Church News

Mildred Baptist Church, 5502 S. U.S. Highway 287, will have The Wallace Family in concert at 6 p.m. May 31. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Up until 1997, the group was called Southern Gospel Praise and after much thought and prayer, the group decided to go back to its original roots which included Granny Wallace, Harold and Naomi Wallace. Since that time in 1997, the name has been The Wallace Family and has become more recognized. The group is today composed of group members Tony Murray, Glenda Wallace Murray, Matt Miller and Sandra Wallace Miller. Still traveling with the family every chance she can is Naomi Wallace, Sandra and Glenda’s mom.

Glenda Murray sings lead and alto and does a lot of the speaking while on the road. Sandra Miller sings high tenor and operates the electronic drum system. Tony Murray plays lead guitar. Matt Miller plays the keys and sings a little lead, tenor and alto, and writes songs as well. Naomi Wallace keeps the books and prays for the furtherance of The Wallace Family’s ministry as it spreads the gospel of Jesus. The prayer of The Wallace Family, as a whole, is to see souls won to Christ. For more information, you may view the Web site at www.thewallacefamily.biz.

Bethel AME Church will have missionary Sunday observed at 11 a.m. May 31. Bethel’s own exhorter Pamela Colbert will bring the message. Colbert is married to Charles Colbert and they have two daughters, Chastity and Elizabeth. All ladies are asked to wear white dresses or suits and pay $5 or more. Sister DuAne Yancy and Sister Mable Scott are missionary presidents. The Rev. R.C. Emanuel is pastor.

Corsicana Ministerial Alliance will meet at 1:30 p.m. June 3 at Lighthouse of Praise, 200 E. Collin St., where Dan Layne is pastor. The program will be presented by Lt. Jimmy Johnson of the Navarro County Sheriff’s Office. All ministers in the area are invited to attend. For more information, call (903) 875-1084.

First United Methodist Church of Corsicana, 320 N. 15th St., invites you to a stirring witness at 6 p.m. May 31. Dr. Abraham Sarker will share his journey from Islam to Christianity.

Sarker was born and raised in Bangladesh. His parents trained him to be an Islamic leader and minister. At age 15, he had a dream he had died and Allah threw him into a lake of fire. This dream left him with deep questions about his own salvation. His father sent him to the United States to evangelize to Christians about his Islamic faith and complete a degree. With the tender testimony of a Christian mentor about a loving God, Sarker was reborn and accepted Jesus as his savior. Sarker will share his knowledge of today’s rapid expansion of the Islamic faith and Mosque building in America, including many of them right here in Texas. He will help you to understand the battle for hearts and minds that you are up against, as well as the Abrahamic beliefs of the Muslim people. Finally, he will examine how Christians can best assist in the salvation and transformation of the ever faithful Muslim into an ever faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Sarker is an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University and founder of Gospel for Muslims (www.gospelformuslims.org).

Also, the youth of FUMC Corsicana invite you to join them in helping keep the environment clean and safe for future generations by recycling your old cell phones and computer ink cartridges. These items will be shipped to the Think Recycle Program where they will be recycled and reused. Recycling containers are located in three places within the church. The containers are inside each outside door on the parking lot side of the building. You may also collect at your place of business and call (903) 874-5656 when you have a full box to be picked up. The money raised from this project will be used for mission trips and other youth activities.

First United Methodist Church of Hubbard, 208 N.W. Second St. (located two blocks south of State Highway 31), invites you to a “liver and onions” support group at 6 p.m. June 1. A feast of liver smothered in onions and various sides, including banana pudding, will be shared in an open and honest environment at a very modest cost. Everyone is invited, even closet liver and onion lovers. Come join in for an evening of fine cuisine and good fellowship. Reservations would be appreciated by calling (254) 576-2672, e-mail to pastorthomas@valornet.com or call (254)479-0608. No one will be turned away.

Freedom Fellowship Church, 917 S. 17th St., where Elder Jessie Williams is pastor, invites everyone to its annual healing conference at 10 a.m. May 30. Guest will be Bishop K.D. Davis Sr. of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church.

