Open Arms Christian Fellowship, 311 Broadway St., in Lincoln, is hosting  A  5 year Anniversary Celebration Thursday, April 12^th thru Sunday, April 15^th,  Thursday thru Sunday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning at 9 & 11 a.m. Please join them for desserts and finger foods immediately following services Thursday and Friday nights as well as a celebration lunch immediately following second service on Sunday.  Over 5 years, through His grace, His power and the Faithful of His people God has allowed this church to provide a second chance, a fresh start, a new beginning to those willing to ask God to restore their lives.  For more information please call 732-4800.

Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St., in downtown Lincoln is hosting a 5^th-8^th grade “Hands and Feet Saturday”, May 5^th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  They will be doing various service projects around town.  This is a great opportunity to practice being the hands and feet of Jesus.  Open to all 5^th thru 8^th graders.  It does not cost anything, but please bring a sack lunch.

Walk for Life is May 5^th  from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Christian Church.  This is a fundraiser for Pregnancy Resource Center, a mission that serves unborn children by promoting life-affirming options and providing practical assistance, while sharing the gospel in word and deed, and to minister restoration to those who have been wounded by the trauma of abortion.  They are sustained completely by donations.  All services are offered at no cost to their clients and include pregnancy tests, maternity and baby items, and parenting and prenatal education.  For more information call 735-4838 or email Lincoln@hopeforafuture.com.

Just in time for Mother’s Day!  Harvest Plant Sale, Saturday. May 12^th, 7 a.m. to Noon, at the home of Bob and Judy Monts, 520 Decatur St.  As you thin your perennials and saplings and repot houseplants, you can help feed the hungry by sharing some of your plant divisions, rooted start-ups, and established houseplant cuttings for the Harvest Plant Sale.  Deliver your donations to Judy Monts during the first week of May, including a note with the name of the plant/flower and care instructions.  Proceeds go the Harvest of Talents for World Hunger.  For more information contact montsfam@yahoo.com or call 217-855-8795.