By The People’s Paper MS
MAGEE, Miss. — Area churches and faith communities will come together this weekend for food, prayer, worship and fellowship, with several opportunities for residents to participate.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, Calvary is partnering with Magee First Baptist Church to serve food to the community at Magee City Park. Volunteers will serve from 9 a.m. to noon, and organizers welcome anyone who would like to arrive early to help prepare the food.
A community prayer gathering also is scheduled Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Goodwater C.M.E. Church. Organizers are inviting those who can and will to join them in fasting and prayer.
In Bay Springs, the First Sweet Pilgrim Association will hold its General Assembly Saturday at Nazareth Baptist Church. The gathering begins at 10 a.m. and typically concludes around noon.
Nazareth Baptist Church is located at 1043 County Road 12, Bay Springs, Mississippi 39422. Everyone is invited to attend the General Assembly.
Sunday will bring another opportunity for worship and fellowship.
Sunday services are scheduled to begin with donuts, coffee, juice and prayer at 9:15 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Later Sunday afternoon, Pastor Moffett is scheduled to serve as guest preacher for an anniversary service at Springhill M.B. Church in Ellisville. The service begins at 3:30 p.m.
Springhill M.B. Church is located at 920 Dubose, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437.
Organizers are encouraging members of the congregation and community to participate in the weekend’s activities, whether through serving others, joining in prayer or gathering for worship.
For many, the weekend offers a simple reminder that community can be strengthened when people make time to serve, pray and worship together.
