A Thanksgiving service is scheduled from 10 till 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, at Green Chapel Missionary Baptist Church on Brogden Road east of Smithfield. Dr. Lionel Moore of Giles Chapel Church will speak.
A spaghetti supper is scheduled from 5:30 till 7:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 25) at Unity Presbyterian Church, 11551 N.C. 50 South, Newton Grove. The cost is $5 per plate, with proceeds helping to send young people to camp. A Thanksgiving service will follow the supper. For more details, call 910-594-1270.
Sanders Chapel United Methodist Church will hang its holiday greenery at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. The church is on Brogden Road six miles east of Smithfield. For more details, call 919-934-4202.
White Rock AME Church in Micro will celebrate Missionary Day on Sunday, Nov. 29. Elder Johnnie McPhail will speak at 11:15 a.m., and the women's choir of Lee's Chapel AME Church in Selma will sing. The Rev. Glenda Hodges of Maryland will preach at 3 p.m., and the choir from Bethel AME Church in Selma will sing. White Rock is located at 5226 U.S. 301 North. For more details, call 919-284-9737.
Clyde's Chapel Baptist Church will hold turkey and ham shoots Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 4-5. Hours are 7 till 8:30 p.m. each day, and the cost is $5 per shot. Shoots for women and youth are included. Concessions will be available. Proceeds will go to the church's Relay for Life team and to World Changers. For more details, visit
clydeschapel.org, send an e-mail to
clydeschapel@bellsouth.net or call 919-365-6969. Clyde's Chapel is located at 16657 Buffalo Road, Wendell, at the corner of Turnipseed and Buffalo roads. It is between Wendell and Archer Lodge.
The men's group of Smithfield Advent Christian Church will serve its monthly breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. The church is located at the corner of Galilee Road and N.C. 210 west of Smithfield.
Edgerton Memorial United Methodist Church will hold its fifth Sunday music and worship service at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 29. The service will honor local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel. The church is located at 401 W. Anderson St., Selma. For more details, call 919-965-3761.
Turkey shoots are scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 27-28 at Barbourtown Church of God, 502 Zack's Mill Road, Benson.
It's Real Ministry will serve Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and needy from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, at 612 E. Lee St. in Smithfield. The meal is free. Also, the ministry will hand out new hats and gloves, gently used clothing and canned goods to families while supplies last. For more details, call Pastor Eugene Durant at 919-359-1645.
Through Nov. 28, turkey shoots are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Barbourtown Church of God, 502 Zack's Mill Road, Benson. For more information, call Jill DeWitt at 919-928-1247.
Homecoming and anniversary services are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Faith Walk Church of God of Prophecy, 400 Wall St., Clayton. Pastor Sheila Sanders of Sylvia Chapel Church will speak in the morning. Lunch will follow the service. Pastor Joseph Pridgen of Union Hill AME Church will speak in the afternoon.
A Love Feast is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 15772 N.C. 50, a quarter-mile south of N.C. 42 in the Cleveland community.
For more information, visit
mountzion-umc.org or call 919-772-8415.
First Missionary Baptist Church in Clayton will celebrate Family and Friends Day on Sunday, Nov. 29. Dr. Joseph E. Perkins, president of the Apex School of Theology in Durham, will speak at 10 a.m. The Rev. Blanzie Williams Jr., pastor of Brighter Hope Christian Fellowship in Garner, will speak at 3 p.m. The choir from his church will sing.
The fifth annual Christmas tree, wreath and garland sale is under way at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Smithfield. Karen Ench, church secretary, is taking orders for Fraser fir Christmas trees, mixed-green wreaths and white-pine garlands. Delivery will be from 2:30 till 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the church, 218 S. 2nd St. The trees are 3 to 11 feet in height and cost $9 a foot. The wreaths are 12 to 42 inches in diameter. Call 934-2675 for prices. The garland is $20 for 25 feet or $45 for 75 feet. Orders are due by Nov. 23.
A community Thanksgiving service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Four Oaks United Methodist Church, 302 N. Church St., Four Oaks. George Hamilton IV will sing and speak. Over the years, he performed with such artists as Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, the Everly Brothers and Chet Atkins. Admission is free; the church will collect an offering. Those attending are asked to bring a dessert to share after the service. For more information, call the church at 919-963-2095.
Black Creek will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, at Piney Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 1223 U.S. 701 South, Four Oaks.
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