Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

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Section One meeting and fifth Sunday singing of the Southwest District will convene at New Bethel Baptist Church in Arkadelphia April 28, 29 and 30. Pre-musical will be Friday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcomed by Rev. C.W. Harris, Section One president, Bro. Lawrence Guinn, president of the choir, Rev. Muase, pastor, and Dr. C.K. Yarber, moderator.

Choir night will be Sunday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor. All choirs and churches are invited.

SAAC board evangelism presents its spring shepherd's quake conference at Muldrew Chapel CME Church, Fourth and Jones in Gurdon on April 27-30 at 7:30 nightly. Rev. Louis Ross, director, and Rev. Vincent Gamble, host pastor.

Sharon Harper of Gurdon, wife of Eddie Harper and daughter of evangelist Bertha L. Holliman, will bring her first message Sunday, April 30, at 3:00 p.m. at New Beginning Full Gospel Church in Prescott. Rev. Herbert Adams, pastor.

Clark County Section One meeting will convene with Shady Grove Baptist Church Friday, April 28, 29 and 30 in Beirne. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the 28th. Rev. Gregory Marshall, moderator.

The first Sunday night fellowship services will convene at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon on May 7 at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.

Revival services will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church on May 1519 at 7:00 p.m. nightly. Evangelist for the week will be Rev. H.B. Montgomery, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, Texas.

Revival services will be held May 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. nightly at the old senior citizen building on Longhorn street in Gurdon. Evangelist for the week will be Rev. M.C. Donna Haynes, pastor of Tender Heart Ministry of Hope.

Annual mission day program will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3:00 p.m. a New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Gurdon. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor. Sis. Vernessia Russey, president. Special guest will be Oak Grove A.M.E. Zion of Selma. Rev. Rose Ridgell, pastor and speaker.

Women in White 2000, will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor. Sis Marie Mitchell, president. Special guest will be Sis. Donna Hart of Arkadelphia, daughter of Sis. Mitchell, who will be the speaker.

The officers and members of Mt. Friendship Baptist Church will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Sis. Louis Jones pastor's anniversary Sunday, April 23, at 2:30 p.m. Special guests will be Eastern Star Baptist Church of Smithton. Rev. Marshall Allen, pastor and speaker.

Bible study will be held every Thursday at 12:00 noon at Bethel A.M.E. Church of Gurdon. Rev. Betty Gulley, pastor.

The Welch family planning meeting will be held Saturday, May 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the home of Winfred and Margret Burton of Gurdon.

Ellen Marie Wiley has returned home to Plano, Texas, after visiting her sisters and brother-in-law, Monteen and Gilbert Davis of Gurdon, Ola Mae Bailey of Burtsell, Veodis Cooks of Malvern and other relatives and friends in the surrounding areas.

John Bailey and Bo Bo Gatlin of Los Angeles, Calif., are here visiting his mother and cousins, Ola Mae Bailey, Laura Girsply, Sam Gatlin and other relatives and friends in Burtsell, his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Gatlin and family, other relatives and friends in Gurdon and surrounding areas.

Apologies go to Rev. Betty Gulley, her church, Bethel AME Chruch, Rev. Palmer, and his church, Mt. Willow Baptist Chruch of Chidester for a mistake where Rev. Gulley was named as Mt. Willow's pastor.