All campers, community members and vacationers are invited to attend the Sunday community worship service at Bethpage Camp-Resort at 9 a.m. Bethpage is located at 4685 Old Virginia St., just west of Urbanna. The non-denominational Christian service is offered in the campground’s amphitheater.
C.J. Revere, a seminary student and member of Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Harmony Village near Locust Hill will speak on Sunday, July 20. Charles “Bunny” Dunlevy of Urbanna United Methodist Church will provide the music.
Gregg Faulkner, a Middlesex County business owner, will speak on Sunday, July 27.
The congregation will be encouraged to join together in singing. Dress is casual.
This is the 44th year that Urbanna Baptist Church and Bethpage have cooperatively hosted the annual summer services from Easter until the end of September. Many churches throughout the county join together, hear various ministers speak, and have fellowship and join in music.
For information, you may contact Bob Fitch at 804-291-6434 or John Smith at 804-832-7561.
Are you ready for the end of summer and school to start?
Harmony Grove Baptist Church (HGBC) is ready and waiting to help the children in our community to be prepared to succeed by providing basic school supplies at this free annual pre-school event.
On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., HGBC and the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department will co-host the event at the church. Located at the intersection of Routes 3 and 33 in Harmony Village, children of kindergarten through grade 6 ages are invited to enjoy hotdogs, drinks, popcorn, cookies, snow cones and games for all ages, to include water games.
Save the date and plan to attend this free annual end of summer community event to start the 2025 school year off right for our children.
The physical address for HGBC is 7722 General Puller Highway, Harmony Village near Topping.
For information, call 804-758-5154, Tuesday-Thursday.
Immanuel Baptist Church, 317 Town Bridge Road, Saluda, will have its annual homecoming service at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 27.
Evangelist Rose Mason, associate minister of First Baptist Church, Mathews, will deliver The Preached Word. Sister Ann Ward will serve as worship leader and music is under the direction of Brother Leon Harris.
Immanuel’s revival services are set for 7:15 p.m. nightly Tuesday-Thursday, July 29-31.
The Rev. Fred Sales, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, Colonial Beach, will be the revivalist.
For information, call 804-758-4550.
On Sunday, July 20, at 11 a.m., Antioch Baptist Church, 159 Oakes Landing Road, Saluda, will have its annual Youth Day program.
“Please join us as we celebrate our youth,” a church spokesman urged.
For information, call 804-758-5921.
Congregants at Lower United Methodist Church (LUMC) at 120 Lower Church Road, Hartfield, invite everyone to join them this Sunday in their historic sanctuary for worship at 10:30 a.m.
Adult Sunday school is offered in LUMC Fellowship Hall at 9:30 a.m., preceded by Coffee Fellowship at 9:15 a.m.
All are welcome to join them for a time of group prayer, every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The community is also invited to join them for a free concert and hymn sing from our former organist, Benjamin Garner, on July 27 at 4 p.m.
For information, visit lowerumc.org.
Father Johnny Mintah-Mensah “Koo,” pastor of Catholic Church of the Visitation in Topping, is planning to give his third “Journey Through the Bible” presentation on Wednesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. in the church’s fellowship hall. Father plans to give a quick overview of what was read in the History Books followed by a more in-depth look ahead at The Prophets.
Father’s first two presentations covering the Pentateuch were supplemented with slides, were easy to follow and were very well received by parishioners who attended.
For information, email office@COVTopping.org or visit www.church-of-the-visitation.org.
Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 2491 Ashdale Road in Center Cross, will host its annual homecoming service on Sunday, July 27, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Lunch/dinner will be served immediately following the morning service.
The second service will take place at 3 p.m., with Pastor Mercer of St. John Baptist Church as the guest speaker.
Revival services will be offered Wednesday-Friday, July 30-Aug. 1, with Pastor Mercer delivering the message each night. The Macedonia Baptist Church family invites everyone to come out and be blessed. “Your support is greatly appreciated!” an event spokesman said.
Effective immediately, Immanuel Baptist Church’s Sunday school will convene at 9 a.m. and its worship service will begin at 10 a.m. The church is in Saluda.
Union Shiloh Baptist Church in Jamaica will have its annual Woman’s Day Service on Sunday, July 20, at 11 a.m. The speaker will be Minister Valerie Cauthorne, from Union Hope Baptist Church, King William. Mary Hayes of Zion Branch Baptist Church will be the worship leader.
All are welcome to attend.
Dr. Randolph Scott Sr. is the pastor.
Deaconess Bernadette Robinson is the church clerk.
For information, email robinsonbernadette59@yahoo.com.
Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10256 Indian Road, Gloucester, Vacation Bible School Day Camp will be offered Wednesday-Friday, July 16-18, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the church. There will be Bible lessons, outdoor fun, arts and crafts, games, food, and classes available for all ages.
For information, call 804-699-0078 or email zionhillgloucester@gmail.com.
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) offers two services every Sunday — at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Its congregants welcome everyone to attend and find out more about this vibrant community of worshipers.
Visit its website at christchurchmiddlesex.com or watch the Sunday service online on Facebook.
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) is at 56 Christchurch Lane in Christchurch.
For information, call 804-758-2006.
“Seasons of Tapestry” is a weekly women’s prayer seminar taught by Bonnie Shannonhouse open to Christian women of all denominations. It meets at noon every Thursday via Zoom. To sign up or get the Zoom link, go to the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States website at https://dmas-acc.org/. The sessions will also be recorded and available on the website for viewing at your convenience.
Bonnie Shannonhouse learned the art of prayer from the Rev. Mother Virginia of All Saints Benedictine Convent. Together, they taught prayer for the Diocese of Maryland until Mother’s full retirement.
Bonnie began Tapestry in 1997 with the first Day of Prayer at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. She taught women to pray in seminars from shore to shore and abroad for more than 10 years.
She was named by Christianity Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in America in 1996. Bonnie’s book, “The Lost Coin: Hours of the Cross,” June 2020, encourages the practice of praying three times a day. Her other publications, “The Pie of Prayer: The Historical Christian Parts of Prayer,” are journals covering the seven parts of prayer as articulated by the early church fathers through all the seasons of the church calendar.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89437366421?pwd=VwAFaxhvE8a8SILWKyT18IPlSUb21U.1.
Deltaville’s Zoar Baptist Church’s Ladies Bible Study resumed with a study of Ruth and Esther on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. All women in Middlesex County are invited to participate and enjoy this special time of worship and fellowship. Call Emily Bailey at 804-824-1453 or the church office at 804-776-9502 for information.
Men’s “Urbanna Second Half” Bible and book study, prayer and fellowship is offered 8-9:45 a.m. on Mondays at the Urbanna Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.
For information call Bob Fitch at 804-291-6434.
Members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock will offer special drum circles 3-5 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month at Kilmarnock Town Centre Park. All are welcome — be sure to bring your percussion instruments. Drums will be provided to share.
For information, call Belinda at 804-577-7974.
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