Church happenings

MusicLiberty Primitive Baptist Church will have the Eadens Family singing at 7 p.m. Sunday. The church is located at 317 Cherry St. in Mount Carmel.Reservoir Road Baptist Church will have a singing on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. with the Jack Morelock Singers.Multi-Dove Award winning and multi-Grammy nominated trio The Martins will perform at the Lamplight Theatre, 140 Broad St., Kingsport, on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. Joining The Martins will be Phillips and Banks as well as comedian Mickey Bell. For ticket information call 423-343-1766 or visit www.lamplighttheatre.net or www.martinsonline.com.ServicesRogersville Baptist Temple will be having a Jubilee Service Friday at 7 p.m. Kevin Rogerson, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Abington, Virginia, will be preaching.First Presbyterian Church, 100 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, will hold worship services at 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday with Dr. Mike Shelton preaching. Visit the church website at www.firstpreskingsport.org for more information.Tim and April Baldwin will be singing at the 11 a.m. service Sunday at Friendship Chapel, 300 McKenzie Road. Mike Ervin will preach.Lynn Garden Evangelical Methodist Church will have Rev. Earl Miller preaching at both services Sunday.Masters Way from Glade Spring, Virginia, will sing Sunday at 6 p.m. at Duncansville Christian Church. Rev. James Galliher will preach.Jacob Horton will be preaching at Durham's Chapel Freewill Baptist Church on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.Clinch Valley Church in Eidson will not be having services on Sunday.HomecomingDouble Springs Baptist Church will celebrate its homecoming and anniversary Sunday. It is the 241st year of gospel ministry of the church. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. Ralph Arnold. The church is located at 280 Double Springs Road, Jonesborough.New Providence Presbyterian Church, Highway 11W, 214 Stony Point Road, Surgoinsville, will celebrate its 116th homecoming on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m. There will be special music beginning at 10:30 a.m. A covered dish fellowship dinner will follow the service.CommunityRye Cove Community Church will hold its regular second Friday fish dinner starting at 4 p.m.Calvary Freewill Baptist Church will hold a women's retreat Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served. Special singing by Sheila Gabbert and Sherry Tilson.King University's Institute for Faith and Culture welcomes scholar and author Vincent Bacote, Ph.D., as the 2021-22 speaker series, "Listen to Your Life," continues Monday with a 20th anniversary remembrance of 9/11. Bacote will share "Learning from Looking Back" at 9:15 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel on King's main campus in Bristol and "Loving All of Our Neighbors" at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Bristol, Virginia. Guests are requested to follow the church's masking and social distancing guidelines.Mount Moriah Baptist Church will have its food bank open to the public Thursday from 5-7 p.m. The church is located at 215 Montgomery Ave., Church Hill.Gray United Methodist Church is serving a free community drive-thru meal on Thursday from 6 until 7 p.m. Menu is a hot ham and cheese sandwich, chips, fruit and a dessert. Drive up to the side of the church, and there will be people to greet you and bring your food. The meal is for anyone who wants or needs one. Bring a friend or take a meal to someone you know who might need it. The church is located in Gray beside the fairgrounds.Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church is having a rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 150 Elizabeth Ann Circle, Bluff City (just off Highway 11E, turn onto Egypt Road). Furniture, TVs, children's clothes and much more. A mask will be required. If you do not have one, a mask will be provided.Lafollettes Chapel Church in Stanley Valley will host its annual ice cream supper on Saturday, Sept. 18, beginning at 4 p.m. There will be food, cakewalks, an auction and entertainment.LampLight Theatre in downtown Kingsport will present a brand-new production, "In the Valley," through Sept. 19. "In the Valley" is a 1920s retelling of the story of Job in the familiar setting of the Appalachian Mountains. The show will feature favorite hymns and bluegrass music but will also debut some new original music. "In the Valley" will be presented on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students, and free for children 5 and under. Call for group rates. Doors open one hour prior to the show. LampLight Theatre is located at 140 Broad St., Kingsport. For reservations and information contact the LampLight box office at 423-343-1766 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit www.lamplighttheatre.com online.Holston Baptist Association Missions Conference and Fair will be held Sunday, Sept. 19, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church, 1512 John Exum Parkway, Johnson City. Featured speakers are Russ Meehan, Guy Fredrick, Nate Vedoya and Rusty Ford.A free community hotdog lunch will be held at the Free Gift Gospel Mission, 1025 Maple St., Kingsport, on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Hermon Community Cemetery has canceled its annual fundraiser due to COVID-19. Please send contributions for the upkeep of the cemetery to: Hermon Community Cemetery Fund; c/o Kathy Robinson, secretary; 243 Samuel St.; Kingsport, TN 37660.Email religion notices to features@timesnews.net. Please send by 5 p.m. Tuesday for publication Friday. Announcements can also be dropped off at the Times News office on Lynn Garden Drive.