• Gospel singing. Berea Baptist Church, 16779 Lucas Ferry Road in Athens, will host a gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Featured entertainers will be Curtis Swanner Group, Brandon Pylant Family and Revival. Tickets are $5. Free to ages 10 and under. Tickets available at Creekside Drugs and Berea Baptist Church. More information: 256-233-7933.

• Friends and Family Day. New Beria Missionary Baptist Church, 21978 Alabama 99 in Elkmont, will hold Friends and Family Day Sunday, July 16. Clifford Mayes of Ohio will speak at 11 a.m. and Flip Ingram of Cave Spring Missionary Baptist Church will speak at 2:30 p.m. More Information: 256-316-8047.

• Revival. Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 380 Indian Creek Road in Huntsville, will hold its annual revival at 7 p.m. Monday, July 17, through Thursday, July 20. Guest evangelist is the Rev. TimothyWoods, pastor of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Birmingham. Guest choirs will lead song service. Public is invited. More information: 256-233-7753.

• Women’s conference. Bondage breakers will host “Labor Pains” women’s conference at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Athens-Limestone Public Library, with pastors Cordell Hunter and Machelle Shackelford, prophetess Shonta Mitchell and evangelist Ramona Calhoun. More information: 256-226-2821.

• Summer program. David’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 11273 Stewart Road in Tanner, will host Operation Timothy II Summer Program from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Friday, July 28. Cost is $260. Program is for children ages 5-13. More information: 256-232-8035.

• Leadership course. Curtis Coleman Center for Religious Studies at Athens State University will continue a free four-part course, “Secrets of the Exceptional Leader,” Aug. 10. Courses will be in the chapel of Founders Hall, second floor. It will cover the following topics: Discovering Your Strengths, Growing Your Confidence, Stabilizing Your Emotions and Anxieties and Secrets of Managing Conflict. More information: 256-233-6508.

• Revival singing. Full Gospel Tabernacle, 17470 Seven Mile Post Road in Athens, will host two services a day featuring Australian Christian artist and evangelist Paul Furlong on Friday, Aug. 11 through Monday, Aug. 14. Service will be 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily. More Information: www.revival.com.au.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS

• Northside Church of Christ, 1201 N. Jefferson St. in Athens, will host vacation Bible school from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, July 17, through Thursday, July 20. More information: 256-232-3179.

Church briefs must be submitted in writing, either on a form available at The News Courier office at 410 W. Green St., Athens, or by sending an email to newscouriersoundoff@gmail.com or a fax to 256-233-7753.