Homecoming service will be held at the Littlefield Missionary Baptist Church, Newton Grove, Sunday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Claudie Morrisey, will bring forth the morning message and the gospel choir will render the music. Dinner will be served following the morning service. At 3 p.m., the guest will be the Rev. Christopher Brown, choir and congregation of the Holy Tabernacle Church of Roseboro.

Homecoming service will be celebrated at the Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Ray Bolton, will bring forth the homecoming message and the choir will render the music.

Revival will be held at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Warsaw Sept. 19-21, at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Leslie Morrisey, choir and congregation of the Greater Six Runs Missionary Baptist Church, Turkey. The host pastor is the Rev. Theodore Thomas.

The Point Level Disciples of Christ Church, Clinton, will have their annual Senior Choir Anniversary Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. All choirs, soloists and groups are invited. The host pastor is elder Dannie Robinson. For more information, call 919-963-3345.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Snowhill Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro, Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. S.E. Bryant will bring forth the message and the choir will render the music.

Regular morning worship service will be held at First Baptist, Bowden, Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Harold Boykin, will bring forth the message and the adult choir will render the music.

The Friendly Trio, along with the Church Association, will give out food bags Saturday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Friendly Community Center in Clinton.

The annual homecoming service will be held at the Saint Paul Church of Christ Sunday, Sept. 23 at 10:45 a.m. The pastor, elder Onyx Martin, will bring the message and the young adult choir will render the music. Dinner will be served following the morning service. At 3 p.m., the Rev. Hewitt , choir and congregation of First Baptist Church, Chinquapin, will conduct the service.

Fall revival will be held at St. Paul Church of Christ Sept. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The guest speaker will be apostle Norbert Simmons and Deeper Light Church Ministry of Goldsboro. Different choirs will sing each night.

A building fund rally service will be held at Ram In The Bush Church, Clinton, Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be pastor Beverly of the Temple of Deliverance Church in Wilson. The regular service at Ram In The Bush is Tuesday at 7;30 p.m. On the second, third and fourth Sunday mornings, worship is at 11 a.m. and Sunday School is at 10 a.m. The pastor is Judy Howard.

There will be a dress down homecoming celebration at the Jackson Grove Bible Church of God in Midway Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be bishop Eva Darden, choir, ushers and congregation of the House of Praise in Newton Grove. Don’t miss this big celebration. Dinner will be served following the morning service. The host pastor is eldress Louise Royal.

Regular morning worship will be held at the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton Sunday, Sept. 23 at 10:45 a.m. The pastor, bishop Varnie N. Fullwood, will bring the message and the youth choir will render the music.

Service will be held at the House of Prayer in Faison Sunday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. There will be two sermonettes. The speakers are eldress Brenda Wells and eldress Jean Ward. On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., pastor Judy Howard, choir and congregation will render the service. For more information, call 910-590-4499.

Revival is already in progress at the Ingold Missionary Baptist Church, Ingold, at 7 p.m. nightly. Several choirs and ministers will participate. The host pastor is the Rev. Johnson.

Regular morning service will be held at Brown’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, H.B. Lewis Road, Clinton, Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Jeffrey White will bring forth the morning message and the gospel choir will render the music.

On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Friendly Trio will have Friends and Youth Day. Different activities will be held during the day. Free hot dogs and drinks will be available for the youth. For more information, call 590-4925.

Regular morning worship service will be held at the Cedar Creek Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The pastor, the Rev. Alice Jean Boykin, will bring forth the morning message and the choir will render the music.

Regular morning worship service willbegin at the Andrew Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, Sunday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. due to another engagement Sunday morning.

A women’s conference will be held at the Goshen Disciple Church of Faison Saturday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. The speaker will be evangelist Deborah Taylor of Goldsboro. There will be a round table discussion on marriage, singles, widowed, blended and separated. There will also be a health screening and lunch at 1 p.m. For more information, call evangelist Shirley Devane at 910-214-1614.

Major Williamson of Ingold is a patient in Sampson Regional Hospital in Clinton. He is recuperating nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Royal Jr., formerly of Clinton but now residing in Charlotte, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Londyn Grace Royal.

A thought for today: I want you to know that Jesus is the password to a better life.

We solicit your prayers and visits for the sick everywhere.

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

A special hello to my good friends that I meet every week in different areas who say they enjoy reading my column. Keep up the good work that you are doing. I love you all.

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 Church. You can call her at 592-2468.)