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WELCOME

      We would like to welcome you to our family.   Please consider worshipping with us on Sunday.   We trust you will
      find our church a warm and friendly place to encounter Christ!

Sunday School is at 9:30am Regular Worship is at 10:30am

A nursery is available during the 10:30am Service

Interim Minister: Phillip Hayes

Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00pm

Cell phone # is 660 734-2039

If you need a ride to Worship service,

or Sunday school, please call the church office @ 258-2253, for the church van.

It’s official! We have a new ministry coming to First Christian Church. Ron Routledge has accepted the call to be our Pastor and his wife Louise Ann to be our Family Minister. The Search and Call Committee is to be commended for their efforts and vision in proposing this co-ministry concept, which found unanimous support from both the General Board and the Congregation.

Many of us feel there is an excitement in the air as we anticipate the arrival of the Routledge’s and their twin daughters, Ronikah and Monikah. Their first Sunday “on the job” will be August 2nd. We will be announcing in the near future plans to receive and accommodate their move to Brookfield, so you can join us in welcoming them to our church family.

While we look forward to a promising future with the Routledge’s, our time with Pastor Phillip Hayes as Interim Minister and his wife Dorothy is drawing to a close. There will be a carry-in dinner following his last Sunday morning worship service, July 19th. Please make plans to help us make this a special occasion as we pay tribute to Phillip and Dorothy.

We owe a grateful acknowledgment to the Hayes’s, not only for faithful service but also for their friendship the past eight months. They have served with grace and distinction, and have been “just what the doctor ordered”.

July will be a month of transition as Pastor Phillip will be out of the office for two weeks attending church camp. Guest speakers will fill our pulpit on July 12th and 26th. Should pastoral needs arise during this time, please contact Pam in the church office or one of our Elders so we can make the appropriate connections for a timely response.

Gail Turner
Moderator

What is the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)?

It’s People—
•A Christian group—working toward uniting all Christians in one body.
•Individuals—worshiping and serving Christ in their own way.

The church’s name tells us a lot about the church

Christian Church—shows that members have a common bond with the church universal.
Disciples of Christ—identifies members as a distinctive body within the church universal.
The church stands for—
•Christian Faith—a personal relationship with Christ, whose life and ministry reveal God’s will.
•Christian unity—helping each other; working, worshiping, growing together in the way of the gospel.

Local Names may be used by some congregations, e.g., “First Christian Church,” “Hometown Christian.”

Membership in the Christian church (disciples of Christ) means Freedom and Diversity

In worship—Prayer and devotion are a Christian’s greatest source of strength. There are no set doctrines or uniform rules, so each person can find the methods that suit him or her the best.
In service—God has given each Christian unique gifts and talents. The church offers many and varied opportunities to put them to use locally, nationally and worldwide.
In fellowship—Church members join together in many ways—sharing each others joys and sorrows; helping each other follow Christ’s way in every area of daily life.

Are you an active church member?