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RELIGION 4• SATURDAY, JULY 11, 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 320 S Magnolia Ave, Erick LET TRUE FREEDOM RING Baptist Great Plains Baptist Assn. First Christian Church (Diciples of Christ) 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 580-526-3949 [email protected] Sunday Worship: 9:00am 1902 Watts St., Sayre 580-225-7801 580-928-2585 United Methodist - Sayre 802 N. 4th St., Sayre • 580-928-2146 actions and words. The freedom, we have fought to First Christian [email protected] Calvary Baptist Church 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre genuinely free person con- protect what is guaranteed 1018 W B Avenue, Elk City Sunday School: 9:30am 580-928-3639 Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am siders the consequences of by our Constitution. As im- 580-225-5344 Pastor Brad Hyatt Sunday Worship: 10:45am words and behavior before portant as it is to guard this New Life Christian Center Tuesday Bible Study: 12pm Sunday Worship 11 am 20210 East Co. Road 1120 speaking or acting; evalu- freedom, the Apostle Paul Wednesday 6 pm Elk City, OK 73644 ating final choices through writes about an even greater Nazarene Central Missionary Baptist Pastor: Michael Anderson the absolute Truth of God’s threat to freedom in his let- 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City First Church of The Nazarene www.NewLifeElkCity.com 816 W. 6th St., Elk City Word. Jesus is that Truth. ter to Christians in Galatia, 580-225-0212 Service Information 580-225-2026 laboring under a domineer- Sundays: 10:00am & 6:00pm Rev. Andrew Dages Eastside Baptist Wednesdays: 7:00pm Obeying God may ini- ing and restrictive govern- 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City tially seem restrictive but is ment: 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Pentecostal actually protective, produc- Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Grace Temple ing genuine joy and free- In this freedom of for- 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City Fairview Baptist 580-225-0718 dom in Christ. Through an giveness of sin, Christ has Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. Dixie Yoder obedient lifestyle, believers completely liberated us. 580-225-0203 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Pena display God’s “flag” of love, Stand fast then, and do not 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick 600 W. Main, Elk City Through the years, Amer- First Baptist Douglas Holland, Minister truth and peace every day be ensnared again to the Pastor, Jose Reyes icans have been great- 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 816-726-6988 580-799-2964 of the year in order to create yoke of slavery to sin, which 580-225-7951 Bible Study 10am Sunday ly blessed with freedom. Americans are innately a desire for real peace and you have once put off. If First Baptist Worship 11am Sunday Presbyterian Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday independent—a character freedom in all who observe you seek to be given right 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Evening Open Bible Study 7pm First Presbyterian it. standing with God through 580-526-3375 Wednesday quality essential for building Jason Klechner, Min. 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City this great nation. Because obedience to the Law…you 580-225-3130 Church of Christ Elk City of our determination to be True freedom only comes have fallen away from God’s First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell when we declare our ab- gracious favor and unmer- 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 580-501-0175 Non-Denominational self-governing, we have en- 580-928-5518 solute dependence on the ited blessing. For you were [email protected] joyed many years of unprec- The Way Church edented freedom. Lord Jesus; acknowledging indeed called to freedom; First Hispanic Baptist Westside Church of Christ 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City our hopeless helplessness only do not let your free- 919 W. 8th St., Elk City 580-225-3052 580-225-7901 Gateway The definition of freedom apart from Him; our in- dom be an incentive to your 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City Church of God includes “the power to act, ability to accomplish any- flesh and an opportunity or Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 580-225-1184 thing of eternal value when excuse for selfishness, but 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-0227 Curtis Newton, Min. speak or think without ex- 580-225-2938 disconnected from His life. through love, serve one an- Joe Thompson, Min. ternally imposed restraints.” The Link Freedom is protected by Admitting our need for Je- other. (Galatians 5:1-13) Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 200 S. Main, Elk City sus is often difficult because 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah’s Witnesses self-regulation, but when 580-225-2061 we’ve learned to believe that In John 8:31,32, 36 Jesus 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Trinity Fellowship self-regulation spins out of 580-928-9330 Sayre balance, each person begins dependence is shameful and says, “If you hold fast to My One Church 580-928-2345 to disregard others and do weak. We live in the illusion teachings and live in accor- 200 East Broadway, Elk City Lutheran 580-210-8881 Christ Ministiries whatever personally feels that if we just try harder, talk dance with them, then you Kevin Brosius (pastor) Christ Lutheran 804 W. 6th St., Elk City right. The rejection of abso- louder and work smarter, are truly My disciples… 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 580-243-9708 Prairie View Baptist 580-225-2266 lute Truth and disregard for we can somehow fix what- then you will know the I-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City others creates spiritual and ever is wrong in our lives. Truth, and the Truth will Pastor Tod Thornton Seventh-Day Adventist moral darkness, resulting This illusion is perpetuated set you free. When the Son Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 Seventh-Day Adventist in social chaos. In his 1828 by some small “successes” liberates you, then you are 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 dictionary, Noah Webster along the road to ultimate really free.” 580-472-3472 describes the misuse of free- failure. Retrop Baptist Church Service times: Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 2:00 pm Bible Study dom as “license; improp- Peter said: “For this is the 2:50 pm Church Service 580-303-0791 er familiarity; violation of Acknowledging and de- will of God, that by doing the rules of decorum.” He claring our dependence on good you should put to si- warns, “Beware of what are Jesus, makes His power in- lence the ignorance of fool- called innocent freedoms.” ternally available so we are able to walk through life ex- ish people. Live as people who are free, not using your SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES True freedom is not sim- ternally confident and filled freedom as a cover-up for AA-Elk City Original Group– 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, CR - The Link Church - 200 S. ply a question of whether with His wisdom—truly evil, but living as servants of 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at 7pm Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm or not we will be obedient; free! God.” 1 Peter
City–M-F at noon & M,W,F,S,Su at NA-Elk City– 100 S. Monroe CR - Great Plains Baptist Asso- rather, freedom is the priv- 7pm Ave, Suite 18, Elk City, Nightly at ciation- 1906 N Watts, Sayre - Th ilege of choosing whom For 250 years, America Send your questions, AA-Elk City Southside Group– 7pm 6:30 or what we will obey. True has set a standard of free- comments and topic sug- freedom is rooted in Godly dom throughout the world. gestions to drdixie51@ wisdom that imposes inter- Over the decades, as peo- gmail.com nal restraints on thoughts, ple and ideologies opposed SUBSCRIBE TODAY Current news and great deals delivered right to your door! Call today to support the church page! 580-225-3000