 Hamill Road, Hixson, “God’s New Creation,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Leon Fraley guest speaker.
• First-Centenary, 419 McCallie Ave., “Aflame,” 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Dwight Kilbourne.
• Flintstone, 2503 Chattanooga Valley Road, “So It Begins,” 11 a.m., Mary Cline guest speaker.
• Grace, 9833 Hixson Pike, Soddy-Daisy, “Mystery Revealed!” 10 a.m., the Rev. Clair Sauer.
• Hixson, 5301 Old Hixson Pike, “Chosen by God,” 8 and 11 a.m., the Rev. Randy Martin; 11 a.m. contemporary, the Rev. Barry Kidwell guest speaker; “The Mystery of Christ,” 5 p.m., the Rev. Randy Martin.
• Jones Memorial, 4131 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, “It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … No, It’s Jesus Christ,” 11 a.m. (combined service and Blessing of the Toys), the Rev. Larry J. Dial.
• Ooltewah, 6131 Relocation Way, “Kingdom Now,” 9:30 and 11 a.m., Eric Light.
• Red Bank, 3800 Dayton Blvd., “A Journey With Paul Through the Epistles,” 8:30 and 11 a.m., the Rev. Jeffrey L. Lambert.
• St. Elmo/Lookout Mountain, 1399 Lula Lake Road (Lookout Mountain UMC), “Fear Not!” 11 a.m., lay leader Randy King.
• St. Luke, 3210 Social Circle, 8:45 and 10:55 a.m., Wesley Covenant Service led by the Rev. Cynthia Thompson.
• Sardis, 6771 Valley View Highway, Whitwell, Tenn., “God Put Jesus in a Percolator,” 11 a.m. CST, the Rev. Bryan E. Daniel.
• Signal Mountain, 3419 Taft Highway, “What Does God Want?” 11 a.m., the Rev. J.N. Howard.
• Simpson, 601 McFarland Ave., Rossville, Ga., “The Light Still Shines,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Natalie Smart.
• Soddy, 255 Depot St., Soddy-Daisy, “Adopted! Thank God,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Kenneth Scoggins.
• Tyner, 6805 Standifer Gap Road, “I Am Not a Fan of Jesus,” 9 and 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Robert Haskins.
NONDENOMINATIONAL
• Chattanooga Church, 6178 Adamson Circle, “The Vision for Chattanooga Church in 2011,” 8:30 and 11 a.m., Morty Lloyd.
• The Galilian, 1955 Northpoint Blvd., Hixson, “The Battle Between Faith and Unbelief,” 10:30 a.m., Joe Sneed.
PRESBYTERIAN, CUMBERLAND
• First, 1505 N. Moore Road, “Claiming the Future!” 11 a.m., Gary Carver.
• Jasper, 148 College St., Jasper, Tenn., “Faithful and Wise Stewards,” 11 a.m., the Rev. James H. Patterson; “When the Shepherds Went Away,” 5 p.m. CST, the Rev. James H. Patterson.
• Red Bank, 115 Morrison Springs Road, “My Awesome Brother,” 10:50 a.m., the Rev. Tom Martin guest speaker.
• Silverdale, 7407 Bonny Oaks Drive, “Holding on to Christmas,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Christian Smith.
PRESBYTERIAN, EVANGELICAL
• Signal Mountain, 612 James Blvd., “Habits of the Heart,” 10:40 a.m. (combined service), the Rev. Timothy Filston.
PRESBYTERIAN (PCA)
• Covenant, 8451 East Brainerd Road, “King of the Nations,” 9:30 a.m., the Rev. Jeff Vaughn guest speaker.
• Red Bank, 4320 Dayton Blvd., “Proclaiming the Lord’s Death,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Everett Gossett.
• Wayside, 2502 Fairmount Road, Signal Mountain, “The Christian’s Reward,” 11 a.m., the Rev. Marshall St. John.
PRESBYTERIAN (PCUSA)
• New Hope, 7301 Shallowford Road, “Christmas Lights,” 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Keith W. Jones.
• Second, 700 Pine St., 11 a.m., the Rev. Stephanie Hill guest speaker.
• Trinity, 104 McBrien Road, “God of the Snowflakes,” 11 a.m., the Rev. William E. Mills.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
• Unitarian Universalist, 3224 Navajo Drive, “Paper and Stone,” 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Jeff Briere.
UNITY
• Unity of Chattanooga, 604 Black St., 11 a.m., Burning Bowl Service led by the Rev. Doug Werth.
VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
• Vineyard Chattanooga, 6836 Tyner Road (Tyner Academy), “All Inclusive,” 11 a.m., Jeff Anderle.