Special services Oakland Mount Zion Baptist Church will have its annual Christmas program at 6 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Donald Valentine is pastor. Christmas in the Country will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at Whites Chapel United Methodist Church in Drake. There will be a live nativity, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, candlelight meditation and refreshments. New Birth Missionary Baptist Churchs annual Christmas Program will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club, 531 West 11th St. The Rev. Frederick Hill is pastor. LAMB Ministry will host the second annual Messianic Israel Alliance Conference in Nashville on Dec. 26-28 at Sheraton Music City Hotel. The following nationally known speakers, authors and musicians will participate: Daniel Botkin, Lenny and Varda Harris, Traci Hall and Chester Anderson, Batya and Angus Wooten, Dean and Susan Wheelock, Steve Manning, Hale Harris and many others. For a complete listing of times, events or directions go to www.mim.net. Smile Outreach Mission Ministries will sponsor Bible study at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at Sweet Holy Spirit Church, 1919 Mel Browning Road. Twenty-four-hour prayer telephone counseling through the Scriptures is also available at 302-9319. Ministers are Pastor June Yates and evangelists Yvonne Heater, Jackie Olson and Sue Harris. Our Lords Temple, 834 Pearl St., has Sunday morning prayer at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11:30 a.m. and evening worship, 7 p.m. The Tuesday night prayer will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer is at noon and Bible Study at 8 p.m. Evangelistic service will be at 8 p.m. Friday. Television broadcast on Insight Cable Channel 25 will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m. Thursday. Elder Johnnie Blissett is pastor. Unitarian/Universalist Church will meet at 11 a.m. Sunday at 2033 Nashville Road. The UU Church Choir, under the direction of Forrest Halford, will present a cantata When the Christ Child Came. The Adult Forum meets at 10 a.m. and Jim Skaggs will lead the discussion on Young Goodman Brown, a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Childrens religious education will be at 11 a.m. Child care will be provided for children of those attending the Adult Forum and for preschool children during the church service. All seniors are invited to join the Autumn Leaves discussion group, which meets at 10 a.m. each Tuesday. The Poetry Salon will resume its meetings at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15.Christian Businessmens and Womens Association will meet at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at Teresas Restaurant on Gordon Avenue. Pentecostal First Born Church will have Bible study at 7 p.m. each Tuesday. Sweet Holy Spirit Church will meet each Sunday at Quality Inn. Sunday school will be at 2 p.m. and afternoon worship will be at 3 p.m. Also, prophetic prayer, praise, worship and testimony will be at 6 p.m. each Friday at Quality Inn. June Yates is pastor. Sandhill Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1945 Anna Sandhill Road, will have Sabbath school at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. Saturday. Prayer meeting will be at 6 p.m. each Wednesday. Paul Anderson is pastor. Lively Stone Church South, 174 St. Charles Ave., off Russellville Road, will have Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:30 a.m. The Sunday evening service will be at 6 p.m. and Wednesday Bible study will be at 7 p.m. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday. Yvonne Bell is pastor. The Christian Science Society will hold church services the first Sunday of each month at 11 a.m. at its Reading Room near Baskin-Robbins at 1701-A U.S. 31-W By-Pass. The Reading Room is open Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m.State Street United Methodist Church, 1101 State St., will have a Come as You Are service at 8:08 a.m. each Sunday. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. and the traditional worship service will be at 10 a.m. each Sunday. Taylor Chapel A.M.E. Church, 503 Clay St., will have Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship at 11 a.m.; Wednesday noon Bible study; and prayer meeting and Bible study at 6 p.m. Thursday. On Sunday at 4 p.m., there will be a Sunday school Christmas program. The Rev. Donzella Lee is pastor. Castle Height Community Church, 6814 Cemetery Road, regular service times are: Sunday morning worship and message, 10 a.m.; and Wednesday evening worship/Bible study, 7 p.m.Cornerstone Church of Jesus Christ, 1042 Vine St., will have Sunday services at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Carrie McClellan is pastor. Trinity Full Gospel Baptist Church, 200 Center St., will have Sunday