Music
– Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam, 11 a.m. Sunday, Community Baptist Church, 11718 McGhee Road, Apison; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Valleyview Baptist Church, 40 Old Chattanooga Valley Road, Flintstone, Ga., 775-2806 or jimricketts@att.net.
– “Singing” Service, 11 a.m. Sunday, Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road, Hixson; lunch to follow, public invited, 842-4886 or www.fairviewumchixson.com.
– 41st Annual E.P. Srutcher Scholarship Awards, 4 p.m. Sunday, Greater Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 1115 N. Moore Road; special guests: Hawkinsville Baptist Choir, Trinity Baptist Choir and Orchard Knob Baptist Male Chorus, Greater Tucker Baptist Mass Choir, 510-9684 or www.greatertuckerbaptistchurch.org.
– Harvest Hymn Festival, 4 p.m. Sunday, Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave., Signal Mountain; free but offering will be collected, 886-1244 or hsignalmtnbaptist.org.
– Voci Virili, 7 p.m. Sunday, Signal Crest United Methodist Church, 1005 Ridgeway Ave., Signal Mountain, free, but offering will be taken, 886-2330.
– Triumphant, the Hoppers, Guardians, Karen Peek & New River, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave., $25 reserved seats main floor $20 upper balcony general admission; free childfren 12 and under; tickets on sale at Memorial Auditorium box office (642-8497) and Sonshine Christian bookstore (706-861-7675).
– Spirit Men’s Chorus, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle, Stuart Heights, free, public invited, 877-6447
– Larry Wilson God’s Country Band, Haley Horn and Eastern Sky, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank, free, public invited, information contact: Linda Nelson at 504-9283 or Marty Burke at 267-0837.
– “Messiah” Community Sing-Along, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Chattanooga First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road; free but offering will be taken, 605-2468.
Events
– Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-noon, today, Union Springs Baptist Church, 5911 Levi Road; benefits church’s Mission Program Lots of Treasures program, 877-3365.
– Veterans Honor Service, 11 a.m. Sunday, Living Faith Church, 5755 Cassandra Smith Road, Hixson, 771-7325.
– Women’s Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Chef Lin, 5084 S. Terrace Road; Christian group meets once a month, all women welcome, for information, call Pat at 355-7152.
– “Wednesdays in the Word” Services, 7 p.m Wednesday, Greater Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, 1208 Glenwood Drive, public invited, 698-5792.
– Boomers, Shakers and Beyond, 1 p.m. Thursday, Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road; special guests Arnoldo Moore and Thomas Bettis cover such topics as retirement benefits, survivor’s benefits, Medicare benefits, disability and Supplemental Security Income, among others; free, to register, go to www.christchurchchatt.org then click on Get connected to Adult to Small groups.
– Come to Bethlehem and See, 6:15-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 16-18, Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road, trip back in time to experience First Century Bethlehem, 892-4270 or www.hvcconline.com.
– Prayers and Promises Christmas Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, First Baptist Church of Lakeview, 10 Hudson St., Rossville; arts, crafts, books, clothing, more to benefit church’s Haiti Missions team; call Shirley at 488-2711 or Karen at 595-2538.
Homecomings
– Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church 129th Anniversary, 1800 N. Chamberlain Ave., 10:30 a.m. Sunday; special guests Pastor Scottie Rice and the Fellowship Baptist Church of Gadsden, Ala., 698-0337
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