The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

January 29, 2010

Church briefs




Joplin

• The American Eagle Band and Singers, a Joplin group, will perform a concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Warren’s Branch Baptist Church.

The public is invited.

The church is south of Joplin on Highway 43, a mile south of Hornet.

Details: Margie Ball, 624-0202.



• The Praises Ringing bell choir and the Sanctuary choir will present special music for the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, 509 S. Pearl Ave.

The First Tuesday Lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. The menu will include spaghetti red, chili, lasagna or Frito chili pie and salad, dessert and drink. Cost is $6. Proceeds will benefit Children’s Haven of Joplin. People are to call ahead for carry-outs.

The Presbyterian Women Circle 1 will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday for a study of “Journey of Faith.”

Details: 624-2433.



• The Christian Women’s Fellowship of South Joplin Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, 1901 Pearl Ave., will hold a coffee at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the church sanctuary.

There will be a short business meeting followed by a program on Project Linus. Project Linus is a group of women who make blankets for children who are in distress or ill.

Details: 624-2522 or www.southjoplindisciples.org.



• Tresor Yenyi will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Greater Joplin Area Chapter 181 of Business Men’s Fellowship USA at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Ryan’s Restaurant, 510 S. Range Line Road.

Yenyi grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa amidst wars, corruption and violence. He is a graduate of Ozark Christian College and currently resides in Joplin.

In 2002, at the age of 19, he began working with an organization called Mwangaza Congo International. Although its main ministry is in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, it has recently launched a stateside part of the work in Joplin to help with their future plans.

Its goal is to be present everywhere there are hurting people to help with their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. Its action plan is to heal the people by providing for their needs, to birth godly leaders by training them in various areas of life and ministry, and to make the Bible and other Christian literature available to people of different cultures. Yenyi also is writing his first book.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Details: 417-392-0113 or 417-499-8990.



Carthage

• The Celebration Trio will perform at a special fifth Sunday program during the worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Center Point Christian Church, 12105 County Road 80.

Members of the trio are Randy Woodward, Toni Burlingame and John Baker.



• Grace Episcopal Church youth group will sponsor a barbecue dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the church, 820 Howard St.

The menu will feature pork, chicken and brisket and all the traditional sides. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.

Proceeds will help support the youth trip in March to Jordan.

Details: 417-358-4631.



Neosho

• Hilldale Baptist Church, 8606 Lime Kiln Drive and MM Highway, will hold a fifth Sunday sing and dinner on Sunday.

Church services will be at 11 a.m. Dinner will be at noon. The sing will start at 1:30 p.m.

Details: 417-451-7647.



• The Liberated Wailing Wall, the mobile evangelistic music team of Jews for Jesus, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sweetwater Baptist Church, 16737 Highway H.

The Jewish gospel music and drama group of traveling missionaries will present a program of music, drama and testimony. Their music reflects many styles of Jewish and Christian worship and it utilizes a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, bass, clarinet, saxophone, flute and dunbek (Middle Eastern drum). The Liberated Wailing Wall has recorded 12 albums and has toured internationally.

There is no admission charge.

Details: 417-638-5353.



Webb City

• The regular last Saturday of the month praise service will be held, weather permitting, today at Jesus Name Gospel Church, 9545 County Road 215.

A free dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by the singing at 7 p.m. All persons may participate.

Details: 673-1702.



• Joplin’s sixth annual Valentine’s month relationship seminar will be held at 7 p.m. every Wednesday in February at Mount Hope Church of Christ, 2830 Mount Hope Road.

The theme is “All You Need Is Love and Other Myths About Relationships.” The seminar will be led by Dr. Karl and Shannon Wendt.

There will be child care and classes for all ages.

Details: 624-1795.



Girard, Kan.

• The Christian Writers Fellowship will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Girard Public Library, 128 W. Prairie St.

Visitors are welcome.

Details: 417-682-2713 or www.leanncampbell.com.