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Fr. Dan Dorsey, pastor at St. Mark’s Catholic Church for a  decade ending in 2000, will be the guest of honor at a pot luck supper at 6 p.m. this Friday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the parish hall.

“We hope those in Monticello who knew and worked with Fr. Dorsey will bring a covered dish and join us in welcoming Fr. Dan back to Monticello on Friday evening,” Arlene Russell, Amanda Kuttenkuler and Patricia Jackson, supper coordinators, said.

Further information on the supper can be obtained from Arlene Russell at 367-7275.

The Turning Point Word Ministry Family in Wilmar, AR invite you Friday Night (2/3/12) to one night revival. Pastor Tom Spencer, III of Greenville, Miss. will be the speaker starting at 7:30 p.m. You need answers; you need strength to implement the answers! Meet you there..

You are invited to Family and Friends Day at Turning Point Word Ministry – Wilmar, AR – 3 p.m. Sat. (2/4/12). Bishop Danny Mays, Pastor of Emmanuel Temple COGIC of Hamburg, AR is the guest speaker. Rev. Curlee Robinson of Longely Baptist Church of Little Rock, AR will give a Tribute to the “Family”. Come join us. For more information, please call 870-820-2419.

Revival Center will host its Annual Red, White, and You, on Feb 11, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Theme for this year is “Safari Soiree, A Night of Untamed Love.” (more…)

David Robinson of Plum Creek presented Revival Center’s Supt. Michael Jones, a check of $1,000 to help support the church’s food pantry.

Also shown; Alex Jones stocking items in the church’s pantry.

Grant presented by Delta Kappa Gamma

FEED THE KIDS RECEIVES GRANT

Delta Kappa Gamma recently awarded a grant of $500 in support of Feed the Kids weekend snack bags. The Extension Homemakers also contributed the proceeds from their winter fundraiser and the Shepherd Center gave a portion of their fall session registration to support the project. Feed the Kids is funded strictly through donations with some assistance from Rice Depot and a few grants. The group is awaiting final determination from the IRS to become a 501c3 entity.

Bags prepared for students.

Feed the Kids is a snack pack weekend feeding program active in Monticello and Drew Central Schools. The mission originally started by the Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church has grown in the past five years from an experiment with six children to more than 150 children in both school districts. Children in Pre-K through 8th grade are identified by counselors, teachers, other school personnel, and sometimes even the children themselves as needing additional food.

beanie weenies to be distributed

The cost of each snack bag is about $6.00 and contains enough food to supplement a hungry child over the weekend. Clean-up bags are sent home on a quarterly basis and contain soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and seasonal items like socks, hats, and gloves. The cost to provide the bags has grown to over $2,000 per month.

Volunteers from the Methodist Youth Group, Second Baptist Church ladies’ mission group, Vera Lloyd Achievement Club, and individual community members pack and deliver the bags. The bags are packed the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. during the school year at the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church. For more information, to volunteer, or to donate to Feed the Kids, contact Louisa Smith, Chair 367-7439 or Allison Collins, Vice Chair 367-2987

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The Monticello Knockouts softball team, who held fundraisers last year, for their trip to the Regional Tournament, passed along their leftover funds to several worthy organizations, Friday afternoon.

The 12 year old champions became champions in another aspect, as they contributed $300 to 3 food pantries operated by Immanuel Baptist Church, Pauline Baptist Church, and Revival Center, for a total donation of $900.

The Knockouts also donated another $300 to be shared by the Humane Society and PAWS for pet food.

In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, Pauline Baptist Church members spent yesterday morning preparing, serving, and delivering around 400 Thanksgiving dinners to Monticello area residents.

Giving their holiday to serve and minister to others; now that’s really celebrating the meaning of Thanksgiving.

The Young People Department of Shady Grove A.M.E Church decided to give back to the community this Thanksgiving.

They put together boxes of food normally eaten during Thanksgiving. They also also gave the families a turkey so they could have a very special Thanksgiving.

The boxes were then taken to Monticello Elementary School, and the YPDers were very thankful to be able to give back to their community.

Fountain of Life Christian Center, 910 Old Warren Road, Monticello, AR, is pleased to announce the launch of its mission program to the country of Belize. Paul & Bea Smith, missionaries to that area, will be representing FOLCC in the capitol city.

Fountain of Life is also beginning a Bible Training School in that country as well. “It has always been a part of our vision at FOLCC to go into all the world, and this is just one way that we are doing it!” says Pastor Larry Doggett. He continues, “The Bible School will be a great way to train up the Belizean people to cause spiritual change in their nation!”

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend the 5th Thursday night singing at Mt. Pleasant “Campground” United Methodist Church on September 29th at 7:00 PM. As always there will be a time of class singing as directors choose from our 5 current convention books or the Heavenly Highway II songbook. There will also be some specials mixed with the class singing. If you have never attended this type of singing we invite you to give it a try. There will also be a time for refreshments following the singing.

The church is located approximately 7 miles North of Monticello. Turn left off Hwy 425 on Campground Road and the church is less than one mile on the right. For more information contact Joyce Pevey – 870-367-3849.

Seeking a Bi-vocational Minister of Music. Send resume to Second Baptist Church, 1032 Old Warren Road, Monticello, AR 71655.

Resumes should be submitted by October 31, 2011.

