19 May 12 Yammer Named a Leader in Activities Streams
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Yammer, Inc., the leading provider of Enterprise Social Networks,
today announced it was named a Leader in Activities Streams by
Forrester Research Inc., in a new May 2012 report: “The Forrester
Wave(TM): Activities Streams, Q2 2012.” Yammer received the highest
scores for its current offering and was ranked among the highest
scores in 16 out of 19 criteria, including adoption strategy and
market presence with more than 5 million users.
According to Forrester, vendors in the Leader category have a strong
current offering, proven strategic intent and significant market
presence.
“Social activities streams are a bridge to enterprise social vision,”
wrote Rob Koplowitz, vice president and principal analyst, Forrester
Research. “They connect workers to each other and to information. On
its own, the information workplace lacks a mechanism that pulls
together events, along with their context, background, and required
actors, in a manner that is attractive and easily consumable for
knowledge workers. This is where the activities stream comes in.
“In a well-designed information workplace, this stream can be placed
anywhere (e.g., employee portal, email, or packaged business
application), allowing an employee complete freedom in where and how
they work,” continued Koplowitz.
“We believe this evaluation from Forrester further underscores
Yammer’s market leadership and builds on our significant momentum,”
said David Sacks, founder and CEO, Yammer. “Enterprise Social
Networking has gained mainstream acceptance, and companies are truly
beginning to see the tangible benefits of transformation in their
organizations. Yammer is changing the way companies communicate and
collaborate and ultimately get work done.”
Leading companies across industries use Yammer to drive company-wide
collaboration — uniting teams, empowering mobile workers and giving
executives unprecedented visibility into their organizations. Through
Yammer, employees across geographies and departments can share and
discover information, content and ideas, rapidly get questions
answered and collaborate more effectively on team projects.
Yammer integrates with a broad range of business applications such as
Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft SharePoint, Salesforce.com and SAP,
making it easier for workers to discover, share and act on relevant
information within those systems to move business objectives forward.
Offering access points from mobile devices, web browsers, desktops
and within other business software, Yammer has the flexibility to
deliver social functionality wherever employees are working.
A complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave(TM): Activities Streams,
Q22012 is available here.
About Yammer, Inc.
Yammer (
www.yammer.com ) is the leading provider
of Enterprise Social Networks, enabling organizations to make
transformative changes quickly by empowering employees to collaborate
across departments, geographies, content and business applications.
The basic version of Yammer is free, and customers can pay to upgrade
their network to receive additional administrative and security
controls, priority customer service and a dedicated customer success
manager. Companies and organizations from across the globe, including
more than 85 percent of the Fortune 500, are using our award-winning
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to improve employee
productivity and engagement. Visit our blog to see how our customers
are benefiting from Yammer.
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16 May 12 Regulators Looking Into JPMorgan Trading Activities Before $2 Billion Loss
United States and British regulators have been in discussions with JPMorgan Chase for almost a month about the trading group that disclosed more than $2 billion in losses on Thursday, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
The bank first informed the Federal Reserve and the Financial Services Authority of Britain about the trading activities when media reports surfaced in April about a London-based trader with outsize positions, who was called the “London Whale” and Voldemort.
15 May 12 Long battle over extracurricular activities continues for teachers
The province is just adding fuel to the fire in its efforts to force teachers to participate in voluntary after-school activities, according to Derek DeGear.
DeGear, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers Association, said hes stunned the BC Public School Employers Association applied Wednesday to the Labour Relations Board to stop teachers from refusing to voluntarily work with students in extracurricular activities.
He said it appears the BCPSEA is more interested in attaining free labour from teachers instead of focusing on providing adequate classroom supports and offering the best education to students as possible.
However, BCPSEA CEO Hugh Finlayson said that what the teachers have defined as extracurricular was always part of their duties before their job action, which ended in March after the legislation of Bill 22 stipulated that teachers resume their full duties.
I just cant imagine that the LRB will rule that it will be mandatory for teachers to volunteer to work in the evenings, DeGear said.
