Church/Association News

First Church, Arley, will hold revival April 4–6 at 7 nightly with Ed Newton as evangelist. Child care will be provided. The church will also

Nances Creek Church, Jacksonville, will hold revival April 1–4 with Jerald Hicks. Services will be Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and weeknights at 7.

First Church, Mobile, will host its annual Easter egg hunt March 31, 10 a.m., at the church for preschool through sixth grade. For information call

West Side Church, Jacksonville, will hold several Easter events. On April 1 at 10:45 a.m., it will present the Easter musical “Written in Red,” and

Bethel Church, Pleasant Grove, will hold its Easter pageant, “Redemption’s Story … Through the Eyes of a Child,” April 1, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Jim Barnette is the new interim pastor of First Church, Mobile. He is associate professor of religion and director of ministerial formation at Samford University