Service to address legacy of Dr. King

An interfaith service, Who Will Bail Out the Dream? Why Dr. King Still Matters, will start at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 629 Greene St.

The service was organized by the Progressive Religious Coalition of Augusta in celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 's birthday.

A reception will follow . Call (706) 733-0513 .

Winter Jam 2009 to be held Thursday

Winter Jam 2009 will be at James Brown Area on Thursday.

The annual tour of Christian musicians includes tobyMac, Hawk Nelson, Brandon Heath, NewSong, Francesca Battistelli, pureNRG and Stephanie Smith.

Tony Nolan, an author and tour pastor, will speak.

Tickets are $10 at the door, which will open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Youth leaders are invited backstage to meet the artists and pray before the show.

The arena is at 605 Seventh St. See www.hearitfirst.com/jamtour/.

Jubba to perform at hip-hop event

Gospel artist Jubba will perform at the Holy Hip-Hop Music Awards on Friday in Atlanta.

The show at the Center Stage Arena begins at 7 p.m. with Jubba, an Augusta resident, taking the stage in the first hour.

The ninth annual awards recognize some of the genre's leading gospel musicians and serves as a summit for ministers who use hip -hop and gospel in their work.

See www.jubbaonline.com.

Naomi & The Segos to be at gospel sing

Bible Fellowship Church, 701 Old Petersburg Road in Martinez, will stage a gospel concert Wednesday featuring Naomi & The Sego s .

Hosts are the Byrd Family and the Bible Fellowship Church Singers and Musicians.

The gospel sing starts at 7 p.m. and is free. Call (706) 651-1971.

Catholic ministry targets backsliders

St. Mary' s on the Hill Catholic Church has started a ministry to help Catholics inactive in the faith.

The six-week series offers participants the chance to discuss the reasons they're currently not active in the church.

The first meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Parish Hall on Monte Sano Avenue .

Call Deacon Ken Maleck at (706) 733-6627 .

New Year resolutions look toward spiritual

A retreat, New Year, New Resolution: Exercising Our Spiritual Muscles, will begin Saturday, Jan. 17, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3131 Walton Way Ext .

The registration deadline is Thursday, and the cost is $10.

Topics include spiritual exercise, simplicity and integrating Christian spirituality into daily life.

Call the Rev. Valerie Lyson Humphreys, the minister of education, at (706) 733-0513.

Classes to deal with church leadership

Classes in personal evangelism and church leadership and administration are offered by the Augusta School of Biblical Studies, 261 Flowing Wells Road in Martinez.

The classes are non denominational and meet Tuesdays for 10 weeks, starting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20.

Call (706) 284-3569 .