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Story About the JAARS Mission

JAARS, Jungle Aviation and Radio Service, flies planes and helicopters on makeshift or short runways into the remotest areas of the world to not only deliver food and medical supplies to those in need but to also deliver the living food of Jesus Christ through Biblical translations. To read about JAARS recent activities and the local churches involved, click here.

Small Group Fellowship Meeting

Shoal Creek Baptist Church has small group meetings on a regular basis where Christ is the focus: bible study, prayer and fellowship are part of the meetings.  For more information call 682-4828.

Participate in the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration

Anyone interested in being a part of the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration at Griffith Chapel, Burnsville NC such as planning or joining the celebration choir, please email Bill or Roberta Whiteside at wil_white_14@yahoo.com. For those who prefer, call 682-2089.

New Religious Programs on WKYK & WTOE

Each Saturday on WKYK at 11:30am, listen for "Back to Bethel" with Pastor Darrin Waldroup of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.  Each Sunday on WKYK at 2:30pm, tune in for "The Children's Home Hour", a broadcast from the Tri-State Children's Home in Bristol, TN.  New on WTOE, "Revelation Now", Sundays at 4:00pm following "Bible Answers Live with Doug Batchelor".

Gospel Singing

Healing Service *

Mars Hill Homecoming Gospel Singing

The Mars Hill Homecoming Gospel Singing will be held Saturday November 14th at 6:00pm in the Moore Auditorium at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C.  Singers at the event will be Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, The Primitive Quartet, and The Simple Faith Quartet. General admission is $10 in advance, $14 at the door.  Children 12 and under are free.  For more information call (828)645-3322.

Chris Smith: The One-Man Quartet  to Sing at Low Gap FWB

Chris Smith, formerly of the Inspirations, and now billed as The One-Man Quartet will be singing at Low Gap Free Will Baptist Church in Burnsville Sunday November 15th at 11:00am.  He sings all four parts of four-part harmony: tenor, lead, baritone, and bass.  For more information call 682-6357.

Bluegrass/Gospel Concert Fundraiser

Higgins Memorial UMC is hosting a Bluegrass/Gospel Concert, Sunday night, November 15th at the Family Life Center at 7:00 p.m. featuring regional favorites, Buncombe Turnpike. Buncombe Turnpike plays a variety of heartfelt tunes ranging from traditional and contemporary bluegrass to gospel and hand crafted Buncombe Turnpike originals. With their crowd pleasing demeanor, seasoned musicianship, and powerful vocals, the band has made a name for themselves among traditional and contemporary listeners alike. This family night concert is part of Higgins’ Finishing Strong campaign to pay off the mortgage on the Family Life Center building project. There will be no admission charge for the concert, but donations will be gratefully accepted on behalf of the Finishing Strong campaign. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and concessions will be available. Higgins Family Life Center is just off town square, across from the Reconciliation House parking lot on Avery Street. Load up the family, invite your friends and neighbors, and come on down for a fun evening of good ‘ol foot-stompin’, hand-clappin’ bluegrass music!

Operation Christmas Child *

The Spruce Pine First Baptist Church at 125 Tappan Street will serve as a collection site for The Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child and will be collecting the shoe boxes November 16th through November 23rd from 8:00am-6:00pm.  Through Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project, area residents are packing shoe box gifts for children in more than 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.  From Spruce Pine the shoes box gifts will be sorted and sent to suffering children around the world.  These shoe boxes will be filled with such items as school supplies, toys, necessity items, hard candy and a letter of encouragement.  For step-by-step shoe box packing instructions or to register and track your shoe box and "follow your box" to the destination country go to www.samaritanspurse.org. For more information call the church toll free at 1-800-598-1368 or Samaritan's Purse at (704)583-1463.

Revival with Bro. Rudy Smith

Unity Baptist Church will be in revival beginning Monday November 16th through Friday November 20th at 7:00pm nightly.  Preaching will be Bro. Rudy Smith.  Pastor Ricky Hensley and the congregation invites everyone to attend.

Benefit Singing *

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Spruce Pine will be having a Benefit Singing Saturday November 22nd at 6:00pm.  Featured groups will be Mt. Calvary Quartet, IV Grace, and others.  Proceeds will go to purchase Christmas for needy children.  Everyone is welcome.

Church Bake Sale

There will be a bake sale for The River Church Outreach on Monday November 23 through Wednesday November 25th from 9:00am-6:00pm at the church, located on 19E at East Yancey.  For more information call 682-5269.

The Primitive Quartet to Sing at Pine Branch Baptist Church *

The Primitive Quartet will be singing at Pine Branch Baptist Church in Spruce Pine, NC on Friday, November 27th at 7:00pm.  A love offering will be collected.  For information call Rev. Steve Williams at (828)766-9880 or the church at 765-9101.