August 25

COMMUNITY FUN DAY, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Emmanuel Bible Church in Keysville. Attractions will include two inflatables, cake walks, dunking booth, music, food, indoor and outdoor games, local fire and rescue vehicles and more.

FFA CAR AND TRUCK SHOW, 1-3:30 p.m. at the Central Middle School bus parking lot. Classes for the show will include best classic car, best classic truck, ugliest farm truck and spectator’s choice. The event will include food, music, door prizes, cash prizes and trophies for best vehicle.

August 26

HOMECOMING, 10:45 a.m. prayer and praise service and 11:15 a.m. worship service at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Lunch will be served after morning worship.

HOMECOMING/ANNIVERSARY, 11 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Red Oak. Everyone is invited. The church is located at 4050 Salem School Road

FREE CHURCH RIDES, to Drakes Branch Baptist Church each Sunday. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 or (434) 208-8496 if interested.

HOMECOMING, 11 a.m. at Galilee Baptist Church. Pastor James Lindsey will deliver the message and the Galilee Shining Stars will render the music. Dinner will be served.

HOMECOMING, 10 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church.

 

August 27-29

REVIVAL, 7 p.m. nightly at Salem Baptist Church in Red Oak. The Rev. Dr. William Keen will be the proclaimer and the mission is developing kingdom builders. A different choir will provide music each night. The church is located at 4050 Salem School Road

September 4

ACTIVE PARENTING CLASS, 5-7 p.m. at 216 Bush River Dr. in Farmville. This event is sponsored by Crossroads Community Services Board. To register, contact Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274. Space is limited.

September 5

BIBLE STUDY CLASS, 7-8 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The class is free and open to middle school students in grades 6-8 each Wednesday. The curriculum used will be AWANA material. For more information, call (434) 208-8496.

September 8

GOSPEL PROGRAM, 4 p.m. at St. Louis Baptist Church in Charlotte Court House. Guests will be the New Beginnings Singers of Appomattox. Everyone is invited.

September 9

VIDEO SERIES, 6-7 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. Each Sunday evening a video from “That the World May Know” series will be shown. This is free and open to the public.

 

September 10

KIDS CLUB, 4-5:30 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The program is free and will be held each Monday after school. Activities will include homework help by certified teachers, Bible study, games and crafts. Snacks provided. Parents need to register children for the program. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 for more information.

September 11

ACTIVE PARENTING CLASS, 5-7 p.m. at 216 Bush River Dr. in Farmville. This event is sponsored by Crossroads Community Services Board. To register, contact Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274. Space is limited.

September 12

BIBLE STUDY CLASS, 7-8 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The class is free and open to middle school students in grades 6-8 each Wednesday. The curriculum used will be AWANA material. For more information, call (434) 208-8496.

September 13

PAPSA MEETING, 5:30 p.m. at the Farmville Community Library. This meeting is sponsored by the Piedmont Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (PAPSA). Learn how to help fight the current opioid epidemic and other substance abuse/misuse issues. If interest, contact Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274 or Kathy Reed (434) 392-9461 ext. 271.

September 17

DEMOCRATIC MEETING, 7 p.m. at the Drakes Branch Municipal Building, 4800 Drakes Main St.

KIDS CLUB, 4-5:30 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The program is free and will be held each Monday after school. Activities will include homework help by certified teachers, Bible study, games and crafts. Snacks provided. Parents need to register children for the program. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 for more information.

September 18

ACTIVE PARENTING CLASS, 5-7 p.m. at 216 Bush River Dr. in Farmville. This event is sponsored by Crossroads Community Services Board. To register, contact Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274. Space is limited.

September 19

BIBLE STUDY CLASS, 7-8 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The class is free and open to middle school students in grades 6-8 each Wednesday. The curriculum used will be AWANA material. For more information, call (434) 208-8496.

September 24

KIDS CLUB, 4-5:30 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The program is free and will be held each Monday after school. Activities will include homework help by certified teachers, Bible study, games and crafts. Snacks provided. Parents need to register children for the program. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 for more information.

September 26

BIBLE STUDY CLASS, 7-8 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The class is free and open to middle school students in grades 6-8 each Wednesday. The curriculum used will be AWANA material. For more information, call (434) 208-8496.

October 1

KIDS CLUB, 4-5:30 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The program is free and will be held each Monday after school. Activities will include homework help by certified teachers, Bible study, games and crafts. Snacks provided. Parents need to register children for the program. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 for more information.

October 6

OPPORTUNITY FUND SKEET AND TRAP CLASSIC, 8 a.m. registration at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox. participants will shoot one round each of skeet and trap, have breakfast and lunch, win prizes and take home awards for their shooting skills. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit Southside Opportunity Fund’s scholarships for graduating high school seniors in Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service area. For more information or to register as a participant or sponsor contact Mark Thomas at (434) 645-3276 or mark.thomas@sec.coop or visit www.sof.coop.

 

 

October 13

HARVEST FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Drakes Branch Farmer’s Market. Craft vendors still needed. For more information contact Julie Hamlett at (434) 568-6451 or crewite@hotmail.com.