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Sun, Mar 15
March 2, 2026 - Center Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a Lineman and Utility Worker Appreciation Service at 11am on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Lunch will be served at 12 noon.
February 27, 2026 - Give Blood, Blood donations, save lives! Lainee Griffin was diagnosed with leukemia this past October. She has received multiple transfusions, plus a February bone marrow transplant at Texas Children's Hospital. You are her Heroes! The family, members of our church, are very thankful for your Commit for Life donation for patients.
Neuville Baptist Church Blood Drive In Honor of Lainee Griffin Sunday, March 15, 2026, 12-noon - 4:30pm in the church Fellowship Hall located at 2158 FM 2140 - Center, TX 75935.
Successful donors will receive a Gulf Coast Blood power bank.
Health Benefit: Free A1c screening with donation.
To schedule an appointment, click here.
All blood donations are in honor of this patient and will go into the general blood supply for all patients in the Texas Gulf Coast region. FDA policy requires blood donors to be unpaid volunteers. No individual may receive a financial benefit or credit from your blood donation today.
February 24, 2026 - New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Timpson is having their Choir and Usher Day program on March 15, 2026, at 2:30pm.
Pastor Desmond Johnson of Mt. Horeb of Center will be the guest speaker
Rayford Caraway, Pastor
New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church is located at 8033 FM 2026 Timpson, Texas 75975.
Sun, Mar 22
March 9, 2026 - Pre-orders are being taken for the Spring Plant Sale benefiting First Methodist Church Children's Ministry. Available plants are 12" Geraniums ($20), 10" Boston Fern hanging basket ($20), 12" Kimberly Queen Fern pot ($25), 10" Hydrangeas ($25), and Dogwood Trees - 1 gallon ($35). Order deadline is March 22nd.
A second way to support the Children's Ministry is Saturday, March 28, 8am until 12 noon or until sold out at First Methodist Church, 211 Porter Street, Center, Texas 75935. Available will be various vegetables - squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, etc.; various herbs - basil, dill, mint, oregano, rosemary, etc.; and Marigolds.
Click here for preorder form. For more information, call 936-598-2707.
February 23, 2026 - Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Pastor Johnny R. Jones) at Hwy 96N., CR 4356, Center Texas 75935 is hosting their Annual Family and Friends Day program, Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 2:30 pm.
Guest speaker will be Bishop William Nash of the House of Refuge Ministries.
March 13, 2026 - The McWilliams-Rather Cemetery Association invites you to attend and participate in our Fundraising Drive and Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, March 22nd at 3pm at Todd Spring Baptist Church.
We need your involvement to continue to maintain the resting places of our family members for the upcoming year. McWilliams and Rather Cemeteries have enjoyed many years of support from the community and beyond, and we need that support now more than ever.
Faith
March 13, 2026 - The McWilliams-Rather Cemetery Association invites you to attend and participate in our Fundraising Drive and Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, March 22nd at 3pm at Todd Spring Baptist Church.
We need your involvement to continue to maintain the resting places of our family members for the upcoming year. McWilliams and Rather Cemeteries have enjoyed many years of support from the community and beyond, and we need that support now more than ever.
March 12, 2026 - The habit of faultfinding is a bad habit that many people fall in to. The tragedy is that it is easily acquired and not readily broken. In case you haven’t noticed, we live in an imperfect world. Everything is flawed and defective. Institutions all blunder and fall short of the ideal. People are all erring creatures and sometimes we are offended by their faults. However, we should not pay so much attention to the faults and failures of others. Neither should we dwell on the defects of the world we live in.
If we are not careful, we can become chronic, carping, fault-finders. When that happens, we take the next step and become grumblers. Then, if we are not careful we will become a growler. Folks who growl long enough end up being cynics. When that happens, we are no good to ourselves or anyone else.
To my knowledge, no one ever wakes up one day and says, “I think I will become a cynic”. It happens when we begin to find fault and the habit takes root in our hearts. It then grows until our mind becomes twisted and our heart becomes sour.
It is no wonder the wise man said, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”. (Proverbs 17:22)
It’s something to think about... tbp
Center Church of Christ
110 Hurst Street, Center, Texas
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
March 10, 2026 - The Roberson family will be at Old Home Baptist Church Sunday, March 29th at 11am. The family will be bringing the music and Timothy will be preaching the Word. Everyone is invited to come and join us. You will be blessed!
March 10, 2026 - Clever Creek Baptist Church will host Evangelist Dwayne Williams, who is known as “the Texas Teddy Bear” from Woden, Texas, for a special gospel concert, singing and preaching event on Friday, March 13, 2026. Supper for all will be served at 6pm. Many will gather at 5:30pm for a prayer meeting. Evangelist Williams travels all across the United States singing, preaching and witnessing. He is often known as the Texas Cowboy Evangelist sharing Jesus.
Clever Creek Baptist Church is located at 199 CR 1042 at FM 417 W, Center, Texas 75935. For more information, call 936-591-1936.
March 10, 2026 - Tri-County’s “Harvest for Homes” will hold its monthly produce distribution on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The distribution will take place at the opposite end of the Ivan Smith Furniture parking lot. The delivery truck typically arrives between 8am and 9am. We invite the community to come out and receive fresh produce. Please note that produce items vary each month, and we do not know what will be available until the truck arrives.
Volunteers are also needed and greatly appreciated!