Greater Love Outreach Ministry Church and the women’s department will celebrate women’s day Sunday starting at 8:30 a.m. with prayer and Sunday school until 9:45 a.m. with services starting at 10 a.m. The speaker will be Evangelist Mary Dixon. Come out and be blessed by this woman of God. At 6 p.m. Sunday, guest speaker will be Evangelist Sheryl Kline of Saintsville Church of God in Christ from Dallas. Greater Love’s pastor is Elder William Lewis Jr. and first lady is Sister Marylyn Lewis.

Greater Wilgo Baptist Church, 621 E. First Ave., where Arthur C. Faulk is pastor, will observe its fifth Sunday missionary program at 11 a.m. May 31. Guest speaker will be Sister Dianna Tolliver, a member of Harmony Baptist Church, where Bishop John Baker is pastor. You are invited to come and experience a morning of uplifting praise, worship, and to receive a word from God. Sister Velma Matthews is mission president.

Harmony Baptist District will have its fifth Sunday board at 3 p.m. May 31 at Second Mission Baptist Church, 909 S. Fifth St., where Larry L. Polk Sr. is pastor. Zone leader is Minister John L. Dixon. The speakers will be Pastor and Sister Alfred Cox. The theme will be “Jesus Only” from 1 Corinthians 2:2. Guest saxophone soloist will be Erica Grant.

Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1700 S. Business 45, where Elder Joseph Johnson Sr. serves as pastor and Charlene Johnson is first lady, will celebrate the 39th church anniversary at 3:30 p.m. June 7.

Guest churches will be Griffin Chapel, Superintendent E.L. Baptist; Open Door, Pastor David Thompson; Crossway, Pastor David Houston; and Taylor Memorial, Pastor Floyd Taylor and Elder Willie Brown, assistant pastor. The speaker will be Pastor Lee James Keeton from Word of Life. You are invited to help celebrate 39 years of service.

Kelly’s Temple Church of God in Christ family and the Rev. Billy Joe Kelly would like to extend an open invitation to all to hear a mighty word of God in the women’s day program at 11 a.m. May 31. The anointed Francis Crittenden, formerly Francis Turner, will be the dynamic speaker. You don’t want to miss this anointed woman of God. You are invited to come and worship on this blessed day. For more information, call (903) 872-2737.

Kerens Church of the Living God P.G.T., 141 S. State Highway 309, Kerens, invites the public to attend its seventh annual GLOW (God’s Loving Outreach Workers) Society Program which will be held at 3:30 p.m. May 31. The theme will be “Lighting the Pathway for Others to Follow.” Guest speaker will be Bishop A. Haney from the Malakoff/Massey Lake Churches of the Living God PGT. Sister Whortie Faulk is GLOW president and Elder Omega Dunnington is pastor.

Lighthouse of Praise, 200 E. Collin St., where Dan Layne is pastor, will have a celebration of Pentecost at 6 p.m. May 31. Several churches will be rallying together for this celebration, and the public is invited as well. Sherry Vest will be preaching. For more information, call (903) 872-7299.

Lone Star Cowboy Church of Navarro County, 4495 W. State Highway 22, invites you to join in at 10 a.m. each Sunday for worship.

On May 30, a team roping event will be held in the arena. Books will open at 10 a.m. and roping will begin at 11 a.m. There is a $20 per team entry fee. A buckle will be awarded to the high point header and heeler of the number eight roping. Concessions will be available. On May 31, there will be an eatin’ meetin’ after the worship service. All are invited to join in for fun, food and fellowship.

Weekly activities include Tuesday team roping practice at 6 p.m. followed by roping at 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.; Thursday barrel racing practice at 7 p.m.; and Friday Lil’ Wranglers basic horsemanship class at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Jarvis Smith at (903) 879-5824 or visit the Web site at www.lonestarcowboyfellowship.org.

Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will meet at 6:45 a.m. June 3 at The Word Church, 2708 W. Eighth Ave. This meeting is open to all men in the community. The main emphasis is prayer for the community with interceding for leaders, schools, institutions, government and churches in the community. For more information, call (903) 874-5561.

