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• Enjoy a cup of coffee and a word of praise in the Upper Room, on 531 Gibson Road, every Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It is a very informal meeting.
• Crescent Heights Baptist Church will serve food to the community every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call the church at 903-675-3904 or 903-425-8223.
Wednesday, Dec. 23
• Lake Athens Baptist Church, on Farm-to-Market Road 2495, will host a Candlelight Lord’s Supper service in the church sanctuary at 7 p.m. For more information call 903-675-4008. Child Care will be provided.
Thursday, Dec. 24
• Cross Roads United Methodist Church, on 14270 Farm-to-Market Road 59, will hold a Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. For more information call the church at 903-489-9119.
Sunday, Dec. 27
• Johnson Chapel AME Church will host its Family and Friends Day beginning at 3 p.m. The speaker will be the Rev. Corey Jenkins, of Cedar Fork Baptist Church Trinidad.
Thursday, Dec. 31
• Lake Athens Baptist Church, on Farm-to-Market Road 2495, will host its annual churchwide Watch Night Party in the fellowship hall beginning at 7 p.m. There will be games and snacks available for all members and their guest. For more information call 903-675-4008.
Regular events
• West Place Nursing Home has a birthday party for all residents who have a birthday during the month, on the third Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. Lake Athens Baptist Church is pleased to play host to the party and would like to invite everyone.
• Hope Community Church of Murchison holds a Backyard Bible Club the first Sunday of each month at the Murchison Baseball Field at 4 p.m. This free event includes games, food, puppets and skits.
• Christian Women's Ministry of the First Christian Church, on 900 Robbins Road, meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 a.m. in the fellowship hall. All women of the church and other interested women are invited to attend. To make a reservation call the church office at 903-675-3730, Monday through Thursday or Melba Holt at 903-451-2127.
• The youth of Crescent Heights Baptist Church will be serving breakfast the first Sunday morning of each month from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. All donations will be used to help with the plans the youth have for the year. For details call 903-675-3904 or 903-425-8223.
• Christian Singles Spiritual Connection meets at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Call 903-677-6839 for more information.
• Cedar Fork Baptist Church in Trinidad is beginning a literacy program for adults. Classes will be held on Saturdays at 9 a.m. For more information, please call Pastor Corey Jenkins at 903-778-4397, Alma Kiser at 903-292-3470 or Linda Hornbuckle at 903-778-4138.
• The ladies of Lake Athens Baptist Church will conduct a Women’s Bible study called Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper. The study will be held each Monday at 9:30 a.m., at the church. For more information please call the church office at 903-675-4008.
