Church News
Dec. 13
• Friedens Church of Washington UCC, 20301 FM 1155 East, Washington, will sponsor “Darkness Turns to Day” A Musical Exploration Friday, Dec. 14, 6 – 7 p.m. Pianist, Susan Russell and special guest on Soprano, Rebecca Mersinger. Reception to follow.
Dec. 14
• You are cordially invited to “A Night with the King” an annual Christmas Banquet hosted by Friendship Baptist Church at the Navasota Progressive Center, 615 W. Virginia St., Navasota, Saturday, December 14, 5:30 pm. Special guest – minister Ervin Lee. Door prizes will be available.
Dec. 22
Union Grove Baptist Church invites you to their Annual Christmas Program Sunday, Dec. 22, 6 p.m. Please visit one of their services this weekend. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m., church worship services at 10:50 a.m. and Sunday evening worship, 6 p.m. every third Sunday is Men’s Prayer Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.
Ongoing
• God Profound Ministries would like to invite the community out on every third Sunday of each month at 11 a.m. to help uplift the name of Jesus and to enter into the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God Profound Ministries are currently fellowshipping at Stonehamville United Methodist Church.
• The Anderson Food Pantry has 2019 volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are needed from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month to unload food from the truck, move boxes, unpack boxes, stock shelves and prep bags.
• The food pantry is open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month, except July due to a holiday. Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. to prep bags, stock shelves, check-in clients, carry out grocers, stock the Thread Shed, tear down boxes and clean-up. For more information, call 936-870-6178 or go to missionreclaimed.com .
• Union Grove Baptist Church invites the public to visit one or more of the many services held each week. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:45 a.m., church worship service begins at 10:50 a.m. and Sunday evening worship begins at 6 p.m. There is also a Wednesday prayer service at 6 p.m. and the third Sunday of each month is the men’s prayer breakfast at 8 a.m.
• Bays Chapel United Methodist Church, 24263 Bays Chapel Rd. in Richards, invites everyone to attend weekly services at 9 a.m. Sundays with visitation afterwards. A weekly Bible study is held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The Rev. Ben Tibbs is the pastor.
• Dacus Baptist Church in Richards is holding computer classes from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The classes are free and for adults only. For more information, call 936-851-2842 or 936-597-5279 or email ministryccm@gmail.com.
• There is a youth ministry at Fellowship of Believers Church that meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday.
• XYZ (formerly PPT) is an interdenominational Christian social club, sharing time together playing games, spiritual enrichment and the adventures of travel; thereby experiencing God-centered lives with brothers and sisters in Christ.
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