Church/Association News

New Hinson Church, Slocomb, will hold a Harvest Festival on Nov. 17, 3–5 p.m. with food, fun, games and entertainment. The church also will hold

Sparks Gap Church, Bessemer, will hold an all-day Thanksgiving service Nov. 24 with an afternoon singing at 1:30 p.m. with The Singing Commodores. Johnny Thacker

East Brookwood Missionary Church, Brookwood, will hold a benefit singing Nov. 23. For more information call 205-886-9591. Kevin Williams is pastor.

Friendship Church, Brookwood, will hold a singing with The MissionHeirs on Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m. Keith Harris is pastor.

Houston Church recently opened its time capsule after 50 years. In it, they found a copy of The Alabama Baptist newspaper, along with other items.

Elmore Baptist Association celebrated its 100th anniversary Oct. 20 with the theme Celebrate Our Past, Affirm Our Present, Embrace God’s Future. Jim Jackson, who has

Forest Hills Baptist Church, Florence, marked a half-century of ministry Sept. 22 at its “Celebrating 50 Years” service with a “very large crowd” of 260