Churches

Grace Life Church, Bessemer, will hold Pumpkin Patch at Shadow Lake in McCalla Oct. 21–30, Mondays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.; Fridays–Saturdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Sundays,

Arbor Springs Church, Northport; New Hope Church, Berry; and another area church will sponsor a communitywide tent revival Oct. 2–3 with Tim Tindle. Services will

Mexia Church will celebrate its 100th anniversary Oct. 15–16. There will be a cookout Saturday at 3 p.m. The Sunday service will be at 10

Wayside Church, Alexander City, will celebrate homecoming Oct. 9, 11 a.m. Tommy Strickland will speak. Baylie Kizziah will provide special music. A covered-dish lunch will

Hillview Church, Birmingham, will host Squire Parsons in concert Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Mark Barber is pastor.

The H.O.L.T. women’s ministry of Holt Church will hold its ninth annual fall bazaar Oct. 1, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., at the Holt High School auditorium.

First Church, Thomas, will celebrate homecoming Oct. 2, 11 a.m., with special singers the Dotson Family. Lunch and singing will follow. Bud Thomason is pastor.

First Church, McIntosh, will celebrate homecoming Oct. 2. Singing will begin at 10:30 a.m. The worship service will be at 11 a.m. Ed Howard will