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Reformation Sunday is this weekend at First Presbyterian Church on North Elm.

Besides Jamestown Pipes and Drums playing before, during and after worship, an expert on John Calvin will kick off a new study of the influencer of Christian theology and Western culture.

Elsie Anne McKee, professor of Reformation studies at Princeton Theological Seminary , is the guest speaker at 3 p.m. in the church’s Redhead Hall (Elm Street side of church; parking available across the street). This year marks Calvin’s 500th birthday.

New Creation Community Presbyterian Church will co-sponsor the study.

The study will continue under the Rev. Frank Dew of New Creation the next four Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Garrison Room. Information: www.fpcgreensboro.org.

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The Servant Center is hosting a fall fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Glenwood Presbyterian Church, 1205 Glenwood Ave. , to benefit people in the community who are low-income or disabled.

 The Servant Center has five main programs aimed at those groups, including a transitional housing facility offering shelter, respite, medical care and counseling for up to 21 homeless, disabled men.

About 75 percent of the residents at the Servant House are veterans.

Meal tickets are on sale for $7 and include eat-in or take-out meals of beef or vegetarian chili, salad, dessert and a drink. Additionally, the fundraiser will include music, a home-furnishings sale, a bake sale and a raffle.

Raffle items include dinner for two paired with two tickets to Triad Stage and a stay at the Embassy Suites; dinner for two prepared by a personal chef; dinner for two and tickets to the Carolina Theatre; artwork; and other items from local businesses.

Information: Emily Hoffman, The Servant Center, 275-8585, Ext. 312, or emilyhoffman@triadbiz.rr.com.

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People of Faith Against the Death Penalty will hold its 15th anniversary awards banquet in Greensboro on Nov. 7 .

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton are keynote speakers. The two are authors of the New York Times bestseller “Picking Cotton,” which tells the story of how Thompson-Cannino misidentified Cotton as the man who raped her when she was a student at Elon University.

Cotton spent 11 years in prison before being exonerated.

Brian Goldberg of Greensboro , chair of the Guilford County chapter of the group , will receive the Rev. Robert E. Seymour Award, the organization’s highest honor.
Greensboro’s New Creation Community Presbyterian Church, which hosted the group’s meetings for six years, will receive the Faith in Action award.

The banquet is 6 p.m. Nov. 7, Temple Emanuel, 1129 Jefferson Road in Greensboro . Tickets are available at www.pfadp.org or by calling (919) 933-7567.

Contact Nancy McLaughlin at 373-7049 or nancy.mclaughlin@news-record.com