Music
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 11 a.m. Sunday; Rockview Baptist Church, 401 County Road 279, Niota, Tenn.; also 6:30 p.m. Sunday; First Baptist Church, 231 Third Ave., Dayton, Tenn.; 6:30 p.m. Friday, First Nazarene Church, 5455 N. Terrace; free; 775-2806.
* The Hymnsmen Quartet; 6:30 p.m. Friday; Red Bank Presbyterian Church, 4320 Dayton Blvd.; free, barbecue dinner served at 5:30 p.m.; 432-0860.
* Peter Marshall, Harpsichord; 4 p.m. Sunday; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $10 public, $5 students; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org.
* Jericho Brass Ensemble, St. Paul’s Handbell Choir; 4 p.m. Sunday, March 15; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $10 public, $5 students; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org.
* Ronny Hinson; 7 p.m. Friday, March 20; Ringgold Church of God, 117 Emberson Drive, Ringgold, Ga.; free but offering will be received. 423-902-9742.
Meetings
* Church Women United; 10:30 a.m. Friday; Bethel AME Church, 2000 Walker St.; World Day of Prayer will be celebrated; 10 a.m. registration; free; 622-1261.
* John Q. Adams, member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, speaking on “Defeating Violence with Prayer”; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; First Church of Christ, Scientist, 612 McCallie Ave.; free; parking and childcare provided; 266-0646.
Events
* Becca Stevens; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, March 22; Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 3319 Hixson Pike; on March 21, she’ll speak on “Tea and Justice”; on March 22, she’ll preach at both morning services; free; childcare provided on March 21, call 877-8527 to reserve a spot.
* “Alive Forever, Amen!” 10th Annual Life of Christ Pageant; 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22; First Baptist Church of Soddy-Daisy, 10185 Dayton Pike; free; tickets available starting Monday at Floyd Hardware and Home Folks Restaurant, Soddy-Daisy, LifeWay Christian Store, Hixson, Chick-fil-A locations at Brainerd Village, Gunbarrel Point, Northgate Mall and Oak Park Town Center; 322-2814.
* 42nd Annual Thorne Sparkman School of Religion; 6:30 p.m. six consecutive Wednesdays, Feb. 25-March 25; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $35; participants may register for two classes each evening; subjects include “Global Ethics.” “Holy Spaces: Architecture of the Western Church,” “Christianity and Ecology,” “Enough: Limits and the Old Testament” and a final speech by the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, author of “Crazy Christians”; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org/thorne-sparkman.
* “When He Shall Come,” 10-week series; 10 a.m., Sunday; Bible Baptist Church of Hixson, 1966 Northpoint Blvd.; study of the Last Times, including Rapture, Judgment Seat of Christ, the Tribulation Period, Second Coming of Christ; conducted by J. Michael Bates; 396-5464 or bbchixson.org.
Support groups
* Spousal Abuse Support Group; 6 p.m. Monday; Collegedale Community Church, 4995 Swinyar Drive, Collegedale; conducted by church’s Safe Haven Ministry, ongoing support group for the healing of women who have experienced spousal or relational abuse; childcare provided as needed; 423-596-4276 for additional information and registration.
* Forward, for those who have lost a spouse; 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28; First-Centenary United Methodist Church; 419 McCallie Ave., free; 756-2021.
To be included in Faith Briefs, send information to sryan@timesfreepress.com.