Sparta Church

05/12/2026

03/29/2026

Come join us Good Friday morning, April 3, 2026, in our annual Walk the Cross event. We will gather at 9 a.m. at Sparta Methodist Church, with participants taking turns "walking the cross" along the approximately five miles on Sparta Road to Holcomb First Church (formerly Holcomb United Methodist Church), arriving there around 11 a.m. Refreshments will be provided at HFC. Area church groups and individuals are invited to participate in the walk. All ages are welcome; young children will need an adult to accompany them. A safety es**rt will be provided by the sheriff's office.

"Carrying the cross by Himself, Jesus went to the place called Golgotha, where He was nailed to the cross..." (John 19:17-18a) We can celebrate the hope we find on Easter Sunday all the more meaningfully when we join Him on the way to the cross.

05/12/2025

Our annual Sparta Homecoming will be held Sunday, May 25, with the worship service beginning at 11 a.m. Ricky Mabry will provide special music. Dinner on the Ground will follow. Come and enjoy time with family and friends and support the upkeep of Sparta Cemetery. We look forward to seeing you!

04/17/2025

Come join us Good Friday morning as we take part in our annual "Walk the Cross" from Holcomb United Methodist Church to Sparta United Methodist Church. Meet at Holcomb UMC at 9 a.m.

05/21/2024

Sparta Homecoming is THIS Sunday!!!

03/29/2024

The Easter sunrise worship service for the Holcomb Charge (Holcomb and Sparta United Methodist churches) will be celebrated at Holcomb UMC at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. A fellowship breakfast will follow the service.

Sparta will hold our regular worship service at 9:45 a.m., and we invite you to join us in worship of our risen Lord.

12/03/2023

Advent is a time of waiting, of anticipation and preparation. As we begin this season that leads us to the joyous celebration of the birth of our Savior, let us savor this time to keep in close communion with God and each other. Sparta United Methodist Church will celebrate this first Sunday in Advent in our worship service today at 9:45 a.m. You are invited to join us.

04/06/2023

The Good Friday "Walk the Cross" and Easter egg hunt event for Holcomb and Sparta United Methodist Churches has been canceled for this year.

However, Sparta UMC will hold our annual sunrise Easter service at 6:30 Sunday morning, in the church pavilion. We would love to have you join us as we worship our risen Lord during the sunrise.

03/19/2023

Sparta UMC expresses our deepest sympathy to the family of Kenneth Mixon, faithful member of our church and our community.

Major James Kenneth Mixon, USAF RET, 87, of Holcomb, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at his residence. Kenneth was born October 28, 1935 in Water Valley to the late Loren H. and Corrine Logan Mixon. He was a 1954 graduate of John Rundle High School in Grenada. Kenneth earned an Associate of Arts degree from Holmes Community College, a Bachelor of Science in Education from Delta State University and a Masters in Public Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA. He also engaged in additional studies at the University of Mississippi, Thomas Nelson Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Kenneth enjoyed a long, successful career in public service. He began his career as a teacher at Jones Road Junior High School in Grenada. Shortly after, he joined the United States Air Force and attended officer training school where upon completion, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Kenneth served in a number of states and foreign countries and retired as a Major in 1981 with 24 years of service to our great country. Following his retirement from the Air Force, Kenneth worked as a Program Director for Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA, worked for a local contractor in Grenada, served as Street Superintendent and Purchasing Director for the City of Grenada and served as Interim City Manager for the City of Grenada on two occasions.

Kenneth enjoyed learning and serving God and Country. He was a former boy scout leader and in Grenada, he was active in “Keep Mississippi Beautiful” and “Christmas In April”. He was a member and officer with Grenada Lake Pacers, charter member of the Holcomb Lions Club and adopted a portion of Highway 35 for cleanup. Kenneth was a faithful member of Sparta Methodist Church in Holcomb where he served as Trustee as well as in several other capacities.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at the Sparta Methodist Church near Holcomb. Interment with military rites will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday evening at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada and one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the Sparta Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Julie Carroll Mixon; two sons, Kenny Mixon(Gina) of Virginia and Richard Mixon of Tennessee; daughter, Beth Perry Sammons(Carl) of Georgia; daughter-in-law, Vicky Perry Mitchell of Grenada; sister, Ann Mixon Collins(Jimmy Ray) of Grenada; brother, Gene Mixon of Holcomb; three granddaughters, Casey M. Mixon, Alexandra K. Perry and Caroline E. Perry; two grandsons, Brooks W. Sammons(Hannah) and Matthew Sammons; three great-grandchildren, Rhett Sammons, Emmett Sammons and Abby Marie Sammons.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Matthew Perry and sister-in-law, June Mixon.

Memorials may be directed to the Sparta Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 157, Holcomb, MS 38940 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).

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