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RELIGION 4• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 The Elk City News Area Church Directory Assembly of God Catholic Methodist Queen of All Saints Assembly of God 914 N. 5th St., Sayre 115 W. 5th St., Erick United Methodist - Elk CIty 580-928-2385 720 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City • Pastor: Gary Griffin Rev. Danny Grover 580-225-0262 Assembly of God [email protected] St. Mathews Catholic www.elkcityumc.com 7th and Locust St., Sayre 3001 E. Hwy 66, Elk City 580-928-4296 Sunday Worship: 9:00am (traditional); 580-225-0066 11:00am (contemporary) Jimmy Blanken, Min. Rev. Danny Grover Sunday School: 10:00 am First Assembly of God Christian Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am 2701 S. Randall , Elk City Wednesday Night: 5:30pm Dinner; Antioch Christian 6:00pm Nursery (0-2 years old), 580-225-1167 3200 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City Kevin Akins, Min. GLOW Kids (2 years old to 3rd grade), 580-243-0066 Highway 456 (4th-6th grade), Youth Jeff McDowell group (7th-12th grade), 6:30pm Adult Grandview Assembly of God Pioneer and Country Club, Elk City Bible Study Christian Church 580-225-7742 1 S. Walnut, Erick Bryan Herrick United Methodist - Erick 580-526-3284 LABORING ON 320 S Magnolia Ave, Erick Baptist First Christian Church 580-526-3949 [email protected] (Diciples of Christ) Sunday Worship: 9:00am Great Plains Baptist Assn. 1500 N. Randall, Elk City 1902 Watts St., Sayre 580-225-7801 580-928-2585 United Methodist - Sayre LABOR DAY 802 N. 4th St., Sayre • 580-928-2146 First Christian [email protected] Calvary Baptist Church 1601 N. 4th St., Sayre 1018 W B Avenue, Elk City Sunday School: 9:30am 580-928-3639 Sunday Choir Practice: 10:15am 580-225-5344 Pastor Brad Hyatt Sunday Worship: 10:45am New Life Christian Center Tuesday Bible Study: 12pm Sunday Worship 11 am 20210 East Co. Road 1120 Wednesday 6 pm Elk City, OK 73644 40-hours during a five-day kind was privileged to work Nazarene per week. Because work- in and guard God’s beautiful Central Missionary Baptist Pastor: Michael Anderson First Church of The Nazarene ers who had no free time Garden (Genesis 2:15). The 1205 W. B Avenue, Elk City www.NewLifeElkCity.com 816 W. 6th St., Elk City 580-225-0212 Service Information were not able to spend their curse connected to Adam’s 580-225-2026 Sundays: 10:00am & 6:00pm Rev. Andrew Dages wages on traveling, enter- sin brought dissatisfaction, Eastside Baptist Wednesdays: 7:00pm tainment or dining out, frustration and sweat into 421 N. Booth Avenue, Elk City 580-225-0742 Church of Christ Pentecostal many politicians and busi- work (Genesis 3:17-19). Be- Chase Brower, Min. Church of Christ Grace Temple ness owners were generally fore sin, each day was filled 216 N. Adams Ave., Elk City 601 W. 20th St, Elk City in favor of giving workers with success and pleasure Fairview Baptist 580-225-0718 Lindell & Nequita Brown, Pastors 312 S. Lusk Avenue, Elk City Gantt Carter, Min. more time off. As the U.S. as work produced the joy of 580-225-0203 Iglesia Evangelica Cristo Es La Pena economy expanded beyond accomplishment and satis- 301 S. Magnolia Ave, Erick 600 W. Main, Elk City farming and basic manu- faction from a job well-do- First Baptist Douglas Holland, Minister Pastor, Jose Reyes 1600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City 816-726-6988 facturing in the late 1800s ne. There was no sweat! 580-225-7951 580-799-2964 Bible Study 10am Sunday Dixie Yoder and early 1900s, it became Worship 11am Sunday Presbyterian important for businesses to Labor Day is no lon- First Baptist Ladies Bible Study 10am Wednesday Labor Day is an Amer- 400 S. Sheb Wooley, Erick Evening Open Bible Study 7pm find consumers to purchase ger about trade unionists 580-526-3375 First Presbyterian ican national holiday held Wednesday 217 N. Washington Ave., Elk City products and services being marching in the street car- Jason Klechner, Min. 580-225-3130 the first Monday every Sep- produced in ever greater rying banners and tools Church of Christ Elk City tember. It’s an odd celebra- First Baptist Meets at Pioneer & Bell amounts. Shortening the of their trade. Although 504 N. 4th St., Sayre Non-Denominational tion without specific rituals, 580-225-0718 