Music
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 11 a.m. Sunday, Piney Grove Community Church, 316 Burger Branch Road, Etowah, Tenn; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Pond Hill Baptist Church, 437 County Road 271, Niota, Tenn.; 775-2806.
Vacation Bible School
* Falling Water Baptist Church, 523 Roberts Mill Road, Hixson; “Journey Off the Map”; 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, June 21-25; 3 years old through fifth grade; 842-5924 or 309-0685.
* Heritage Pointe Baptist Church, 60 Dyer Bridge Place, Ringgold, Ga.; “Journey Off the Map”; 6-8:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 15-19; VBS Kickoff Rally, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14; register at heritagepointebaptist.com or on Facebook; 706-858-0976 or pastor@heritagepointebaptist.com.
Homecomings
* Delray Baptist Church Homecoming, 784 Steele Road, Rossville; featuring the Hullender Family; 10:30 a.m. Sunday; free; 706-866-9810.
* Union Springs Baptist Church, 5911 Levi Road, Sunday, June 14; featuring the Hullender Family. 877-3365
Events
* Youth Carnival; noon-5 p.m., today (moved to June 20 if it rains); Quinn Chapel AME Church, 4228 Quinn Adams St.; games & prizes, face painting, cake walk, Roaring River Run’n’Splash, refreshments; fundraiser for church’s youth group; 280-1201 or 326-4409.
* Second Annual Bible Conference; 7 p.m. Friday, June 12, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14; Bible Baptist Church, 1966 Northpoint Blvd. Hixson; singer/teacher/preacher Joey Ford, from Mikado Baptist Church in Macon, Ga, is featured speaker; 423-994-4484 or bbchixson.org.
* Women of Integrity (Talk to Me): Women’s Day Celebration; 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14; St. Paul AME Church, 2514 Williams St.; guest speaker Maxine Spencer Adkins; free; 267-6869.
* Shoe Drive; Ebenezar Missionary Baptist Church, 1614 Bailey Ave.; through June 15; fundraiser to help children in Third World countries and youth at the church; the person who sends the most shoes gets a $100 Wal-Mart gift card; to schedule a shoe pickup, call Stephanie Carson at 544-1798.
* Scottie Mayfield, retired president and spokesperson for Mayfield Dairy Farms; noon, Wed., June 17; First United Methodist Church of Cleveland, 3425 N Ocoee St., Cleveland, Tenn.; proceeds go to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, which has centers in Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Bristol, Tenn.; 787-8753 or nicolerader@holstonhome.org.
* Diabetic Explosion Health Fair; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, Olivet Baptist Church Kingdom Center, 730 M.L. King Blvd.; the Kidney Foundation of Greater Chattanooga with the PEED Program will perform screenings along with other vendors; free; 266-8709.
* Babbie Mason, singer/songwriter, radio & TV host; guest speaker at Scenic City Women’s Network 11th Annual Praise Breakfast; 7-9 a.m. Thursday, June 25; Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St.; theme is “Living Your Faith in the Marketplace”; tickets $25 each, table sponsorships for $200; go to scwn.org/praise, 698-6262 or reservations@scwn.org.
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