RELIGION BRIEFS, FEB. 18

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Updated: March 19, 2012 8:00AM

CROWN POINT

Hope Lutheran, ELCA: 701 E. Clark St. — Ash Wednesday service, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. 241-0380.

EAST CHICAGO

First Baptist Church of East Chicago: 4911-15 McCook Ave. — Installation service for pastor Douglas C. Sloss, 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; guests are Bishop Neal Roberson, congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lansing, Mich., and others. 398-0758.

GARY

Bethlehem AME Zion Church: 560 W. 19th Ave. — Women’s Day services, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. 882-6609.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church: 602 Fillmore St. — Black History Month celebration continues, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, with speaker attorney Rafael Taylor, and a full program of gospel music, praise and thanksgiving. 885-7900.

Crossroads Baptist Church: 529 Jefferson St. — Pastor’s second anniversary celebration concludes, with a 3 p.m. service Sunday, Feb. 19. 882-7700.

Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ: 2273 Washington St. — Black History program and love feast luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25; $5 donation. 883-5200.

First Baptist Church: 626 W. 21st Ave. — Miriam Mission Circle annual Black History program “Teach Every Generation, Lest We Forget,” 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 18.
The Rev. Regina Bullock speaks, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, followed by “Soul Food Taste.” 883-3216.

God First Ministries: 1119 Grant St. — Breakfast for Champions, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 18, with evangelist Lenora Collier; $15 adults, $7.50 children.
Intercessory prayer and Bible study, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays. 882-1180.

Gospel Truth Apostolic Ministry Church: 5829 W. 15th Ave. — Food Pantry and Clothing Boutique Ministry distributes food to the general public, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; bring bags or boxes to carry items. 949-5433.

Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church: 1741 — 47 Fillmore St. — “Men Walking Together in Faith,” theme for the 63rd annual Men’s Day services, 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. 885-4014

Jesus Gifts Apostolic Church: 1125 Grant St. — Women’s Day service, 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. 885-2013.

King’s Highway and Deliverance Church of God in Christ: 500 E. Ridge Road — Church’s soup kitchen is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. 880-1698.

Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church: 735 E. 20th Ave. — Black History service, 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. 882-9339.

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church: 2307 Rhode Island St. — Sixth anniversary celebration “A Man of Revelation, A Woman of Manifestation, A Church Walking in Expectation” begins with Lady Anita Roberts’ Day, 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; speaker is pastor Wanda Jackson of Jesus Christ Outreach Ministries International. 884-5743.

New Macedonia Baptist Church: 2533 Waite St. — Fifth annual Black History Musical Quartet Extravaganza, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. 944-3287.

Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church: 1301 W. 21st Ave. — The 63rd Broadcast Anniversary festivities conclude with an anniversary gospel concert featuring the Mixon Singers of Chicago, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25; $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 944-8161.

Salvation Free Christian Fellowship: 745 E. 43rd Ave. — Church’s 22nd anniversary celebration service, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12; speaker is pastor Marty Henderson of Peace Baptist Church. 884-2911.

Unity Outreach Ministries: 1441 Delaware St. — Youth Department celebrates the fifth annual prayer breakfast “The Power of Prayer,” 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3, with evangelist Tonya Dixon; deadline to R.S.V.P. is Saturday, Feb. 18. 880-2770 or 577-6641.

Zion Progressive Cathedral: 1169 Connecticut St. — Sister Sister Total Body Ministry’s 15th annual “Keep the Fire Burning” conference, 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, and continues at 7 nightly, Monday, Feb. 20 through Friday, Feb. 24. 455-3433 or 902-3989.

HAMMOND

All Saints Catholic Church: 570 Sibley St. — Polish Mass, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; followed by a viewing of “10.4.10,” a Polish documentary about the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and his wife. 932-0204.

HOBART

First Unitarian Church of Hobart: 497 Main St. — Science Café presents “How Plants Find their One True Love,” 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24; child care available; refreshments served, 6:30 p.m. 942-1611.

MERRILLVILLE

Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church: 7950 Marshall St. — Performance of “Courage, a Way of Life, from Youth to Age,” 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Family Life Center; congregational luncheon begins at noon. 769-5376.

VALPARAISO

St. Paul’s Church: 1855 Harrison Blvd. — Nationally noted attorney John Jakubczyk leads a discussion of ways to resist the new rule requiring religious individuals and institutions to pay for certain abortion-causing drugs, 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Contact Richard Stith at 465-7871.

Victory Christian Academy: 360 N. County Road 325E. — 2012-13 information open house, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. 548-8803.

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