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Hatton Church, Leighton, will celebrate its 62nd anniversary Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. Barry Nichols, who grew up at the church, will speak. Lunch will follow

Antioch Church at Columbiana will celebrate its 92nd anniversary Sept. 12, 10 a.m. Lunch will follow. There will be fun activities after lunch. Phillip Rush

Oak Mountain Church, Pelham, will celebrate homecoming Sept. 12. Gene Lowery and The Samaritans will sing at 10 a.m. Worship will be at 11 a.m.

Adamsville Church will hold a youth bash Sept. 26, 3:30 p.m. Ronald Watters will be the emcee. There will be food and gospel rap music

Bethany Church, Horton, will celebrate its 125th anniversary Sept. 26, 11 a.m. Former pastors and members are invited. Lunch will follow. Morris Stephens is pastor.

Youth, RAs, GAs and mission friends of Evergreen Church held their annual back to school missions project in August. School supplies were collected for needy

Herbert Chapman is the new pastor of First Church, Hopewell, in Bessemer. He comes from Camp Branch Church, West Blocton. He also served Shady Grove