AMOS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W. 16th Ave., will observe World Communion Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday. The community is invited to attend. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Laydell Jordan, pastor of Prayer Works Gospel Church of Pine Bluff, accompanied by his congregation. Amos Chapel and Prayer Works choirs will sing. World Communion Sunday, a world-wide celebration, is observed the first Sunday in October yearly. The theme is from Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Amos Chapel s pastor is the Rev. Robert Willis Jr.
ST. ANDREW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5810 W. Malcomb St., will hold the sixth appreciation service for the associate pastor and wife, the Rev. A. Dale Watkins Sr. and Sonya Watkins. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday. Dinner will be served in the fellowship hall after service. All are welcomed to attend. The pastor is the Rev. Richard Hart.
AMOS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W. 16th Ave., will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the pastor and wife, the Rev. Robert Willis Jr. and Stephanie Willis, and family at 2 p.m. Sunday. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Clarence Holman, pastor of the Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church, accompanied by his congregation. The theme is “A Faithful Servant,” (Rev. 2:10.) Dinner will be prepared by Rice Catering Restaurant. The community is invited to attend. Other guest pastors and churches will include the Rev. Robert Thomas and Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church; the Rev. Leon Hicks and Crossroads Baptist Church of Deberry, Texas; and the Rev. Leon Williams Jr. and True Vine E Missionary Baptist Church.
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.)