work week was one way of the battle over long work- 580-928-5518 [email protected] except boats and shopping. turning the working class ing hours and conditions The Way Church For most people it marks First Hispanic Baptist Westside Church of Christ 201 S. Jefferson Ave., Elk City into the consuming class. seem to have been settled 919 W. 8th St., Elk City the official end of summer 580-225-3052 for laborers, this issue is 580-225-7901 Gateway and the start of the school Even though Labor Day returning for highly skilled Church of God 4227 W. 3rd St., Elk City year. Main Street Baptist 501 W. 1st, Elk City 580-225-1184 was proclaimed a national white-collar workers, many 1101 N. Main St., Elk City Curtis Newton, Min. 580-225-0227 holiday in June 1894, not of whom are constantly 580-225-2938 Joe Thompson, Min. In the late 1800s, the everyone gets the day off. connected to work through The Link founders of Labor Day Mt. Carmal Baptist Jehovah’s Witnesses 200 S. Main, Elk City Proclaiming any day an of- technology. 1801 W. A Avenue, Elk City wanted two things: unifica- Jehovah’s Witnesses ficial holiday means very lit- 580-225-2061 402 E. Washington Ave., Sayre Trinity Fellowship tion of union workers and a tle. An official holiday does If you work long hours 580-928-9330 Sayre reduction in work time. The One Church 580-928-2345 not require private employ- and seldom really take a 200 East Broadway, Elk City Lutheran first Labor Day occurred in ers and even some govern- vacation, start a new ritu- 580-210-8881 Christ Ministiries 1882 in New York City un- ment agencies to give their al that honors the original Kevin Brosius (pastor) Christ Lutheran 804 W. 6th St., Elk City 1023 W. 2nd St., Elk City der the direction of the Cen- workers the day off. Many spirit of Labor Day. Don’t 580-225-2266 580-243-9708 Prairie View Baptist tral Labor Union. Labor Day stores are open, essential go in to work. Shut off your I-40 & S Hwy 34, Elk City came about because work- government protection and phone, computer and other Pastor Tod Thornton Seventh-Day Adventist ers felt they were spending Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30 transportation services con- electronic devices connect- Wed Prairie View Troops 3:30 Seventh-Day Adventist too many hours on the job. tinue to function along with ing you to work, and resist Wed Prayer Meeting 6:30 11375 N. 1990 Rd., Elk City In the 1830s manufactur- agriculture, construction the cultural temptation to 580-472-3472 Retrop Baptist Church Service times: ing workers were averaging and national parks. spend the day in an alco- 2:00 pm Bible Study Intersection Hwy 6 and 55 70-hour work weeks. Over hol induced fog. Instead, 580-303-0791 2:50 pm Church Service the next sixty years, time at Often, resentful of jobs give yourself the day off and work gradually decreased to they don’t enjoy, people spend time in gratitude for around 60 hours per week. repeat the false belief that God’s provision for your Early union organizers “work was never God’s in- family through your work. SUPPORT & RECOVERY RESOURCES tention for us.” This is a Even if the provision seems began to focus on a shorter common misunderstand- inadequate at the time, AA-Elk City Original Group– 105 Meadow Ridge Dr, Elk City, Main St, Elk City, Mon at 7pm eight-hour work day and 113 Meadow Ridge Dr Suite K, Elk Nightly at 7pm CR - Great Plains Baptist Associ- ing of the Genesis creation practicing gratitude consis- a six-day work week with City–M-F at noon & Every Night at Codependents Anony- ation- 1906 N Watts, Sayre - Th 6:30 account. The truth is, tently will ultimately bring 7pm mous-White Buffalo, Mon 5:30pm NA-Elk City– 100 S. Monroe Ave, some holidays off. They work was never part of the change. were clearly successful AA-Elk City Southside Group– CR - The Link Church - 200 S. Suite 18, Elk City, Nightly at 7pm sin-induced curse. Work since the most recent data was always a part of God’s Send questions or com- show the average person blessing of productivity and ments to Dr. Dixie to drdix- working in manufacturing is employed slightly over satisfaction. Even before sin entered into Eden, human- [email protected] SUBSCRIBE TODAY Current news and great deals delivered right to your door! Call today to support the church page! 580-225-3000