Churches

Macedonia Church, Northport, will hold revival Aug. 22–24, nightly at 7. Max Stripling, director of missions for Sipsey Association, will be the evangelist. Ralph Rice

Eastern Valley Church, Bessemer, will celebrate its 79th homecoming Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Virgil Mulkin will speak. Lunch will follow and Uplifted will sing at

Rock Solid Church, Gordo, will hold revival Aug. 20–22, 7 p.m., with Evangelist Ronnie Elmore. Jimmy Pritchett is pastor.  

Chris McCaghren is the new minister of youth evangelism for Bluff Park Church, Hoover. He holds a bachelor of arts in communication studies and classics

First Church, Jasper, will hold its second In His Grip golf invitational Aug. 25 at Horse Creek Golf Course in Dora. Registration will be at

Clayton Speed is the new minister of administration and young adults for First Church, Trussville. He comes to the church from Commercial Printing in Birmingham,

Fairview West Church, Hanceville, will hold revival Aug. 19–22. Interim Pastor Milt Hill will preach. Services will be Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Members and friends of the former Belcher Memorial Church, West End, will celebrate their annual homecoming Aug. 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., at Eastern Valley Community