Benefit
- New Vision Worship Center, 1335 Ely Road, Hixson; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8; car and bike show, plus refreshments, live music and prizes, with proceeds benefiting damage from April tornadoes; 240-9136.
Health
- Olivet Baptist Church, 740 M.L. King Blvd.; 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, mammograms by appointment aboard Memorial Hospital Mammo Mobile; 3:30 p.m., breast cancer awareness/healing celebration; 495-4040 (appointments), 266-8709 (information).
Music
Peerless Road Church, 3301 Peerless Road, Cleveland, Tenn.; 7 p.m. today; “A Night of Hope,” first public concert by Salvation Army Community Mass Choir includes songs of faith, healing and freedom, celebrates progress since April 27 tornadoes and salutes those helpful in the restoration process; 310-6156 or face book.com/tsacleveland.
Goodsprings Baptist Church, 927 County Road 660, Etowah, Tenn.; 10:50 a.m. Sunday; concert by Mark Lanier, former vocalist with Phil Cross & Poet Voices; 263-9802.
Grace Presbyterian Church, 2107 Threadmill Road, Dalton, Ga.; 1 p.m. Sunday; outdoor concert by bluegrass band Spatial Effects; free; 706-226-6344 or http://spatialeffectsbluegrass.com.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; 2 p.m. Sunday; choral evensong by senior choir features works by John Rutter, John Sanders, Charles Wood, Richard Proulx and Nicholas White (reception follows); free; 266-8195.
North Cleveland Church of God, 335 11th St. N.E., Cleveland, Tenn.; 7 p.m. Friday; worship service features Kari Jobe, Klaus and Bob Sorge; free; 478-5868.
Catoosa County Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga.; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8; Gospel Music Express Showcase gospel talent search; $5 plus three canned goods (proceeds benefit homeless/hunger ministries of Harvest Outreach Center of Dalton, Ga.); www.harvestoutreachcenter.com.
Singles
Red Bank Community Center, Tom Weathers Drive, Red Bank; 7-10 p.m. Friday; monthly Christian singles, couples and seniors dance in no-alcohol, no-smoking venue sponsored by Red Bank Seniors on the Go; free but donations requested; www.seniorsonthego.ca.
Theater
St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive; 7 p.m. Oct. 8-9; “Long Story Short” features four actors portraying more than 100 characters from the Bible — sometimes with the overtones of movie stars, cartoon characters and political figures — as they move from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation; 892-2257.
Women’s events
Fellowship Baptist Church, 1801 Dodds Ave.; 4 p.m. Sunday; “The Holy Trinity” presentation by women’s ministry of Hamilton County BM&E District Association; free; 629-5529.
Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church, 1734 E. Third St.; 7 p.m. Tuesday-Oct. 9; women’s conference, “God at Work in and Through Today’s Christian Women,” offers worship services, Sunday school lesson, Bible study and seminars for ages 18-up; free (including Oct. 8 lunch) but registration required; 698-5072 or 490-5663.
Bayside Baptist Church, 6100 Highway 58; 10:30 p.m. Friday (registration at 10 a.m.); luncheon meeting of Church Women United, with Chaplain Floyd Davis of Silverdale Corrections Center as speaker.
United Christian Church, 2200 Peerless Road N.W., Cleveland, Tenn.; Oct. 14-15; “Write the Light: Making the Most of Every Opportunity” is theme for Southeastern Christian Writers Conference, which features keynote speaker and Christian Writers Market Guide author Sally Stuart and guests such as René Holt, Mike Burnette, Tracy Crump, Vicki Moss, Bill George, Wanda Griffith, Evaline Echols, Wendy Brown, Nansy Grill, Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress and Cameron Fisher; $99, including two meals ($70 Saturday only); 479-2063 or www.secwc.com.
Worship
City Church of Chattanooga, 7122 Lee Highway; Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8 (with Friday night worship service at North Cleveland Church of God, 335 11th St., Cleveland, Tenn.); Anointed Praise national worship conference offers worship, training, fellowship and spiritual direction and includes guests such as Jason Crabb and Sheryl Randolph; 478-5868 or visit www.anointedpraisemusic.com.
Lee College, 1120 N. Ocoee St. (Conn Center), Cleveland, Tenn.; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9; U-Church fall chapel service features Christian apologist, teacher and author Ravi Zacharias; 961-1823 or email kvanoy@leeuniversity.edu.
— Compiled by staff writer Clint Cooper