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RELIGION 4+ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026 The Elk City News ea. Kx Area Church Directory Toxghoone Enea?” 18920 E 1170 Ra ‘Sayre, OK §80-928-3366 Assembly of God SEs jueen of All Saints www.nfecoop.com 115 W. Sth St., Erick 914N. Sth St, Sayre United Methodist -Elk Clty Pastor: Gary Griffin 580-928-2385 720 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City « Rev. Danny Grover 580-225-0262 elkcityumchurchegmail.com SSS Assembly of God ‘7th and Locust St., Sayre St. Mathews Catholic 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City www.elkcityume.com 580-928-4296 Sunday Worship: 9:00am (traditional); Great Plains Bank Jimmy Blanken, Min, 580-225-0066 11:00am (contemporary) Rev. Danny Grover Sunday School: 10:00 am Eth. Ctity- Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am First Assembly of God 2701S. Randall , Elk City Antioch Christian Wednesday Night: 5:30pm Dinner, 580-225-1167 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 6:00pm Nursery (0-2 years old), 716 W 2 1 St, Elk City Kevin Akins, Min. 580-243-0066 GLOW Kids (2 years old to 3rd grade), 580-225-3442 Highway 456 (4th-6th grade), Youth Grandview Assembly of God Jeff McDowell ‘group (7th-12th grade), 6:30pm Adult Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Bible Study 580-225-7742 Christian Church Bryan Herrick 18. Walnut, Brick United Methodist - Erick “CASTLE” 580-526-3284 320$ Magnolia Ave, Erick First Christian Church 580-526-3949 (Diciples of Christ) erickfirstumcagmail.com Great Plains Baptist Assn. Sunday Worship: 9:00am 1902 Watts St., Sayre 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 580-225-7801 United Methodist - Sayre 580-928-2585 802.N, 4th St, Sayre » 580-928-2146 GRANDPA BUILT Calvary Baptist Church First Christian sayre.fumnc okegmail.com 1018 WB Avenue, Elk City 1601 N. ath St, Sayre Sunday School: 9:30am 580-225-5344 580-928-3639 Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am Pastor Brad Hyatt New Life Christian Center Sunday Worship: 10:45am Sunday Worship 11 am ‘Tuesday Bible Study: 12pm Wednesday 6 pm 20210 East Co. Road 1120 Elk City, OK 73644 the castle was in good repair. Lord Jesus. At salvation we Central Missionary Baptist Pastor: Michael Anderson First Church of The Nazarene receive the gift of His joy and 1205 W.B Avenue, Elk City www.NewLifeElkCity.com 816 W. 6th St., Elk City We are born into our peace, He gives the power to 580-225-0212 Service Information 580-225-2026 unique family “belief-castle” choose contentment no matter Sundays: 10:00am & 6:00pm Rev, Andrew Dages Eastside Baptist Wednesdays: 7:00pm with “wings” representing which stage of life-construction 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City Pentecostal the life-beliefs added by each we're in and even when we ex- 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Grace Temple generation. The original cen- perience very difficult things. Fairview Baptist 216 N. Adams Ave,, Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Blk City ter-section was built by God. “If God doesn't build the house, 580-225-0718 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors Adam added the first wing builders only build shacks” 3128, Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. when he rebelled against God. (Psalm 127:1 The Message) 580-225-0203 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Bs La Pena 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick 600 W. Main, Elk City Through time, _great-great- First Baptist Douglas Holland, Minister Pastor, Jose Reyes, grandma Martha added rooms Proverbs 13:22, 24 (The Mes- 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 816-726-6988 580-799-2964 580-225-7951 Bible Study 10am Sunday decorated with criticism; an- sage): A good man leaves an other wing was filled with righ- inheritance [of moral stability First Baptist Worship 11am Sunday Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday Presbyterian Dixie Yoder 400 8. Sheb Wooley, Brick teousness taught by Great-aunt and goodness] to his children's 580-526-3375 Evening Open Bible Study 7pm First Presbyterian ‘There is a lot of debate about Wednesday 217 N, Washington Ave,, Elk City how much influence childhood Jane. Rooms of greed were children...” Jason Klechner, Min, 580-225-3130 constructed by Grandpa Alvin, Church of Christ Elk City experiences have on how we while closets of sexual sin were Our life experience is built First Baptist Meets at Pioneer& Bell live as adults. Some say, “We 504 N. 4th St., Sayre 580-225-0718 Non-Denominational added by various relatives. on beliefs we inherited from 580-928-5518 elkcityeceyahoo.com need to forget the past and