Published: February 27, 2009 11:39 pm      

church news

• The spring meeting of Church Women United will be held March 6 at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. Lunch will be served.

The church is at 901 Veterans Drive in Dalton. Church women of all denominations in the Dalton area are invited.



• The Profitts will be in concert Sunday at 11 a.m. at City View Church of God.

The church is at 3688 Chatsworth Highway in Dalton. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/cityview2008.



• Antioch Baptist Church will begin a series of classes based on the movie “Fireproof” each Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

The series is titled “The Love Dare Challenge” and is for married, engaged and dating couples. Classes will last eight weeks. Cost is for materials.

The church is at 1205 Antioch Drive in Dalton.



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Grace Presbyterian Church will hold its annual missions conference March 6-8 with the Rev. Morgan ‘Mo’ Leverett as guest speaker.

Leverett is a singer, songwriter, teacher, urban theologian and inspirational storyteller. He serves as senior pastor at CenterPoint Church in Tallahassee, Fla. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Leverett was founder and director of Desire Street Ministries, an urban revitalization ministry in the challenging Desire housing project in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans.

The church is at 2107 E. Dug Gap Mountain Road in Dalton.



• New Life Baptist Church will have its annual missions revival March 11-15.

Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., with remaining services beginning at 7 p.m. Guest preachers will be Brother Tony Howeth, Brother Jerry Atkins, Brother Tom Guirt and Brother Ken Trivette. A nursery will be available.

The church is on Old Grade Road in Dalton. For more information, call (706) 259-5654.



• Harmony Baptist Church will host a benefit singing for cancer patient Kenneth Prue March 7 at noon.

Special singers include New Melodies and others. There will also be a cakewalk, bake sale and door prizes. Lunch will be provided after the singing. Raffle tickets for door prizes are $1 each and may be purchased in the fellowship hall immediately following the singing.

The church is at 187 Lower Dawnville Road in Dalton.



• The Hudgins Family will be in concert March 7 at 6 p.m. at Riverbend Baptist Church.

The church is on Riverbend Road in Dalton. Pastor Grady Bartley welcomes everyone.



• The Servants Quartet will be in concert March 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Crandall.

A covered dish birthday luncheon for Pastor Larry Chastain will be served following the service. There will be no Sunday school.

The church is at 13619 Highway 225 North.



• A gospel singing featuring Right Path Bluegrass will be held March 7 at 7 p.m. at Fuller’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Chatsworth. Light refreshments will be served after the service.

The church is at 2144 Fuller’s Chapel Road. For more information, call Annette Bevil at (706) 673-6348 or (706) 260-1915. Pastor Jackie Painter invites everyone.



• The Singing Messengers will be in concert Sunday at 10 a.m. at Galilee Baptist Church.

The church is at 760 Old Federal Road in Chatsworth.



• Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church will be in revival March 11-13 at 7 p.m. with Dr. Joe Arthur of Harvest Baptist Tabernacle in Jonesboro as special guest.

The church is on the South Dalton Bypass. For more information, call the church at (706) 278-7020 or visit www.eleventhavenuebaptistchurch.com.



• Mallory Ledford will be in concert March 21 at 7 p.m. at Dalton Second Baptist Church.

The church is on Tyler Street in Dalton.



• Dogwood Valley Baptist Church will have an old-fashioned revival March 1-6 with Dr. Stinnet Ballew as guest evangelist. Sunday services begin at 6 p.m. with remaining services beginning at 7:30 p.m. There will be special singing each night.

The church is at 5296 Dogwood Valley Road in Tunnel Hill.



• The Renewed Singers of Adairsville will be in concert at Friendship Baptist Church Sunday at 5 p.m.

The church is on Maddox Chapel Road in Dalton. Pastor Jeff Painter welcomes everyone.



• Dalton First Church of the Nazarene now offers two morning worship services.

The first is at 9 a.m. and features traditional hymnal music. The second is at 11 a.m. and features praise and worship music. Sunday school is at 10 a.m.

The church is at 2325 Chattanooga Road in Dalton.



• The Valley Brook Church of God Midnight Call will be in concert Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Shadow Ridge Worship Center.

The church is at 110 Wheat Drive in Varnell. Pastor Bill Cantrell welcomes everyone.



• Liberty Baptist Church will feed the hungry and give away clothes, blankets and more today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dalton Community Center. The event is sponsored by the Missionary Society.

For more information, call Minister Debbie Madden at (706) 226-5535. The center is on Fredrick Street in Dalton.



