Special events

Generation of the Church Ministry will host the “Love Shed Abroad Pre-Valentine Service” at 6 p.m. on Saturday Refreshments will be served. The church is located at 103 N. Grace St. in Lumberton.

Marantha Word of Life Church of God, located at 712 N. Main St. in Fairmont, will host a $7 fish plate sale on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The plate sale will be followed by music from The Nortons and The Pierce Choir beginning at 5 p.m. For information, call Darlene hunt at 910-373-7447.

St. Mary Holy Bible Church of God will host speaker Tommy Pittman from Dillon, S.C., during a service at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The church, located at 69 Chamber St. in Lumberton, will also host a choir program today at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 910-739-8347.

Pentecostal United Holy Church will host its “Youth on the Move” program on Sunday featuring special speaker Maurice J. Rogers II. The event will begin at 4 p.m. at 2300 Gavintown Road in Lumberton. For information, call 910-734-6173.

Antioch Baptist Church, located at 5089 Old Whiteville Road in Lumberton, will host Jimmy DeYoung for the church’s Bible Prophecy Conference on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m.

God is in Control Ministries will host Evangelist Tina Hunt on Sunday during a 4 p.m. service. The church is located at 30 Three-hunts Drive in Pembroke. For information, call 910-536-4410.

Greater Chrysolite AME Zion Church, located at 1307 Meadow Road in Lumberton, will host a Sweetheart Comedy Hour on Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m.

Greenville Missionary Baptist Church will host a Black History program on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. The church is located on Greenville Church Road in Lumberton. For information, call Deaconess Ava White at 910-738-3810.

New Beginning Church of Lumberton will observe Black History Month beginning at 10 a.m. each Sunday in February. An All African Day focusing on traditional African dress will be held Feb. 21. An Old Timer’s Day focusing on clothing from the past will coincide with a 4 p.m. screening of the film “Roots” on Feb. 28. New Beginning Church is located at 950 Linkhaw Road in Lumberton.

First Orrum Missionary Baptist Church, located at 18011 N.C. 130 East in Orrum, will hold a Black History Month program throughout the month of February. Sunday school begins at 9:30 p.m. and services begin at 10:30 a.m. An old fashion dinner will be served on Feb. 28 after the morning service.

Ongoing

St. Mary Holy Bible Church of God holds Bible study from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and day prayer services at noon on Thursdays. Sunday services begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by Morning Worship services at 11 a.m. For information, call 910-739-2885 or 910-739-5352.

Hillside Church holds its Sunday school at 10 a.m., followed by worship service at 11 a.m. The recently opened church is located at 1212 W. Fifth St. in Lumberton. For information or to join the church’s text message-based Bible study service, call 910-610-7337.

Bethany Christian Fellowship holds its worship services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the HealthKeeperz building beside Maxway on West Third Street in Pembroke.

First Missionary Baptist Church holds its worship services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. on the first through fourth Sundays of the month. There is no 11 a.m. service on the fifth Sunday. The church is located at 501 Martin St. in Elizabethtown. For information, call 910-862-4649.

Words of Life Worship Center holds its praise, worship and fellowship services Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. A different speaker will present at each service. The church is located at 980 Dixie Drive in Red Springs. For information, call 910-674-9665.

House of Joy of the Lord holds its Bible study Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Sabbath service Fridays at 7 p.m. Morning events on Saturdays include Bible study at 9 a.m., Sabbath service at 10 a.m. and a free Hebrew class at 11 a.m. The church is located at 508 E. 15th St. in Lumberton

Freedom Christian Fellowship holds its celebration service Sundays at 10 a.m.; prayer Mondays at 7 p.m.; free instrument training and playing Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; youth and children christian training Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; adult discipleship Thursdays at 7 p.m.; and on the first Friday of every month is a men’s and women’s meeting at 7 p.m.

Word of Life Worship Center holds its Bible study Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; morning worship service at 10 a.m. on Sundays; and its Joy Nights at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays. The church is located at 980 Dixie Drive in Red Springs. For information, call 910-674-9665.

Cedar Grove Baptist Church of Fairmont holds Bible study at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Lumberton Aglow meets every third Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Golden Corral in Lumberton. There is a new speaker each month.

Saint James AME Zion Church holds Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 11 a.m.; children’s church every second and fourth Sunday; every fifth Sunday the Youth department leads morning services; prayer service and Bible study Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Intercessory prayer is held the second through fifth Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. The church is located at 116 W. Brown Ave. in Red Springs. For information, call 910-875-4490.

The Pentecostals holds a group Bible study and prayer meeting Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in the Refuge Youth Center. The church is located at 1011 Carthage Road in Lumberton.

Pentecostal United Holy Church holds youth Bible study at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. The church is located at 2300 Gavintown Road in Lumberton. For information, call 910-734-6173.

The Come One Come All Deliverance Youth Center holds its Sunday morning worship service every week at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Prayer service is held from 6 to 7 p.m. and Two and One Service is held at 7:30 p.m., Evangelistic service is held on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 8784 Shannon Road in Shannon. For information, call 910-483-2219 or 910-483-0152.

Destiny Now Ministry of Lumberton meets at 11 a.m. each Sunday at the on Wintergreen Drive in Lumberton.

St. Joseph Miracle Revival Center Solid Rock Ministries holds its Sunday school services at 9 a.m.; Sunday worship at 10 a.m.; Tuesday Bible service at noon; Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m.; and Early Worship at 8 a.m. each fourth and fifth Sunday. The church is located at 4657 Daniel McLeod Road in Red Springs.