Howard Community Chapel

The Rev. Wayne Emery from Marion will be the featured speaker Sunday night at Howard Chapel.

The all-Bible Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 22 at Howard Community Chapel. Classes are for every age. Sam Lane is superintendent. Mark Rostollan is song leader.

10:45 a.m. Sunday: Children perform in auditorium — singing, playing in the Booster Band, etc.

11:15 a.m. to noon: Children’s Church with songs, activities and lessons by Sister Linda Myers.

Pentecostal morning worship begins at 11 a.m. Dennis and Linda Myers will be featured on a duet. Pastor Myers will be ministering on the subject “Testifying.” Text will be Acts 22:15.

The 6 p.m. Pentecostal service will feature singing, prayer, worship and testimonies, along with special music and singing. The Rev. Wayne Emery from Marion will be ministering in the service. Our musicians include: Linda Myers, Mark and Michelle Rostallon, Sam Lane, Paul Thomason, Rebekah Horn, Carroll Thomason and Pastor Myers.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 25: Midweek service, 7 p.m. Studies in Revelation continued.

Saturday, April 4: Easter Egg hunt and activities at the church for children.

Monday April 6: Nursing home ministry, Countryside Manor, Hwy 15 East, 10 a.m.

Monday, April 20: Ladies Bible Study and prayer meeting at 10 a.m. in church Fellowship Hall under the direction of Linda Myers.

Howard Community Chapel is located at 9797 N. Nagel Lane; just north of the corner of Hwy 142 and Nagel Lane, 4 1⁄2 miles southeast of Mt. Vernon city limits or 2 miles West of Opdyke. Watch for the sign on Highway 142.

The Rev. and Mrs. Dennis Myers and congregation extend to you a hearty invitation to worship with us. For info or directions please call 244-0020, 244-0375 or 214-1410 (cell).



Panther Fork Baptist Church

John Ashby is the pastor and Eric Ashby is the Sunday School director for Panther Fork Baptist Church in Texico.

Prayer time is at 9:25 a.m., and Sunday School with classes for all ages is at 10 a.m.

Greeter will be Fred Young and preschool worker will be Sondra Caldwell. Morning worship begins at 11 a.m. and will feature a message from Brother John Ashby and special music by the PFBC Choir.

Services at Residential Living Center are at 2 p.m.

Evening worship is at 6:30 p.m. with a message from the pastor.

A YACC meeting will be held Sunday, March 22 at 5:15 p.m. PFBC bell practice will be Monday March 23 at 7 p.m. SSBA choir practice will be held Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the mission center. On Wednesday, March 25, youth group will meet from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m., youth Bible study will be at 6 p.m. and adult Bible study will be at 7 p.m. The WMU monthly meeting will be held Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. On Sunday, March 29 the Shepherdsman Quartet will perform at 6:30 p.m. with a fellowship to follow.



Boyd Christian Church

Hey teens, we have refuge Bible study every Sunday evening from 4 to 5:30 p.m. This includes a meal so don’t worry about being eating before you come. We are studying Max Lucado’s book “It’s Not About Me.”

The Big Overnighter — March 27-28 at Oil Belt in Flora for third, fourth and fifth graders. Cost is $10. We’ll be leaving at 5:15 p.m. and get home the next day around 3 p.m. Bring overnight gear like a Bible, bedding, hygiene stuff and a change of clothes.

If you have any questions concerning the youth, please call the youth minister, Dave Altman.

Tickets are on sale for the Triumphant Quartet/Talley Trio Concert that will be held here at the church March 27. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15. For more info or to purchase tickets, please contact John or Judy Roberts at 245-9133.

We would like to invite you to visit our Web site at boydchristian.org. It gives you a chance to see a little bit of what’s going on here at Boyd.

If you have any questions concerning the events happening at Boyd, please call Beth in the church office. Our phone number is 735-2804.

Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. Worship service begins at 10 a.m. with Jim Watts bringing the message. Sunday evening worship service begins at 6:30 p.m.



Christian Fellowship Church

The 10 a.m. Sunday worship service at Christian Fellowship Church, 2416 Cherry St., Mt. Vernon, will feature a message from the pastor. Worship servants this week include Rachel Melvin and Alex Edwards in the nursery.

This week’s events include: Sunday School, 9 a.m.; prophetic teaching, 4:30 p.m. Sunday; youth meeting, 5:30 p.m. Sunday; corporate prayer, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24; midweek service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25; elder meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26; Heritage Woods service, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28; Gordon/Hayse H.O.M.E. Group, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28.



White Swan Baptist Church

Sean Hicks is the pastor at White Swan Baptist Church.

Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. and is in a continued study of the book of Genesis.

Morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Hicks is presenting a series of sermons on the topic, “When Shall the End Be.” This Sunday the congregation will hear the last of the teaching, “Three Comings of Christ.”

The congregation of White Swan Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to come and attend services. Junior church is provided. White Swan Baptist Church is located 3 miles east of Richview at the corner of White Swan Lane and Propellor Road.



Calvary Free Will Baptist Church

Calvary Free Will Baptist Church is hosting this year’s state meeting of the Illinois State Association of Free Will Baptists to be held in Salem on March 20 and 21. We are planning on an exciting weekend and want to inform everyone of the weekend’s activities.

On Thursday night the Christian Education Board is hosting a Praise and Worship Seminar with Elizabeth Kohn and Travis Penn. All pastors and worship leaders are encouraged to attend.

The Church Training Service Board will be highlighted during the evening service on Friday night. Students who are participating in Bible memorization this year will be used in the service. There will also be a youth choir at the Friday service of the state meeting with a youth rally to follow after the evening service.

Our speaker this year for the Illinois State Association is Dr. Garnett Reid. He will be focusing on the Cross in his messages Friday and Saturday. Dr. Reid has been a member of the Biblical and Ministry Studies faculty at Free Will Baptist Bible College since 1982. His specialty is Old Testament studies. He is an ordained Free Will Baptist minister who pastored Cross Timbers FWB Church in Nashville (1978-1982) before joining the FWBBC faculty. Dr. Reid writes the “Intersect” Bible study column in ONE Magazine. He previously wrote the monthly “Green Tree Bible Study” column in Contact.

At the youth rally we will have volleyball, basketball and other games as well as lots of pizza. There is no cost to attend the rally. We would love to have lots of area youth at the service to learn about Church Training Service and to share in a fun time after the service.

You also won’t want to miss the Drama at Dinner on Friday entitled: “Don’t Kick the Turkey’s!” Tickets for the Dinner Theater are $10 with the proceeds going to the Calvary Church Training Service. Seating is limited so tickets are first come, first serve. If you would like to go ahead and purchase your tickets, please send your money to: Kathy Hayes, Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, 2868 South Broadway, Salem, IL 62881.



Mt. Vernon

Rescue Mission

Worship services are held weekly at Mt. Vernon Rescue Mission. Rev. Jesse Connerly is in charge and service times are 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights. Anyone is welcome to attend.

The mission is located at 811 South 10th Street. The services are non-denominational and anyone is invited.