Associations

Hillview Church, Birmingham, will host songwriter and musician Elmo Mercer and his wife, Marcia, in concert Aug. 31, 5 p.m. An ice cream fellowship will

Memorial Heights Church, Montgomery, will celebrate its 59th homecoming Aug. 31, 11 a.m., with guest speaker Chester Jernigan. A covered-dish lunch will follow. There will

First Church, Hoover, will hold Harvest Night Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m., with Evangelist Junior Hill. There will be a preservice concert and special events for

North Gardendale Church will host the Designed to SHINE Conference for  Women Sept. 6, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., with Jerra Dooley, director of Gracefull Ministries and

Thomas J. Beckman is the new pastor of Spring Hill Church, Ashland. For the past 10 years, he has served as “Spanky” in his own

Oak Mountain Church, Pelham, will hold a fifth Sunday singing Aug. 31 with The Samaritans. Worship will be at 11 a.m., lunch at noon and

Mineral Springs Church, Clanton, will hold a golf tournament Sept. 13 at Montevallo Golf Course. Registration will be at 7:30 a.m., and the first group