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Sept. 5-7

• Homecoming revival at Piney Grove Holiness Church, located on N.C. 109 North, will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

• Revival services will begin at New Testament Church of Delieverance in Morven at 7 p.m. nightly. The guest evangelist will be the Rev. Peggy Hubbard, associate minister of the West Rocky Ford MBC in Wadesboro.

Sept. 9

• The Wadesboro Church of God, 809 N. Greene St., will host Family Heritage Day at 11 a.m. Any family connected with the church through the years is invited. Bring mementoes if desired. Select one from each family to make a short presentation. Lunch provided after service. For more information, contact Pastor Abee at 704-294-1931 or Rachel Myers at 704-694-4353.

Sept. 12-14 & 16

• Johnson Chapel Holiness Church is hosting their Women’s Conference. Wednesday through Friday services will be held at 7:30 p.m. nightly, and guest speakers will include Overseer Sylvia McLendon, Minister Dannie Montgomery and Elder Kalissa Parker, respectively. Sunday morning service will begin at 11:45 a.m. with guest speaker Elder Diane Brown. An afternoon production of “The Glory Train” will be presented at 3 p.m. All are invited.

Sept. 9-13

• Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church will host Homecoming and Revival services, beginning Sunday at 10 a.m. Pastor-elect Alban S. Burney will deliver the morning message, and at 1:30 p.m., there will be a pre-homecoming, “Renewed in the Spirit” service. Evening services will begin at 2:30 p.m. with guest speaker, the Rev. Camilo R. Richards, Jr. Revival services will be at 7 p.m. nightly, with the Rev. Robert L. McGowen will be the guest speaker.

Sept. 15

• Pastor M. Andrew Davis will return to Anson County at Lady Bugs Restaurant in Wadesboro, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. for a book signing featuring his first published book entitled “Church Without Limits: Connecting to the Millennial Generation.” Books will be on sale for a discounted price of $15. Please contact Mr. Melvin Davis @ 704-695-6735 if you desire a copy to ensure that an adequate amount of copies are available.

Sept. 16

• West Rock Ford Baptist Church will host its annual Associate Ministers Appreciation service at 3 p.m. Pastor Josh Ellerbe of Shiloh Church in Albemarle will be the guest preacher. All are invited.

• Cedar Creek Missionary Baptist Church Senior Choir 83rd choir anniversary will be held at 3 p.m.

Sept. 18

• Evangelistic Outreach Center School of Biblical Studies 2018 will be held at 6:30 p.m. Study on Financial Freedom will be nine classes, and taught by Dave Ramsey; and Study on Biblical Eldership will be taught by Pastor Paulette Cash. For more information, contact 704-272-8876.

Oct. 14

• Kesler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church will celebrate 140 years of ministry and service to the Anson County community at 10 a.m. Over the next few months, they will engage the community with several events to celebrate this milestone. The theme of the celebration is “1878 – 2018: Forging Forward for Freedom.” Former members of Kesler Chapel and others are invited to attend and participate. For more information, contact the church via email at keslerchapel@gmail.com. Kesler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church also has a Facebook page with frequent updates.

Ongoing

• The Voice of Evangelism, and its new pastor, Michael Morman, son of late superintendent Garcia Morman Sr., has services every Sunday. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Come out and join.

• Anson Community Hospital needs volunteer chaplains. For information, contact Cynthia Furr at 704-695-3405.

• Anson community prayer is every first Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m. in Lilesville’s Hatcher Park, in Wadesboro on the square, in Polkton on the square, in Ansonville on the square and in Morven at the park in front of Town Hall.

• The Anson Singers, a community choir with members from Anson and surrounding counties, will resume rehearsals Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 118 E. Morgan St., Wadesboro. Directed by Emily Privette, the singers will meet 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays to prepare for their annual Christmas concert. The Anson Singers is a nonprofit, self-supporting group maintained solely through donations. Everyone is invited to join.

• Calvary Episcopal Church will offer a group meeting of artists and crafters from 1-4 p.m. each Thursday.

• Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 612 Salisbury St., Wadesboro, offers a soup kitchen noon to 1 p.m. on the first, second and third Thursday of every month.

• The Greater Deliverance Food Pantry, Laccawanna Street in Peachland, opens 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Fridays. Participants must call between 10 and 11 a.m. the last Friday of each month to make appointments. For information or an appointment, call 704-272-7866.

• Harris Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church sponsors a senior afternoon outreach at 4 p.m. Wednesdays. Activities include bingo, consumer education sessions and refreshments. For more information, call 704-848-4085 or 704-851-3990.

• New Parkers Grove Missionary Baptist Church offers a women’s substance-abuse class from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. For details, call Bishop W.R. Ellerbe at 704-695-2332.

• The Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church women’s ministry will sponsor fun for seniors, the Salt and Pepper for Unity, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Tuesday, at Rock Hill, Lilesville. Seniors 55 and older are welcome.

• Thursday’s Child, a community choir for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, meets 4-6 p.m. Thursdays in the children’s choir room, First United Methodist Church, Wadesboro. Gail Litaker is director.

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