Blackman’s Grove Baptist Church will hold a yard sale and bake sale from 6 a.m. till noon Saturday, April 11, at the fellowship center on Wood-Lee Road near Blackman’s Crossroads. The yard sale will feature toys, furniture, household items and clothing for men, women and children. The bake sale will offer cakes, pies, cookies and biscuits.

Yard sale at Asbury

A yard sale is scheduled from 7 a.m. till 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Asbury United Methodist Church on South Bright Leaf Boulevard in Smithfield.

Barbecued chicken

Plates of barbecued chicken will be on sale from 11 a.m. till 7 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Selma Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church at the corner of West Elizabeth and Graves streets in Selma. The cost is $6 per plate and includes half a chicken, boiled potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert. Takeout will be available.

Breakfast at Pisgah

The first-Saturday breakfast is scheduled from 7:30 till 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Pisgah Baptist Church, 3689 N.C. 210 west of Smithfield. Homemade Easter candies and eggs will be on sale, with proceeds going to the Johnston County Relay for Life.

Gospel sing

Southland Harmony will sing at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at Yelverton Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church on Yelverton Grove Road near Smithfield.

Easter musical

A musical titled “The Easter Song” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, at New Zealand Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 5312 Meadowbrook Road near Benson.

Sunrise at Mount Zion

An Easter sunrise service is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. Sunday, April 12, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 15772 N.C. 50 in the Cleveland community. A light breakfast will follow in the fellowship hall. The church will present its Easter cantata at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School will be at 10. The church will hold a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. April 10. “All-Around Easter,” an event for children, is scheduled from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 11. The day will feature faith-based discovery stations, an egg hunt and lunch. Mount Zion is a quarter-mile south of N.C. 42. For more information, call 772-8415, send an e-mail to info@mountzion-umc.org or visit mountzion-umc.org.

Barbecued chicken

Plates of barbecued chicken will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, April 3, at Selma Emmanuel Holiness Church on Lizzie Street in Selma. The cost is $6 per plate. For more information, call Frank Beasley at 202-0332 or 965-5881.

Everett Chapel

Everett Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will be in revival April 6-9. The Rev. Chuck Owens will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Barry Stallings will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The church will provide a nursery. Everett Chapel is located at 307 Everett Ave. in Clayton.

Tenebrae service

A Tenebrae service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Horne Memorial United Methodist Church, 121 E. 2nd St., Clayton. For more information, call 553-6464, Ext. 121.

Thanksgiving Baptist

Thanksgiving Baptist Church will celebrate Family Day on Sunday, April 5. Bible study will begin at 9:45 a.m. The worship service will follow at 11. Starting at 3 p.m., the church will offer softball games, food and a screening of the movie “Fireproof.” The church is located at 6701 N.C. 42 east of Clayton. For more information, call Pastor Steve Reed at 965-3204.

Yard sale in Clayton

Horne Memorial United Methodist Church will hold a yard sale from 7 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at 993 U.S. 70 Business near Venero’s Pizzeria. The sale will offer household goods, office supplies and equipment clothing for children and adults, toys, videos and DVDs.

Small Chapel Church

A prayer service is scheduled for 10 p.m. Friday, April 3, at Small Chapel Church near Newton Grove. For directions, call 965-0621.

Yard sale at Mt. Zion

A yard sale is scheduled from 7 a.m. till noon Saturday, April 4, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 15772 N.C. 50 in the Cleveland community. The sale will offer clothing for adults and children, baby supplies, furniture, books, movies, toys and household utensils. The church is a quarter-mile south of N.C. 42. For more information, call 772-8415 or visit mountzion-umc.org.

Barbecued chicken

Plates of barbecued chicken will be on sale from 11 a.m. till 7 p.m. Friday, April 3, at Bethel AME Church on N.C. 96 north of Selma. The cost is $7 per plate.