our family, Wee influenced ‘The Way Church move on” Others say, “We Every stage of life has both by the thoughts and choices of First Hispanic Baptist Westside Church of Christ 201 S, Jefferson Ave., Elk City 919 W. 8th St., Elk City 580-225-3052 can't forget. It's impossible to be enjoyable and difficult aspects, our ancestors, all the way back 580-225-7901 Gateway free of the past? Who’ right? If our castle-of-life is built to First Adam. But no matter Church of God 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City As I work with brokenness in on a bitter, self-pitying focus what we've inherited, we are Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 580-225-1184 families, I see clearly how pow- 1101 N. Main St., Elk City 580-225-0227 Curtis Newton, Min concerning the inconvenient, each personally responsible 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. erfully children are moved to- wearisome details of our “in- for the renovation (renewing “The Link ward good or evil by Mom and herited” circumstances, we'll the mind) and maintenance Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 2008. Main, Blk City 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City Jehovah's Witnesses Dad—both by their presence never really experience hap- (faith-actions) of the “be- 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre ‘Trinity Fellowship and their absence. piness, no matter how much lief-castle” handed down to us. One Church 580-928-9330 Sayre good is mixed with the difficult. 200 Bast Broadway, Elk City 580-928-2345 Our belief system or “life Each generation has equal 580-210-8881 grid” could be compared to old Christ Lutheran Christ Ministivies Our inward beliefs are out- opportunity to tear down the Kevin Brosius (pastor) 804 W. 6th St,, Elk City castles scattered over the Euro-wardly apparent through our ruinous sections of pride, im- 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City 580-243-9708 pean countryside. Some are re- choices. The secret rooms of morality and selfishness, and Prairie View Baptist 580-225-2266 1-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City stored; many are in ruins, Each wrong beliefs become visible build instead, new rooms of Pastor Tod Thornton Seventh-Day Adventist castle is unique, but all have when life collapses in divorce, faith in God that are strong and Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 various “wings” that stretch suicide, financial failure or protective. We will only find Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 Seventh-Day Adventist, Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City out from the original center emotional bankruptcy. Our rest and enjoyment in the cas- 580-472-3472 section. Over the centuries, right beliefs are observable tle-of-life we're building when Retrop Baptist Church Service times: wings of rooms were added or through primarily peaceful, Intersection Hwy6 and 55 2:00 pm Bible Study we choose intentionally to 580-303-0791 2:50 pm Church Service closed as the castles constantly confident living and stable thank God for the privilege of adapted to the current family’s relationships. _ Faith-in-God daily life with Him! needs. In financial recession, wings are built by developing some wings fell into disrepair unselfishness: refusing to think with the family inhabiting only of God and people as existing Let's determine to strengthen SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES families by example, We don't the center section. Neighbors for our own personal pleasure have to be perfect to love God AA-Elk City Original Group- 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm couldn't see the household and benefit. Through faith, we and people, but we must per- 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at7pm CR - Great Plains Baptist Associ- bank accounts, but when walls choose to use our resources to sonally receive Gods love in City-M-F at noon & Every Night at Codependents Anony- ation- 1906 N Watts, Sayre - Th 6:30 and roofs collapsed, spilling make God's tender love and order to love people, in spite of 7pm ‘mous-White Buffalo, Mon 5:30pm. NA-Elk City- 100 S. Monroe Ave, interior contents into full view mercy visible to others. brokenness. AA-Elk City Southside Group- CR - The Link Church - 200 $. Suite 18, Elk City, Nightly at 7pm of passersby, the family’s finan- cial condition became clearly ‘The Bible repeatedly declares Send questions, comments evident. Likewise, the family’s SUBSCRIBE TODAY, that the only lasting joy in our and suggestions for future col- prosperity was apparent when house-of-life is found in the umns to [email protected]. 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