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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 Andrew Rhodes (327-3368) and Brian Gaddy (327-5130).

Bible Baptist Church

Sunday, Oct. 7: This Sunday we continue our annual Missions Emphasis Month. Join us each Sunday to learn how the Gospel of Christ is changing people around the world. Sunday school and adult Bible study groups will start at 10 a.m. There are three graded classes for children, a teen class, and two adult Bible classes. Join us for a time of learning and fellowship. Our worship service begins at 11 a.m. Our special missionary guest are Kutilek family, missionary educators.

Junior and Teen Impact, our student ministry for fourth through 12th grades, meets at 5 p.m. Looking for a Sunday night service? We have one starting at 6 p.m. Wise Guys and Gals also meets at 6 p.m. This ministry is for children in preschool to third grade.

Tuesday, Oct. 9: Celebrate Recovery meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It 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, Oct. 10: Our midweek prayer meeting and Bible study meets at 7 p.m.

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

Come visit us at the little church on the prairie. Church service at 9:30 a.m.

Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church

Pastor Nathan Hosier and the Cedar Grove family invite you and your family to join us this Sunday. Come join us at 10 a.m. for Sunday School and 11a.m. for worship service. Pastor Nathan will be continuing the series on the letters to the seven churches in Revelation. This Sunday's sermon is titled “The Compromising Church.”

Our Worker Appreciation Truck Stop is continues every other Tuesday 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.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Services at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints begin each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with sacrament meeting (worship service). Sunday school classes for all ages, youth through adult, and Primary for children follow at 10:45 a.m. Priesthood and women's Relief Society meetings begin at 11:50 a.m. The church is located at 1467 Thunderbird, next to the Alva Recreation Complex. Visitors are always welcome.

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

Everyone is welcome. Fellowship coffee and doughnuts are at 8:45 a.m. Worship service with Rev. Don Jones is at 9 a.m.

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. Don Jones at 580-541-8381.

eXtreme Youth Center

Sixth-grade to 12th-grade students are invited to come to this fun place to hang out after school and through the summer. The eXtreme is under the direction of youth pastor Stony Kalonga. Sumer hours at the eXtreme are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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: Sunday school for all ages at 9:15 a.m. is followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m., for which nursery is provided. The choir will rehearse at 2 p.m.

Tuesday: At noon is a brown bag Bible study – bring your lunch.

Wednesday: At 4 p.m. is bell practice. Church supper is at 5 p.m., followed at 6 p.m. by Team Kid, adult Bible study, youth Bible study, and choir practice.

First Christian Church

Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. (On Fifth Sundays, we have a breakfast here at the church during this time.) Worship begins at 10:30 a.m., as does Worship and Wonder for children over 4 years of age; nursery is provided for children under age 4.

Serving will be elders Jason Gaisford (also serving at Beadles) and Shelly Bouziden(also serving at Share) and deacons Shelly Cushenbery (counter also serving at Beadles), Shannon Wilson (greeter also serving at Share), Terri Leeper (captain) and Glenn Cushenbery (greeter).

Doris Roberts will teach Sunday school. Amanda Beck will teach Worship & Wonder. Shelly Bouziden will bring the Children's Moments. Tena Martin and Amanda Beck will be in the nursery. Philip Anton and Bill Beeler will run sound and video.

First Presbyterian Church

Please join us for Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. All are welcome!

First United Methodist Church

Sunday, Oct. 7: At 9:30 a.m. is Sunday school for all ages, including a nursery for infants and toddlers. At 10:30 a.m. is the worship service. This is World Communion Sunday. Liturgist is Ruth Cole; Children's Time will be presented by Dr. Carol Cook Moore. Ushers are Gary Gallon, Kate Nickel, Della Dunnigan, Karleen White, Larry Thorne. The Sherrill Bell Choir will ring.

Wednesday, Oct. 10: At 5:30 p.m. is Chancel Choir rehearsal. At 6 p.m. is Wednesday Night Live fellowship dinner, followed by classes for children and youth from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Also at 6:30 p.m., the Leap Into Health wellness group meets in Church Parlor. The group is led by Dr. Liz Kinzie, and is open to everyone. From 6:35 p.m. to 7:35 p.m. the adult study group will meet in Discovery classroom.

Saturday, Oct. 13: At 9 a.m. the Prayer Shawl ministry will meet in Education building.

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.

Nazarene Church

Donut and coffee fellowship is at 9:15 each Sunday morning, Bible study for ages 6 and up at 9:30, and worship begins at 10:20 a.m. Nursery is available for children under age 6 during worship. Missions lessons for ages 6 through fifth grade are held the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

Two children received Christ as their savior while at Camp Bond this month.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

The celebration of Holy Mass (Jesus in the Eucharist) is the source of our spiritual nourishment. Rev. Father Bala, Sagili Jesudas, is the parish priest (pastor) of Sacred Heart in Alva and its missions in Cherokee and Waynoka. You are welcome; be a part of the Sacred Heart Parish family.

Saturday: Waynoka services at Our Mother of Mercy Church include Sacrament of Confession at 4:30 p.m. and Holy Mass (Eucharist) at 5 p.m.

Sunday: Alva services at Sacred Heart Church include Sacrament of Confession at 8:15 a.m., Holy Rosary (1 and 3 Sundays) at 8:30 a.m., Holy Mass (Eucharist) at 9 a.m. Cherokee services at Saint Cornelius Church include Holy Rosary at 11 a.m. (all Sundays), Sacrament of Confession at 11:15 a.m., and Holy Mass (Eucharist) at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, call 580-327-0339 or log onto http://www.sacredheartalva.org.

Town and Country Christian Church

Sunday, Oct. 7: At 9:30 a.m. will be Sunday school for all ages. The Sunday school lesson for the adult class will be “The Righteousness of Noah” from Genesis 6:9b-22. At 10:30 a.m. worship service will begin. Justin Lau will bring the communion meditation. Clark Schultz and Justin Lau will serve communion. Children's Church: Cherie Lau or Anita Jacobson. Pastor Paul Cole will bring the message.

Tuesday, Oct. 9: Town and Country Saints will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 10: Youth group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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.

Vacation Bible School will be May 22–25, 9–11:30 a.m.

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