Faith Briefs

Community

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday; St. Paul's Episcopal/Second Presbyterian Church community progressive dinner, with drinks and hors d'oeuvres at St. Paul's, dinner at Second Presbyterian and dessert and coffee at Dish T'Pass; $10; 266-8195 or 266-2828.

Music

• Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 19000 Poplar Springs Road, Loudon, Tenn.; 7 p.m. today; concert by Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; 775-2806; also, Grace Memorial Church, Ball Play Road, Madisonville, Tenn., 11 a.m. Sunday, and South Liberty Baptist Church, 505 County Road 655, Athens, Tenn., 6 p.m. Sunday.

• Philadelphia Baptist Church, 1065 Pine Grove Road, Ringgold, Ga.; 6:30 p.m. Friday; Friday Night Sing features The Sonlife Quartet and The Bob Family; 706-891-5683.

• Collegedale Community Church, 4995 Swinyar Drive; 7 p.m. Friday; White Dove Cafe adult coffeehouse features acoustic artists Melinda Chaney, Jimmy Self and Bill Hammond; light refreshments served; 396-5464.

• Concord Baptist Church, 7025 East Brainerd Road; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19; concert by current or former Chattanooga Music Club scholarship winners Evelyn Petcher (violin), Joshua Coleman (piano), John Burton (trumpet) and Tim Hinck (piano), plus accompanist Charlynne Fry; free; 892-9313.

• LaFayette Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga.; 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19; Rosewood Trio featured in community concert; refreshments served; 706-764-2801.

• St. Marks United Methodist Church, 701 Mississippi Ave.; 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19; concert by Jericho Brass Band features marches, solos and band music; 267-5530.

Prayer

• St. Elmo Baptist Church, 4500 St. Elmo Ave.; noon Wednesday; Widows Harvest Ministries-sponsored statewide day of prayer event for widows led by pastor Roger Kittle and area widows; 226-0260 or www.widows.org.

Women's event

• Home of Genendal Fratantuono, 31 Woodlawn Drive; 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18; Aglow Kingdom Community Lighthouse meeting features program by Karen Pagano on oils to promote physical, spiritual, mental and emotional healing (includes lunch); 296-1631 or 899-4809.

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