When we were developing our action plan in response to Bill 22, we were very conscious not to move forward with any plans that would interfere with our work. Weve made a commitment to not participating in volunteer work and I believe the government is chasing a red herring with their application to the LRB.
Many sporting events, endofyear celebrations and field trips have been cancelled after teachers decided to withdraw from voluntary activities as part of their protest against Bill 22.
Finlayson said a meeting is planned with the LRB today and he expects its ruling will come quite quickly.
This has very little to do with extracurricular activities, Finlayson said of the teachers refusal to take part in after-school activities, which he said also includes tutoring sessions.
Those activities are not voluntary. The teachers plan is a concerted action to withdraw this myriad of activities for the purpose of advancing their opposition to the legislation. When you do that, its a strike.
The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district is not waiting for the stalemate between the teachers and the government to be resolved.
Fearing the teachers withdrawal from volunteer work will continue into next year, trustee Bill Bard intends to introduce a motion at the next school board meeting, asking staff members to prepare a report on exactly what extracurricular activities can be undertaken by non-teaching volunteers.
RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234
15 May 12 5 Mom-Friendly Activities for the Weekend
1) CRAFTY MOM: Bring Mom to the 2nd Friday Art amp; Wine Walk, and if that wasnt already fun enough, walk on over to Mayfest at Stirling Commons (on Broadway). This all-ages event features live music, hands-on activities for the kids (pottery), beer, wine and chocolate tastings from 5:30 to 11 pm (Free to attend! Art amp; Wine Walk deals require a $10 bracelet)
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2) VINTAGE MOM: Take your Mom on the last docent-led sunset stroll on historic Victoria Drive of the season. Meet outside the Dunedin Historical Museum Friday at 5 pm and bring your camera. ($15)
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3) MUSIC MOM: Treat your mom to a night with the Celts and simultaneously help the Dunedin Pipe and Drum Band. Kilt Night at Flanagans Irish Pub on Saturday features live celtic music and raffle prizes. Proceeds help fund the bands trip to the Pipe amp; Drum World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, this August, 7:30 to 11 pm (Free to attend; kilts optional!)
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4) BASEBALL MOM: Bring Mom to the ballpark! As a bonus, D-Jay the Mascot celebrates a birthday during the Jays-Threshers game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium on Saturday! Fellow mascots Thunderbug and Raymond are also joining the fun beginning at 6:30 Pm ($6 per person)
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5) SPORTY MOM: Make it a mother-daughter or mother-son fitness challenge at the I Love Mothers Day 5K and Kid Half Mile on Sunday at John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor. Register online here.
14 May 12 Senior activities, menus
Week of May 14-18
Columbus Senior Center
2518 14th St.
Columbus, (402) 564-9293
Monday: Spaghetti and meat sauce, garden salad, peas, garlic bread, sliced peaches.
Tuesday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, California blend vegetables, wheat roll, pear.
Wednesday: Ham salad sandwich, mixed vegetables, three-bean salad, pineapple.
Thursday: Salisbury steak, baked potato, cauliflower, roll, mixed fruit.
Friday: Teriyaki chicken, au gratin potatoes, corn, wheat roll, orange.
Activities
Monday: 9 am Social Committee; 10 am Exercise; 11 am Heritage House pickup; noon, Dinner; 12:45 pm AARP meeting; 1 pm Billiards.
Tuesday: Noon Dinner; 1 pm Bingo.
Wednesday: 8 am TOPS No. 275; 9 am Sheephead; 9 am Pie Day; noon Dinner; 12:30 pm Gardening – vegetables; 1 Billiards.
Thursday: 8:30 am TOPS No. 529; 10 am Exercise; noon Dinner.
Friday: 9 am Cinnamon rolls; 9:30 am Arbor Place pickup; 10 am Bible class; 11 am NEP-Mindy; noon Dinner; 1 Billiards.
Pawnee Senior Center
115 N. Oak
Genoa
(402) 993-6002
Monday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, pineapple, corn-n-bean salsa, homemade bread.
Tuesday: Scalloped potatoes ‘n ham, peaches, green beans, homemade bread.