Cornerstone Gospel

Revival services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 1-3, at Cornerstone Gospel Tabernacle Ministries, 4369 U.S. 70 West, Princeton. Evangelist Hattie Lofton of Smithfield will speak. The church will celebrate Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 5.

Holy Temple Church

The ushers of Holy Temple will celebrate their anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at the church, 228 Montgomery Heights Road, Selma. The Rev. DeAshley Curtis will speak.

Avery Grove AME

A celebration of Family and Friends Day is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday, April 5, at Avery Grove AME Zion Church on Freedom Road near Smithfield. Elder Norman Nichols of Maryland will speak.

First Assembly

First Assembly of God will celebrate Easter on April 12. An egg hunt for children ages 3-12 will begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., the church’s drama team will present “Choices.” First Assembly is at 923 Booker Dairy Road in Smithfield. For more information, call 934-5763.

Pisgah Joy Club On Thursday, April 2, members of the Pisgah Baptist Church Joy Club will attend the Senior Adult Rally at Parrish Memorial Church near Selma. Members will meet at Pisgah at 9 a.m. A covered-dish lunch will follow the meeting. The Joy Club will hold its regular meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9.

Sanders Grove

A Youth Day service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday, April 5, at Sanders Grove Baptist Church on N.C. 210 west of Smithfield. Letaz Jones II will speak on “The Content of One’s Character Helps to Fulfill the Dream.”

Jones is youth minister at Strickland Grove Baptist Church in Four Oaks.

Oakey Grove Baptist

An Easter program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at Oakey Grove Baptist Church on U.S. 70 Business west of Smithfield.

Revival at Mt. Sinai

Revival services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 8-10 at Mt. Sinai United Holy Church in Pine Level. Elder Michael Artis of St. John United Holy Church in Goldsboro will speak. For more information, call 965-8424.

Palm Sunday procession

Greater Heights United Methodist Church will hold a Palm Sunday procession April 5. The procession, with palm branches, will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Clayton High School and end at The Clayton Center. A worship service and Easter egg hunts will follow. For more information, visit greaterheightsumc.com.

Candlelight march A candlelight march is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at Johnston Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 6147 Raleigh Road, Benson. Those attending are asked to wear white. For more information, call Annie Haire at (910) 897-2624.

Gospel music

The gospel music group Black Creek will celebrate its fifth anniversary at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Benson Grove Baptist Church, 6966 N.C. 50 North, Benson. The following will also perform: Teresa Allen, Timmy and Linda Benson, Ricky Allen and Linwood Johnson, Julia Johnson and Lauren Futrell. Admission is free.

Refreshments will follow the concert.

Revival at Jubilee

Jubilee Church will be in revival April 4-5. The Watchman Quartet will sing at 7 p.m. Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Pastor D.A. Leonard will speak. The church is at 951 Booker Dairy Road, Smithfield.

Revival at Live Oak

Live Oak Baptist Church will be in revival April 3-5. The Rev. Glen Brock will speak at 7 p.m. Friday. The Rejoice Trio will sing at 6 p.m. Saturday. A meal will follow. On Sunday, the Rev. Ricky Anderson will speak at 11 a.m., and Eric Garner will speak at 6 p.m. The church is at 1555 Live Oak Church Road near Selma. For more information, call the church office at 965-6468.

Festival in Clayton

Hope Church will hold its first Spring Festival and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Clayton Middle School, 490 Guy Road, Clayton. The festival will feature free carnival games and inflatable rides. Also, more than 40 vendors will sell food and crafts. During the festival, the church will collect nonperishable foods. For more information, contact Barbara Rice at 669-5739 or at brice2@nc.rr.com.

Family and Friends

A celebration of Family and Friends Day is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday, April 26, at Wilson's Mills Church of God, 4869 Wilson's Mills Road, Wilson's Mills. For more information, call the Rev. Robert Smith at 965-9836 or Brittany Hunt at 989-6316.