Religion calendar Jan. 30

Clark County

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 9900 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, will host the choir from Memorial Lutheran Church at 10 a.m. Sunday. The choir will present the cantata, “Rise Up! A New Light A-Comin’,” followed by a soup luncheon. 360-892-7850.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY with Dave Ramsey, a 13-week Bible-based accountability class will have upcoming sessions beginning in January and February at several churches: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Mill Plain United Methodist Church, 15804 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Jeffrey Fisch, 360-241-6518 or fpu@millplainumc.org. n 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at New Hope Vancouver Foursquare, 1801 Daniels St., Vancouver. Don Bacon, 360-696-0715 or donbacon@comcast.net. n 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at Whipple Creek Church, 8802 N.W. Ninth Ave., Vancouver. Becky Manning, 360-903-5644 or becky@whipplecreek.com. n 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at La Center Evangelical Church, Fifth and Aspen streets, La Center. Jim Floyd, 360-771-0703 or the church office, 360-263-2217. n 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Crossroads Community Church, 7708 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. Jerry Mertsching at jdmertsching@gmail.com. n 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at New Heights Church, 7913 N.E. 58th Ave., Vancouver. Will Sappenfield, 360-818-4613 or willsappenfield@gmail.com.

CHRISTIAN INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP for women, Club Hope, meets at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Conference Room B at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, 2211 N.E. 139th St., Vancouver. The group will be based on a Christian perspective, and the group’s goal is to provide a confidential and safe place for women to express their feelings and discuss the impact infertility has had on their lives. Free. http://www.clubhopeinfertility.org.

COLUMBIA PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER annual meeting, dessert and auction at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at St. John Lutheran Church, 11005 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver. Lindsay Wagner, known for her role as “The Bionic Woman,” will speak on “Holistic Healing for Family Violence. Wagner, who attended high school in Portland, co-founded “Peacemakers Community,” a nonprofit organization. Tickets are $25 each. Reservations: 360-696-1615 or http://cpcc.eventbrite.com.

COUNTY GOSPEL SINGER Charlie Walker will perform at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Cowboy Church of Southwest Washington, which meets at Manor Grange, 17901 N.E. 72nd Ave., Vancouver. Walker, a Christian country songwriter and performer, left mainstream country music in 1997 to spread his personal testimony through his own style of music. Admission is free. 360-904-0688.

ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN CHURCH YOUTH will accept donations of money and a can of soup at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Feb. 7 worship services. Money will be given to a local charity, and soup will benefit the food pantry. The church is at 5607 N.E. Gher Road, Vancouver. http://www.salcvan.org or 360-892-7160.

ASH WEDNESDAY worship services at noon and 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1309 Franklin St., Vancouver. Service will include the Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion. 360-693-3531, http://www.stpaulvancouver.com.

Portland

FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH and Earth and Spirit Council are sponsoring a lecture, “Natural Way: Indigenous Voices with Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in the main sanctuary at the church, 1211 S.W. Main St., Portland. Grandma Aggie is a member of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, representing a global alliance of prayer, education and healing for Mother Earth and all inhabitants. Cost $10-$15. Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/94363.