Wednesday: Taco noodle casserole, lettuce salad, fresh banana, peas, homemade bread.
Thursday: Chicken salad on croissant, tropical fruit, corn, glazed carrots.
Friday: Beef-n-noodles, dinner salad, stewed tomatoes, pears, homemade bread.
Activities
Monday: Education and group walk.
Tuesday: Lunch and learn, noon. Featuring Preferred Sands of Genoa.
Wednesday: Rummie cube day after lunch; Education and group walk.
Saturday: Parade of Tables – purchase tickets in advance by calling the Senior Center at (402) 993-6002.
Polk County
Senior Centers
Shelby, Stromsburg
Osceola, Polk
Meals subject to change. All meals served with bread, milk, or coffee. For reservations, call the day before.
Monday: Potluck.
Tuesday: OF chicken, potatoes with gravy, corn, fruit.
Wednesday: Hamburger patty on bun, mini salad bar.
Thursday: Cheesy ham and hash brown casserole, peas/fruit.
Friday: Taco salad, fruit, bundt cake.
Activities
Shelby
230 N. Walnut St.,
(402) 527-5158
Monday: Bridge; Potluck.
Tuesday: Election Day.
Thursday: Exercise; Carving class by Alan 1-3 pm
Friday: Bingo.
Stromsburg
118 E. Third St.,
(402) 764-8227
Monday: Potluck; Ice cream sundaes; Bingo (free); Bridge.
Tuesday: Exercise, 9 am; Blood pressure 9:30-11:30 am
Wednesday: Ladies coffee, 2 pm
Thursday: Exercise, 9 am
Friday: Exercise, 9 am; Bingo 1:15 pm
Osceola
461 Hawkeye St.,
(402) 747-8227
Monday: Exercise, 10 am; Potluck; Bingo 1 pm; Living Well class 5:30 pm, Osceola.
Tuesday: Ladies pitch, 1 pm
Wednesday: Exercise, 10 am; Salad bar.
Friday: Exercise, 10 am
Polk
230 N. Main,
(402) 765-2311
Monday: Exercise, 9 am; Potluck.
Thursday: Exercise, 9 am
14 May 12 Plenty of fishing activities on tap in north central Washington
Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler:
There are a number of things to look forward to in May. Trout fishing on our area lakes should continue to be very good, and I am hoping to see the kokanee start to show up in the lower basin of Lake Chelan.
I have seen a photo of a fish, but it is still early. I will have the results of the Trippin with the Triploids Derby soon. It takes place this weekend and I will there with my Jetcraft so see if someone wins it!
The next derby coming up is the 2nd Annual Pike Minnow Derby put on by the Quincy Valley Tourism Association. The had just over 200 anglers turn out for it last year, and with the big boost in prizes for this years derby the participation should be much higher.
They are giving away two boats this year, and the total prize value is over $9,000.00. The intent of the derby is to remove as many pike minnows from the Columbia as possible. It also provides a fun weekend of fishing for families.
Sure there are some big prizes to be won, but its designed to be a lot of fun. Be sure to click on the Something Fishy in Quincy logo on my web site Home Page and sign up.
For details or to get Graybills weekly report visit Dave Graybills website.
13 May 12 Park activities heat up with weather
The busy spring and summer seasons are under way for Tiffin Park and Recreation Department.
Director Steve Dryfuse said the three full-time staff members have been keeping up with the demands of mowing with assistance from a worker from the Public Works Department.
Preparations are being made to get the swimming pool ready to open.
We hope to have it open for Memorial Day weekend, Dryfuse told the city Park Board during it Thursday meeting.
Dryfuse and Program Director Matt Coleman outlined park programs such as a recent Earth Day celebration and an Arbor Day tree planting.
Relay For Life is this evening through noon Saturday.
Baseball and softball leagues have been practicing and will be starting soon, and a sand volleyball league starts the last week in May. Registrations for summer camps have been arriving steadily.
Coleman said a nature walk is planned at 2 pm Saturday at Schekelhoff Park Nature Preserve to be led by Seneca County Park District Program Director Linda Rose, and noon-2 pm May 20 is the annual kite derby at Hedges-Boyer Park.
