Church News

Antioch Baptist Church

3501 Hwy 828
Farmerville, LA
318-368-3591

Sunday School – 9:30 am
Sunday Worship – 10:30 am
Wednesday – 6:30 pm

Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church

2144 Hwy 33 North
Marion, LA
318-608-6766

Sunday School – 11 am
Sunday Worship – Noon

Canaan Baptist Church

502 Canaan Church Rd.
Spearsville, LA
870-312-3440

Sunday School – 10 am
Sunday Worship – 11 am

Bro. Brian Williams

Conway Baptist Church Homecoming

4323 HWY 549

North of Farmerville

Sunday, September 24, 2023

10 AM: Smith Family in Concert

11 AM: Memorial and Worship Service

Rev. Terry Mims, Guest Speaker

Lunch will follow in the Family Life Center.

Bro. Will Englerth, Pastor, invites friends and families

of present and former members to attend.

Dean Baptist Church

2309 Hwy 827
Marion, LA
318-292-4463

Sunday School – 9:45 am
Sunday Worship – 11 am
Wednesday – 6:30 pm

Sunday is always a blessed day at Dean Baptist Church. Thankful for the vistors that were in attendance. Bro Aleck is preaching through Hebrews on Sunday mornings and Genesis on Wednesday night. Come join us for Sunday School and Worship next Sunday. Sunday School at 9:45 and Worship at 11. Sunday night class at 5 PM. Fundraiser for the youth is a 125 year anniversary church cookbook. Proceeds will go towards camp and summer activities. Recipes can be emailed to deancookbook@gmail.com or given to Jessica McVicker. Upcoming events: March 09 Breakfast fellowship 9 AM March 11 Ladies Meeting at Misty Kennedy’s 6 PM March 16 Ladies Rehab Ministry 6 PM  

Evergreen Baptist Church

1380 Par Rd. 4410
Bernice, LA
318-285-9484

Farmerville Methodist Church

301 Anthony Street
Farmerville, LA
318-368-3840

Sunday School – 10 am
Sunday Worship – 11 am

Rev. Hank Hamilton

Q: What does the season of Lent mean to you? Lent is meant to be a time of self-reflection and repentance. A time of fasting; of denying ourselves a favorite worldly pleasure; be that food, drink, hobby, tv or any other number of things. Jesus sacrificed His very life for us. Is it asking too much of ourselves to sacrifice “something” for the 40 days of Lent to show our dedication to Him? To show Jesus that we can slow down our lives long enough to return to our religious roots – that we can focus on Him – that we truly want to be closer to Him – that we truly want to be more like Him? We set aside these 40 days to study, to praise and be thankful for Him; for His life-saving/life-giving sacrifice. Christians also use this Lenten time to honor the 40 days and nights following Christ’s baptism when He went into the wilderness without water and food and was tempted by Satan. We know that we are also tempted by Satan. We know that we “Have To” stay focused on Jesus – that we “Need To” emulate Him and repel Satan’s temptations every single day. Lent is a special holy time in which we Christians renew our minds, repent and look forward to the promise of Easter… the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the day we went to our churches and received a cross of ashes on our foreheads. These ashes are a big a reminder of our need for repentance and the reality of our human frailty. Biblical support for this observation comes from the following verses: Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. Daniel 9:3 There was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and many of them lay in sackcloth and ashes. Esther 4:3 While we’re praising our Lord and Savior and confessing/repenting our sinful ways; may we remember to pray for Israel. After all, Jesus was Jewish and the Bible tells us to pray for Israel. Psalm 122:6-7 is a sacred song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord – a psalm of David; “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you be secure. May there be peace inside your walls. May your people be kept safe.”

