Faith briefs
Christ Community Church
1100 Kasold Drive
Thursday: Men’s Fraternity kickoff dinner. Call the church at 842-7600 for registration details.
Registration is under way for men’s and women’s Bible studies. Both studies begin Sept. 15.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2104 W. Bob Billings Parkway
Thursday: Free dinner for college students, 5:30 p.m, Fellowship Hall.
Sept. 10: “Oompahfest,” annual German festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., South Park.
Lawrence Wesleyan Church
3705 Clinton Parkway
Friday: Grand opening for “Celebrate Recovery,” a 12-step program for “recovery for hurts, habits or hang-ups,” beginning at 6 p.m. with a free pizza party; large group worship and teaching starts at 7 p.m., and small group sharing begins at 8 p.m.
Ninth Street Baptist Church
847 Ohio
Sunday: Guest pastor is Theo Baines at the 7:45 a.m. service and Jesse Brinson at the 10:45 a.m. service.
Plymouth Congregational Church
925 Vt.
Sunday adult education classes resume at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 11; more classes start Sept. 14.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
1000 Conn.
Today: Centennial celebration with a potluck after the 11 a.m. service, worship at 3 p.m. and tours of the Sixth Street property.
Trinity Episcopal Church
1011 Vt.
Sunday: 40 Good Minutes discussion on “Shaping Holy Disciples,” 9 a.m. in the chapel. “From Soldier to Saint,” a video about Ignatius Loyola, will be shown at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
Unity Church of Lawrence
Ninth and Madeline streets
Thursday: World Day of Prayer free community concert, featuring the Heartland Men’s Chorus, percussionist Stacey Fox and Unity’s Children’s Hand Bell Choir, 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.