The annual fishing derby is to take place 9:30-11 am June 2 at Tiffin-Seneca Izaak Walton Leagues pond on River Road.
A concert planned by an outside group is to take place at Hedges-Boyer Park June 2-3, Coleman said. Music is to be playing on two stages 10 am-10 pm that Saturday and 10 am-6 pm that Sunday.
The evening of June 3 is the first concert of the PNC Bank Summer Concert Series will feature the North Coast Concert Band.
Although Dryfuse said the department wasnt chosen for a grant he wanted to use to help fund a dog park, Edenwood Veterinary Clinic conducted a fundraiser last weekend to make a start on the needed funds and he is still hoping for another grant.
Board Chairman John Bing suggested donations be tracked to make sure they are placed in the correct revenue fund in the city budget.
Bing asked if Dryfuse had checked into the possibility of renting part of the Highland Park land to a farmer, but Dryfuse said he would look into it after the busy spring and summer season passes.
The board discussed methods of raising more funds for park projects.
Although it isnt city land, the board discussed the landscaping of the open area downtown where the county courthouse stood.
Brian Bilger, of Bilger Landscaping, a city council representative at the meeting, said bids are being taken now for landscaping with cost not to exceed $10,000.
City Councilman Tyler Shuff said a possible project for using Community Development Block Grant funds would connect parks via a walking/biking trail in the area of Water Street, Nature Trails Park, Junior Home Park, Frost Parkway and possibly the Huss Street Bridge.
The board decided to meet at Junior Home Park for its next meeting at 11:30 am June 14. The group plans to look at Junior Home and Nature Trails parks.
13 May 12 Kansas House approves local tax option for school extracurricular activities
TOPEKA The Kansas House on Thursday handed school districts a new way to pay for extracurricular activities with higher property taxes.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The House agreed to a proposal by Rep. Kelly Meigs that would give certain school districts amp;#x2014; especially those in Johnson County amp;#x2014; the ability to ask voters to approve property tax increases for activities such as band, athletics and clubs.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Meigs, a Lenexa Republican, said she wanted to give local voters a chance to put more money into school activities if they wanted. lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;amp;#x201C;This is fair.amp;#x201D;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The vote was a breakthrough for a proposal that has been defeated a couple of times in the House partly because of a bias against the wealth of Johnson County school districts.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The provision was included in a wide-ranging education bill that includes Gov. Sam Brownbackamp;#x2019;s proposal to allow high school students to take vocational education classes at a community college without being charged tuition.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;It also includes a plan for changing teacher evaluations so they would be based on multiple measures of student achievement and growth.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The bill is now headed to a conference committee, where House members hope it has a fighting chance with senators.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Sen. John Vratil, a Leawood Republican, said the bill would help Johnson County schools. lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;But he also said it was intentionally packaged with a number of other bills that that the Senate opposes, making passage more difficult.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The plan to increase funding for extracurricular activities applies only to 66 school districts where local option funding equals at least 30 percent of state aid.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;It would apply to five school districts in Johnson County and to the Bonner Springs and Piper districts in Wyandotte County. lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;It also would cover eight districts in Sedgwick County, including Goddard, Maize, Derby, Haysville and Mulvane.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The proposal had been tried in the House before and was defeated partly because of a bias against Johnson County.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;amp;#x201C;Unfortunately that plays out,amp;#x201D; said Rep. Clay Aurand, a Belleville Republican and chairman of the House Education Committee.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;amp;#x201C;This has been one issue that has always been problematic. Thereamp;#x2019;s always been a thought that they have nice schools and why do they need more?amp;#x201D;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt; But Aurand credited Johnson Countyamp;#x2019;s freshman lawmakers with persuading lawmakers to give the proposal enough votes to pass.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;amp;#x201C;I think the freshman Johnson County legislators went out and worked it,amp;#x201D; Aurand said. amp;#x201C;They tried to stay away from the back-and-forth about pro-Johnson County versus anti-Johnson County.amp;#x201D;lt;/pgt;lt;pgt; The plan caps the amount schools could raise in new taxes at 2 percent of the local and state money spent on a statewide average per pupil.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;That means Shawnee Mission could raise no more than $4.7 million for extracurricular activities, and Blue Valley could bring in no more than $3.6 million.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Olathe would be limited to $4.5 million, and De Soto could raise no more than $1.1 million.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Just how the ability to raise property taxes would affect activity fees charged by school districts was unclear after Thursdayamp;#x2019;s vote.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Officials from a couple of Johnson County school districts were not available Thursday. Blue Valley Superintendent Tom Trigg said he didnamp;#x2019;t have enough information to know how it would affect his district.
