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RELIGION 4• SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026 The Elk City News Area Church Directory Assembly of God Catholic Methodist Queen of All Saints Assembly of God 914 N. 5th St., Sayre 115 W. 5th St., Erick United Methodist - Elk CIty 580-928-2385 720 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City • Pastor: Gary Griffin Rev. Danny Grover 580-225-0262 Assembly of God [email protected] St. Mathews Catholic www.elkcityumc.com 7th and Locust St., Sayre 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-928-4296 Sunday Worship: 9:00am (traditional); 580-225-0066 11:00am (contemporary) Jimmy Blanken, Min. Rev. Danny Grover Sunday School: 10:00 am First Assembly of God Christian Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Wednesday Night: 5:30pm Dinner; Antioch Christian 6:00pm Nursery (0-2 years old), 580-225-1167 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City Kevin Akins, Min. GLOW Kids (2 years old to 3rd grade), 580-243-0066 Highway 456 (4th-6th grade), Youth Jeff McDowell group (7th-12th grade), 6:30pm Adult Grandview Assembly of God Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Bible Study Christian Church 580-225-7742 1 S. Walnut, Erick Bryan Herrick United Methodist - Erick 580-526-3284 THE BLESSING 320 S Magnolia Ave, Erick Baptist First Christian Church 580-526-3949 [email protected] (Diciples of Christ) Sunday Worship: 9:00am Great Plains Baptist Assn. 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 1902 Watts St., Sayre 580-225-7801 580-928-2585 United Methodist - Sayre 802 N. 4th St., Sayre • 580-928-2146 First Christian OF WAITING Calvary Baptist Church [email protected] 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Sunday School: 9:30am 1018 W B Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 580-225-5344 Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am Pastor Brad Hyatt Sunday Worship: 10:45am New Life Christian Center Tuesday Bible Study: 12pm Sunday Worship 11 am 20210 East Co. Road 1120 Wednesday 6 pm Elk City, OK 73644 writes that the testing of behind the scenes, orches- Nazarene faith produces persever- trating details we cannot Central Missionary Baptist Pastor: Michael Anderson First Church of The Nazarene 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City ance, and perseverance see. When the answer final- 580-225-0212 www.NewLifeElkCity.com 816 W. 6th St., Elk City Service Information 580-225-2026 leads to completeness ly becomes visible, it carries Sundays: 10:00am & 6:00pm Rev. Andrew Dages (James 1:3–4). Seasons of the unmistakable mark of Eastside Baptist Wednesdays: 7:00pm 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City waiting often expose im- God’s faithfulness. 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Pentecostal patience, fear, or misplaced Another benefit of wait- Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Grace Temple trust, giving God room to ing is deeper intimacy with 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City Fairview Baptist refine our character. Abra- God. Seasons of delay often 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0718 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors Gantt Carter, Min. ham waited decades for the drive believers to prayer, 580-225-0203 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Pena fulfillment of God’s prom- reflection, and Scripture in 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick 600 W. Main, Elk City First Baptist ise, and through that wait- ways that comfortable times 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City Douglas Holland, Minister Pastor, Jose Reyes 816-726-6988 580-799-2964 ing, his faith was strength- do not. David frequently 580-225-7951 Bible Study 10am Sunday ened (Romans 4:20–21). cried out to God during Worship 11am Sunday Presbyterian Dixie Yoder First Baptist The wisdom gained in wait- long periods of waiting, and 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday Evening Open Bible Study 7pm First Presbyterian Learning to wait on God ing is not merely intellectual through those experiences, 580-526-3375 Wednesday 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City is one of the most challeng- but experiential, shaping he developed a profound Jason Klechner, Min. 580-225-3130 ing yet transformative dis- believers into people who closeness with the Lord. First Baptist Church of Christ Elk City Meets at Pioneer & Bell ciplines in the life of a be- trust God even when cir- Waiting teaches believers 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 580-501-0175 Non-Denominational liever. Our world is driven cumstances seem uncertain to seek God not