Music
– Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam, 10:30 a.m. Sunday, New Liberty Baptist Church, 13827 Eldridge Road, Birchwood, Tenn.; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Short Creek Baptist Church, 892 County Road 50, Athens, Tenn.; 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18, Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 9200 Poplar Springs Road, Loudon, Tenn., jimricketts@att.net or 423-775-2806.
– Classical Guitarist Jeff Bianchi, 7 p.m. Wednesday, First Christian Church, 120 W. Grundy St., Tullahoma, Tenn.; free, 931-455-2200 or 931-454-2648.
– Anthem Voices, Tosha Baker and Dana Russell, 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 20, Cokesbury Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank, free; for more information contract Linda Nelson at 551-2901 or Marty Burke at 267-0837.
Meetings
– Aglow Monthly Meeting, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, Chattanooga House of Prayer, 1604 Reggie White Blvd., special guest is Patty Johnson, a former designer of torpedoes for the U.S. Naval Ordnance Research Lab who will speak on God’s “Torpedo.” 697-9866 or 899-4809.
Events
– “Building Up and Edifying My Sisters Through the Word of God,” 9-11 a.m. today, Second Missionary Baptist Church, 2305 E. Third St.; special speaker is Cynthia Adams from Olivet Baptist Church, 624-9097.
– “Walk Thru the New Testament” seminar, 6 p.m. Sunday, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, presented by Dr. David Kemp, 892-1916.
– Robyn Dykstra, author of “The Widow Wore Pink: A True Story of Life After Loss and the Transforming Power of a Loving God,” 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 18; part of the 2016 Women Elevated Summer Retreat at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 E. Brainerd Road; $20; childcare provided for ages 6 weeks to fifth grade; for information or to buy tickets, go to http://christchurchchatt.org, 892-9363.
– Food Drive for Homeless Families, 9 a.m.-noon, Friday; Bethel Bible Village, 3001 Hamill Road; drive will help feed 40 children, teens and adults and four infants living at the village; a list of what’s needed is at www.bethelbiblevillage.org/host-a-food-drive; donations may be dropped off at Ameriprise Financial, 7047 Lee Highway, Suite 309, until the end of June; contact Cindy at 386-5751 or by email to Cynthia.steele@ampf.com.
Vacation Bible School
– Submerged, Falling Water Baptist Church, 523 Roberts Mill Road, Hixson, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, June 19-23, ages 3 years old to fifth grade, free, 842-5924 or 309-0685.
– Surf Shack, Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church, 139 Cove Road, Chickamauga, Ga, 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday, June 20-24, age 4 by Aug. 30 to fifth-graders; breakfast served, 423-827-3101.
– Vacation Bible School, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through July 27, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, children pre-K through fifth grade, 892-1916.
– Pets Unleashed, 6-8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, Faith Community Wesleyan Church, 7725 Shallowford Road, ages preschool to fifth grade, 260-1880.
Homecomings
– Union Springs Baptist Church, 5911 Levi Road, Sunday; special message by David Crane
– To be included in Faith Briefs, send information to sryan@timesfreepress.com.