First Baptist Church Farmerville

400 N. Main St.
Farmerville, LA
318-368-3848

Sunday School – 9:45 am
Sunday Worship -11 am and 6 pm
Wednesday – 6 pm

Pastor Kurt Auger

Have you ever moved from one town to another? You had to say goodbye to people you loved. You may even have known you’d never see them again. In Acts 20:1-12, Paul is in the final three weeks of his final mission to Asia and Macedonia. Throughout the Bible, we see from Paul’s letters to the churches that he loved the people of God and wanted them to stand strong in the world. Through his letters, we see how he encouraged, corrected, taught and challenged believers. Paul considered the Church not only a body of believers, but the Body of Christ. Don’t let anybody tell you that being a part of the Church is no big deal. Ministry isn’t only what you pour into others, but what they pour into you. Your Sunday School class, your Bible Study class aren’t just places to learn, but places to love on one another! Paul loved others because he truly loved the Lord with his entire heart. He loved God and his Word more than himself. The Churches throughout Macedonia and Asia were blessings to Paul, but they cost him greatly – threats, beatings, imprisonment and stoning. Spreading the Truth about God’s Son would eventually cost Paul his life. As Jesus Christ Himself had demonstrated before him, there is no greater love. ~ We welcome you! Join us every Sunday morning at 11:00 at 400 No. Main, Farmerville; or tune in to our services live through Hulu, or on our Facebook page, “FBC Farmerville.“ Pastor, Bro. Kurt Auger, Minister of Music, Bro. Ronnie Parks.

First Baptist Church Marion

3097 Taylor St.
Marion, LA
318-292-5411

Sunday School – 9:30 am
Sunday Worship – 10:30 am and 11:30 am
Sunday Night – 6 pm
Wednesday – 7 pm

Pastor Bubba Hoggatt

Bro. Bubba’s message was from Matthew 8: 5-13, the healing of the centurion’s servant. The Centurion was a career soldier over many men who obeyed his commands. He had faith in Jesus’ power to the extent that he knew Jesus would not have to go to his house physically to heal his servant.  Jesus admired and complemented his great faith. That is real faith.  Bro Bubba contrasted the two kingdoms, Heaven and Hell. Three things that God’s Word does. 1) Lighting up Satan’s Lies. When we proclaim the gospel it dispels Satan’s lies. We often hear excuses from the lost. They believe they are not lost. They claim we are all God’s children. We are all God’s creation. We are His children only when we accept Jesus as Savior. They believe God would not send anyone to Hell. He doesn’t. They choose to go to hell. God has done everything He can to offer Heaven. Or, they believe they have plenty of time. 2) Languishing with the lost.  Satan tempts us with many worldly things to keep our mind off God. 3). Longing for the Lord. Hell is described as a place of everlasting torment. The lost will be filled with regret, remembering every opportunity they were given to accept Jesus and go to Heaven. Dave and Janet Sandson spoke tonight on the work with Eight Days of Hope. We are meeting in the Family Life Center, while our sanctuary is undergoing a major remodel.

Haile Church of Christ

270 Mina Parker Rd.
Marion, LA

Sunday Worship – 9:30 am and 10:45 am
Weds. – 6:30 pm

Hopewell Baptist Church

1578 Lem Rd. Spearsville

Wednesday night bible study – 6:30pm

Are you Thankful? Jeremiah 33:11- Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! It’s that time of the year that we should be thankful and showing our gratitude. Many times, our lives get so busy that we don’t take the time to slow down and thank God for all he has done for us. I am thankful for so many things in my life. The main thing I am thankful for is that God loved me so much he sent his son to die that awful death on the cross so that I may have eternal life. Stop and think about what his son had to endure for us. God placed his one and only son upon that cross because he loves us so much. So I am so thankful God did that. Are you thankful for your salvation? If you are not saved God has way to do that. I am grateful for all he has done and continues to do in my life. My grandson sang a song today called Gratitude. The first time I heard this song was December 25, 2022. My niece recorded herself singing and gave it to my Daddy. That is the first time I had ever seen my daddy cry the way he did. Here are a few lines from that song. All my words fall short I got nothing new How could I express all my gratitude? I could sing these songs As I often do But every song must end And You never do So I throw up my hands And praise You again and again Cause all that I have is a hallelujah Hallelujah And I know it’s not much But I’ve nothing else fit for a King Except for a heart singing hallelujah Hallelujah So with the season of Thanksgiving I want to share what I am thankful and grateful for. My Pawpaw and Mawmaw Canterberry for introducing us to church. Years later my Aunt Floye got me and my sister into church at Mt.Olive and then my mother and brothers started there and not long after that my daddy came and he ended up surrendering to Preach the word of God! My parents and grandparents instilled the Faith of God into us and I passed that along my children. And to think it all began with God sacrificing his one and only Son. I am thankful for my health, job, my family and friends and my home church here at Hopewell. So I challenge each and every one of you to stop and be thankful and show gratitude each and every day. Take your children to church and then watch them get saved and give there lives to Jesus. That is the greatest blessing of all. Happy Thanksgiving

Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church

10078 Hwy 15
Farmerville, LA

Sunday School – 10 am
Sunday Worship – 11 am and 6 pm
Wednesday – 6 pm

While we may be tested by people pretending to faithfully serve Christ, it is ultimately the word of God we need to listen to.  From Revelation Chapter 2:9-17 There are times when we feel like we have been stripped of everything we love. It is in these times that we must remember that having faith in Christ is what truly makes us wealthy.  When I was growing up, hearing different interpretations of the scripture made me question if I was truly following the word of God. I felt, and sometimes still feel, empty. With all that we see and hear today, even in our churches, this empty feeling has returned. Making me, once again, question myself, but this time I find myself questioning others around me. It is in the Book of Revelation where we can turn to remember that “he that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that over cometh shall not be hurt of the second death” (Revelation 2:10). By listening to the word of Christ, and not those who use His name to promote their own ideas, we can avoid the tribulations that come from following the word of heretics. We should expect, and deserve, for our churches to follow the word and teachings of Christ. While there are certainly examples of institutions that misrepresent the fundamentals of Christianity, as followers of God, we need to remember that ultimately our devotion is to Him, and Him alone. I have been in the past, and again now, overwhelmed by different people telling me how to properly be a Christian. It was, and is now, in the scripture that I found, and continue to find, the courage to only follow the word of God, and find comfort in knowing, in my own heart, what it means to be a true follower of the Lord. With the amount of information and news we are bombarded with on a daily basis, it is very necessary for all of us to take a step back and question the validity of what we are hearing. Revelation 2:9-17 warns us of those who pretend to be someone they are not to try and persuade us to act against our better judgement. It’s scary to watch evil prosper in the world and in our churches.  When we see this evil it often makes us feel overwhelmed and powerless because there’s nothing we can do. Right? Wrong!  There is something we can do. We can pray to our Father and find rest and comfort knowing that all things occur as part of His plan.  We need to rest our worried minds in the comfort of His mighty, loving hands! We need to have faith in God’s plan. (Inspired and written from an article by David Jacob’s)

Liberty Missionary Baptist Church

Spearsville, LA
318-558-1581

Sunday School – 10 am
Sunday Worship 11 am and 6 pm
Wednesday – 6 pm

Bill Styron, Pastor

In Luke 13 is the parable of the fig tree. A man had a fig tree in his vineyard. Every year for three years he came and found no fruit on the tree. He instructed the vinedresser to cut it down. The vinedresser asked to give the tree one more year to bear and if not, he would cut it down. If you knew you only had one year to live, what would you do? First, we should surrender to Jesus. In Hebrews 2: 2-15 we find: “…how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?” and “… harden not your hearts”. Secondly, we should serve the Lord anew. Colossians 3:23 tells us “whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men”. Thirdly, we should share Christ. Matthew 28 tells us to go therefore and make disciples of all nations and to teach them. Fourthly, we should sow. Matthew 7:19 tells us that every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Matthew 7:21 tells us that not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Litroe Church of God in Christ

357 Riley Trestle Rd Marion LA 71260

Please join us for our 100th year Anniversary Revival and Celebration! September 13th – 15th at 7pm and Sunday September 17th at 11am.

My Father’s House

4774 Hwy. 151
Downsville, LA
318-278-9301

Take heed for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Our words may not be understood by the multitude but God has promised to do certain things for those who love Him and keep His commandments. Jesus said, “if you do not forgive, my Father in Heaven will not forgive.” Unforgiveness is a cancer that will destroy. Please understand that the way is narrow that leads to life and few find it.

