Local church to host health-focused seminar Saturday

Drs. Thomas and LaVerne Jackson, co-founders of M.E.E.T. Ministry, will be the featured speakers at a luncheon focusing on God's Plan for a healthy and happy life this Saturday. The event will take place at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 2355 Henry St., in Dyersburg (behind Abe's Ribeye Barn). Three free sessions, beginning at 11 a.m., are planned for the day with the church also hosting a complimentary lunch buffet of vegetables and whole-grain foods. Space is limited, so registration is required. Those who wish to register may contact Maryann Krueger at (731) 676-7435 or squashblossomnews@gmail.com. Those interested in more information may visit www.meetministry.org.

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One local church is ready to help with a free seminar featuring Drs. Thomas and LaVerne Jackson, co-founders of M.E.E.T. Ministry.

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located at 2355 Henry St., in Dyersburg (behind Abe's Ribeye Barn) will host a seminar featuring three sessions and a complementary lunch. The event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Seminars include:

* 11 a.m. -- God's Purpose for the Creation of Man

* 2:30 p.m. -- None of These Diseases

* 5 p.m. -- The Eight Doctors Who Make House Calls

Dr. Thomas Jackson, Ph.D., is director and co-founder of Missionary Education and Evangelistic Training Ministry, based in Huntingdon, Tenn. Jackson's seminar will focus on God's plan for health and a happy life. He and his wife, LaVerne Jackson, have created a ministry designed to educate people to cooperate with nature and learn accessible, practical lifestyle principles including:

* Godly Trust

* Open Air

* Daily Exercise

* Proper Rest

* Lots of Water

* Always Temperate

* Nutrition

"Stress -- distress -- is killing people," reads the M.E.E.T. Ministry website. "So, we need to teach people how to manage stress through the eyes of God. We feel ourselves to be educators, inspiring -- motivating -- people; trying to implant in them the desire to want to be healthy."

Lunch includes a buffet of vegetables and whole-grain foods.

Space is limited and registration for the event is required.

Those who wish to register may contact Maryann Krueger at (731) 676-7435 or squashblossomnews@gmail.com.

Those interested in more information may visit www.meetministry.org.