Anniversary Celebration
APRIL 9—Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 90 Port Perry Rd., North Versailles, will host the Anniversary Celebration or Rev. Barbara Gunn. This three-day event will celebrate Rev. Gunn’s 30 years of preaching, 25 years of pastoring and 15 years of pastoring at Mt. Carmel. There will be nightly worship services, a Sunday service and an anniversary banquet on April 12 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville. For more information, call Yawatta Sayles at 412-823-2841.
Gospel Workshop/Concert
APRIL 10—The Center for Urban Biblical Ministry will host the History of Gospel Workshop & Concert at 6:30 p.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 250 N. Highland Ave., East Liberty. The two-day event will include a soloist, choir and musicians workshops along with a history of gospel music concert. George Russell Jr. of Berklee College of Music will be the workshop instructor. For more information, call 412-247-9010 or Helen Jackson at 412-452-2570.
Prayer Breakfast
APRIL 11—Sisters in Christ of St. Benedict the Moor Church, 91 Crawford St., Hill District, will host its Annual Prayer Breakfast at 9 a.m. at Epiphany Church Hall, 164 Washington Place, Hill District. The guest speaker will be Rev. Marie Kelly of Calvary Baptist Church. For more information, call 412-281-3141 ext. 0.
Men In Prayer
APRIL 11—The Sons of Allen Men’s Ministry will host its Men In Prayer event at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel AME Church, 2720 Webster Ave., Hill District. The theme is “The Power of Prayer.” All men are invited to attend. For more information, call Mortty Ivy at 412-380-9094 or email morttyivy@gmail.com.
Annual Day
APRIL 11—The Young People’s Division of the Pittsburgh Conference will host its Annual Day Celebration at 4 p.m. at Greater Allen AME Church, 3600 California Ave., North Side. The theme is “Worship Unto the Lord.” The event will include Joseph Kibreab, Lemiah Cross, the Pittsburgh YPD Male Chorus and more. For more information, call 412-732-2775.
F.R.A.N.Gelism Celebration
APRIL 12—First Baptist Church of Penn Hills, 7450 Chadwick St., Penn Hills, will host the “It’s A F.R.A.N.Gelism Celebration!” at 10:45 a.m. Each Sunday, during the month of April the church will celebrate F.R.A.N.Gelism. Relatives are invited to attend. For more information, call 412-371-5335 or visit www.fbph.com.
Benefit Concert
APRIL 12—The Pittsburgh Church Community will host the “Outpour of Love” Benefit Concert for Rev. Wanda Sawyer at 5 p.m. at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, 2720 Webster Ave., East Liberty. In the fall of 2014, Rev. Sawyer suffered a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Since then she is recovering but continues to face a great amount of medical bills. This event, hosted by Rev. Nikki Porter and Rev. Trini L. Massie, will raise money to help her through the challenging stage she is in. For more information, call Porter at 412-589-9327 or email love@nikki-porter.com.
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