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Today

PEE DEE BIBLE CONFERENCE, Freedom Baptist Church, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham, 7 p.m. Speaker, Pastor Mike Stone.

Saturday

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham. 9 a.m., Brotherhood men’s breakfast.

MOUNT CALVARY ROCK OF AGES CHURCH, 464 County Home Road, Rockingham. Gospel singing, The Wards, 6 p.m.

MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 596 E. Washington St. Ext., Rockingham. Easter egg hunt, Resurrection story, lunch, noon.

Sunday

BEAUTIFUL ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WOMEN’S CONFERENCE/“Binding Up Wounds,” 708 Greenlake Road, Rockingham, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Speaker, evangelist Lorene Brown, First Church of God, Monroe. Words of encouragement by Mary Gaddy, Gospel Tabernacle Ministries, Ruby, South Carolina.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham, Brotherhood men’s breakfast, 9 a.m.

KINGDOM INSTITUTE, 1971 N. U.S. 1, Rockingham, 3 p.m., building fund benefitt. Speaker, Apostle Clarence Taylor, Carthage.

PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH, 1120 E. Washington St., Rockingham, 9 a.m., Missionary Department prayer breakfast, church fellowship hall. Free.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 177 Marlboro St., Hamlet, 11 a.m. Palm Sunday services will begin outdoors and then proceed into the church.

VICTORY DELIVERANCE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST, 169 Fifth St., Hamlet. Afternoon tea. Speaker, Sister Mary Dudley, Unionville Missionary Baptist Church, Laurinburg. Call church for more information.

Monday

NEW BEGINNINGS COLLINS REVIVAL MINISTRIES, 136 Collins Church Road, Rockingham. Third pastoral anniversary, Betty Collins. 10 a.m., Pastor Tonya Copper.

NEW BETHEL A.M.E. ZION CHURCH, 113 Bethel Church Road, Hamlet, 3 p.m., Christian and Youth Workshop, N.C. Young Adults in Christian Ministry. Speaker, Shawn Winstead, McLeanville. Please wear red and gold.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet. Lenten study groups, 10 a.m., examining the New Testament, what it means for today. For information, call 910-582-0729.

Wednesday

HOLY WEEK SERVICE, noon to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 200 Rice St., Hamlet. Sponsor, Hamlet Ministerial Association. Lunch will be served.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 311 Marlboro St., Hamlet, 6 p.m., simple meal followed by Lenten worship. For information, call 582-0729.

Thursday

HOLY WEEK SERVICE, noon to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 200 Rice St., Hamlet. Sponsor, Hamlet Ministerial Association. Lunch will be served.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 177 Marlboro St., Hamlet, 1 p.m. confession, individual absolution to commemorate Jesus’s Last supper. Service will conclude with the removal of church decoration to prepare for Good Friday. For more information, call 910-582-0729.

March 30

FLETCHER’S CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, U.S. 1, Hoffman, plate sale, 11 a.m. until. Oven-fried or barbecued chicken plus chitterlings, rice, potato salad, collard greens, string beans, roll, dessert. Will deliver five or more. Call 910-281-5735 for information or to order.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham, Good Friday service, 7 p.m.

HOLY WEEK SERVICE, noon to 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 200 Rice St., Hamlet. Sponsor, Hamlet Ministerial Association. Lunch will be served.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 177 Marlboro St., Hamlet, 1 p.m., reading of the Passion of John, meditation on the meaning of the cross. For more information, call 910-582-0729.

March 31

ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. ZION CHURCH, 407 West Ave., Hamlet. Young Adult Christian Ministry programs for those 12 and older: 6-7:30 p.m., painting and snacking on heavy hors d’oeuvres for the first 30 people in the door; 7:30 p.m. until, Gospel Flow! Prize for best performance. Special guests. Call 910-582-6750 to be picked up, dropped off.

April 1

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham, Easter sunrise service, 6:45 a.m.

HOUSE OF PRAYER, 122 Jackson St., Ellerbe, sunrise service, 6 a.m.

MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 596 E. Washington St. Ext., Rockingham, sunrise service, 6:30 a.m.

ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, sunrise service, 6 a.m.

April 3

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 U.S. 1, Rockingham, EMBRACE Ladies meeting, 7 p.m.

April 7

NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 E., Hamlet, 10 a.m., youth conference. All youth invited to attend.

SPRING HILL WESLEYAN CHURCH, Spring Hill Church Road (off U.S. 38), Hamlet. Country breakfast, 7-10 a.m. Carry our or eat in. For information, call 910-582-5150.

April 8

BEAUTIFUL ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, Rockingham. Celebration of second pastoral anniversary, Brother Dennis Cassidy, Pastor Wanda Cassidy, 3 p.m., Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Zion Faith Center, 1923 Osborne Road, Hamlet.

April 9-13

HIGHLAND PINES FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 761 Mill Road, Hamlet. Revival, 7 nightly. Special singing each night; evangelist, Kevin Smith. For information, call Pastor Teddy Rabon, 910-716-9155.

April 15

CHAPPELL GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH,

111 Godfrey Road, Ellerbe, Family and Friends Day. 10 a.m., Sunday School; morning service, 11:15 a.m., with pastor the Rev. H.K. Williams.

April 21

OLIVER GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 232 Davis Haywood Road, Mount Gilead. Church choirs, gospel groups invited to participate in gospel sing, 6 p.m. Sponsor, church men’s department.

April 28

NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 E., Hamlet, 10 a.m., host church, Fifth District Missionary Conference. All churches invited.

May 6

ST. LUKE NO. 2 FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH, 119 Morrow St., Hamlet, Women in Red, 3 p.m.

Ongoing

BAND NO. 2 OF THE CHURCH OF GOD offers home-bound prayer meetings for those who can’t get to church as the result of illness. Call for an appointment for prayer or Bible study in your home, 910-997-1213.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 McDonald Ave., Hamlet, will open its doors 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays to pray for the nation. For information, call 910-582-0289. The church offers Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 and evening worship at 6:30 Sundays. Wednesday night Bible study is at 7.

FAITH ASSEMBLY OUTREACH MINISTRIES, 148 Daniels St., Hamlet, offers a soup kitchen 9-10:15 a.m. every Sunday and 5:45-6:45 p.m. every Tuesday. Food furnished by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and donations. No one turned away. The church also offers Sunday breakfast and delivery at 9 a.m., Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and morning worship at 11:45. Every second Sunday, it offers its Sister 2 Sister program at 4:30 p.m. The church holds Tuesday Bible study at 7 p.m., Friday morning food box at 10:30, Friday night service at 7:30 and Saturday morning food box at 10:30. The church prayer line is open noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Call 910-716-9106 to have someone pray with you. Or call to leave a prayer request. A minister will return your call.

NEW HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1596 U.S. 74 E., Hamlet, will have a community prayer service at 6 p.m. each Tuesday.

PRAYER DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES, 108 School St., Rockingham, offers food to the homeless each Wednesday.

ROCKINGHAM CHURCH OF CHRIST, U.S. 74 E., Rockingham, offers a free home Bible study by mail for those who find the Bible hard to understand. Call 910-895-4035, and clearly leave your name and mailing address.

SIDNEY GROVE CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE, 401 McIntyre Road, Ellerbe, will have community Bible study at 7 p.m. each Thursday and community prayer, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays.

TOUCH OF GRACE MINISTRIES, 1109 Hylan Ave., Hamlet, 7 p.m., free guitar lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Call 910-417-7976,910-817-9147 for information.

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Community Church, East Rockingham
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Community Church, East Rockingham