Community News

Published 12:44 pm Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Wednesday. Items must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday for that Wednesday’s calendar. Email events to wanda.fix@KVDispatch.com.

NOVEMBER 15-17

FALL REVIVAL, 7:30 p.m. nightly at Gethsemane Holy Church, Tenth & Tidewater Ave. in Victoria. Wednesday, the Rev. Anita Lewis & House of Prayer Choir, Thursday, Dr. Sarah Coleman & Union Baptist Church and Friday, Dr. James Green & Pleasant Oak Baptist Church.

NOVEMBER 16

LAST MEETING OF 2017, 5 p.m. for the Victoria Public Library. Discussion item: t-shirt design fundraiser. For more information, go to www.fovpl.org.

LAST MEETING OF 2017, noon, of the Lunenburg Chamber at the Victoria Restaurant in Victoria. Action item: voting for Business and Citizen of the Year. Door prize drawing. For more information, go to www.lunenburgchamber.org.

NOVEMBER 18

CLEAN OUT FOR A CAUSE, 10 a.m. Clean out your closet and bring your lightly used women’s clothing to donate to Madeline’s House. Shop our fundraiser event with local artisans and business owners. Prizes for the largest donations and door prizes. Buckingham Art & Community Center, Administration Lane, Buckingham Courthouse. Contact Amy Page at 434-547-3205 with questions.

ANNUAL OLD FASHION LIVING AND RELIGION PROGRAM, 4 p.m. at New Galilee Baptist Church.

NOVEMBER 19

15TH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY, 4 p.m. for Pastor Rev. Evelyn Morgan at Union RZUA Church, Meredithville. The guest minister will be the Right Rev. John L. Ghee, Presiding Bishop of the R.Z.U.A. Churches. The Union Bethel R.Z.U.A. Choir from Freeman will render the music.

PASTOR’S AIDE ANNUAL PROGRAM, 3 p.m. at The Starlight Baptist Church, Kenbridge. The Rev. Violet Oliver and her church family of First Baptist Church, Victoria will be the guest.

WOMEN’S DAY, 4 p.m. at Pleasant Oak Baptist Church. Guest preacher will be Minister Maria Marshall from St. James Missionary Baptist, Henderson, NC. Women are asked to wear white. Dinner will be served.

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, 11 a.m. at Gilfield Baptist Church, Kenbridge. Rev. C.L. Hobbs and church family from Mt. Bethel Baptist, Kenbridge, will conduct the service. Dinner will be served.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY, 3 p.m. at The Zion Hill Baptist Church of Victoria, 1197 Burkeville Road (Rt.723). The Elder Robert Bullock from Friendship Congregation Church of God and Choir of Petersburg, will be our guest. Dinner will be served. All are welcome.

NOVEMBER 21

SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, 1:30 p.m. Lunenburg County School Board Office conference room. RSVP by calling the Special Education Secretary at ( 434 ) 676–2467. ext 2529 or 2532. We look forward to seeing you.

NOVEMBER 26

148TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, 9 a.m. of The WHITE ROCK AME Zion Church, 1123 Lew Jones Road, Alberta. Sunday School, guest Teacher The Rev. Samuel Buck and morning worship at 10 a.m. with guest Preacher, Presiding Elder of the Petersburg District of the AME Zion Church, Rev. T. K. Venable.  In the afternoon at 3 p.m., The Rev. Dr. Audrey Jones, a daughter of White Rock, and the Greater Faith AME Zion Church will be our guest preacher and church.  A meal will be served.

DECEMBER 3

CHRISTMAS SERVICE, 1:30 p.m. at The Rock church in South Hill with Pastor Melvin O. Jiggetts. There will be gifts given out and the Word will be powerful. The church is located at 26393 HWY 47 South Hill, Virginia across from the South Hill radio station.