merely for 580-928-5518 [email protected] or impossible. what He can do but for who The Way Church by instant gratification and First Hispanic Baptist Westside Church of Christ 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City waiting feels like a waste of One of the greatest bene- He is. It transforms prayer 919 W. 8th St., Elk City 580-225-3052 time—yet Scripture consis- fits of waiting on God is re- from a transaction into a re- 580-225-7901 Gateway newed strength. Isaiah 40:31 lationship. Church of God 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City tently reveals that God does Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 580-225-1184 some of His deepest work in proclaims, “But they that Ultimately, waiting on 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-0227 Curtis Newton, Min. seasons of waiting. Waiting wait upon the Lord shall God aligns the believer’s 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. renew their strength; they heart with His will. It teach- The Link on God is not passive res- Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 200 S. Main, Elk City ignation; it is active trust, shall mount up with wings es patience, strengthens 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah’s Witnesses rooted in the conviction as eagles.” This renewal is faith, and cultivates spiritu- 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Trinity Fellowship not the result of striving but al resilience. It reminds us 580-928-9330 Sayre that God’s timing, wisdom, One Church 580-928-2345 and purposes far exceed our of resting in God’s sustain- that God is never late, never 200 East Broadway, Elk City Lutheran own. ing power. When we stop indifferent, and never un- 580-210-8881 Christ Lutheran Christ Ministiries Kevin Brosius (pastor) 804 W. 6th St., Elk City The wisdom of waiting rushing ahead and instead faithful. His timing is per- 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 580-243-9708 begins with recognizing align ourselves with Him, fect because His character Prairie View Baptist 580-225-2266 God as the sovereign au- we find spiritual, emotional, is perfect. As Lamentations I-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City Pastor Tod Thornton Seventh-Day Adventist thor of time. Psalm 31:15 and even physical strength 3:25 affirms, “The Lord is Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 declares, “My times are in that we could not manufac- good to those who wait for Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 Seventh-Day Adventist ture on our own. Waiting Him, to the soul who seeks Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City Your hands.” This truth re- 580-472-3472 orients the believer’s per- becomes a place of divine Him.” Retrop Baptist Church Service times: spective: life isn’t governed exchange—our weakness In learning to wait on Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 2:00 pm Bible Study for His strength, our anxiety God, believers discover not 580-303-0791 2:50 pm Church Service by chance or human control but by God who sees the for His peace. only the wisdom of trust- end from the beginning. Waiting on God also posi- ing His timing but also the When we wait on Him, we tions us to receive His best. profound benefits of resting acknowledge His authority Human impatience often in His unfailing love. Wait- SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES and give up our attempts leads to selfish, unwise de- ing becomes a pathway to AA-Elk City Original Group– 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, CR - The Link Church - 200 S. to force our preferred out- cisions, but God’s timing transformation, blessing, 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at 7pm Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm come. Surrender cultivates ensures that His blessings and deeper communion City–M-F at noon & M,W,F,S,Su at NA-Elk City– 100 S. Monroe CR - Great Plains Baptist Asso- humility, reminding us that come when we are prepared with the One who holds all 7pm Ave, Suite 18, Elk City, Nightly at ciation- 1906 N Watts, Sayre - Th we are dependent on God’s to receive them and use things together. AA-Elk City Southside Group– 7pm 6:30 guidance rather than our them well. Psalm 37:7 urg- To share comments, own limited understanding es believers to “rest in the prayer requests or sugges- (Proverbs 3:5–6). Lord and wait patiently for tions for future columns, Waiting on God deepens spiritual maturity. James Him.” This rest is rooted in trust that God is working email Dr. Dixie at drdix- [email protected]. SUBSCRIBE TODAY Current news and great deals delivered right to your door! Call today to support the church page! 580-225-3000