Dear Christian Friends: Welcome: The Old Green Oak Baptist Church cordially invites you to worship with us as we celebrate our 11th Homecoming and Church Anniversary. This blessed event is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Schmitt Moore, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, along with the Bethel Church family will deliver the message and be our special guests for this occasion. It is always a joy to fellowship with family, friends, associates and old acquaintances. Please join us as we look back with appreciation and look forward with more determination. Remember: “With God all things are possible and there is no place like home.” Old Green Oak Baptist Church, the Rev. Wendell Charleston, pastor

Welcome: We cordially invite you to our annual choir day program, held at the Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Demopolis Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. Pastor Alfred Hudson of Mt. Pilgrim of Jefferson, and Pine Grove Baptist Church of Demopolis, will be bringing the message along with his congregation. Your presence will be greatly appreciated. (Thanking you in advance.) Associate ministers, James Purse and Timothy Paige; Sister Mary Pruitt, choir president. Everyone is invited.

First Mt. Pleasant District Association Reverend Albert Jackson, Sect. Dear pastors and members of the First Mt. Pleasant District Association it is time for our annual associational meeting, which will be held at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Linden. Beginning on Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, and climaxing on Friday afternoon, Oct. 14. Yours in Christian services, the Rev. Albert E. Jackson, Sect.

Prayer services and bible study is held at the Eastern Star Baptist Church in Demopolis every Wednesday at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to worship with us in these services. The Rev. Terry Gosa, pastor; Sister Clara M. Purse, church clerk.

Bible study is held at the Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Demopolis every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this bible class. The Rev. James A. Purse and the Rev. Timothy Paige, associates minister.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to the following members of the Eastern Star Baptist Church in Demopolis: Thelma McClain Ware, who celebrated her birthday Oct. 3; Happy Birthday to Marcus Williams, celebrated his birthday Oct. 4; Happy Birthday to Harriet Lewis, who celebrated her birthday Oct. 9. Birthday Ribbons were presented Oct. 9 during morning worship services at the Eastern Star Baptist Church in Demopolis by the pastors, the Rev. Terry Gosa. We hope you all will have many, many more birthdays, from family and friends and your church family.

If there is anyone who would like to put any church news, community events, birthday wishes or wedding anniversary announcements in this column in The Demopolis Times, please contact Mrs. Clara M. Purse or sent them to The Demopolis Times.

Thank you, Mrs. Clara M. Purse, community columnist for The Demopolis Times.