Noonday Prayer - St. Paul United Methodist Church, 3733 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will be open for noonday prayer on Wednesdays. We invite anyone who wants to come in and spend time with God to stop by and pray as long as they would like.  The church will open at 12 p.m. and remain open until after Bible Study at 6 p.m.  All are welcome to share in our Bible Study as well.

Program - Lady Christ-N-Ty Youth Ministry sponsors youth programs every second Sunday of the month. If you are looking for youth to come to your church to perform praise dancing and singing, lifting the name of Jesus. For more information contact TeaTon at ladychrist_n_ty@yahoo. com.

Ministry - Lady Christ-N-Ty Youth Outfield Ministry Bible study will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 p.m. until.

The Bible study will be held at Hwy. 52, the  Powell Trailer Park. Refreshments will follow.

Activities - Christ “N” Me Youth Outfield Ministry activities will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Throw and catch, puzzles, games, singing, and dancing and so much more. Refresh-ments will be served. Pick-up and drop-off are available.

Services - The Church of God and True Holiness, 1185 Thorne Avenue, Kingstree,  invites everyone to join us in our weekly services. Services are 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9 a.m. with Sunday School and Praise service at 10 a.m. Praise/Worship on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays and Bible study every 2nd and 4th Sundays and Thursday nights at True Holiness Church of Deliverance II, 229 N. McQueen St., Florence. Apostle James A. Pratt, Jr. is the pastor.

Yard Sale - Corrie House Garments of Grace Ministries of Sandy Bay Pentecostal Holiness Church, located at the end of Sandy Bay Rd., will have an indoor yard sale every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Youth Ministry - Lady Christ-Is-Ty Youth Ministry will be ministering at Interfaith Project Park in Kingstree every Saturday from 4 p.m. until.  There will be singing and praise dancing.

Youth Program - Christ “N” Me sponsors youth programs every second Sunday of the month.  If you are looking for the youth to come out to your church, please contact TeaTon at (843) 356-7397.

Men’s Fellowship - Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 18 South Main Street, Greeleyville, Men’s Fellowship Ministry  and Pastor Otis L. Williams, Jr. extends a cordial invitation to men in the community and surrounding areas to join us in worship Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.

Clothes Giveaway - Kingstree Church of Christ, 1288 Sumter Hwy., Kingstree, will have a clothes giveaway on Saturday, December 22, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Program - The Lay Organization of Greater St. Mark AME Church, 1297 Old Georgetown Old Road, Hemingway, and the Rev. Arthur W. Ford invite you to a 100 plus Men in Black and 100 plus Ladies in White program on Sunday, December 9, at 4 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Kylon J. Middleton, pastor of Hope Well AME Church will be the guest speaker.

Contest - The Christian Poets Society is sponsoring a free poetry contest open to everyone. There are 50 prizes totaling $5,000 with a $1,00 grand prize for the winner. Poems of 21 lines or less on any subject and in any style will be judged by the contest director Dr. Jerome Cousins. “We love encouraging poets with cash prizes,” he says. “We trust this contest will produce exciting results!” Send poem to: Free Poetry Contest, 106 Cambria Cir., Citrus Heights, CA 95621 or enter at www.freecontest.com. Deadline for entering is December 31. Include your name and address on the same page as your poem. For a winners’ list please enclose a stamped return envelope.

Concert - Central Presbyterian Church, 5001 Thurgood Marshall Hwy., Kingstree, will present Sacred Concert of Advent and Christmas Melodies on Sunday, December 9, at 5 p.m., featuring accomplished organist George Hiatt and soloist Ashley Fabian.