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Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will host an online meeting Sunday, June 14, at 3 p.m. with updated information on the proposed landfill for Cumberland County. If this is not stopped it will have a major impact on Cumberland County and surrounding counties. Anyone interested in joining online for this meeting, contact Barry Miles at (804) 492-5806 or (434) 315-4181.

Buckingham Baptist Church located at 24234 North James Madison Highway in the Goldhill Area of New Canton, will be hosting a drive-in service at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14. All those planning to attend the service will drive into the parking lot and are to remain in their cars throughout the duration of the service having no contact with individuals while there and must leave following the service.

Hatcher Baptist Church of Cumberland will be hosting an in-house worship service Sunday, June 14, at 9 a.m. for those 60 years and older. Those 59 years and younger will attend the in-house worship service at 11 a.m. Those attending the in-house worship service must sit with their families and remain six feet apart from the other individuals or families. Those who are attending one or the other of these services and still feel uncomfortable in going in may remain in their cars and tune into FM 87.9 on the radio dial. Also at 6 p.m. there will be a drive-in parking lot service for all ages and those planning to attend the service will drive into the parking lot and are to remain in their cars or sit outside their vehicles in a lawn chair with their families.

Cedar Baptist Church located at 3932 Bell Road, Dillwyn will not be able to have Vacation Bible School like they had originally scheduled, but they will be giving out fun kits for children Pre-K (3 years old) through fifth grade. Those who have pre-registered for their Bible School kits will need to pick them up at a drive thru Friday, June 26, from 4-7 p.m. or Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Cedar Baptist Church.

Victory Baptist Church located at 4339 Salem Road, Spout Springs, will be hosting an in house worship service Sunday June 14, at 9 a.m. The church will be at 50% capacity or 100 people. Families may sit together with distances of six feet away from the next individual or family. People who are uncomfortable coming to this service may attend a drive-in parking lot service at 10:30 a.m. All those planning to attend the service will drive into the parking lot and are to remain in their cars or they may bring chairs and sit by their cars throughout the duration of the service having no contact with individuals while there and must leave following the service.

Buckingham United Methodist Charge, consisting of Browns Chapel, Hanes Chapel and Rocky Mount UMC, will be hosting drive-in parking lot services at Browns Chapel UMC, located 15 North of Dillwyn on state route 617 Gravel Hill Road, on Sunday, June 14, with morning worship service at 9:45 a.m. and special music featuring Barry Snoddy of Buckingham followed by the morning worship message from Evelyn Penn. All those planning to attend the service will drive into the parking lot and are to remain in their cars throughout the duration of the service having no contact with individuals while there and must leave following the service. Anyone planning to attend should call (434) 983-2400.

Cedar Baptist Church located at 3932 Bell Road in Dillwyn will be hosting drive-in parking lot services Sunday, June 7, at 10 a.m. All those planning to attend the service will drive into the parking lot and are to remain in their cars throughout the duration of the service having no contact with individuals while there and must leave following the service.

Buckingham Baptist Church located at 24234 North James Madison Highway in the Goldhill Area of New Canton has canceled July 12 annual homecoming services and activities.

Our thoughts and prayers are sent out this week to all those who are sick and shut in everywhere.

Reminder – the annual 100-mile yard sale scheduled for Saturday, July 4, has been canceled due to COVID-19.

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