Churches

First Church, Carbon Hill, will hold a sportsman’s banquet Aug. 15, 7 p.m., at Carbon Hill High School. Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Seminary, will

Johanna “Joey” Orr is the new minister to preschoolers and children for First Church, Cullman. She previously served as the church’s minister of students. She

Maytown Church will hold a benefit concert Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., in the fellowship hall, featuring Grammy-nominated bluegrass band Cherryholmes. Proceeds will go to the

Mount Zion Church, Centreville, will celebrate homecoming Aug. 16, 11 a.m. A covered-dish lunch will follow. The Uplanders, of Kennedy, will sing in the afternoon.

Members and friends of the former Belcher Memorial Church, West End, will celebrate their annual homecoming Aug. 15, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., at Eastern Valley Community