Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World: Week One Passages from Proverbs
The passages below are a sampling of those found in Proverbs about how we can live with wisdom in our personal lives. 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 3:13 Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding, 14 for her income is better than silver, and her revenue better than gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire ca
Farewell Plans for Rev. Brian Gerard
Today is the last day of our Farewell Celebrations for Rev. Brian. Join us TODAY, Sunday, January 31st between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in a farewell Covid-19 style parade (Brian at the church, you in your vehicles). We will have a box for dropping off cards, if you'd like to bring one. Please RSVP here. TRAFFIC DIRECTIONS (see picture below): Please enter the church parking lot from Wolf Pen Branch Road and follow the signs to the lower parking lot to greet Brian under the covered
NEW Online Study Begins Jan 6th
Animate: Faith This 6-week study begins Wednesday, January 6 at 7:00 p.m. or Sunday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. Join us as we imaginatively explore central topics of Christianity through six video sessions by the most influential theologians of our day. We will gather via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. This series is not tied to the current sermon series and you do not have to have attended previously to join. While you are you welcome
FCC Acts 2 Christmas Card
Please see below for messages from your friends at FCC! We miss our church family! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy 2021. ~Pat and Wayne Ballard Blessings to all. ~Ann Elizabeth Delahanty Peace & Merry Christmas to all! ~Marcus and Frances Gentry Merry Christmas to our Church friends & family. Our prayer is that we will all be able to return to our lovely building soon for fellowship and rejoicing. Enjoy the wonderful season and have a blessed New Yea
An Important Message from our Senior Minister
Dear Members and Friends of First Christian Church, It is with mixed emotions that I announce that I have accepted the call to serve as Senior Minister of Middletown Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) beginning February 15, 2021. Serving First Christian Church for the past eighteen years has been one of the greatest privileges of my lifetime. There are no words for how much this church has meant to me and my family. I will always be grateful for the journey we have shared
Stephen Ministers December 2020
by Penny Brill What a year this has been. (No exclamation mark, totally insufficient). It has brought challenges none of us could have foreseen. Not only do we all feel we have lost control of our daily lives, we have lost the support of sharing pews and spending time with our fellow church members. We watch videos and meet on Zoom to connect. Good, but not nearly fulfilling enough. We miss the physical contact and wonder if we will ever hug each other again. You are not alon
Restoring the Beloved Community: A Conversation About Race (Session 3 Resources)
Session Three Resources Watch Race: The Power of an Illusion (Documentary) The division of the world's peoples into distinct groups - "red," "black," "white" or "yellow" peoples - has become so deeply embedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss as crazy any suggestion of its falsity. Yet, that's exactly what this provocative series by California Newsreel claims. Race - The Power of an Illusion questions the very idea of race as biology, suggesting
