Church to hold family day

ANDERSON — New Birth Worship Center, 403 W. 22nd St., will celebrate Family and Friends Day Sunday at 10:30 a.m. There will be communion followed by a fellowship dinner in the Fellowship Hall. The public is welcome. Pastor is the Rev. Earlie Dixon.

Civil War Roundtable to be held Monday

ANDERSON — The Civil War Roundtable will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the Madison County History Center, 15 W. 11th St. Monday’s discussion will center on causes leading to the start of the Civil War. The opinions of Gary Gallagher, professor and historian at the University of Virginia, will be discussed. Gallagher has written many books on the Civil War.

World AIDS Day service on Dec. 1

ANDERSON — The AIDS Awareness Ministry of St. Mary’s Church in Anderson will host its annual World AIDS Day Community Prayer Service at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the St. Mary’s Church Annex at the corner of 11th street and Fletcher streets.

The theme will be “Universal Access to Health Care as a Human Right.” Dr. Clark Butler, professor of philosophy, director of the Human Rights Institute, Purdue University, at Fort Wayne, will be the presenter. A section of the National AIDS Quilt will be on display. A special section of quilt honoring Gary Manifold and James Toloday, founders of Living with AIDS and Dignity, will also be displayed. All are welcome.