Wayman AME Church Men's fellowship is sponsoring a pancake breakfast to benefit Raise the Roof fundraiser 8:30 a.m. to noon today at the Mount Pleasant Ruritan Club, 8101 Crum Road, Mount Pleasant. Donations are $6. For tickets, call 301-631-9491 or 301-473-2140.--

Fall Mountain revival

Mountain View Baptist Church, 12107 Walnut Point Road, Hagerstown, will hold its Fall Mountain Revival, Monday to Friday. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Pastor Terrell Hopkins of Heritage Baptist Church, Locust Grove, Ga., will preach Monday to Wednesday; Mark McGaughey, Evangelist from Pell City, Ala., will preach Wednesday to Friday. Music to be provided each day. For information, contact Pastor Jeffrey Anthony or the church office at 301-582-1468 or visit www.mountainviewbaptist.com.

CWU to observe World Community Day

Church Women United in Frederick County will observe World Community Day on Friday, at Quinn Christian Life Center, East Fourth Street, Frederick . Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The 2009 theme is "Piecing Earth Together." The annual meeting of the organization will begin at 10 a.m., when reports and a business session will take place. The worship program is scheduled for 1 p.m., during which time the annual dedication of the health and school kits for Church World Service will be received. Reservations for the luncheon are requested by contacting President Carol Ford at 301-271-7608 or 27 W. Main St., Thurmont , MD 21788.

Prayer breakfastscheduled

The Christian Men's Network to hold its monthly nondenominational prayer breakfast, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Nov. 7 at Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 W. Second St., Frederick . This a time of worship, prayer and inspirational discipleship in the fellowship of other Christian men. For information, contact David Johnson at 301-748 -5166.

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