Religion calendar
Published December 14, 2007
Pentecostal prayer: Meet for prayer at 7 p.m. and for Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday nights at Town & Country United Pentecostal Church, 7215 Sheldon Road in Town 'N Country. Call 813 979-1868.
Study the Bible at home: Town & Country United Pentecostal Church offers free in-home Bible studies. For information, call Pastor Collins at (813) 368-0400.
Youth group: Acropolis, a youth group for students, meets 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays for food and fellowship, with a worship service from 6 to 7 at Floodgates Community Church, 15601 Lake Magdalene Blvd. Call (813) 389-0238.
Alcoholics for Christ: The Bible-based 12-step program for alcoholics meets Wednesday nights from 7 to 8:30 in the Wilcox building at the Tampa Bay Baptist Conference Center, 15601 Lake Magdalene Blvd. Call (813) 333-3750.
College worship service: Floodgates Community Church hosts Challenge, a worship service for college students, at 8 p.m. Thursdays at USF's Baptist Collegiate Ministries, 13110 N 50th St. Call (813) 389-0238.
North Tampa Aglow International: The multicultural Christian women's group meets at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month at Picadilly's, 11810 N Dale Mabry Highway. Call (813) 446-3312.
Book club: The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Am offers an evening book club on the third Thursday of each month at the synagogue, 2030 W Fletcher Ave. Call (813) 968-8511.
Unitarian Universalist service: Worship service is at 11 a.m. Sundays at Unitarian Universalist Church of Tampa. Children and youth attend the first 15 minutes of the service. Religious education is for grades 1 to 12; child care is available at 11400 Morris Bridge Road. Call (813) 988-8188.
House of Prayer Church events: House of Prayer Church, 710 Crenshaw Lake Road, offers a membership class at 1:30 p.m. on the first three Sundays of each month. Lunch and child care are provided. Youth nights are Wednesday from 7 to 8:30. The last Saturday of each month is a night out for events such as bowling or laser tag. Call (813) 994-5694.
Traditional and contemporary services: Grace Lutheran Church of Carrollwood, 3714 W Linebaugh Ave., has traditional worship at 8:30 a.m. Sunday with the Chancel Choir; contemporary worship service at 11 a.m. is led by Spirits of Fire praise band and vocalists. Call (813) 961-8747.
Genealogy research: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers the free service at the Tampa Family History Center, 7851 Lutz-Lake Fern Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Call (813) 926-3596.
TROOPS/Kids For Christ: The youth study group TROOPS, or Totally Relying on Our Perfect Savior, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Christ Church, a Cumberland Presbyterian Community, in Lutz. The elementary youth group meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 19501 Holly Lane. Call (813) 909-9789.
Send information for the religion calendar to North of Tampa, 14358-B N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33618; fax (813) 269-5310; call (813) 269-5316; e-mail northtampa@sptimes.com two weeks before the event.