Homecoming and revival services

Published 7:31 am Thursday, July 25, 2019

Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee welcomes all citizens of Cumberland County and surrounding counties to a community meeting concerning the proposed landfill to learn more and receive information about the stand against this issue. For further information visit LoveCentraVA. Com, Facebook page at FB.me/LoveCentralVA or email NoMegaLandfill@LoveCentralVA.com The next meeting will be held Sunday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland Community Center located at 45 south and Davenport Road.

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors monthly meeting is held every second Tuesday unless otherwise announced at 7 p.m. in the Cumberland County courtroom.

The 2019 annual former Craddock Terry Shoe Factory breakfast meeting will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. at Teresa’s Place located 15055 North James Madison Highway, Dillwyn next to Sprouses Corner. All former employees and their guests are welcome to attend and plan to pay for their own meal. To register, contact coordinator Annie May Miles at home on or before Aug. 3 at (434) 983-2543 or cell (434) 315-4189.

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The Buckingham County Christian Fellowship Association, a nonprofit organization, is sponsoring a one day bus trip on Thursday, Aug. 1, to The Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (WHDT) in Wytheville to the show called “A Country Gospel.” WHDT is happy to present its version of “good ole” country gospel. The production will feature favorite songs that we grew up singing from spiritual, happy, hand-clapping numbers to sweet beautiful inspirational hymns played by our own talented musicians. So come and join us in this opportunity to praise the Lord. Pickup will be Food Lion in Dillwyn, Farmers Bank parking lot Appomattox and Walmart parking lot in Lynchburg. Only a few seats remaining. Deadline for registration has been extended to Sunday. For more information contact President Barry Miles at (804) 492-5806 or (434) 315-5806.

Browns Chapel United Methodist Church, located U.S. Route 15 North of Dillwyn on State Route 617, Gravel Hill Road, will be hosting its annual Homecoming and Revival Services, July 28-31. Sunday Homecoming services will begin at 9 a.m. followed by special music at 10 a.m. featuring Barry Snoddy of Buckingham. Morning worship at 11:15 a.m. with lunch to follow in the church fellowship hall. Revival will be held Monday through Wednesday at 7 p.m. nightly. Monday, special music to feature Browns Chapel United Methodist Church Children’s Choir and Brenda Absher. Tuesday music to feature Tommy and Debbie England of Dillwyn and on Wednesday, July 31, First Baptist Church Choir of Dillwyn. Speaker for Homecoming and Revival will be the Rev. Billy Swan. The Church’s new Pastor Evelyn Penn and the entire congregation welcome all to attend.

A speedy recovery is sent out to all those who are sick and shut-in.

ANNIE MAY MILES is the columnist for Trent’s Mill. She can be reached at fatcat091@verizon.net.