The New Year’s service will begin at the Saint Stephens Holiness Church in Turkey Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Willie H. Bryant, will bring the morning message and the youth choir will render the music. Dinner will be served following the morning service. At 3 p.m., the adult choir will celebrate their New Year’s choir anniversary with several singing groups participating. On hand will be the Howard family of Roseboro; Mount Carmel of Clinton; St. Stephens AME of Garland, Mingle Hill of Salemburg; Saint Judge Choir of Clinton; Saint Stephens of Warsaw; First Baptist of Turkey; and others. Everyone is invited to enjoy this New Year’s celebration. The host pastor is the Rev. Willie Bryant. Don’t miss this service!

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11:15 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Fullner of Fayetteville and the music will be provided by the adult choir.

Trinity United Free Will Holiness Church of Clinton will have their regular morning worship service Sunday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. Bishop Larry Mosson will deliver the morning message and the adult choir will render the music. For transportation, call 910-590-7641. Don’t miss it!

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Snowhill Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. S.E. Bryant, will bring the morning message and the senior choir will render the music.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Little Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The assistant pastor, the Rev. Alice Jean Boykin, will bring forth the New Year’s message and the youth choir will render the music. Don’t miss it!

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Milton Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Elwood McPhail will bring for the morning message and the adult choir will render the music. Everyone is cordially invited.

The Christ Missionary Baptist Church, now located at Salemburg Elementary School, will have its regular morning worship service Sunday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Marvin T. Clowney, will bring forth the morning message and the choir will provide the music. Don’t miss this service.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Brown’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, H.B. Lewis Road, Clinton, Sunday, Jan. 6 beginning at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Jeffrey White, will bring forth the morning message and the senior choir will provide the music. You are invited.

The annual Hansen Strickland New Year’s Gospel program will be held Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, located on N.C. Hwy. 403 near Faison. The program will begin at 6 p.m. Appearing during the service will be Kingdom Builders of Faison; the Faison Family of Turkey, the Jerusalem Travelers of Turkey, The Gospel Messengers of Clinton and others. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Andrew Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Gerald Underwood, will bring forth the morning message and the youth choir will render the music.

Our love and deepest sympathy goes out to the Williams and Faison families following the loss of their loves one, Mrs. Cleda Faison Williams who died recently. And, sympathy is also expressed to all other families who lost a loved one recently.

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

A special hello to Mary Vann of Clinton who said she reads my column each week, and a special hello, too, to Ida Mae Best who is out of the hospital and recuperating nicely.

Go to the church of your church this Sunday and have a Happy New Year and 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.)