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Alva Church of God

Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at http://www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org.

Alva Friends Church

Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m .; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m .; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street.

Avard Christian Church

Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6 miles south on Highway 281 and 7 miles west on Garvin Rd. Avard Christian Church, Rt. 2 Box 92, Alva, OK 73717. Pastor Neal Gordon, 580-431- 2646; cell 580-430-8464.

Barnes Street Church of Christ

Sunday worship services will be at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (7 p.m. during daylight savings time). Visitors are most welcome to attend the worship services. For more information, contact Landis Trekell (327-0865), Andrew Rhodes (327-3368), Brian Gaddy (327-5130) or Gray Fields (327-6676).

Bible Baptist Church

Sunday, December 4: Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. There are graded classes for children, a teen class and two adult classes. Our worship service begins at 11 a.m. This Sunday we start our special Christmas services. Each service will focus on the worship of our Great Savior's arrival. Our message for this morning will be “Jesus, our Healer.”

Teen Impact will meet at 5 p.m. Teen Impact is open to all teens from sixth to 12th grade. Our evening service starts at 6 p.m. Wise Guys meets tonight at 6 p.m. Wise Guys is a character-building and scripture memory program for preschool to fifth grade.

Tuesday, December 6: Celebrate Recovery meets on Tuesday nights at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-based recovery program to help provide a safe place to discover a Savior who can give freedom from hang ups, hurts and habits. Everyone is invited to attend.

Wednesday, December 7: At 6:30 p.m. we will meet at the church to go caroling. All are invited to attend.

As always, transportation and nurseries are available for all services. We look forward to having you and your family visit us this Sunday!

Capron United Methodist Church

Sunday, December 4: We invite you to join us at 9:30 a.m. as we sing praises to our Lord and hear the Word, as we celebrate this Christmas season of our Lord Jesus' birth. Pastor Clark's message is entitled “A Love Affair You Need,” based on Mark 12:28-34.

For more information about our church and activities, or if you have a need, please call 580-216-4787.

Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church

Pastor Harold Henson and the Cedar Grove family invite you and your family to join us as we learn truths of Jesus' love, grace, forgiveness, joy and fellowship in 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship. We would love to get to know YOU!

Our Worker Appreciation Truck Stop is back up and running on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

The church is located 7 miles west of Alva, on U.S. Highway 64, turn north onto County Road 370, drive 10 miles to the S curve, and take half of the S and straight onto Major Road. The church is located 2 miles west on Major Road. Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church, 35021 Major Road, Alva, OK 73717.

College Hill Church of Christ

Sunday Bible class for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Following the weekly fellowship lunch, the afternoon service will begin at 12:45 p.m. Don't miss a Sunday with our great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

From our family to yours, we sincerely invite you to worship God with us this coming Sunday. Be encouraged and lifted up as we sing songs of praise, lift up our prayers to God, observe the Lord's Supper, and hear a portion of His eternal word. You will be sure to enjoy our “no visitor left behind” policy which means that, as a visitor, yo14 will be greeted and we would love the opportunity to get to know you more.

Dacoma United Methodist Church

Adult Sunday school is held from 8:15-8:45 a.m. Fellowship coffee and doughnuts are at 8:45-9 a.m. Worship service is from 9-10 a.m. At noon is lunch at the church.

All visitors are welcome at Dacoma United Methodist Church, which is located at 900 Main St., Dacoma, Oklahoma. If you have a need, contact Rev. John Bizzell at 580-541-8381.

First Assembly of God

Morning worship will be at 10:45 a.m. Evening worship will begin at 6 p.m.

For more information please contact us at 580-327-0894.

First Baptist Church

Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. is followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. The choir will rehearse at 5:30 p.m.

First Christian Church

Sunday, December 4: Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. (on fifth Sundays we have a breakfast at the church in place of Sunday school). At 10:30 a.m. is our morning worship (children 4 years and older have Worship and Wonder at this time. Nursery is provided for children under age 4).

Today's sermon will be “Prepare for What?” based on Luke 3:3-5.

Elder Lucy Rhodes will be Scripture Reader and serve at Beadles Nursing Home. Elder Joe Shirley will be lay leader and serve at Share Convalescent Home.

Deacon Carly Williams will be the counter and serve at Beadles. Deacon Debbie Walcott will be a greeter and serve at Share. Deacon Sherryce Pinon Morris will be captain, and Deacon James Wiebener will be a greeter.

Doris Roberts will teach Sunday school, and Karee Shirley will teach the Worship and Wonder lesson “The Shepheds Show the Way.” Amanda Beck and Tena Martin will serve in the nursery. Shelly Bouziden will present the Children's Moments. Philip Anton and Bill Beeler will run sound and video.

Today is our annual Holiday Dinner and Auction. We hold the auction to raise money for Christmas gifts for those in need. (We also have the nursing home services this Sunday.)

