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RELIGION 4• SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2026 The Elk City News Area Church Directory Assembly of God Prairie View Baptist Lutheran I-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City Pastor Tod Thornton Christ Lutheran Assembly of God 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 115 W. 5th St., Erick Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 580-225-2266 Pastor: Gary Griffin Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 Seventh-Day Adventist Assembly of God Seventh-Day Adventist 7th and Locust St., Sayre Retrop Baptist Church Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City 580-928-4296 580-472-3472 Jimmy Blanken, Min. 580-303-0791 Service times: Catholic 2:00 pm Bible Study First Assembly of God 2:50 pm Church Service 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Queen of All Saints 580-225-1167 914 N. 5th St., Sayre Kevin Akins, Min. 580-928-2385 Methodist Rev. Danny Grover United Methodist Grandview Assembly of God 702 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk St. Mathews Catholic IN CHRIST Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City City 580-225-7742 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-225-0066 580-225-0262 Bryan Herrick Scott Rodgers, Rev. Rev. Danny Grover Baptist Christian United Methodist Antioch Christian 320 S. Magnoliea St., Erick Great Plains Baptist Assn. 580-526-3949 1902 Watts St., Sayre 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 580-243-0066 we feebly await the grand, 580-928-2585 Jeff McDowell United Methodist In a plan existent beyond glorious future when we Calvary Baptist Church 802 N. 4th St., Sayre • 580-928-2146 all boundaries of time, will “someday”inherit the 1018 W B Avenue, Elk City Christian Church Sun School: 9:30 AM/Worship:10:45 through a design that our Kingdom. This is a travesty 580-225-5344 1 S. Walnut, Erick Nazarene finite understanding can- of the of the great truth re- Pastor Brad Hyatt 580-526-3284 Sunday Worship 11 am First Church of The Nazarene not fully grasp, God ac- vealed in Scripture: “God Wednesday 6 pm First Christian Church 816 W. 6th St., Elk City complished His intent to has put all things under the (Diciples of Christ) 580-225-2026 eternally fuse redeemed feet of Jesus, and has ap- Central Missionary Baptist 1500 N. Randall, Elk City Rev. Andrew Dages humankind together with pointed Him the universal 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City 580-225-7801 His Son. (Ephesians 4:16) Head of the Church, which 580-225-0212 Pentecostal First Christian Because God cannot die, it is His Body—the fullness Eastside Baptist 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Grace Temple was necessary for Jesus to of Him Who makes every- 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 601 W. 20th St, Elk City completely take on our hu- thing complete and fills ev- 580-225-0742 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ man nature and physicality erything everywhere with Dixie Yoder Church of Christ Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La to be able to give His life for Himself.” (Ephesians1:22-23 Pena Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City “In Christ” is a phrase that our sin. Jesus came to earth Amplified)) 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 600 W. Main, Elk City is frequently used in Scrip- a fully human baby; lived a 580-225-0203 Gantt Carter, Min. Pastor, Jose Reyes ture, especially in Paul’s fully human life and died Our misconception of 580-799-2964 fully human to redeem fall- where Jesus is becomes First Baptist writing as he labors to com- 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City Presbyterian en humanity from the pow- evident in statements 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick municate the intimacy and 580-225-7951 Douglas Holland, Minister permanency of the bond er of sin and death. When like, “God showed up”; “I 816-726-6988 First Presbyterian created between Jesus and He burst out of the tomb, He know He’s always there… First Baptist Bible Study 10am Sunday 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City redeemed humanity. How- ascended the Throne of the ”; “Whenever I need help, 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Worship 11am Sunday 580-225-3130 universe in His immortal I go to God.” If we believe 580-526-3375 Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday ever, it is so often repeated human body. He is eternally any distance at all exists be- Jason Klechner, Min. Evening Open Bible Study 7pm Non-Denominational in Christian circles that fa- Wednesday miliarity has dimmed the joined to the redeemed hu- tween a believer and Jesus, First Baptist The Way Church glorious reality of our “in man race. (Ephesians 4:15; we “decapitate” Him in our 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City Christ-ness”. We don’t stop Colossians 1:18-20; 2:19; 1 thinking; living as though 580-928-5518 Church of Christ Elk City Corinthians 12:12-13). Je- He, our Head, is separated Meets at Pioneer & Bell Elk City Community to meditate on what it really First Hispanic Baptist 120 S. Randall Ave., Elk City sus, Last Adam, is forever from us, His Body. The re- 580-501-0175 means that Jesus is the Head 919 W. 8th St., Elk City [email protected] 580-225-1184 of His Body, the Church. the Head of His Body of sult is that we live powerless 580-225-7901 redeemed humanity, just as and defeated even though Gateway Evangelical Christian- First Adam was the head of the separation exists only in Main Street Baptist Westside Church of Christ 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City the fallen human race. It is our imagination. 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-3052 580-225-1184 ity has taught us to think 580-225-2938 Curtis Newton, Min. of Jesus, our Head, as “up in Jesus Christ that we live, there,” “over there” or “out move and enjoy existence We are eternally joined Mt. Carmal Baptist Church of God The Link there”; completely separated and personhood (Acts to Jesus by His indwelling 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City 501 W. 1st, Elk City 200 S. Main, Elk City from His Body, the Church. 17:28). Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 580-225-2061 580-225-0227 6:17, 19-20 NASU): “The Joe Thompson, Min. Trinity Fellowship Hearing these phrases, I get One Church Sayre a mental picture of the Great We’ve learned to think one who joins himself to Jehovah’s Witnesses 580-928-2345 200 East Broadway, Elk City Wizard in the Emerald City erroneously that “some- the Lord is one spirit with 580-210-8881 Jehovah’s Witnesses of Oz; a huge disembodied day-by-and-by-in-the-sky- Him…Do you not know Kevin Brosius (pastor) 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Christ Ministiries head on the throne, issuing when-I-die-all-of-this- that your body is a temple 580-928-9330 804 W. 6th St., Elk City will-apply.” This produces of the Holy Spirit who is in 580-243-9708 commands he is powerless to carry out. a version of Christianity so you, whom you have from weak that the day-to-day God, and that you are not life experience of many be- your own? You have been If that imagery were true, then earthly Christians lievers is nearly identical to bought with a price: there- SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES would be helplessly impo- that of the unsaved world. fore glorify God in your AA-Elk City Original Group– 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, CR - The Link Church - 200 S. tent; incapable of complet- If we believe we will “some- body.” 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at 7pm Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm ing the ministry that Jesus day” be joined to Jesus, we’ll City–M-F at noon & M,W,F,S,Su at NA-Elk City– 100 S. 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