Albany Area Religion Bulletin

CARTER SCHEDULE

President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to teach Sunday school on Sunday at Maranatha Baptist Church, located at 148 Georgia Highway 45 N. in Plains. The Sunday school class starts at 10 a.m. and is preceded by an orientation period at 9 a.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. The church building opens at 7:30 a.m. Note that Carter’s schedule is subject to change. Visit the church website at www.mbcplains.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Faith and Deliverance Prophetic Ministries, 371 Johnson St. Southeast in Dawson, is hosting its annual Pillars of Fire Prophetic Conference at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. The keynote speaker will be LaWanda Peters. This is a free event open to the public. Contact number is (229) 255-0378.

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 736 Pioneer Road in Arlington, will host its pastor anniversary beginning Monday evening and running through March 10. Various speakers are planned throughout the week. For more information, contact (229) 308-0084 or (229) 352-0084 for a ride or additional details.

Sherwood Baptist Church, 2201 Whispering Pines Road in Albany, will host a communitywide Disciple Now weekend event for students March 8-10. During DNow, students stay in host homes, have small group Bible study and large group corporate worship times with students from all over the city. Registration is $85. Speaker is Jason Cook, associate pastor of preaching at Fellowship Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., and a former University of Mississippi football player. Music will be led by Long Hollow WAVE, a worship band and ministry of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn. For more information and to register for DNow, visit sherwoodbaptist.net/students.

The Albany Area Religion Bulletin is a weekly compilation of church and faith-based events in Albany and southwest Georgia and is published generally on Fridays. Submit items by email at [email protected] (please place “church” or “religion” in the subject line); mail to The Albany Herald News Dept., P.O. Box 48, Albany, Ga. 31702 or drop it by our offices at 126 N. Washington St. Items should be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday before Friday publication.