• Walking By Faith will be in concert March 7 at 6 p.m. at Hopewell Baptist Church in Cohutta.

The church is off Hopewell Loop Road. Pastor John Tudor invites the public.



• The Church of God of the Union Assembly will celebrate Friends and Family Day March 15 at 10:30 a.m. with a special song service. Featured will be AbunDance Praise in Motion.

The church is on U.S. Highway 41 South in Dalton.



• Whitfield Baptist Church will have a 17-family yard sale today at 8 a.m. Breakfast will be available for purchase until 10:30 a.m.

Proceeds benefit the church’s master clubs.

The church is on Dug Gap Road in Dalton. For more information, call (706) 278-6776.



• Spring Place Baptist Church will have revival March 15-18 at 6:30 p.m. The Rev. George Barnett, ministry resource consultant for the Georgia Baptist Convention, is special guest.

The church is on Ga. Highway 225 south of the Chief Vann House in Murray County. Pastor Tim Batchelor welcomes everyone.



• Mineral Springs United Methodist Church is now offering Truth Seekers, a young adult class, each Sunday at 10 a.m.

The church is at 4079 Airport Road in Dalton. For more information, call Tom at (706) 259-5527.



• Tunnel Hill United Methodist Church has announced the following upcoming events:

• Chili Cook Off — Today at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Awards will be given for Best of the Meat, Best of the Heat, Best of the Wild, Best of the Vegetarian and Best Overall.

The church is at 121 N. Varnell Road in Tunnel Hill.



• A benefit singing for Relay for Life will be held today at 7 p.m. at Eleventh Avenue Baptist Church. Special guests will be The Greesons. The church is at 2550 South Bypass in Dalton.



• Holly Creek Baptist Church is offering a 10-day tour of the Holy Land beginning Oct. 20 from Atlanta. The tour includes Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Petra and Jerash.

The cost is $2,628.

For more information, call Gale Buckner at (770) 337-5172 or Diane at (706) 695-8522.



• The Reach Out and Touch ministry of Hopewell Baptist Church will have a free clothes giveaway today from 8 a.m. to noon.

The church is at 3527 Airport Road in Dalton. For more information, call the church at (706) 226-5987 and leave a message.



• The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church homecoming committee will host a play and dinner today at 5 p.m. in observance of Black History Month. Church of Christ of LaFayette will present “Right On King Jesus.”

Admission is a $10 donation.

The church is at 2014 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. in Dalton.



• A banquet for retiring Dalton Police Department officer Charles Bonds will be held today at 6 p.m. at True Gospel Pentecostal Church. There will also be singing and words of inspiration.

The church is at 109 Henderson St. in Dalton. All friends and family are invited.



• Grove Level Baptist Church will host a ladies retreat March 6-7. Sessions begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:15 a.m. The theme is “Refined, Refreshed and Refilled.”

The guest speaker is Annie Chapman, author of “Things I Want My Husband to Know,” “A Woman’s Answer to Anger” and “The Mother-In-Law Dance.”

The cost is $25 for both sessions and dinner Friday evening or $15 just for the programs. To register, call Vivian Crump at (706) 259-3503 or the church office at (706) 259-8519 by March 1. The church is located on Cleveland Highway in Dalton.



• The Church of God of Prophecy in Tunnel Hill will be in revival beginning March 2 at 7 p.m. with Evangelist Charles Davis as guest speaker.

The church is on Morgan Drive. Pastor T.E. Flowers invites the public.



• A day to honor Frank Chastain is today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Faith Worship Center in Chatsworth. Breakfast and fellowship will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. followed by singing.

Special singers include Chastain Family and Friends, The Covenants, The Kingdom Seekers, Holly Creek Choir, Winkler Sisters and Faith Choir.

The church is at 189 Hyden Tyler Road. For more information, call Kim or Steve Chastain at (706) 695-1566.



• Each Thursday at noon and 6 p.m. during Lent, Dalton First United Methodist Church will present a 30-minute service in the chapel. The noon service is followed by a soup and sandwich luncheon for $6.

A series of guest speakers will preach on the theme “Restoring the teachings of Jesus to our lives to give us purpose and joy.” On Thursday, the guest speaker will be the Rev. Rhoda Howell of Trinity United Methodist Church in Dalton who will speak on “Embracing Eternal Life.”

The church is at 500 S. Thornton Ave. in Dalton.



• Christ the King Lutheran Church will hold a small soup supper at 6 p.m. and worship at 7 each Wednesday during Lent.

The church is at 623 S. Thornton Ave. in Dalton. For more information, call (706) 278-3979.