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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

It's Christmas Time at BBC! Come and celebrate the Birth of our Savior with us this month!

Saturday, Dec. 15: The Children's Christmas Program practice will be at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16: 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. Come and sing the great carols of faith and hear a message focused on the birth of our Savior. Our children's program will be at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Tuesday, Dec. 18: Celebrate Recovery meets from 6:30 p.m. to 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, Dec. 19: Wednesday nights during this month of celebration we are focusing on being a blessing to others. Come and join us at 7 p.m. to carol our nursing homes and shut-ins.

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 for worship. We will continue observing Advent this Sunday. Come worship with us as we light the third candle of Advent. Pastor Nathan will preach the second sermon in the Advent series, titled “Leap for Joy.”

Our Worker Appreciation Truck Stop is continues every other Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the church. Stop by and see us.

Come join us every Sunday for Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. 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 go 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, located at 425 College Ave. in Alva, 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, Dec. 16: 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 Shane Justice (also serving at Beadles) and Joy Meier (also serving at Share) and deacons Marissa Orcutt (counter also serving at Beadles), Kandice Allen (greeter also serving at Share), Mel Stout (captain) and Brooke Pingelton (greeter).

Tena Martin will have the Sunday school program. Alison Inman will teach Worship & Wonder. The Choir will sing a cantata for the Children's Moments. Tena Martin and Amanda Beck will be in the nursery. Philip Anton and Connie Anton will run sound and video.

Monday, Dec. 24: At 9 p.m. is the Christmas Eve Communion Service. All are welcome.

First Presbyterian Church

Friday, Dec. 14: Tiny Steps Montessori Christmas Program is at 6 p.m. All are welcome!

Sunday, Dec. 16: Third Sunday of Advent. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. is the worship service. Everyone is welcome! Rev. Alison Burchett will bring the sermon “Heart Condition.” Liturgist will be Joy Glass. First reading: Philippians 4:4-9; second reading: Luke 3:7-18.

Wednesday, Dec. 12: Youth group is at 6 p.m.

Alva First Presbyterian Church is located at 628 Church St. in Alva.

First United Methodist Church

Sunday, Dec. 16: Sunday school classes begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. is the worship service. Dr. Carol Cook Moore's sermon, “Love,” is from John 1:1-5, 14, 16-17. Liturgist is Karen Koehn; Children's Time is presented by Ruth Cole. Ushers are Gary and Charlotte Murrow, Tom Boren, Ken Brown, Sheila Lehr, Greg Dietz. The annual Circle of Care offering will be received, to support Oklahoma United Methodist Ministry to children and youth. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. is Christmas Open House at the Parsonage.

Wednesday, Dec. 19: A special service of prayer and healing will be held in the chapel. All are welcome.

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.

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, Dec. 16: At 9:30 a.m. will be Sunday school for all ages. The Sunday school lesson for the adult class will be “Love and Worship God” from Psalm 103:1-17A, 21-22. At 10:30 a.m. worship service will begin. Justin Williams will bring the communion meditation. Clark Schultz and Justin Williams will serve communion. Children's Church: Cherie Lau or Anita Jacobson. Pastor Paul Cole will bring the message.

The Youth Christmas Program and Communion Candlelight Service will be tonight at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18: Town and Country Saints will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19: Youth group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church

Please join us on Sundays for Sunday school and worship with Rev. Aaron Wagner at Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) at Third and Maple streets.

Sundays school (children and adults) begins at 9:15 a.m. Fellowship is at 10 a.m. Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. with Communion on the first and third Sundays. During Advent and Lent, Zion holds Wednesday services at 7 p.m.

Weekly Happenings: Weekday School (grades 4-6) meets on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Handbells practice Mondays at 5 p.m..

Monthly meetings: Pitch Group (first Sunday evening of the month), Ruth Circle (first Monday of the month at noon), LWML (first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.), Seasoned Saints (third Tuesday at 1 p.m.), Youth Group.

For more information about Zion Lutheran Church call 580-327-0510 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].