Benefit
* Fairview Baptist Church, 108 Jenkins Road, Rossville, Ga.; 4 p.m. today; colon cancer medical bills/expenses benefit for Chip Owens; chili supper/bake sale (4 p.m.) and singing (6:30 p.m.) featuring Mercy Call of LaFayette, Ga., and The Dogwood Valley Trio; 706-866-5744 or 706-463-5021.
Enrichment
* Oak Grove Church of God, 9911 Highway 58, Ooltewah; 10:30 a.m. Sunday; “Stand With Israel” event features Dr. John Somerville, central coordinator of Christians United for Israel and a retired Marine colonel, speaking about military, political, biblical and prophetic current events with Iran and Israel (lunch follows); free.
* Lookout Valley Presbyterian Church, 435 Patten Chapel Road; 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18; chaplain Capt. John Richards, assistant pastor at the church, will share about his recent tour of duty at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; free; 821-3419.
Hearing loss
* Brainerd Baptist Church, 4011 Austin St. (Brainerd BX, Cross Point C conference room); 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday; Hearing Loss Rehab Institute, led by hearing loss support specialist David M. Harrison, offers workshop for people struggling with hearing loss and their families and friends; $99; 624-1669, email LetMyPeopleHear@yahoo.com or register at http://conta.cc/ShCoUZ.
Lecture
* Lee University, 150 11th St. (Conn Center), Cleveland, Tenn.; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; evening with author, National Prayer Breakfast speaker, “Socrates in the City” forum host and television commentator Eric Metaxes as part of chapel dedicatory series; tickets, 614-8598 or email epfahl@leeuniversity.edu.