Monday, December 5: The ladies' quilting group will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 6: The Christian Women's Fellowship will have their CWF “Come and Go Luncheon” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Christian Church. All ladies of the church are invited to attend.

Wednesday, December 7: At 5 p.m. is our college fellowship, with free meals for college students. Also at 5 p.m., Drama Disciples practice. At 6 p.m. is adult Bible study and children's choir practice. Adult choir practice begins at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 11: The Children's Christmas Program will be presented during the 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Monthly activities include:

• Saturday Morning Crazy Cooks, who meet once a month to make and freeze meals for those who need them. Those interested in participating should call the church office at 327-0194 to find out when they're cooking next.

• Elders meet the first Sunday of every month at 6 p.m.

• The Church Cabinet meets the second Sunday of each month at 6 p.m.

• The Church Board meets the second Sunday of each month at 7 p.m.

Come join us! We would love to have you!

First Presbyterian Church

Sunday, December 4: Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. Worship will start at 11 a.m. The ushers will be Larry and Joy Glass, Chris Darr and Gwen Burroughs. The Jamie Kilmer family will light the advent candle and lead the worship service. Rev. Gordon Edwards of Stillwater will preach “Do You Hear What I Hear?” based on Matthew 3:1-12.

A congregational meeting to elect a new class of elders for 2019 will be held after worship. Choir practice will be at 4:15 p.m.

Monday, December 5: Christmas party for Evening Circle and PW will be Monday at 6 p.m. in the church parlor.

Wednesday, December 7: Fellowship dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. and youth meeting at 7 p.m.

First United Methodist Church

Sunday, November 27: At 9:30 a.m., Sunday school classes for all ages are held. At our 10:30 a.m. worship service, the United Methodist Student Day offering will be received. Dr. Carol Cook Moore's sermon, “Carry Your Candle,” is from Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44. Liturgist is Deb Corr. Children's Time will be presented by Pastor Carol. Ushers are Ron and Peggy Mapes, Tom and Judi Shirley, Fred Neuman, and Greg Dietz.

Committees will meet: Trustees at 6 p.m. in We Are One classroom, Finance Committee at 6:45 p.m. in Church Parlor, Church Council at 7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Wednesday, November 30: Final Wednesday Night Live session of the semester. A one-session adult class, “Waiting for God: A Conversation about Advent,” meets at 6:30 p.m. The class is taught by Pastor Carol.

Hopeton Church

Hopeton: a non-typical church! You don't have to dress in a suit to be accepted; you can wear your jeans, get a cup of coffee, and enjoy contemporary music, great videos, and a relevant message.

Hopeton Church meets at 10 a.m. at the main campus in Hopeton, just a few short miles south of Alva on 281. Coffee bar begins at 9:30 a.m. in the new children's wing. We have something for every age: nursery, children, teens, adults, women's support groups, and adult small H.O.M.E. groups for fellowship.

19390 County Road 440, PO Box 7, Hopeton, OK 73746. Phone: 580-435-2400, fax: 580-435-2401, email: [email protected], Web site: http://www.hopetonchurch.org.

eXtreme Youth Center

All middle and high school students are invited to come to this fun place to hang out after school. Winter hours are Monday through Thursday from 3-5:30 p.m. The eXtreme is under the direction of Hopeton Church youth pastors Jason and Kristin Arnold. They are the new Student Ministries pastors for both Hopeton Church and the eXtreme. For more information, call 327-5433.

Town and Country Christian Church

Sunday, December 4: Sunday school for all ages will begin at 9:30 a.m. The adult Sunday school class lesson is “God Promises a Savior,” from Luke 1:26-38. At 10:30 a.m. worship service will begin. Justin Lau will bring the communion meditation. Justin Lau and Clark Schultz will serve communion. Children's Church: Cherie Lau or Anita Jacobson. Youth Pastor Neal Gordon will bring the message.

Tuesday, December 6: Town and Country Saints at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 7: Youth group meets 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 11: Fellowship meal follows the morning worship service.

Sunday, December 18: Youth Christmas program and Candlelight Communion Service begin at 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 25: Rest home services in the afternoon.

Zion Lutheran Church

Rev. Aaron Wagner is the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) at Third and Maple.

Sundays: Divine Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion twice monthly. During Advent and Lent, Zion holds Wednesday services at 7 p.m. Weekday School (grades 3-6) meets at 3:30 p.m.

Weekly meetings: Handbells practice (Mondays at 5 p.m.), confirmation class for grades 7 and 8 (Wednesdays at 5 p.m.).

Monthly meetings: youth group, Seasoned Saints (third Tuesday at 1 p.m.), Ruth Circle (first Monday at noon), Lutheran Women's Missionary League (first Tuesday at 6 p.m.).

The Lutheran Early Care and Education Center (327-1318) offers care for children as young as six weeks old, as well as an after-school program.

For more information concerning Zion Lutheran Church call 327-0510 or e-mail [email protected].