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First Baptist Church to host Battlefield Community Picnic


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The First Baptist Church of Battlefield parking lot will be the site of the third annual Battlefield Community Picnic on Aug. 13.
The community is invited to celebrate its ongoing progress following the May 2003 tornado that destroyed portions of the town.

Free hot dogs will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. There will be games for adults and children, water activities, singing, a watermelon-eating contest and other entertainment.

The Children's Miracle Network bus also will be there.

In addition to First Baptist, churches participating will include Battlefield Assembly of God, Battlefield United Methodist, Gateway Christian and Wilson's Creek Baptist.

'Trembling at the Word' seminar to be held in Branson

A Messianic Christian congregation in Branson will host a "Trembling at the Word" seminar later this month.

First Fruits of Zion, a Denver-based ministry, will present the seminar on Hebrew roots of the Christian faith on from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 17 at The Tabernacle in the Branson Hills Ministry Center, 256 Church Road.

The seminar will include sessions on how Jesus understood and applied the Scriptures, the relevance of biblical commands in today's world and digging for ancient, biblical boundaries.

Admission is free; an offering will be taken. Materials will be available for sale. For information, call 334-7373 or (479) 253-4214, or visit www.jeremystorch.org.