Church news briefs

BERRYVILLE -- Freeman Heights Baptist Church will host Blake Boleryjack in concert on Sunday, July 8 at 6 p.m. There will be a love offering taken.

Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Oak Grove is hosting Vacation Bible School July 16-20 from 9 a.m-noon for ages 4-19. Theme is Bug Zone: Transformed by Our BIG God. Great curriculum, awesome classes, crafts, music, snacks and games. Come see our puppet shows and skits and eat inside our giant caterpillar. For more information call Marilyn at 417-779-5496.

Attention kids ages 5-12, don't miss a special IncrediWorld Amazement Park, the most exciting place around! At IncrediWorld, kids will take a thrill ride through God's creation as they enjoy songs, crafts, games, goodies and dramas.

IncrediWorld Amusement Park -- the Vacation Bible School hosted by Holiday Island Community Church July 16-20 -- promises to be filled with excitement, so contact us today. It is time to strap yourselves in and prepare for the ride of your life!

The dates are July 16-20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Holiday Island Community Church is at 188 Stateline Drive in Holiday Island. For more information, call 479-253-6187 visit www.hicchurch.com.

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Arkansas Ladies of Faith brunch, held every last Tuesday of the month is happy to have, Barbara Fairchild, country music singer and minister from Branson, Missouri as the July special guest speaker.

To join in the fun each month at the Gazebo Restaurant, Best Western, Eureka Springs. Reservations can be made by calling 870-480-3161 or 479-981-6388 or call the Gazebo Restaurant. Seats may also be reserved on line at .

BERRYVILLE -- Pastor Jewel M. Vance and the First Baptist Church at 510 E. Madison Ave. will offer a one-day "Sonlight Express, Jesus & Me" youth event from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 14. For more information, call Vance at 870-423-2028 or 870-350-6988.

GREEN FOREST -- Victory Tabernacle Pentecostal Church at 5183 Highway 62 West will hold a revival from July 18-21, 7 p.m. nightly. Evangelist Bro. Jim Bohannon will preach and there will be singing each night.

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Alliance of Churches will be hosting its annual Vacation Bible School, Sunday through Tuesday, July 15-17. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and lessons for youth in the fourth and fifth grades will be from 6-8 p.m..

Vacation Bible School will be held at the United Methodist Church across from Price Cutter in Berryville.

For more information, call 870-423-4535. Rides are available.

BERRYVILLE -- The Kings River Church will be meeting at the Cattlemen's Building at the Carroll County Fairgrounds on July 8 at 10 a.m.

Pastor Doby Williams invites the families to attend.

GREEN FOREST -- The Green Forest United Methodist Church will be holding its Vacation Bible School from 6 - 8:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday, from July 17-20.

This year's Bible School will have a theme: "Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep with God!", which explores a unique underwater universe where children will have interactive lessons of the Bible.

Children from K-5th grade are invited to attend.

For more information, contact the church office at 870-438-6122.

BERRYVILLE -- St. Anne Church at 614 S. Main will host its "Almost Famous" tamale dinner on Saturday, July 28 at 4:30 p.m.

The dinner features red and green homemade tamales with rice, beans, dessert and drink. A 2-tamale plate is $6; a 3-tamale plate is $8; and a 4-tamale plate is $9.

There will also be a raffle for prizes with the grand prize of $2,000. Tickets will be sold in advance of the festival and winners need not be present.

The festival features a wonderland of kids games, live music and bingo for cash as well as other games.