Hale Association retreat

Hale Association will hold a Woman’s Missionary Union prayer retreat April 27, 10 a.m., at Antioch Church, Greensboro. Registration will begin at 9:45 a.m. Frances Ann Higdon Smith, who is currently serving with her husband, Shelby, as missionaries in Nicaragua, will speak. Smith will be going on a missions trip to Ecuador in the summer and will be taking  goody bags prepared at the retreat. Bring a covered-dish vegetable, salad or dessert. For a list of items needed for the goody bags or to RSVP contact Debbie Holley at 205-799-1165 or dholley54@comcast.net by April 20. Arthur Thomas is pastor of Antioch. Bill Wallace is director of missions for Hale Association.