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OLD ST. JAMES MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 4512 S. Ohio St., will host the 27th appreciation service for the pastor and wife, the Rev. David M. Smith and Arbradella Smith, at 10 a.m. Sunday. The featured speaker will be the Rev. Omar Davis, pastor of the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church of Sherrill. Everyone is invited to attend and celebrate with the congregation.

Editors Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to contact Sandra Hope at shope@pbcommercial.com or use our newsroom email pbcnews@pbcommercial.com to make additions or changes.

Editors Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to contact Sandra Hope at shope@pbcommercial.com or use our newsroom email pbcnews@pbcommercial.com to make additions or changes.

EIGHTH AVENUE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1200 W. Eighth Ave., will celebrate the 11th anniversary of the pastor and wife, the Rev. Kirby L. Gulley and Neshia K. Gulley, at 3 p.m. Sunday. The featured speaker will be the Rev. Robert Willis, pastor of Amos Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The theme is "Preaching with the Power to help Transform Society," 1 Peter 5: 2-3. The community is invited to attend.

BETHLEHEM WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH in Dumas will celebrate its 155th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The speaker will be the Rev. James Spinks of Brooks Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Bethlehems pastor, Timothy Jones, and the congregation invite the community to attend.

BARRAQUE STREET MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1800 W. Pullen St., will celebrate its annual womens day at 11 a.m. Sunday. The speaker will be Simone Simmons Milton of Bryant. Milton is a family nurse practitioner specialist. The theme is Embracing the Family Spiritually. A special Womens Day choir will be directed by Pamela Ervin. All are invited to attend. Milton is also the first lady at Barraque Street church where her husband, the Rev. Sidney D. Milton, is the pastor.

PRAYER AND PIZZA for children will be held from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 900 S. Grant St. The Pine Bluff Corvette Brothers will serve refreshments. The guest speaker will be Dr. Brandi Wright, a local nephrologist, who also donated the pizza. Guests also include Jamia Ford, a praise dancer; Efrem Neely, a lawyer; and Clarence Giles, pastor of Kingdom Encounter Pentecostal Church, who will lead the prayer. The Rev. Anthony Craig is pastor of Mt. Carmel. Prayer and ...

ST. ANDREW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5810 W. Malcomb St., will celebrate its 164th anniversary/homecoming at 3 p.m. Sunday. Julian Armstrong, a minister at Damascus Missionary Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker, accompanied by members of Damascus. The theme is You Can Always Come Home. Everyone is welcomed to attend and dinner will be served. The Rev. Richard Hart is the pastor at St. Andrew.

AMOS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1307 W. 16th Ave., will observe World Communion Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday. The community is invited to attend. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Laydell Jordan, pastor of Prayer Works Gospel Church of Pine Bluff, accompanied by his congregation. Amos Chapel and Prayer Works choirs will sing. World Communion Sunday, a world-wide celebration, is observed the first Sunday in October yearly. The theme is from Psalms 133:1 -- Behold, how good and how pleasant it...

ST. ANDREW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5810 W. Malcomb St., will hold the sixth appreciation service for the associate pastor and wife, the Rev. A. Dale Watkins Sr. and Sonya Watkins. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday. Dinner will be served in the fellowship hall after service. All are welcomed to attend. The pastor is the Rev. Richard Hart.