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April 17-19
• Resurrection Service will begin nightly at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Sylvia McLendon will be the guest speaker at New Meltonville; Pastor Charles Sturdivant will be the guest speaker at West Deep Creek Missionary Baptist Church; and Pastor Terry Little will be the guest speaker at Divine Unity.
April 26, 28
• Johnson Chapel Holiness Church will host the 20th Pastoral Anniversary for Bishop William E Taylor. Friday’s service begins at 7:30 p.m., with Pastor Lennon Parson as the guest speaker. Sunday’s service will begin at 3 p.m. with Pastor James Moore as the guest speaker. All are invited.
April 27
• Evangelistic Outreach Center is hosting a Breafast Plate Sale from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. The menu includes grits, eggs, sausage or bacon, toast, and juice or coffee for $6.
April 28
• Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its 25th annual Friends and Family Day program at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Anthony Hall, pastor of Flakes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Wadesboro.
May 4
• Johnson Chapel Holiness Church will host its annual May Fest, beginning at 11 a.m. There will be food, fun and games. All are invited.
May 5
• Johnson Chapel Holiness Church with host the 6th Appreciation Service for Elder Pearl Taylor at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Cindy Wiggins. All are invited.
• Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church will have a pre-anniversary service for Dr. T.J. Horne at 3 p.m. The speaker will be the Rev. Waymeyer and dinner will be served immediately after the service.
June 1
• Lilesville Park Family Fun Day will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Hotdogs, games, bingo, and a mobile clinic will be just a few of the activities.
Ongoing
• The Church of God of Prophecy, 8477 U.S. 52 in Morven, and Youth Pastor Dannie Montgomery hosts “Power of the Word Youth Bible Study” each Wednesday night from 6-7 p.m. All youth are invited to attend and learn how to apply the Word of God and the Power of God in their everyday lives. Adult Bible Study is held at the same time conducted by Elder N. Thompson and Pastor Iris Tillman.
• Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church Bible Study is every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
• New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Peachland is seeking a keyboard player. If interested, contact Rev. Comdell Campbell at 843-622-4947.
• Voice of Evangelism, with Pastor Michael Morman, 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.
• Calvary Episcopal Church will offer a group meeting of artists and crafters from 1 to 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 AME 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.