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NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will celebrate Mens Day at 2 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Glenn Barnes, pastor of Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The theme is "Thou Mighty Men of Valor" (Judges 6:12). Everyone is invited to attend. The apostle, Patrick Lockett, is pastor of New Community.

PLEASANT VIEW MINISTRIES, 1117 N. Palm St., will host a benefit program honoring Terry Shaw at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The guest soloist will be Johnesha Gatewood. Featured gospel recording artists will include the Smith Brothers, Voices of Deliverance, the Hayes Family of England, Gatewood Brothers, Set Apart, Nu Emage, Legacy Nation and Shaw Boyz. Words of encouragement will be given by Greg Smith. Prayers for healing will be given by Jenise "Sandy" Todd. Dee Clay will serve as the emcee...

ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 900 N. University Drive, invites the community to join them at 10 a.m. Sunday for the first service of their newly appointed pastor, the Rev. Danita Waller Paige. Paige currently serves at Geyer Springs UMC and St. Andrews UMC, both in Little Rock, according to a news release.

FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 4500 Faucett Road, will celebrate its 22nd pastoral anniversary of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Boyd Sr., at 11 a.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Nicholas Nettles, pastor of Greater Morning Star Baptist Church at Newport. The theme is "Commemorating a faithful Servants Work," (I Thessalonians 1:3.) An event will be held honoring the first lady, Elfreda Boyd, at 11 a.m. Saturday. Its entitled "A Celebration of Love in Denim and White with a Touch ...

A 130-year-old Pine Bluff building is starting to show its age.

M ST. JOHN A.M.E. CHURCH, at the corner of Pullen and Cherry streets, will have Vacation Bible School, June 21-23 from 5:30-8 p.m. Registration is open on the St. John AME Church Face Book page for those who want to attend. The theme is "Hero Hotline, Called Together to Serve God." VBS will include classes for all ages, music, art, and snacks. There is no registration fee. The Rev. Chestine Sims Jr., is pastor. Sheryl Wynn and Charneise Turner are VBS directors.

ST. ANDREW MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5810 W. Malcomb St., will celebrate the 18th anniversary honoring the pastor and wife, the Rev. Richard and Dot Hart, at 11 a.m. Sunday. The associate pastor, A. Dale Watkins Sr., will bring the message. The community is invited to attend.

HOUSE OF BREAD DELIVERANCE CHURCH, 1501 W. Second Ave., at Pine Bluff, will present a Licensing to the Ministry Service for James Hill Jr. at 3 p.m. Sunday. The senior pastor/apostle of House of Bread church is Saint Mary Harris.

CORINTH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH at Sherrill will present its Mens and Womens Day service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Glenn Barnes, pastor of Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church at Pine Bluff. Pine Hill choir will sing. The theme is "He Has Risen."

NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will present its annual Raising the Standard Conference at 7 p.m. on these dates with the following speakers: April 3 -- Gary Sprewell of Gary Sprewell Global Ministries at Los Angeles, Calif.; April 4 -- Kourtney Smith of Destiny Worship Center; and April 5 -- Ramone Woodall of New Nation Church International at Little Rock.