Youth choir celebrates

The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church youth choir will celebrate its anniversary at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The adults will sponsor a youth banquet following the service.

For more information, call the Rev. Lillian Adams at 547-6046.

Make sound financial choices

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church will host a "Financial Peace University" beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4. This life-changing program teaches you how to make the right financial decisions with your money. The cost is $78 per family and will meet weekly for 14 weeks. Call the church office at 548-4922 to join.

Popular evangelist Bentley visits

Healing evangelist Todd Bentley will be in Fort Mill at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, as MorningStar Fellowship Church hosts this event at Heritage International Ministries for a special night of -worship and healing.

Doors open at 3 p.m. The church is located at

375 Star Light Drive, Fort Mill. For more information, call 1-800-542-0278 or visit www.morningstarministries.org

Ministry fair set

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church will have a Ministry Fair Sunday, Aug. 10, following the 11 a.m. worship service. Bring a covered dish item to share and learn about the many ministries happening at Pleasant Hill UMC.

Back-to-school event at Zoar

Zoar United Methodist Church is hosting a community-wide Blessing of the Book Bags and Back Packs beginning with the New opportunities for Worship at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. The traditional service is at 11 am. Call 548-4058.

Church offers medical equipment

Unity Presbyterian Church maintains a medical equipment supply closet with donated items such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, portable bedside commodes, toilet risers, shower chairs, walkers, crutches, canes and more. Call 547-5543.

Want to learn or teach ESL?

Life Builders ESL Ministry offers free English classes for anyone who needs to learn or improve their English. Classes meet every week beginning in September. Teachers and other volunteers are needed to help with the classes. Training for new teachers will be in August. For more information, call Barbara at 327-6144 or send an e-mail to lifebuilders@yorkbaptists.org.

@brief head:Register now for after school program

Real Life Assembly is now enrolling students for its after school program for the 2008-'09 school year. Registration costs $40 and weekly fees cost $65. Call 802-7013 or 547-1030.

Ultimate Life offers school, 'Mom's morning'

Ultimate Life Preschool and Ultimate Life Academy is now enrolling students for 2008-09. Children have fun while learning sound educational principles.

Also, a "Mom's Morning Out" program is available for anyone interested. Ultimate Life Church is located across from Carowinds. Call 802-2641 or visit www.ultimate lifeministries.com.

GHMS moms pray together

Moms In Touch International is a group of mothers of students at Gold Hill Middle School who meet for one hour every other week to pray for their children and the school they attend. For more information, call Patti Moughan at 548-5773 or send an e-mail to moughan@comporium.net.

Get the 'glow'

Aglow, a transdenom-inational organization or Christian women, meets 7-9 p.m. the fourth tuesday of each month at a private home in Regent Park. Aglow groups are in approximately 165 nations around the world with more than 1,400 local groups in the U.S. The heart of the organization is local fellowships. Small groups studies, care (support) groups, retreats, and annual conferences make up the Aglow year. It is a network of caring women as well as a faith-building organization. For more information, call Lisa Bahrenburg at 396-0834 or send an e-mail to pvbnlab@comporium.net.

Catholic Mass in Indian Land

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church is now celebrating Mass at 4 p.m. Saturdays at Belair United Methodist Church off Shelley Mullis Road in Indian Land.

The EDGE meets weekly

Tega Cay Baptist Church also invites seventh- to 12th-grade students to join youth pastor "Phud" Chambers at the EDGE from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information, call 548-2600.

Master Club in swing

Bible Baptist Church, 255 S. Hwy. 21 Bypass in Fort Mill, offers a Master Club 7:15-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays for kids in preschool through grade six. All kids in this age group are invited learn about the Bible, memorize verses, play games and more. There's a Teen program as well. For details, call 547-2761 or send an e-mail to church@biblebaptistonline.com.

Java ministry at PUMC

Philadelphia United Methodist Church in Fort Mill features a Philly Java Ministry. From 6-8 a.m. on the first Monday of every month, travelers on Hwy. 160 West can drive through the PUMC circle drive and get free coffee or soda.

They will take prayer requests and provide a "thought and prayer" for the month that is laminated and can be placed on your car's sun visor.

Sisk offers clothes, baby formula

The Sisk Memorial Clothes Closet is open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday at 118 Spratt St. in Fort Mill, next to the Sisk Memorial Family Life Center. Clothes for children and adults in need - jackets, sweaters, shoes, pants, skirts, etc., are available at no charge.

Also available at this time is powdered baby formula for mothers who need it.

Sisk has a supply of Similac Advance infant formula (birth to 12 months), Similac-Isomil

Advance Soy formula (birth to 12 months) and Enfamil Next Steps Lipil with Iron (9 months to 24 months). For more information or to donate items, call the church office at 547-2537.

--compiled by staff