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The Eastside Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance at Eastside Baptist Church, 1632 Harding St.: Annual Watch Night Service for 2017, 10 p.m. Dec. 31. The host church will be Eastside Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry Lewis, pastor. The speaker will be the Rev. Billy J. Robinson of the St Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Wichita Falls.
Faith Baptist Church, 3001 Southwest Pkwy: Special guest for the Jan. 7 morning worship services will be soloist Keron Jackson. Jackson is a gifted musician, actor and evangelist who has performed at opera houses, in national singing competitions, conventions, theaters, school auditoriums and churches. Jackson will be special guest for the Blended Service at 8:30 am and the Contemporary Service at 11 am. (Sunday School is at 9:50 am.) Guest parking is available.
First Christian Church, 3701 Taft Blvd: The January gathering of ON HOLD, our support group for caregivers of all kinds, will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 2414/2416 Barbados.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4605 Cypress Ave.:Eldgers meeting, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2. Outreach meeting, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 Wednesday midweek activities resume Jan. 10. Thursday morning Bible studies resume Jan. 4. LWML meeting, 9 a.m. Jan. 6. Trustees meeting, 9 a.m. Jan. 6.
Trinity United Methodist Church, 5800 Southwest Parkway: Dec. 31, regular Sunday morning schedule will resume with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 am. The church office and the Growing Center will be closed Monday and Tuesday for New Year's. There will be no Wednesday evening activities this week.