KHBM's Jimmy Sledge, (top, left) won the Media Races.

The racing the stands were full Saturday, August 6th at Drew County Speedway. Church buses lined the parking lot as many members of local church congregations filed in to see their church leaders participate in the Faster Pastor Race. Additionally, many fans came out to support their favorite media personality in the Mouth of the South Media Race. You add these specialty races to the eight regular classes that ran heat and feature races and race fans got their fill of local racing after a two-week hiatus.

Jerry Ebert of Monticello Christian Church was the "Faster Pastor".

Jerry Ebert of Monticello Christian Church & Mission took home top honors in the 2011 Faster Pastor Race. Bragging rights in the area media goes to Jimmy Sledge of KHBM and Pines Broadcasting as he grabbed the checkered flag in the Mouth of the South Media Race.

A full schedule of racing will be on tap Saturday September 3rd with all classes on the race card except the Street Stock division. Races will be highlighted by a 30 lap feature race for the Super Street Class with a $500 payout to the winner.

For more information you can call the track at (870) 460-9500 or visit the website at www.drewcountyspeedway.us

Here’s the result from August 27th:
FASTER PASTOR

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The Arkansas Baptist State Convention would like to introduce you to the new Campus Minister at the BCM (Baptist Collegiate Ministry)  at the University of Monticello.  

His name is Phillip Slaughter and he is presently pastor at Jennie Baptist Church outside of Lake Village. He is a graduate of UAM and loves south Arkansas. His wife Rose is also a UAM grad. They are an awesome team and have one child, John Michael who was born in February of this year. So stop by the BCM building (across from the football field) on the UAM campus and say hi.

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After hearing Collins speak, and a few comments, the council passed the ordanance.

The club is locaed 530 feet from Holmes Chapel.

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A local National Day of Prayer Observance was held Thursday, around noon, on the front lawn of the Drew County Courthouse.

Around 45 people attended the event, as a series of prayers were lifted, asking God for his guidance and blessings over our country, state, and local leaders, national security, military, law enforcement, justice system, and churches.

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Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church of Wilmar has elected the Rev. Shay Gillespie of Monticello as it’s new pastor. This, according to the Rev. Michael Binns, Sr. chairman of Mt. Tabor’s pulpit committee. Gillespie currently serves as an associate minister at the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church of Monticello, where Rev. D.J. Buffington is pastor. (more…)

A local National Day of Prayer Observance was held Thursday, around noon, on the front lawn of the Drew County Courthouse.

Around 70 people attended the event, as a series of prayers were lifted, asking God for his guidance over our country, state, and local leaders, schools, national security, military, law enforcement, justice system, churches, and people enduring hardships.

Pastor Nathaniel Jones was recently honored as one of the recipients of the “Mike Huckabee Award” at the First Trinity Church of God in Christ in Pine Bluff during their first annual Mike Huckabee Awards banquet. Several community leaders including pastors, television personalities, doctors, and educators were recognized for their outstanding service to their communities.

Pastor Jones was recognized for establishing churches in the southeast Arkansas communities, which includes Revival Center Church of God in Christ of Monticello and There Is Hope Church of God in Christ of Pine Bluff.

At the age of 63, Pastor Jones continues to organize ministries. He is the present pastor of the Hope Institutional Mission Ministries of Lake Village and Pine Bluff. He has successfully implemented the five point Urban Initiative, Inc. of the presiding bishop of the COGIC Inc., into the local communities which includes education, economic development, crime prevention and reduction, and family financial literacy.

Pastor Jones also has his own television ministry. His ministry is being aired each Saturday morning from 6:00 to 6:30 a.m. and every Sunday morning from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on WABG TV6, Greenville, MS.

He and his wife, Bettye, reside in Monticello and are the parents of Pastor Michael Jones and Elder Orlando Jones.

U.S. Representative Mike Ross stands with Rev. D.J. Buffington, Pastor of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello, outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2010.

Rev. Buffington was Ross’s guest at the National Prayer Breakfast held annually on the first Thursday of February each year in Washington, D.C.

The  HALEY CREEK BOYS will be in concert at Northside Baptist Church, on Saturday, January 23, beginning at 7 pm.

Northside Baptist is located at the corner of Pope and Samuel Streets.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the evening of southern gospel music.

New Year’s Eve brought with it the usual activities, Thursday night, however the rain and cool temperatures seem to reduce the number of people celebrating.

Monticello Police arrested 3 drivers that were charged with DWI, proving the phrase, “if you drive hammered, you’ll probably get nailed” to be true.

Several churches held New Year’s events as well.  The top photo is from Mt. Pleasant Campground United Methodist Church held a  ”sing in the new year” recognizing the music of Gospel Music Publisher, Songwriter, Music and Singing School Teacher, Singer and Musician Marty Phillips, and his wive Ann.  Marty’s song, “What a Meeting in the Air” has been featured in one of Bill Gaither’s Homecoming videos.

Immanuel Baptist Uth took part in a lock-in, overnight.  Shady Grover and Holmes Chapel also had activities planned.

The Robin Hood Family, Andy Brannon, and others joined together in an “all night singing” at Christ Church.

Immanuel Baptist Church hosted their Live Nativity again this year.

Guests were able to either park and walk through or drive through. Cookies and hot chocolate were served to keep guests warm.

 Immanuel Baptist is located on 939 Barkada Road.