Vacation bible school

Published 5:00 am Thursday, July 4, 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 its website LoveCentraVA.Com, Facebook page at B.me/LoveCentralVA or email NoMegaLandfill@LoveCentralVA.com. The next meeting will be Sunday, July 14, 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 court room.

The Buckingham County Christian Fellowship Association, a nonprofit organization, will be hosting its regular monthly meeting on Monday, 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Dillwyn located on U.S. Route 15, Main Street, Dillwyn. All members and their guests are welcome to attend and bring a covered dish for the meal. This will be followed by the July program featuring a surprise guest. For further information or to learn more about the group contact President Barry Miles at home (804) 492-5806 or cell (434) 315-4181.

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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 (WHDT) Theatre 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 its 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 Saturday, July 20. For more information contact President Barry Miles at (804) 492-5806 or (434) 315-5806.

Buckingham Baptist Church located at 24234 N. James Madison Highway, New Canton, will be hosting its annual Vacation Bible School July 14-19. On Sunday there will be pre-registration and an ice cream social from 5:30-6:30 p.m., for children 4-16 years of age. Bible School will be held Monday through Friday from 5:45-8:45 p.m. This years theme is “In The Woods.” For further information, contact Betty Toney at (434) 983-2232. Bible School will be followed by the church’s annual homecoming on Sunday, July 21. Services will begin at 10 a.m. with gospel music at its best featuring the “Oak Hill Quartet” of Cumberland. Morning worship will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Garry Sims. Lunch will be served at noon. All are welcome.

Jubilee Baptist Church located on 216 Crews Shop Road, Concord, will be having special guest “True Spirit Bluegrass Gospel Band” out of Richmond on Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Roger Childress 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.