Churches

Sam Walker has been called as the new music and youth director at Eastside Church, Sylacauga. His first day will be Jan. 1. Ronald Snyder

Mike Stevens is the new minister to students at Union Hill Church, Bessemer. He is currently attending Beeson Divinity School at Samford University in Birmingham

First Church, Pelham, will host a Sunday School revival in its sanctuary. Sessions are scheduled for Jan. 6, 6:30–9 p.m.; Jan. 7, 9 a.m.–noon; and

The adult choir of Gallion Church, Gallion, will present the musical “The Gift Goes On” Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. Bill Baker is the choir

First Church, Detroit, will present its Christmas cantata, “The Heart of Christmas,” Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. Danny Stanford is pastor.

Union Hill Church, Bessemer, in Rock Creek community will host The Taubl Family, a father, mother and their seven children of New Haven, Conn., in