___Anniversaries
___ H.G. Holmes, fifth, as pastor of Magnet Church in Wharton.
___ Prairie Lea Church in Prairie Lea, 150th, June 10. Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Charles Wade will speak in the morning service. Joel Densman is pastor.
___ Wynnewood Church in Dallas, 50th, June 10. A lunch and fellowship will follow the morning service, and an afternoon service at 1:45 p.m. will conclude the day. Former pastors Pete duPlessis, Dave Alexander and Charles Childers are expected to attend, along with other staff members. George Merritt is pastor.
___ Redbud Church in Lubbock, 20th, June 24. Former staff member and current missionary to Brazil Bruce McBee will be the guest speaker. A luncheon will follow the morning service. For more information, call (806) 799-3832. Joe Ainsworth is pastor.
___ Macon Church in Mount Vernon, 100th, July 1. The day will include music, fellowship, remembering and country dining. Former members and staff are asked to contact the church at Route 1, Box 36505, Mount Vernon 75457. Don Smith is pastor.
___Deaths
___ Loraine Shores, 64, May 23. She taught speech, drama and English for Zapata Independent School District for many years, then left teaching and founded Mighty River Handcrafts, a division of River Ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, which created jobs for women along the Rio Grande. Later in life, she returned to teaching, then became a Realtor in Corpus Christi and Palestine. She is survived by her husband, William; sons, Dexton and Del; sister, Reta Lee; brother, Cecil Fuller; and five grandchildren.
___ Edward Cummings, 83, May 22 in Temple. Cummings was in the ministry for more than 50 years, serving as pastor of Overton Road and Southern Crest churches in Dallas, First Church in Van, Turnertown Church in Selman City, First Church in Gonzales, First Church in DeLeon and Park Temple Church in Houston. He then served as interim pastor for several Waco area churches after failing health led him to retire. He was a member of First Church in Lorena. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Connie; daughter, Pamela Jones; sons, Pat and Donald; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
___Events
___ Clearfork Church in Hawley has been established with Larry Tarver as pastor.
___ The Bridge Community Church has changed its name to The Bridge Fellowship at Sienna. Worship services have moved to Club Sienna in Sienna Plantation in Missori City. David Huebner is pastor.
___ Elliott Church in Hearne will hold a homecoming to celebrate 112 years of ministry June 10. Worship, testimonies and acknowledgements of the church's importance to the community will be heard. A noon meal and afternoon of music also are planned. Dale Wells is interim pastor.
___ The Toney Brothers will be in concert in the morning service July 1 at Calvary Church in Gainesville. Luke Smith is pastor.
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__Revivals
___ First Church, Cheek; June 10-13; evangelist, James Brown; music, Doug Davis; pastor, J.E. Burton.
___ New Life Church, Greenville; June 10-14; *evangelist, Herman Cramer; *music, Paul and Christy Newberry; pastor, Robert Ingram.
___*vocational evangelist
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