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Religion Briefs

Free benefit concert to be held this weekend

Benefiting local hunger relief organizations and Atlanta's

World Vision, featured artists Margaret Becker, a former Fayette County

High School graduate; Atlanta-based Newsong, The Waiting and

Fayetteville-based According to John will perform a free benefit concert

at the Fayetteville Pavilion, Feb. 27 from 3:30-6 p.m. The concert

will be in the Home Depot Parking Lot. The concert will be in

conjuction with the 30-Hour Famine, where more than 600,000 American

teens across the U.S. will give up food for 30 hours. The program us

designed to help young people learn about global hungar and

poverty while raising funds to fight hunger. Please bring one canned

food item. 1-800-7FAMINE.

Trumpet soloist to deliver concert Sunday

Scott Brookins of Colorado Springs, Colo., will perform a

variety of music including jazz, inspirational, and praise and worship at

First Christian Church, located at 294 Jenkins Road in Tyrone on Feb.

28, at 6 p.m. Brookins performs full time with his ministry at

churches, prisons, schools and conventions. He has been on television

programs and his music can be heard on radio stations across the United

States and Eastern Europe. The community is invited to attend.

Leaders to attend Serendipity workshop Saturday

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will serve as the

host church for the nationally acclaimed Serendipity training seminar

for small group leadership this Saturday, Feb. 27 from 8:30

a.m.-12:30 a.m. If you lead or teach on any level (UMV, UMM, Sunday

School, children, adults, committees, etc.) this seminar is for you.

Lyman Coleman of Littleton, Colo., will lead this four-hour workshop

on effective leadership. Church members will receive a discount. To

register, call 1-800-525-9563.

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