morning worship at 11 a.m. with Sunday school beginning at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Wednesday prayer service and Bible study will be at 7 p.m. Stacey L. Brown is overseer. Family Worship Ministries, 106 Main St. in Oakland, has services at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. It also has Crossroads Jail Ministries for those who have loved ones or friends incarcerated at Warren County jail. There will be a series of teachings about the names and purpose of the Holy Spirit. For more information, call Pastor Allen Anderson at (270) 563-4021.The Presbyterian Church, 1003 State St., will have Sunday worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. with Sunday school classes for all ages beginning at 9:45 a.m. Their Wednesday Night Fellowship is on break until January. Christmas Eve services will be at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Wednesday with music of the season beginning 30 minutes prior. On Dec. 28, there will only be one worship service at 10 a.m. There will be a time of fellowship prior to the service beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes will not meet. Call the church office at 843-4707 for more information. First Assembly of God, 1423 Scottsville Road, will sponsor The Purpose Driven Life, a study on Gods five purposes for life based on the bestseller by the Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Community Church in Lake Forest, Calif. The program will be at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. each Wednesday through the end of the year. Call 842-0223 for more information. Forest Park Baptist Church, 520 Old Morgantown Road, will have Sunday early services at 8:30 a.m. Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship will be at 10:50 a.m. Hispanic Sunday school will be at 3 p.m. Sunday with Hispanic worship at 4 p.m. Sunday evening services will be at 6:30 p.m. There are Wednesday services and youth program. Mark Baldauff is pastor. For more information, call the church at 843-3419.Eastwood Baptist Church, 500 Eastwood St., will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Senior Choir of New Bethel Baptist Church, 801 Church St., will host a Pre-Old Fashioned Day program at 6 p.m. Saturday, featuring The Power of Praise gospel singers. On Sunday at 11 a.m., they will continue with their worship followed by an old-fashioned meal. The Rev. Earl J. Jackson is pastor. Pearce Memorial United Methodist Church in Auburn will present a live Nativity scene from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in front of the church on Main Street. There will also be a Christmas Eve Communion Service at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The brief service will involve the lighting of the Christ Candle and the service of Holy Communion. Fairview Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, 1150 Fairview Ave., will have a New Years Eve watch service at 8 p.m. Dec. 31. Singers will be The Spear Family and The Gospel Aires. There will be an alter service to welcome the new year. Alpha & Omega Pentecostal Church, 919 Church St., will have their Year Out Year In Revival at 7 p.m. Dec. 28. There will be special guest speakers each night. Elder Victor Coleman is pastor. Special musicThe Annual New Years Eve Services will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 31 at Gospel Outreach Church in Scottsville. The Turner Family will sing. The Turner Family will sing at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at New Hope Full Gospel Church on Lovers Lane. They will also sing at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Martinsville Missionary Baptist Church. The Sanctuary Choir of Christ United Methodist Church will present Bethlehem Morning A Timeless Musical for Christmas, at 6 p.m. Saturday and at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A nursery will be available Sunday morning. Eastwood Baptist Church Worship Choir and Drama Cast will present Let Heaven and Nature Sing at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church, 500 Eastwood St.The 31st Annual Living Christmas Tree Service will be at 7:15 p.m. Sunday at Glendale Baptist Church, presented by Glendale combined choirs, featuring songs of Christmas and the Messiah. Lloyd Williford is director; Sue Brown is pianist; and Retha Cleavenger is organist. Richard P. Oldham is pastor. A cantata will feature the combined choirs of Bethany Baptist Church and Greenhill United Methodist Church. The last cantata will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Greenhill United Methodist Church. The title of the cantata is Come Let Us Worship the King. The Misty Valley Boys from Portland, Tenn., will sing at 8 p.m. Dec. 31 at Barber Way General Baptist Church at Smallhouse Road and Barber Way for a New Years Eve service.