Faith Briefs – Jan. 5, 2012

Bagdad UMC invites you to bring a friend Bagdad United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clive Knights holds a praise and worship service at 8:30 a.m. and a traditional service at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. each week. The first Sunday of January is Epiphany. Our Holy Communion services are entitled New Vision and is the first of our January New Year Series. Wednesday evening services are at 6 p.m. The current worship series “Heroes of Faith.” On Jan. 9 the topic will be David — The Problem of Family. A new year, a new season and two new sermon series. Bagdad UMC invites you to come and share these timely messages, our vivacious choir, fervent prayers and lively fellowship and to bring a friend. Bagadad UMC is at 4540 Forsyth St., Milton. For more information, call the church at 626-1948 St. Rose of Lima holding Tuesday night Bible studies Tuesday night Bible Study St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church is hosting a bible study every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph’s room for anyone who would like to attend.

The Most Excellent Way Addiction help meetings The Most Excellent Way support group for people seeking help overcoming alcohol, drugs and other addictive behaviors meets every Friday night at 7 p.m. at East Side Baptist Church, 4884 Ward Basin Road. For more information on this meeting and other area meetings, call 626-1481.

Start your New Year  off right, fearless Be inspired by accounts from God’s word about average people who become champions and overcame insurmountable odds. Do you have what it takes? Come join us for the message series, “fearless” to find out once and for all. For more information, email coast31@aol.com or call our church office at 850-916-0346. Service hours are Sunday at 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at 3141 Gulf Breeze Parkway.

Jimmy Evans  Marriage Seminar Coast Community Church will host Lifelong love affair on Feb. 8-9 on how to have a passionate and deeply rewarding marriage. For more information, email coast31@aol.com or call the church office at 850-916-034. Coast Community Church is at 3141 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Visit www.coastcommunity.org.

Grace Community Church of Northwest Florida If you are a Bible believing Christian and appreciate in depth Bible teaching using proper hermeneutics of Bible interpretation as taught by John MacArthur of Grace Community Church of Sun Valley, Calif. A small group is negotiating with Grace of Sun Valley to send a graduate of The Masters Seminary to the Pensacola area to pastor a local church. The church currently meets in Pace at 10 a.m. every Sunday. For more information and directions, call 529-4702.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Faith Briefs – Jan. 5, 2012