Navarro County Ministers’ Wives will have its WOW Revival 2009 at 7 p.m. June 8-10 at Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1700 S. Business 45, where Elder Joseph Johnson Sr. serves as pastor. The theme will be “Living by Faith, Walking in the Spirit, and Standing on God’s Promises.” Messengers will be Minister Sharron D. Wilson of Love Chapel Baptist Church, where David E. Wilson is pastor; Evangelist Laronda Watson of Straight Way Missionary Baptist Church, where Alvin E. Smith is pastor; and Elder Valorie Horn of Taylor Memorial Church of God in Christ, where Floyd G. Taylor is pastor. Come expecting to receive your blessing from the Lord. Sister Ethel Baptist serves as president.

Open Bible study and gospel singing is held every Thursday at the Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., Corsicana. There is no cost to attend. Singing with Patrick and Nancy McCurrin on guitars and Virginia Terry on piano is held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bible study is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Peggy Smith as the teacher of this class. For more information, call activity director Fred Biltz at (903) 654-4980.

Open Door Church of God in Christ, 1201 E. Eighth Ave., where David Thompson is pastor, will continue a revival at 7 p.m. May 29 and at 3 p.m. May 31. The speaker is Evangelist Shirley Lucas. You are welcome to come hear this anointed woman of God and what she has to say to you. Bring the sick and shut-in for the word of God will tear down the stronghold of the devil. For more information or transportation, call (903) 872-6907 or (903) 872-3618.

Roane Church, 5012 Farm-to-Market Road 3041 (Roane Road), will have a free give-away from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through June. There will be clothes, toys and various items.

Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 125 S. Fifth St., where Bishop K.D. Davis Sr. is pastor, invites all of the class of 2009 — whether high school or college graduate — to a special service dedicated to the class of 2009. This special service will be held at 10:30 a.m. May 31. For more information, call (903) 874-4873.

Straight Way Missionary Baptist Church, 400 S. 15th St., where Alvin E. Smith serves as pastor, will have a benefit service at 7 p.m. June 6 for the four children of LaKisha Jackson Allen, who passed away April 30 in Houston. The public is cordially invited to attend this service. For more information, call (903) 875-1038 or (903) 874-6437.

Taylor’s Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1624 G.W. Jackson Ave., where Elder Floyd G. Taylor is senior pastor and Helen Taylor is first lady, will have a women’s conference, sponsored by the church’s women’s ministry, at 9 a.m. June 13 at Lifeline Fellowship Family Church, 5301 W. State Highway 31, and at 4 p.m. June 14 at Taylor’s Memorial. The theme will be “The Power of Praise Brings Victory” from Psalm 22:23-24. The conference speakers will be Renee Hornbuckle, pastor of Agape Christian Fellowship of Arlington, on June 13; and Evalyn Sowells, co-pastor of Eastside Church of God in Christ in Garland, on June 14. Registration by May 31 will be $35 for adults and $20 for youth 12 to 18. Registration after May 31 will be $40 for adults and $25 for youth 12 to 18. For more information, call Glenda Faulk at (903) 467-0060 or Elder Valorie Horn at (903) 493-4212.

The Word Church, 2708 W. Eighth Ave., will have its Angel Food distribution day from 10 to 11 a.m. May 30. Order dates for June will be during May distribution; from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 12; and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 13 and 15. Online ordering is available on the Web site at www.angelfoodministries.com through 11 a.m. June 14. For more information, call (903) 872-5673 or e-mail to: the_wordchurch@yahoo.com.

Trinity Baptist Church, 1200 N. 13th St. (by the Corsicana YMCA), and Pastor Floyd Petersen would like to invite everyone to join in for an inspirational and uplifting service at 11 a.m. May 31. The Andersons (Mike, Karen and Austin) will lead the service through a musical concert. The Andersons are from Brownwood. Their ministry has reached into the northern and central parts of the United States as well as Texas. Following the service, those attending will enjoy an old-fashioned “dinner on the grounds.” Everyone is invited to come and be blessed by the music, followed by the fellowship dinner.

Westside Baptist Church, 1522 N. 24th St., will host an incredible evening of inspirational Christian music and worship when it opens the doors for Shiloh with a concert beginning at 6 p.m. May 31.

Shiloh is a group that is definitely on the rise in Christian music today. This Texas-based trio is known for a unique and progressive sound that combines inspirational, praise and worship, progressive southern gospel and many other styles of music with an added special Texas flare that Shiloh audiences have come to appreciate.

Following the concert, all attending are invited to a dessert fellowship. For more information regarding this special musical event, call (903) 874-4640.