Community Events

Christian concert

National touring Christian artists Todd Agnew and Big Daddy Weave will headline The Name of Jesus concert Thursday at Faith Bible Church, 600 W. Cora Ave. Opening acts are Nate Sallie and Jason Morant.

Tickets are $22.50 for gold seating, $17.50 for general admission ($14.50 each for groups of 10 or more), through TicketsWest outlets (325-SEAT, 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com) or the church.

For more information, call 326-9455.

CROP Hunger Walk

Church World Service and the Interfaith Council of the Inland Northwest are once again presenting the annual CROP Hunger Walk.

The event raises funds, nonperishable food items and awareness of local and global hunger. Since 1979, participants in the Spokane CROP Walk have raised more than a half a million dollars to benefit local and global hunger and education agencies.

Registration begins Sunday at noon at Martin Centre on the Gonzaga University campus, with the walk starting at 1:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Angus Scott Bagpipe Band and the Rainbow Fiddle Kids.

Twenty-five percent of the proceeds will benefit local agencies, including the Spokane Second Harvest Food Bank, Mid-City Concerns Meals on Wheels, Spokane Valley Meals on Wheels and the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Spokane.

For information about participating in the walk or to sponsor another walker, call 326-5656.

Sukiyaki supper

Highland Park United Methodist Church, 611 S. Garfield St., is offering its 57th annual sukiyaki supper today from noon to 7 p.m.

Tickets are $11, and reservations are required.

For more information, call 434-2687.

Mission for Christ

American Lutheran Church, 13 E. Riverside Ave., Kellogg, is hosting the Northwest District Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ on Friday at 7 p.m. and next Saturday at 7:30 a.m.

The keynote speaker is Minnesota Supreme Court Judge Barry Anderson, and the Friday night event includes an ice cream social.

The cost is $30.

For more information, call Lawanna Watts at (208) 682-2153 during the day or (208) 628-3576 in the evening.

‘The Amanuensis’

“The Amanuensis,” a play written by Gary Hotchkiss, an associate pastor at Trinity Baptist Church, 6528 N. Monroe St., will be performed at the church today at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 9 and 11 a.m.

The play centers around a young Roman man in 62 A.D. who gets an unusual, life-changing job opportunity from a stranger.

Admission is free, and child care will be provided.

For more information, call 328-4660.

Timbuktu lecture

The Rev. Nouh Yattara of the Kel Tamasheq ethnic group will speak about Timbuktu, a town of 30,000 people in West Africa, on Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Service Station, 9315 N. Nevada St.

Yattara will also discuss how he converted to Christianity from Islam and about his ministry.

For more information, call Partners International at 343-4071.

Auction and square dance

Covenant United Methodist Church, 15515 N. Gleneden Drive, is presenting Sail into Spring, an auction and square dance, today from 6 to 10 p.m.

The event will include oral and silent auctions featuring vacations, handmade gifts, antiques and more. Proceeds will benefit the church and its high school mission to Louisiana.

The cost is $4 per person, $5 per couple or $6 for a family.

For more information, call 928-8367 or 466-1264.

Fellowship and potluck

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 2733 W. Northwest Blvd., is presenting a fellowship and a potluck on Sunday.

The event will follow the church’s 10:30 a.m. service. There also will be Sunday school and Bible class at 9.

For more information, call 325-5738.

Special preaching series

The Rev. Jerry Cimijotti of Christ the King Anglican Church, which meets at the Manito Masonic Temple, 2715 S. Grand Blvd., is presenting a special preaching series, “The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength,” starting Sunday during the 10 a.m. service.

For more information, call 838-1633.