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LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — Sept. 3-4, 2016 - LaGrange Daily News
Monday, September 05, 2016Friends of the Library Book Shop at the library on Alford Street.Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.The West Georgia chapter of Fort Valley State University Alumni meets at 10 a.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center.The Sickle Cell Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at Bradshaw-Chambers County Library at 3419 20th Ave. in Valley, Ala. Renata Buckner, 706-518-6035 or [email protected]Peace by Piece Quilt Group meets at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church on the Square. Jane Taylor, 706-884-6323Churches: Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760SundayChurches: Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Cedar Street, celebrates pastor A.A. Booker’s ninth anniversary at 3 p.m. Guests will be pastor M. Goggins and the Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Griffin.A memorial dedication for Ethel W. Kight is set for 3 p.m. at the campus of Ethel W. Kight Elementary School, 75 Gordon Road in LaGrange.Callaway Baptist Church hosts discipleship training, youth and children’s classes at 5 p.m.TuesdayEvents: Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register.The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Broad Street in LaGrange.Western line dance lessons are 1 p.m. at The Active Life on Ragland Street. Cost is $5. Betty Cook, 706-882-1955The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291Meetings: The Troup County Commission meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor commission meeting room in the Government Center at 100 Ridley Ave.Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.Grief Share, a support group for people gri...
Monday, June 06, 2016In March, Wayne Lenderman and his wife, Wanda, sat worshiping as part of the congregation of First Assembly of God in Fort Valley.The two began attending in February, but that morning Lenderman had a particularly serious question on his mind. At 51 and as part of the Assembly of God’s in-the-field ministry certification training program, he was wondering if God was calling him to pastor the small church.Those around him were unaware of the possibility or that Assemblies of God State Superintendent Rick Collins had asked him to consider it.“I sat praying and asked, ‘Lord, can I make a difference here? Can I make a difference in this community?’ ”Lenderman said he was surprised when he felt God tell him, “No!”But then Lenderman said God quickly directed his eyes to a banner on the church’s wall that read, “Yes we can!”He said God spoke to his heart, “You can’t make a difference, but we can. You and I and these people together.”Lenderman preached his first sermon as new pastor Sunday. He said he and the congregation are depending on God to use them to show Fort Valley just how much he loves them.“We’re n...
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LaGrange, Troup County and surrounding area events — Sept. 3-4, 2016 - LaGrange Daily News
Monday, September 05, 2016Friends of the Library Book Shop at the library on Alford Street.Meetings: Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings 10:30 a.m. for women, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.The West Georgia chapter of Fort Valley State University Alumni meets at 10 a.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center.The Sickle Cell Support Group meets at 11 a.m. at Bradshaw-Chambers County Library at 3419 20th Ave. in Valley, Ala. Renata Buckner, 706-518-6035 or [email protected]Peace by Piece Quilt Group meets at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church on the Square. Jane Taylor, 706-884-6323Churches: Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760SundayChurches: Mount Gilead Baptist Church, Cedar Street, celebrates pastor A.A. Booker’s ninth anniversary at 3 p.m. Guests will be pastor M. Goggins and the Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Griffin.A memorial dedication for Ethel W. Kight is set for 3 p.m. at the campus of Ethel W. Kight Elementary School, 75 Gordon Road in LaGrange.Callaway Baptist Church hosts discipleship training, youth and children’s classes at 5 p.m.TuesdayEvents: Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register.The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Broad Street in LaGrange.Western line dance lessons are 1 p.m. at The Active Life on Ragland Street. Cost is $5. Betty Cook, 706-882-1955The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291Meetings: The Troup County Commission meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor commission meeting room in the Government Center at 100 Ridley Ave.Self Help Harbor, 909 Stonewall St., hosts AA meetings at noon, 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.Grief Share, a support group for people gri...
Monday, June 06, 2016In March, Wayne Lenderman and his wife, Wanda, sat worshiping as part of the congregation of First Assembly of God in Fort Valley.The two began attending in February, but that morning Lenderman had a particularly serious question on his mind. At 51 and as part of the Assembly of God’s in-the-field ministry certification training program, he was wondering if God was calling him to pastor the small church.Those around him were unaware of the possibility or that Assemblies of God State Superintendent Rick Collins had asked him to consider it.“I sat praying and asked, ‘Lord, can I make a difference here? Can I make a difference in this community?’ ”Lenderman said he was surprised when he felt God tell him, “No!”But then Lenderman said God quickly directed his eyes to a banner on the church’s wall that read, “Yes we can!”He said God spoke to his heart, “You can’t make a difference, but we can. You and I and these people together.”Lenderman preached his first sermon as new pastor Sunday. He said he and the congregation are depending on God to use them to show Fort Valley just how much he loves them.“We’re n...