12 May 12 Historical Society offers activities on Mother’s Day weekend
Published May 10, 2012, 11:43 AM
Historical Society offers activities on Mother’s Day weekend
The St. Croix County Historical Society is offering a variety of events on Mother’s Day weekend including Yellowstone Trail activities and the Willow River Cemetery Walk
25 Apr 12 Church activities: April 21, 2012
Anniversaries
Bethel Baptist Church of Spring Hill: will mark its 66th Anniversary on April 29 at the church, 5028 Kentucky St., Spring Hill. A special concert featuring The Stewart Family will be held at 6:30 pm For more information, call 304-768-7151.
Miscellaneous
Mount Calvary Baptist Church: will host a Health and Safety Fair from 8 am to noon on April 28 at the church, located at 1509 Bigley Ave. The fair is free and open to the public and will include exhibitors such as Thomas Memorial Hospital (various lab tests available), St. Francis Hospital (various lab tests available: $10), Charleston Fire Dept. with the fire safety house, Charleston Police Dept. Bicycle Patrol for bike and helmet safety inspections, WV Childrens Health Insurance Program, WV Division of Tobacco Prevention, Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, blood glucose monitoring companies, Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association and more.
Christian aerobics and senior exercise: will be offered on Tuesdays at Fairview United Methodist Church, Cross Lanes. Senior exercise starts at 6:30 pm and Christian aerobics at 7:15 pm To get to the church, turn left off of Big Tyler Road onto Rocky Fork Road. Take the first right up the hill.
Green Valley Church of God: will have a rummage sale from 8 am to 2 pm May 5 at 518 Green Valley Drive, St. Albans. All clothing will be sold for 25 cents per item. Hot dogs, chips, drinks and baked goods will also be sold. For more information, call 304-768-1561 or 304-727-4048.
Fujiko Signs: will present a free lecture titled Listening to angels, the message of love and healing, at 7:30 pm May 1 in the Clay Centers Walker Theater, One Clay Square, corner of Washington and Brooks streets. The event is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Charleston. Signs speaks international as a member of the Christian Science Board Lectureship.
Kanawha Valley Interfaith Councils 62nd Annual Luncheon: will be held Tuesday at the John XXIII Pastoral Center, 100 Hodges Road, off Corridor G. Registration will be held at 9:30 am and the morning program starts at 10 am Lunch will be held at noon followed by Father John Finnell, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, South Charleston, speaking. The theme is Understanding Our Neighbors: The Roman Catholic Faith. Gentlemen are welcome and encouraged to attend. Tickets are $15 each and are available at PostNet, 1111 Fledderjohn Road, Charleston, WV 25314. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope if getting tickets by mail. Ashton Place. For questions, call Jane Ann Grishaber at 304-346-6255.
Abundant Life Bible College,: 1534 Washington St. E., will begin its next six-week course, Ministerial Ethics, from 7 to 9 pm on Tuesday. Topics will include ministerial and personal ethics, character, integrity and ministry protocol. For more information or to register, go to the website at www.abundantlifewv.com or call 304-342-0058, ext. 4.
