Saint Francis United Methodist Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a service at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. Lunch will be at 11:45 a.m. and a celebration service will be at 1 p.m. Special children's activities are planned. For details, visit www.saintfrancisumc.org.

CLASSES

Greenwood Forest Baptist Church, 110 S.E. Maynard Road in Cary, will hold English as a second language class every Sunday from 9:30-10:45 a.m. The free classes will be held in the conference room across from the church office at the rear entrance. For details, call 919-467-0481.

CONCERT

The Lighthouse Gospel Music Association will hold a Southern gospel concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Lighthouse Convention Center, 326 Tryon Road, Raleigh. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Webbs Music Ministry and Destiny Quartet will perform. Doors and concession open at 6 p.m. For details, call 919-661-6902 or visit www.lgma.info.

GATHERING

Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cary will hold a Glocal Mission Gathering Jan. 27-28. The event will bring together an ecumenical, intergenerational group for a day and a half of worship, workshops and sharing around global and local missions. There will also be food, music and fellowship. To register, visit www. elca. org/ glocal .

MEETINGS

The Issachar forum meets at 6 p.m. every Sunday at Perkins Restaurant, 908 U.S. 64, Apex. The forum discusses current and world events, and how they relate to biblical prophecy. For details, call 919-771-8210.

The Southwest Wake/Raleigh Christian Women's Connection meets the third Tuesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the N.C. State University Club on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. The cost is $15 and a nursery is available. For details, call 919-761-8633 or write to rcwcreservations@yahoo.com.

Woodhaven Baptist Church will hold "Coffee and Conversation" at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 28 in the fellowship hall at 4000 Kildaire Farm Road, Apex. Dave Stratton will lead the discussion on "Regarding Prayer," a study of the spiritual discipline of prayer.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Cancer Support Group meets the third Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the parlor at Colonial Baptist Church, 6051 Tryon Road, Cary. For details, call Phyllis Travers at 919-233-0355.

Holly Springs United Methodist Church holds "There is a Solution" Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at 108 Avent Ferry Road.

White Plains United Methodist Church will offer Griefshare classes at 7 p.m. Thursdays at 313 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary. Cost is $12, and classes will be held for 13 weeks. Child care is available with advance request. For details, call 919-387-8498.

First United Methodist Church will offer Griefshare classes from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through April 19 at 117 S. Academy St., Cary. Cost is $15, and classes will be held for 13 weeks. For details, contact the Rev. Alice Kunka at 919-599-0056.

Westwood Baptist Church will offer Griefshare classes for ages 13-19 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays through May 5 at 200 Westhigh St., Cary. Classes will be held for 13 weeks. For information, call 919-469-9393.