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RELIGION 4• SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 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 “DADDY, SIR…” 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 [email protected] Calvary Baptist Church 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre Awe is the attitude creat- loved by daddies (abba); 1018 W B Avenue, Elk City 580-928-3639 Sunday School: 9:30am ed by the right fear of God. loving them back even in 580-225-5344 Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am Pastor Brad Hyatt Sunday Worship: 10:45am Awesome originally de- the painful times of au- Sunday Worship 11 am New Life Christian Center Tuesday Bible Study: 12pm scribed God’s majesty and thoritative discipline (sir), 20210 East Co. Road 1120 Wednesday 6 pm Elk City, OK 73644 tender love; His true power which were for our benefit Nazarene and holiness. Unfortunate- and maturity. Central Missionary Baptist Pastor: Michael Anderson First Church of The Nazarene 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City www.NewLifeElkCity.com ly, it has been cheapened, Unfortunately, only a 580-225-0212 Service Information 816 W. 6th St., Elk City 580-225-2026 and is now widely misused small percentage of Amer- Sundays: 10:00am & 6:00pm Rev. Andrew Dages to describe fast cars, popu- ican adults have experi- Eastside Baptist Wednesdays: 7:00pm 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City lar bars and current Holly- enced interaction with a 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Pentecostal wood or music “stars”. lovingly involved, consis- Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Grace Temple Genuine fear of God tent dad in a well-balanced Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City produces reverence: the home environment. The 580-225-0718 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. only logical response to good balance between love 580-225-0203 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Pena Dixie Yoder knowing God’s perfect love and the right fear of God 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick 600 W. Main, Elk City First Baptist Douglas Holland, Minister Over the past few weeks, and rightness. Reverence has been deeply damaged 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 816-726-6988 Pastor, Jose Reyes 580-799-2964 we’ve looked at just a few produces an unworried by the escalating violence, 580-225-7951 Bible Study 10am Sunday of the Biblically correct re- submission to God. Highly absence and breakdown in First Baptist Worship 11am Sunday Presbyterian esteeming God generates families. Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday sponses to God: magnify- 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Evening Open Bible Study 7pm First Presbyterian ing Him, waiting on Him, wisdom, peace and regard Born into God’s family, 580-526-3375 Wednesday 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City for people, who are created we become the recipient of Jason Klechner, Min. trusting Him and blessing 580-225-3130 in God’s image. Sadly, rev- all the benefits and bless- Church of Christ Elk City Him. First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell I received this question erence toward God is large- ings of Daddy, my Daddy, 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 580-501-0175 Non-Denominational ly absent in the arrogant, the King, Sir. Among these 580-928-5518 [email protected] about fearing God: “Dr. The Way Church Dixie, if God really loves us, self-sufficient, self-promo- are: His grace—receiving First Hispanic Baptist Westside Church of Christ 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City why would He command tional atmosphere of 21st the good things we don’t 919 W. 8th St., Elk City 580-225-3052 century America. True deserve; and His mercy— 580-225-7901 Gateway us to be fearful of Him? 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City wisdom is a fruit of the not getting the bad things Church of God My dad always controlled Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 580-225-1184 me with fear. If God wants right fear of God (Proverbs that we do deserve. As 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-0227 Curtis Newton, Min. 9:10). His beloved children, we 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. me to love Him, He’ll have The Link to do better than that.” As we nurture God-es- are subject to the loving Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 200 S. Main, Elk City Many respond negatively teem rather than self-es- authority and discipline 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah’s Witnesses teem, insecurity is replaced of Abba, Father, but never 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Trinity Fellowship to “fear of God’ because of Sayre with stability and confi- abused. 580-928-9330 the brokenness and abuse One Church 580-928-2345 that has become “normal” dence. Reverence for God “God did not withhold 200 East Broadway, Elk City Lutheran frees us from subjection or spare His own Son but 580-210-8881 Christ Ministiries for American families. But Kevin Brosius (pastor) Christ Lutheran 804 W. 6th St., Elk City let’s consider what fear of to anything else, including gave Him up for us all! 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 580-243-9708 emotional hurt. Focusing Now will He not also with Prairie View Baptist 580-225-2266 God is not. on God’s great goodness is Him freely and gracious- I-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City 1. Fear of God is not the Pastor Tod Thornton Seventh-Day Adventist natural panic experienced the remedy for all ungodly ly give us all other things? Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 anxiety or terror. Who shall bring any charge Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 Seventh-Day Adventist when danger threatens. 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City Sir is a respectful term against God’s elect when it Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 2. Fear of God is not anx- 580-472-3472 iety or terror. (2 Timothy used when speaking to is God Who justifies?… Retrop Baptist Church Service times: someone in authority. Fa- For I am persuaded beyond Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 2:00 pm Bible Study 1:7) “God has not given 2:50 pm Church Service ther denotes a formal type doubt that neither death 580-303-0791 us a spirit of fear.” (1 John 4:18) “There is no fear in of family leadership and nor life, nor angels nor love; but perfect love casts authority. Jesus often ad- principalities, nor things dressed God in Arama- impending and threaten- out fear, because fear in- volves torment.” Knowing ic as Abba, which is well ing nor things to come, SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES God’s unchangeable love translated, “Daddy, my nor powers, Nor height nor AA-Elk City Original Group– 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm neutralizes the torment of Daddy”. This expresses an depth, nor anything else in 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at 7pm CR - Great Plains Baptist Associ- dread. informal, tender, unafraid all creation will be able to City–M-F at noon & Every Night at Codependents Anony- ation- 1906 N Watts, Sayre - Th 6:30 3. Fear of God does not relationship. Using these separate us from the love 7pm mous-White Buffalo, Mon 5:30pm NA-Elk City– 100 S. Monroe Ave, mean being afraid of God. definitions, “Abba, Father” of God which is in Christ AA-Elk City Southside Group– CR - The Link Church - 200 S. 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