NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the pastor/apostle Patrick Lockett and wife, Janice Lockett, on Sunday. At 11 a.m., the guest speaker will be the Rev. James Barnes Jr. of New St. James Missionary Baptist Church. At 3 p.m., the featured speaker will be Christopher Davis Sr. of St. Paul Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn. The theme is "Celebrating the Laborer that Dwells among us," (I Thes. 5:12-13.)
ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH of Sherrill will observe the first anniversary of the pastor and wife, the Rev. David and Cynthia Holmes, at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Kevin Crumpton Sr., pastor of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church of Pine Bluff. The theme is "Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead." (Col. 1:18.)
BARRAQUE STREET MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1800 W. Pullen St., will celebrate its 138th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday. The public is invited to attend. The theme is "A Church Founded and Fixed on Christ." The guest minister will be the Rev. Chris Jones, former Arkansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate and a native of Pine Bluff.
FULL FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH, 1320 E. 17th Ave., will conduct a Mortgage Burning Ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday. Isaac L. Barron, Full Faith s pastor and apostle, will be the speaker. Shirley Sanders, bishop and pastor of Greater Deliverance Global Ministries in Pine Bluff, will do a special prayer. The community is invited to attend this service of worship and prayer and to believe God for their own financial relief. "Come believing God s Word in 3 John 1:2, which says Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth, " a spokesman said. Full Faith Christian Center Church services are also on Facebook.
BREATH OF LIFE CHURCH, 1313 S. Pine St., will observe its Youth Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The featured speaker will be Superintendent Denise Simmons of the Friendship Aspire Academies of Arkansas. Kerry Price Sr. is the pastor and Jennifer Lee is the youth director of Breath of Life. All youth are invited to attend.