Church news: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces:

- Friday, Aug. 16 - A good giveaway will be held beginning at 1 p.m. while supplies last.

- Sunday, Aug. 25, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 28-29 - Summer revival services will be held at 10:45 a.m. with the Rev. Justin Gamble, pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church of Georgetown, speaking, and at 7 nightly Wednesday-Thursday with the Rev. William Robinson Jr., pastor of Hayden Baptist Church, Aiken, speaking.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces:

- Sunday, Aug. 18, Women's Ephesians Bible Study in the fellowship hall at 6:30 p.m.

- Monday, Aug. 19, Widows' Luncheon in the fellowship hall at 11 a.m.

Samaritan's Purse; Operation Christmas Child, collection items for August: scissors, glue sticks and composition notebooks

Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces:

- Sunday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m., there will be a Back to School Worship Service with speaker Dr. Alexander Conyers, president of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. A light "back-to-school" breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. with workshops and presenters afterward in the fellowship hall from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Topics will include parental support, conferences, back-to-school safety procedures, behaviors and safeguarding parent/student mental health. Speakers and presenters will include Samuel Myers, Sumter School District executive director of operations; Courtney June Wilson, program coordinator II, Department of Public Health; and Jackie Thomas, Willow Drive Elementary principal.

Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Highway, announces:

- Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25, Founder's Day Anniversary Celebration will be held with Bishop LaFayette Scales of Rhema Christian Center in Columbus, Ohio, as speaker. Founder's Gala on Saturday; worship service at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, 741 Bultman Drive, Suite 21, announces:

- Harvest Time Revival with guest speaker evangelist Hazel Stackhouse on Sunday, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 2, to Tuesday, Set. 3, at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

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