Mt. Patrick Baptist Church

1232 Patrick Church Rd.
Bernice, LA

We are having Taverns to Tabernacle on Saturday Sept. 28^th at 6pm. Come join us and hear some great gospel music.

New Hopewell Baptist Church

113 Plum St.
Bernice, LA

Rev. Greg Williams

Sunday School – 9:45 am
Sunday Worship – 11:15 am
Wednesday – 6:15 pm

Bible Study Teleconference #: 605-562-8401 (Access Code 6708350)

Christ Association/Union Food Pantry the last Thursday of each month 1-5 pm. Please bring a state-issued license or ID and a bill proving you live in Union Parish.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

600 E. Water St.
Farmerville, LA
318-368-9239

Saturday Mass (Spanish) – 7 pm
Sunday Mass (English) – 9 am
1st Wednesday Mass – 6 pm

Redeemed Church of Marion

3062 Taylor Street
Marion, LA
(318) 201-5306

Sunday Worship – 10 am

Pastors Richard and Mickie Hinkle

Pastor Richard Hinkle would like to invite you to Redeemed Center of Marion. We are located at the former Marion High School Gymnasium on 3062 Taylor Street in Marion. We meet each Sunday at 10:30 for praise and worship, as well as an uplifting Word that will inspire and encourage you to rediscover your purpose in life.. We are presently a small group with a big heart for hurting people who are battling some of the same things that we are. We’re a Spirit filled and Spirit led group of believers who have experienced the grace of God. Redeemed Center of Marion is not your typical church. Our ministry is designed to re-purpose broken lives. There are men and women who have struggled in their lives with addictions of all kinds (drugs, alcohol, etc…) who may not be accepted in the typical or traditional church setting. In fact, they may still be battling some of these issues. They may have had a past of incarceration, rehab, broken relationships, or just a bad reputation from being raised in a negative culture. They may not look the part of a clean cut polished Christian. Redeemed Center welcomes these individuals to come and worship with us and learn how to rediscover God’s love and purpose for your lives. You will not be judged, but you will be accepted, valued, and discipled. Pastor Richard

Rocky Branch Baptist Church

Sunday School – 9:45 am
Sunday Worship -10:45 am and 6 pm
Wednesday – 6:30 pm

Associate Pastor Stephen Murry

Matthew 24:12 – And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. Second Timothy 3:1-9, reveals many issues we are experiencing today. For men will be lovers of themselves (Healthy esteem is good, but we should care about others than ourselves), lovers of money (First Timothy 6:10 reminds us the love of money is the root of all evil. Money itself is not evil, but putting it before God and others is. When we are willing to do whatever it takes to obtain it, that can be sinful), boasters (We are nothing without God. Sometimes we forget i.e. only HE can heal broken hearts, etc.), proud, (bowing to ‘self’ above all others), blasphemers (verbal abuse), disobedient to parents (Children should be taught respect not only to parents but all in authority), unthankful (forgetting to thank God for His blessings – having an attitude of gratitude), … slanderers (passing along gossip), without self-control (Sadly often children suffer from parents lack of control), … lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God (There is nothing wrong in pleasure; however, we often put pleasures i.e. shopping, ball, NASCAR before God.), having a form of godliness, but denying its power. (We as the Church, should keep everything in perspective, putting GOD first. Going to church does not get one into the ‘family of God’. James 1:22 –But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Many say they have done great things; however, sadly, one day when they face Jesus, HE may profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (Matthew 7:23). We must be born of the Spirit.

Woodlawn Baptist Church

646 Hicks Frazier Rd.
Farmerville, LA

Sunday School – 9 am
Sunday Worship – 10 am
Wednesday Bible Study – 6 pm

Rev. Adrian Nelson

Zion Hill Baptist Church

899 Cypress Creek
Farmerville, LA

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church

1409 Zion Hill Church Road

Dr. Tommy L. Carr, Pastor

Please join us each day for spiritual uplifting and anointing where you can join other Christians in prayer; Christians should Unite in times like these!!! “The prayers of the righteous availeth much.” – James 5:16.