Pine Bluff Church Holds Three-Night Fall Revival as Area Congregations Mark Anniversaries
True Vine "E" Missionary Baptist Church's revival runs through Wednesday night, and two more Pine Bluff churches celebrate milestones in early November.
See where this is ›PINE BLUFF, Ark. —
True Vine “E” Missionary Baptist Church, 1001 W. Second Ave. in Pine Bluff, Ark., is holding a fall revival at 7 p.m. nightly Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 26-28, according to the Pine Bluff Commercial's weekly church news.
See where this is ›Rev. Robert Willis Jr., pastor of Amos Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, is the guest evangelist. The meetings carry the theme “Revived, Renewed, and Transformed by God,” drawn from Romans 12:1-2. Rev. Leon Williams Jr. is pastor of True Vine.
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
Romans 12:1, KJV
Other Pine Bluff congregations are marking milestones. Eighth Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, 1200 W. Eighth Ave., scheduled its 128th anniversary celebration for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, inviting members, former members and friends, with Rev. M. Kriston Wilson, pastor of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, as guest speaker. Rev. Kirby L. Gulley is Eighth Avenue's pastor. The theme was “Standing on the Shoulders, Walking in the Promise,” from Psalm 105:8.
New Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 3800 S. Fir St., will celebrate the 15th pastoral anniversary of Rev. S.E. Shaw and Cassandra Shaw at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Rev. Fred Wisemon, pastor of Cherry Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Moscow, will speak. The theme comes from Jeremiah 3:15, and the community is invited.
New Community Church, 321 N. Birch St., led by Apostle and Pastor Patrick Lockett, will mark its 68th anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, with Rev. Brandon Clay as guest speaker.
Also on Oct. 25, Barraque Street Missionary Baptist Church, 1800 W. Pullen Ave., scheduled its annual Women's Day at 11 a.m. with Rev. Roline Thomas, the church's first lady, as featured speaker. Rev. Earnest Thomas is pastor.
