By Karen Middleton
karen@athensnews-courier.com
ATHENS — Announcements of church events are published each Friday and Sunday in The News Courier. Church briefs must be submitted in writing, either on a form available at The News Courier office at 410 W. Green St., Athens, or sending e-mail to kelly@athensnews-courier.com or a fax to 256-233-7753.
• Volleyball. Victory Chapel will hold a mud volleyball tournament at East Limestone and Copeland roads beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Entry is $80 per team and is due Sept. 4. Call Ben Sides at 256-278-6462 or Angie Sides at 256-278-5268.
• Men’s and Women’s Day. Little Ezekiel Missionary Baptist Church will hold Men’s and Women’s Day at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, featuring guest speakers Jackie Irwin, associate minister of Mount Pisgah M.B. Church and John Irwin, pastor of Mount Pisgah. The topic is “Being the Man and Woman God Created You to Be.” Call 256-232-6247.
• Community picnic. St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church at 18049 N. Jefferson St. in Athens will hold its annual community picnic featuring food, fellowship and games from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. Rain date is Sept. 18.
• Labor of Love Festival. New Life Baptist Church invites the public to its annual Labor of Love Festival from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. There will be free food from several local restaurants, free clothing, free blood-pressure screenings and other services that will be given away to the public. It’s first come, first served. New Life Church is at 2314 S. Hine St., Athens. Call Yolanda Moore at 256-374-7484 or the church at 256-233-7228.
• Gospel meeting. Market Street Church of Christ at 514 W. Market St. in Athens will host a gospel meeting Sunday, Sept. 12- Thursday, Sept. 16. Services, featuring evangelist Bill Hall, will be at 9:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 12 and at 7 p.m. Sept. 13-16.
• Gospel meeting. Northside Church of Christ at North Jefferson Street and Ninth Avenue in Athens will host a gospel meeting with speaker Mark Posey from Sunday, Sept. 12- Wednesday, Sept. 15. Sunday services will be at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Services Monday through Wednesday will be at 7 p.m. nightly. For more information, call 256-232-3179.
• Candlelight March. Peace Missionary Baptist Church at 1214 Plainview Circle in Athens will hold its annual Mothers and Deacons Candlelight March at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. Pastor Kenneth Langford will give the message.
• Harvest revival. Greenbrier Baptist Church at 7939 Greenbrier Road in Madison will host a harvest revival at 7 p.m. each Thursday night in September. Speakers are: Joe Holmes, Sept. 16; Junior Hill, Sept. 23; and Michael Mason, Sept. 30. Call 256-355-8032 or 256-497-7349 or go online to www.greenbrierbaptistchurch.net.
• Youth revival. New Oakland Independent Baptist Church at Old Elkmont Road in Athens will host a youth revival Sunday, Sept. 19- Wednesday, Sept. 22. Activities begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 19 and at 7 p.m. Sept. 20-22, including preaching by Caleb Raburn, Lance Pitts, Spencer Hardman and Chris Dye. Call 256-777-3810.
