Church/Association News

Mount Zion Church, Brantley, will hold revival Aug. 27–30. Services will be Sunday at 11 a.m. and nightly at 6:30. Gary Hollingsworth with the North

Cedar Creek Church, Mount Vernon, will celebrate its 96th homecoming Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. Former pastor Pat Patterson will speak. Lunch will follow the

Eastern Valley Church, Bessemer, will celebrate homecoming Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. with lunch following the service. Shawn Sims will speak. Uplifted Quartet will perform

Memorial Heights Church, Montgomery, will celebrate its 57th homecoming Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. Noel Walker will speak. There will be a covered-dish luncheon at

North Highlands Church, Hueytown, will host Hearts in Harmony, featuring Poet Voices and Embrace, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. For information call 205-491-7921. Douglas O’Brien

Phillip Russell is the new pastor of First Church, Roanoke. Russell comes to First, Roanoke, with his wife, Ronna. Originally from Tuscumbia, he previously served

Thomasville Church, Thomasville, will host Mark Cahill, author of “One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven,” in a back-to-school youth rally Aug. 19 at 6