Churches

Pleasant Ridge Church, Hueytown, will host its women’s weekend retreat. Conference leader will be well-known author and speaker Edna M. Ellison. The event begins Jan.

Raleigh Avenue Church, Homewood, will host a winter Bible conference called How to Get Ready for the Rapture. Noble Cobb will preach. Services are at

Siloam Church, Marion, will host the Third Annual Women’s Winter Weekend with speaker Margaret Norris Kennedy, founder and president of Threads of Hope ministries. Sessions

Muscle Shoals Church, Muscle Shoals, will host its revival weekend with Duane and Iris Blue. There will be a banquet Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.

First Church, Dothan, hosted speaker Glenn Sheppard, founder of International Prayer Ministries, Jan. 8–9. Johnny Fain is pastor.  

First Church, Oneonta, will host a Bible study on the Book of James with W. Jim Britt Jan. 22–25. Services will be Sunday at 10:15

El Bethel Church, Chancellor, ordained Wesley Braswell to the ministry Nov. 20. Braswell is youth minister at El Bethel. Keith Martin is pastor.  

Mount Vernon Church, Albertville, will host its January Jubilee Jan. 15–18. Services are Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and weeknights at 6:45. Guest