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Alva Church of God

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

Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m.

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.

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: Sunday school and adult Bible study groups 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 starts at 11 a.m. Come and sing the great hymns of faith and hear a message focused on making the Bible applicable to your life today. Our sermon series “Revive” continues today.

Junior and Teen Impact, our student ministry, meets at 5 p.m. Are you looking for a Sunday night service? We have one starting at 6 p.m. Wise Guys & Gals also meets at 6 p.m. Wise Guys and Gals is a ministry for preschool to the third grade.

Tuesday: Celebrate Recovery meets on Tuesday night from 6:30 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: Our Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study start at 7 p.m.

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

Sunday: Pastor Nathan Hosier and the Cedar Grove family invite you and your family to come this Sunday to worship with us. Pastor Nathan will continue the B2B (Back to Basics) series of sermons with sermons from “The Sermon.” We look forward to seeing you.

Come join us every Sunday for Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. We also have a group study Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at the church.

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

Thursdays: The ladies' sewing group meets on the first and third Thursday of every month in Hardtner.

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 2 miles west on Major Road. Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church, 35021 Major Road, Alva, OK 73717.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Services The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Alva Branch begin each Sunday at 10 a.m. With sacrament meeting (worship service). The church is located at 1467 Thunderbird Rd., next to the Alva Recreation Center. Visitors are always welcome.

Children meet for an hour of Primary beginning at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school for youth and adults is held the first and third Sundays, also at 11 a.m. On the second and fourth Sundays, youth meet for Young Men and Young Women meetings while adult men meet for Priesthood and women for Relief Society. A combined meeting of youth and adults is held on fifth Sundays throughout the year.

Curriculum for the year is “Come Follow Me – The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” Study guides for individuals and families are available free at the church.

For more information, contact a member of the branch presidency at 801-645-8064 or 801-361-8756.

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, you will be greeted and we would love the opportunity to get to know you more. Watch the sermon on YouTube anytime search for Dr. W Jay Tyree. It is also on Facebook just look for Wilson Tyree.

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

The eXtreme, located at 425 College Ave. in Alva, is a ministry of Hopeton Church. Students in sixth through 12th grade are invited to come hang out, play games, work on homework and enjoy time with friends after school from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The eXtreme is available to rent for parties and events. For questions, call 580-435-2400 or email [email protected].

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: 9:15 a.m. small groups, 10:30 a.m. morning worship with nursery provided.

Tuesday: Noon Brown Bag Bible Study. Bring your lunch and enjoy the fellowship.

Wednesday: 3 p.m. Sharing at Share Convalescent Home, 6 p.m. Youth (7th grade and up).

First Baptist Church is located at 714 College Blvd., Alva.

First Christian Church

Sunday: 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.

Rev. Drew Kirtley will bring a sermon titled “Push and Pull,” based on Matthew 3:13-17.

Serving will be elders Jason Gaisford (also serving at Beadles) and Joy Meier (also serving at Share) and deacons Jimmy Allen (counter also serving at Beadles), Kandice Allen (greeter also serving at Share), Mel Stout (captain) and Dani Cushenbery (greeter).

Emily Bohlen will have the Sunday school. Keli Isenbart will lead Worship & Wonder and Becky Pingelton will lead Children’s Moments. Kelli and Kyle Woods will be in the nursery. Connie Anton and Jarin Shirley will run sound and video.

First Presbyterian Church

Sunday: Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. Worship service begins at 11 a.m. Pastor Rev. Ron Pingelton will bring the message “How to Behave at a Baptism.” Ida Evans will be the liturgist. First reading: Psalm 29; Second Reading: Isaiah 42:1-9; Gospel reading: Matthew 3:13-17.

Alva First Presbyterian Church is located at 628 Church St., corner of 7th and Church, in Alva. Join us! Bring a friend. All are welcome!

First United Methodist Church

Sunday: Please join us for coffee and conversation in the Welcome Area in the north foyer from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school classes begin at 9:30 am. Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Carol Cook Moore will bring the sermon.

The church office will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1.

Hopeton Church

Hopeton is a “come as you are” church! Located a few miles south of Alva on Highway 281, Sunday service starts at 10 a.m. Come early for coffee and fellowship. LIVE every Sunday morning on Facebook.

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

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 10:30 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: At 9:30 a.m. will be Sunday school for all ages. The morning worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday: Town & Country Saints will meet at 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 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 us 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 the church secretary at [email protected] or Pastor Foote at [email protected].