March 10, 2026 - Southern Gospel music veteran Trey Wilson will appear in concert on Sunday, March 29, during the 11am worship service at Lydia Missionary Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Texas. Admission is free, and a love offering will be received during the service.
With more than 26 years of experience in gospel music, Wilson is widely respected for his powerful voice, heartfelt delivery, and deep roots in traditional Southern Gospel music. Raised in the piney woods of East Texas, his musical foundation was shaped in small rural churches where gospel hymns, family harmony, and the Heavenly Highway Hymnal were a central part of his upbringing.
Wilson’s career includes lead vocalist roles with the Southern Plainsmen Quartet and New South, spending a decade with New South as headliners for one of the most successful shows in Branson, Missouri. He later helped form The Downing Street Boys, a quartet praised for its sound and style reminiscent of the golden age of Southern Gospel music. Throughout his career, Wilson has toured nationally, appeared in televised broadcasts, and shared the stage with both gospel and country music legends.
Across his group work and solo career, Wilson has logged thousands of performances and reached millions of fans through live concerts, television appearances, and special events. Known for his warm, soulful delivery and authentic connection with audiences, his performances reflect a lifetime of faith, experience, and conviction.
The March 29 service is open to the public and promises a morning of uplifting music and encouragement for all ages.
March 9, 2026 - Pre-orders are being taken for the Spring Plant Sale benefiting First Methodist Church Children's Ministry. Available plants are 12" Geraniums ($20), 10" Boston Fern hanging basket ($20), 12" Kimberly Queen Fern pot ($25), 10" Hydrangeas ($25), and Dogwood Trees - 1 gallon ($35). Order deadline is March 22nd.
A second way to support the Children's Ministry is Saturday, March 28, 8am until 12 noon or until sold out at First Methodist Church, 211 Porter Street, Center, Texas 75935. Available will be various vegetables - squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, etc.; various herbs - basil, dill, mint, oregano, rosemary, etc.; and Marigolds.
Click here for preorder form. For more information, call 936-598-2707.
March 9, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 9.
On this day, four years ago, I received a message from Maryland. My youngest sister had passed away. The news was not unexpected, but you’re never fully prepared for that message. On that day I posted this devotion. I hope it will speak to you on this day.
This morning my subject is family. During our lives we may have several families - spouses, children, second marriages, grandkids, step kids, in laws. But my focus today is on our first family, the family that we grew up with, our mom, dad, sisters, brothers. That “first” family supplies a unique connection for most of us. Our siblings know us in a way that no one else does. And brothers and sisters know their parents in a unique way as well.
Change impacts the relationships in our first family, as it does everything. Our interactions may diminish over time, but the connections remain. After our parents pass, we may not see our brothers and sisters as often as we once did - but they are still a part of us.
And so today we celebrate our siblings, those people who know some of our secrets, who trust us with some of theirs. The people who fill a place in our lives that only they can fill. Pieces of our puzzle. Characters in our story.
Today we celebrate our sisters and brothers. And we remember them.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
March 5, 2026 - Words are wonderful things. They have a beauty and eloquence all their own. Yet, there is often an eloquence without words. “Silence is golden” someone has said. Silence can also be eloquent. Jesus was the master at using the eloquence of silence. He used it many times.
A woman was brought to Him who had been caught in the act of adultery. The law said such a person must be put to death. What must Jesus say? He was silent. He stooped down and wrote in the sand. He said, “Let the sinless one throw the first stone.” Then He went on writing. When He looked up, His words and His wise silence had done their work. All the accusers were gone. A penitent woman stood there alone.
He told Peter of the sin he would commit in denial. Peter argued. The day of trial came and Peter sinned. At the right time, Jesus turned and looked at Peter. That was all. He just looked. That was enough to make Peter go out and weep bitterly.
In His trial, He refuted all charges made against Him. The paid liars came back with their exploded stories. It was then Jesus fulfilled a prophecy made about Him and opened not His mouth. The judge and others wondered. But the judge was so impressed with him that he pronounced Him innocent of all fault as he pronounced the sentence of death.
Silence is golden. Silence can be as eloquent as words. Knowing when to speak and when to be silent is one mark of real wisdom.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Center Church of Christ
www.centerchurchofchrist.com
March 3, 2026 — Southern Gospel music veteran Trey Wilson will appear in concert on Sunday, April 26, during the 10:45am worship service at Old Home Baptist Church in Joaquin, Texas. Admission is free, and a love offering will be received during the service.
With more than 26 years of experience in gospel music, Wilson is widely respected for his powerful voice, heartfelt delivery, and deep roots in traditional Southern Gospel music. Raised in the piney woods of East Texas, his musical foundation was shaped in small rural churches where gospel hymns, family harmony, and the Heavenly Highway Hymnal were a central part of his upbringing.
Wilson’s career includes lead vocalist roles with the Southern Plainsmen Quartet and New South, spending a decade with New South as headliners for one of the most successful shows in Branson, Missouri. He later helped form The Downing Street Boys, a quartet praised for its sound and style reminiscent of the golden age of Southern Gospel music. Throughout his career, Wilson has toured nationally, appeared in televised broadcasts, and shared the stage with both gospel and country music legends.
Across his group work and solo career, Wilson has logged thousands of performances and reached millions of fans through live concerts, television appearances, and special events. Known for his warm, soulful delivery and authentic connection with audiences, his performances reflect a lifetime of faith, experience, and conviction.
The April 26 service is open to the public and promises a morning of uplifting music and encouragement for all ages.
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