ALGONA:  The Faith Assembly of God Church in Algona will be hosting a live video conference on the book,"Love & Respect" by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs.  The conference will start at 7:00PM on Friday evening and end in the afternoon on Saturday.  There is a small fee for conference materials.  Contact Faith Assembly at 515 - 295 - 3323 for more information and to prerigister by February 1st.

HUMBOLDT:  St. Mary's School in Humboldt will have a family activity and school fundraiser on Sunday, February 14th from 12:00PM to 3:00PM.  There will be numerous games and food. The proceeds will go towards school technology and textbooks.  All ages are welcome.

AMES:  AMES AGLOW will be hosting speaker Dee Dee Trevillyan on Tuesday Feburary the 16th.  The event will be held at the Country Inn Motel at Dayton Place & SE 16th St.  Registration for the event begins at 11:00am.  All are invited.  For more information you can call 515-292-5629 or 614-377-2552.

CLARION:  The Tuesday, February 9th, prayer meeting for the Clarion Area Prayer Fellowship will be held at the Clarion Senior Citizens Center at noon. The prayer meeting on Tuesday, February 16th, will be held in the upstairs lounge at the Assisted Living Facility at Wright Medical Center  at noon.

CLARION:  The Clarion Area Prayer Fellowship will be meeting for prayer on Thursday, February 18th at 4:30PM in the Pizza Ranch, small party room.

EAGLE GROVE:  The Eagle Grove Area Ministerial Assocation is sponsoring Lenten Luncheons, beginning the Thursday after Ash Wednesday.  Each Thursday, for six Thursdays, the lunch will begin at 12:05 pm .   The pastor of the host church will give a short meditation. This week, the Lenten Luncheon is on Thursday, February 18th at the United Church of Christ.  Please call the host church for reservations by Monday of the week scheduled.  You can contact them at 515-448-3584.

FORT DODGE:  The 3rd Annual St. Paul Benefit Auction, "Growing Saints for Christ,"  will be held on Saturday, February 20th.  The dinner and benefit auction will be held at the Webster County Fair Grounds.  Tea Thyme will cater the dinner.  The dinner will be served at 6:30PM followed by the auction at 8:00PM.  Tickets can be purchased by phoning the school office at 515 - 955 - 7208.  All proceeds will go to support the ministries of St. Paul Lutheran. 

DOWS:  The Abundant Life Chapel in Dows is having a Valentine's Banquet on Saturday, February 20th at 6:00 pm.  Pastor TJ & Laurie Norman, of Iowa Falls, will be speaking and providing music for the event.  Abundant Life Chapel is on the corner of Fairview and Washington in Dows.  For more information contact Julie Forgy at 515-852-4224 or 641-373-2095.  All proceeds will go to Missionary Greg Wood, in Mexico.

Greg is opening up an orphanage next year in Padilla.   There will also be an auction of homemade pies, bread, and quilts to help raise funds.

STORM LAKE:  Remedy Drive will be giving a FREE concert at the Dows Conference Center at Buena Vista University on Saturday, February 20th.  The conference center is located 610 W. 4th St., Storm Lake. The concert begins at 8:30 pm, with doors opening at 7:30 pm.  For more information you can call 712-749-2111. 

WEBSTER CITY:  Webster City Church of Christ is hosting speaker Trish Thacker for a Marriage Makeover Workshop. Trish is a pre-marriage and marriage counselor.  The workshop will be held on Saturday, February 20th, from 10:00 am thru 4:00 PM, at the Bridge, 905 Division St., Webester City.  For more information you can contact Webester City Church of Christ at 515-832-2683 or webstercitycoc@wmtel.net

SPENCER:  Barlow Girl  will be at the Clay County Regional Events Center at 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 21st.  Stellar Kart and Vota will also be performing.  For more information you can contact the Events Center at 712-580-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com

BLAIRSBURG:  The Lighthouse Center of Hope will have a very special weekend for girls in grades 6th through 9th in the form of a retreat FOR GIRLS ONLY Friday thorugh Saturday, March 12th and 13th at the Missionary Alliance Church in Blairsburg.  Molly Sanborn from Minneapolis will be the guest speaker.  For more information such as registration fee (with scholarships available) and the student/chaperone rartio, please phone 641 - 648 - 4198.  Registrations must be in by Wednesday, February 24th!

GOLDFIELD:  Crossroads Ministries, on Main Street in Goldfield, will be offering a free meal to anyone this Friday night.  Serving time for dinners begin at 6 p.m. Tonight they will be serving tacos. The Meal is free, but freewill offerings will however be accepted to offset upcoming food costs.  For more information contact Crossroads Ministries.

This free meal will be offered on every Friday in February through the 26th.

FORT DODGE: Blues legend and Christian Artist Glenn Kaiser will be leading a Praise Band Workshop and giving a short performance on Saturday, February 27th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  It will be held at Reiman Music in Fort Dodge.   Contact Pastor Marc Murchison at 515-351-1252 for more information.

FOREST CITY-First Baptist Church of Forest City will be holding a simulcast of  Focus on Marriage on February 27th from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.  Speakers for the event include Kirk & Chelsea Cameron, Les & Leslie Parrott, and Gary Chapman.  Tickets may be reserved by calling the church office at 641-585-4171.  First Baptist Church is located at 18508 E Highway 9.

DES MOINES:  Women's Ministries of Central Region Open Bible Churches is hosting their 9th Annual Women4Him Conference.  This year the keynote speaker is Tammy Maltby, Bible teacher and media personality.  Her current book is Confessions of a Good Christian Girl.  The conference will be held at First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday evening, March 5th, and all day on Saturday, March 6th.  Registration begins at 5:00 pm on Friday.  Saturday's event begins at 8:30 am through 3:00 pm.  For registration information or questions, call 515-282-6491 (ask for Becky), or you can visit http://www.openbiblecentral.org/2010women4himconference.asp

MANKATO, MN:  A Fire Proof Marriage Ball will be held on Saturday evening, March 13th from 5:00PM to 10:00PM at the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato.  Tickets for this Formal/semi-formal can be obtained along with more information by calling Renae at 507 - 327 - 7047.  The guest speakers will be Ken and Lauana Bevel (Ken played a supporting role as a firefighter in the movie FIREPROOF.