A Zumbathon fundraising event: will be held from noon to 4 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church of St. Albans, Sixth Avenue and Second Street. The Zumbathon is from 1 to 3 pm and is a donation only event. All funds raised will benefit Mission WVs FrameWorks Initiative that works to enrich the lives of children in foster care and recruit loving foster and adoptive families. Twenty different vendors will donate items to be raffled as well as selling items. Zumba instructor, Sarah McComas-Brown will lead the Zumbathon. Featured instructors include Emily Ingle-Kendell, Korri Powers, Kellie Lewis, Kristin Miller, Carl Hariston and Megan Hannah. Kinsington, an adopted youth, founded the WV FAITH. Foundation and has worked with her mother to organize this benefit. FrameWorks staff will be available to answer questions and provide more information about children in West Virginia who are legally eligible to be adopted. For more information about the event or to learn more about adoption, contact Mission West Virginia at 1-866-CALL-MWV.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church: will have its Auxiliaries Program Rededication of all Ministries at 3 pm Sunday. The Rev. John Deboe Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., will be guest speaker. He also will speak at the 11 am Sunday service.
Music
The Laborers Quartet: will sing at 6 pm Sunday at Mammoth Advent Christian Church.
The Cause Inc.: will sponsor the Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus at 6 pm Saturday at All Nations Revival Center in Institute. The Rev. Fredrick Hightower is pastor. The Spiritual Harmonizers will be in concert. The service is in honor of Karolyn K. Murray, who passed in October 2011. For more information, contact Stacy L. Murray-Medcalf at 740-646-3558.
Thorofare Community Church in Clendenin: will have special singing by the Believers at 7 pm Sunday evening. Following the special Praise in Song part of the service, Pastor Holley will deliver the evening message. For information, call Pastor Holley at 304-965-0600 or pastorhol…suddenlink.net.
The Taylor Brothers: will sing at 6 pm April 29 at Meadowbrook Free Will Baptist Church, W.Va. 114 North, above Capital High School.
King of Glory International Ministries,: 302 Delaware Ave., will have a musical concert featuring the Viz N Heirs and the Vandalia Male Chorus at 6 pm April 29 at the church. Contact Evangelist Sylvia Sherrod at 304-720-5994 for information.
The Believers: will sing at 7 pm Sunday at Thorofare Community Church on Thorofare Road near Clendenin; and then at 7 pm on Monday at One Accord Community Church on US 60, between St. Albans and Hurricane.
Patsy Serles: will sing at 6 pm Sunday at Parsons Chapel, Sixth Avenue.
The BrighterSide Quartet: will sing at 7 pm Saturday at Little Kanawha Independent Church at Burnsville. They also will sing at 6 pm Sunday at the Baptist church in Shrewsbury.
The WVGMA. Gospel Sing: will be held at 6 pm Saturday at Belle Recreation Center at Belle Town Hall. Featured singers will be Carla Bragg, The Cross Bearers, Debbie Harrah and New Journey. Concessions will be available. A love offering will be taken and there will be door prize drawings. For more information, call 304-949-1255.
Paid in Full: will sing at 7 pm Sunday at Reamer Hill Community Church, located on Leatherwood Road in Clendenin.
Bloodline of Huntington: will sing at 7 pm April 28 at Fisher Memorial Church. The Lew Life Singers, Freeman Newhouse and choir will also sing. Refreshments will be served in the Family Center following the sing. The church is located 1/2 mile on Dudden Fork Road off the Goldtown Exit of Interstate 77.
Pocatalico Community Church: will have a gospel sing at 5 pm Saturday at the church. The Tignors, Anointed, One Step Closer, Tommy Parsons and Calvarys Why will be featured. A fellowship dinner will follow the sing.
John Phillips: will sing Sunday at Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Johnstown Road, Milton.
A benefit gospel sing: will be held at 5 pm Saturday at Southeast Church of the Nazarene to help with medical expenses for the Rev. Harold Massey at the church, located at 5102 MacCorkle Ave. SE, across from Foodland in Kanawha City. The Rev. Massey has been recently diagnosed with cancer and had to travel to Duke University in Durham, NC, for treatment. Featured singers will be The Praisemen, Anointed and Tonya Ward of Man. Monetary donations may also be made payable to the Rev. Harold Massey and mailed to Rand First Church of the Nazarene, Attn. Kerri Cales, 305 Davidson Ave., Charleston, WV 25306.
