The Women’s Ministry of the Brown’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, H.B. Lewis Road, Clinton, will sponsor a Women’s Conference Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The guest will be prophetess Wendy Becton. On Saturday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m., the guest speakers will be evangelist Mary Ellis of Union Grove, Laurinburg; prophert Jacqueline Hollis of Fayetteville; the praise dancers of Fayetteville and many others. Plan to attend this great conference. On Sunday, Dec. 9, the church will hold its regular morning worship service at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Jeffrey White, will bring the message and the gospel choir will provide the music. Everyone is cordially intied to attend all these services at Brown’s Chapel this weekend.

Regular morning worship serivce will be held at the Snowhill Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro, Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. S.E. Bryant, will bring the morning message and the male chorus will provide the music. At 3 p.m., the installation service for deacon-elect Thomas Cousar will be held. The Rev. Bryant will deliver the message and the choir will render the music. All deacons, pastors and congregations of all churches are invited.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Holly Grove Disciples Church, Clinton, Snday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. The pastor, elder Terrell Powell, will bring the morning message and the male chorus will render the music. Following the morning worship service, the senior citizens will have dinner at the Sensational Restaurant on College Street in Clinton. Everyone is invited to attend the service at Holly Grove Sunday.

New Light Outreach Ministry, 708 Sampson St., Clinton, will have a Supernatural Breakthrough Revival Dec. 12-14 at 7 p.m. nightly. The public is invited to attend. The host pastor is Regina Lucious.

The Christ Missionary Baptist Church, now located at Salemburg Elementary School, will have its regular morning worship service Sunday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Marvin Clowney, will bring the message and the choir will provide the music. Don’t miss it.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Dec. 9 at 10:45 a.m. The pastor, the Bishop Varnie Fullwood, will deliver the morning message and the senior choir will render the music. Everyone is cordially invited.

On Monday, Dec. 17, there will be a Christmas program at the House of Prayer in Faison, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be pastor Elvena Oliver of Faison. Food will be given out. Come out and be blessed. For more information, call 590-4499. The House of Prayer in Faison will have service every Sunday night at 7:30 p.m.

A New Year’s Even Gospel Sing will be held at the Gospel Chapel Church, 1010 McKoy St., Clinton, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, with a covered dish supper at 8 p.m. A singing program will follow with the Easter Brothers and the Easter family. Bring a covered dish and a family beverage. The Brown Family will participate as well. I will tell you more about this event later.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Union Grove Disciples Church, Lisbon Street, Clinton, Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. The pastor, Dr. Timothy Peppers, will bring the morning message and the youth choir will provide the music.

On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Friendly Trio, along with the Church Association, will give out food bags from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

On Sunday, Dec. 16, a musical gospel train will be held at the Friendly Community Center, U.S. Hwy. 421 north, Hanson Road, at 6 p.m. The theme for the evening will be “Season of Giving.” I will tell you more next week.

On Sunday, Dec. 30, the Friendly Trio will give their last Sunday of the year program, “Praying out the old and praying in the New Year.” The guest speaker will be minister Janice Harding of Running Branch Church. Music will be provided by Together by God, Neal Thomas, brother Chris Eaton and others. Come and let’s celebrate Jesus is the Reason for the Season … Emanuel.

Regular morning worship service will be held at First Baptist Church, Roseboro Sunday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. John T. Oliver, will bring the morning message and the senior choir will render the music.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Cedar Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Alice Jean Boykin, will bring the morning message and the choir will render the music. Don’t miss it.

A thought for today: The Christian life is a battleground; though evil may surround us, we need not fear for God will fight the battle.

Our love and deepest sympathy goes out to all the families who have lost loved ones recently.

We solicit your visits and prayers for the sick and shut-ins everywhere.

Go to the church of your choice this Sunday, and have a blessed week.

(Editor’s note: Mae Bell Williamson is the news columnist for Brown’s Chapel. You can call her at 592-2468 or 709-3490.)