Pates Chapel Baptist Church

Pate’s Chapel Baptist Church in Jemison will hold its 100-Year Anniversary Celebration and Homecoming on Sept. 15. Service starts at 10:30 a.m. Gary Jones, the church’s new pastor, will be the speaker. The group Alleluia will provide special music. There will be a meal following the service in the church’s fellowship hall. Everyone is invited.

Jackson Chapel Church

Bro. Gary Fant got the morning worship service started off with “When I See the Blood” and “He Set Me Free.” Bro. Dennis Smith, Angel Bavar and Wanda Chadwick blessed us with “What a Beautiful Day” and “Right On Time.” While they were singing, people began to come pray. If you missed the service, you truly missed a blessing, because the Holy Spirit was present in a mighty way.

Bro. Dennis’ text came from Joshua 1:1-9: We need to be strong and courageous in whatever God leads us to do, because if he leads us to do something, he will also give us what we need to complete it. Jesus Christ also knows the things we’re going through and just what we need. He will always show up right on time. We also need to be very careful who we follow because not everyone is of God, and if we’re not careful, some of those people will lead us down the wrong road. We as Christians are to be careful about the decisions we make today because those very decisions can affect us for the rest of our lives.

Happy Birthday to Shawna McKinley.

We will have Revival Sept. 22-24 with Bro. Milton O’Strander, better known as “Big Mo.” Everyone is invited.