Revivals
Lower Falls Baptist Church: will have a spring revival at 7 pm nightly, May 6-9 at the church, 1777 Strawberry Road, St. Albans. Special guest will be West Virginia State Police Chaplain Jim Mitchell. There will be special music each night. A staffed nursery will be available for each service. Pastor is Brian Donze. For information, call 304-727-4888.
A community revival: will be held at 7 pm nightly, Tuesday through Friday at several area churches. Evangelist will be Jacob Berry. The schedule is Tuesday, Bowles Ridge Community Church, Singing by Bancroft Church of God Mission Choir; Wednesday: Lone Oak Church of God Mission, singing by Living Sacrifice; Thursday: Cross Creek Community Church, singing by Hometown Independent Church Choir; and Friday: Lett Creek Community Church, singing by Faith Independent Church Choir. For questions call Pastor David Bailey at 304-586-4806, Pastor Ray Parsons at 304-755-5339, Pastor Tommy Michels at 304-586-3514, or Pastor Larry Mobley at 304-586-4113.
The Rev. Fairley McCormick and the Rev. Adam Null: will be evangelists at revival services held at 7 pm nightly April 30 through May 5. Church choirs singing include April 30, West Virginia Home Mission; May 1, Charleston Mountain Mission; May 2, Fisher Memorial; May 3, Allens Fork Community; May 4, Grace Community; May 5, Fisher Memorial/Young Adults. Pastor Aaron Finney will preach on April 29. Singing will be by Fisher Memorial Choir and the Lathey Family. The church is located 1/2 mile on Dudden Fork Road off the Goldtown Exit of Interstate 77.
Pastor William Kinney and the First Missionary Baptist Church of Powellton: will have their annual Spring Revival at 7 pm nightly, Monday through Friday at the church. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Keith D. Walker Sr., pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Garten. Music will be provided by area choirs.
Spring Fork Missionary Baptist Church,: 320 Campbells Creek Drive, will have revival services at 7 pm daily, Monday through Friday at the church. Evangelist will be Cody Zorn. There will be special singing each night. Sunday is Family Day. Sunday school begins at 9:30 am with the morning worship at 10:30 am and the evening worship at 6 pm For information, call the Rev. Mike Long at 304-925-7469.
New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Pinch: will conduct revival services at Thursday through April 29 with the Rev. Norman Wilson speaker. The church is located across from Pinch Elementary. Services Wednesday through April 28 will be held at 7 pm nightly. Services on April 29 will be 11 am and 6 pm For information, call the church at 304-965-3303.
Winfield Church of the Nazarene: will have its Spring Revival at 6 pm Sunday and at 7 pm nightly, Monday through Wednesday at the church, 2986 Winfield Road, Winfield. The Rev. James C. Cash Jr. of Scott Depot will be guest evangelist. The Rev. Cash is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Mountain State Gospel Sing: will be held at 7 pm Friday, featuring John Lanier, at Scary Creek Church of God, 340 Scary Road, Scott Depot. The sing is free. Host group will be New Prophets. Lanier is the Executive Director, co-founder and creator of the Christian Voice Publication. For information, call 304-539-4717.
Special services
The Upper Kanawha Valley Minister and Deacons Fellowship: will hold its Fourth Sunday Fellowship Service at 7 pm Sunday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Carbondale. Speakers will be the Rev. Robert Morton, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Good Shepherd Free Will Baptist Church,: 5470 West Pea Ridge Road, Huntington, will have Sunday school at 10 am and the morning worship with the Rev. Steve Nida preaching at 11 am Sunday. Evening worship will be 6 pm Sunday with the church singers/choir singing and Pastor Jason C. Black preaching. A prayer meeting and youth group will be held at 7 pm Wednesday.
Faith Missionary Baptist Church: of St. Albans will feature Dr. Dan Anderson, president of Appalachian Bible College in Mount Hope as guest preacher at the 11 am Sunday worship service. Dr. Anderson has been with Appalachian Bible College since 1983. Magnify, a musical group from the college will provide music. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 am The church is located at 701 MacCorkle Ave. West, one mile west of Winfield Road. For information, call Pastor Mike Hager at 304-727-9491.
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