NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will present its annual Raising the Standard Conference at 7 p.m. on these dates with the following speakers: April 3 Gary Sprewell of Gary Sprewell Global Ministries at Los Angeles, Calif.; April 4 Kourtney Smith of Destiny Worship Center; and April 5 Ramone Woodall of New Nation Church International at Little Rock.