Faith digest

Baptist meeting

The 60th annual meeting of the Augusta Association of Baptist Churches starts at 7 p.m. Thursday at Southside Baptist Church, 3612 Mike Padgett Highway.

The Rev. Frank Page, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, will speak. Earlier this month, he announced he'd resign his post as pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., and move to Atlanta to be vice president of evangelization for the North American Mission Board. Call (706) 736-8705.

New chaplain

Oscar A. Jesse, a sophomore psychology major at Paine College and an Augusta native, was named chaplain of the National Pre-Alumni Council Board. The group governs local councils at United Negro College Fund colleges and universities.

Rocktoberfest

Rocktoberfest, a free Christian concert with Driven Ministries and race car driver Free Pennington, takes place from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the Columbia County Amphitheater, 3300 Evans to Locks Road. The show includes the bands Covenant, The Tom Miller Project, Impulse Ride, Christian Harmony and The Sanctuary Praise Team. Call (706) 825-5114 or see drivenministries.com.

Feats of strength

Strongman Steve Carrier will perform at 7 tonight and Sunday at Midland Valley High School, 227 Mustang Drive in Graniteville. The event, which features demonstrations and a pep talk, is sponsored by Heights Church. Call (803) 593-3054 or see heightsweb.org.

Ministries day

The third annual ministries day at Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans, starts at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. James T. Russ, associate minister at Gardener Grove Baptist Church, will speak. Call (706) 860-7091.

Concerts with a cause

Trumpeter James Ackley will perform Baroque music and jazz in St. John United Methodist Church's latest Concerts with a Cause, starting at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, 736 Greene St.

An offering at the free performance will benefit the Jessye Norman School of the Arts. Call (706) 724-9641, ext. 51.

Day of spirituals

The members of the senior mission of First Metropolitan Baptist Church, 3719 Belair Road, present an afternoon of spirituals in celebration of the third mission anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday. Call (706) 855-0407.

Celebration of Life

Join Odyssey Healthcare of Augusta Annual Celebration of Life to honor deceased loved ones from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Eighth Street bulkhead at Riverwalk Augusta. Call (706) 210-5900.

Men Souled Out

Three Plum Branch-area churches have organized a free Men Souled Out for God Conference starting at 10 a.m. today at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 2946 Key Road, Plum Branch, S.C.

Speakers include the Rev. Anthony Gordon of Willow Spring Baptist Church and the Rev. Charles Goodman Jr. of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Call (864) 443-2525.

Marriage seminar

A free, four-evening seminar on human sexuality, holy marriages and healthy families starts at 7 p.m. Monday at The Church of the Holy Trinity (Anglican), in the Merovan Business Park off Edgefield Road, North Augusta. There is no cost. Call (803) 341-0075 to reserve a seat.

Grace Corps

Grace Corps IX, a program of the Institute of Religion and Health that offers ministry training for hospitals, congregations and disaster-crisis ministry, starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Hospital, Summerville Professional Building, room 420. Call (706) 722-7656.

Fellowship lunch

Tom and Jean Lovell Sturdivant, of Inner Peace Ministries, will speak at the weekly meeting of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. It starts at noon at Golden Corral on Bobby Jones Expressway in Martinez. Next week, Dale Burke of Chugiak, Ark., will speak. Call (706) 863-3392.