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On Sunday, August 7, join us for an End of Summer Celebration! At 6 p.m., we’ll be in the Fellowship Hall at church where we will enjoy food while we enjoy music. Then we will dismiss to Memorial Pool in Memorial Park to splash away the evening from 7:30-9 p.m. The cost for this is […]

Youth and adult sponsors returned from a trip to Arlington. Texas, the week of July 10-17 with a concert featuring their music and a variety of testimonies. It concludes with a video capturing the week’s ministry, including singing, putting together kits, moving materials. giving out supplies and playing with area children. You can still enjoy […]

Next Sunday, June 5, is our Summer Music Celebration. It’s a great way to worship through singing and instrumental music. We will also observe communion during this service. But there’s more! It will also start a schedule just for the summer. There will be one worship service at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday School and […]

May 1, 2022 The Pastor Search Committee has started receiving resumes from prospective candidates for the Lead Pastor position. If you would like to recommend an individual, you may fill out a Pastor Search Recommendation form here. Contact the church office at 573.634.3603 or [email protected] if you’d like a printed copy. Candidates may submit resumes to the following […]

Mission JC returns after a two-year absence due to COVID. This year it will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Projects of all sorts are available. You can find more information and register at www.missionjc.org. Registration opened April 1. A commissioning service will start at 8:30 a.m. at the Special Olympics Missouri off of […]

October 22, 2021 Dear Friends: In 1975, during my freshman year of college, it seemed to me that God had plans for my life and the direction it should take. The only thing I knew to do was to make a commitment to serve Him. As a young Christian with very little church experience, I […]

Our quarterly business meeting will follow our second morning worship on Sunday, Oct. 24 at approximately noon. Note that this meeting will be in-person only. (No Zoom due to the need for voting.) Along with regular quarterly business, the Enlistment Committee will bring a recommendation for committee positions available beginning in January 2022.

Closed captioning is handy way to better understand worship Those who watch our livestreamed YouTube services may have noticed that the closed captioning is not working. Why? It turns out it is a YouTube thing. They are slowly rolling out closed captions for livestreamed services, whereas we had captions for our prerecorded services because they […]

Think you understand poverty? Spend a simulated month in the poverty experienced by those in our community, based on Community Action clients and daily realities. It is not a game. It WILL help you to rethink poverty. Join us in the Activities Building, 107 Monroe Street on Tuesday, September 21. Check in starts at 8:30 […]

The annual Tom Nelson Memorial Golf Tournament was held this past weekend. We had 17 teams that turned out. Even better, the day raised $532 for House of Mercy Home for the Aged in Belarus. Thanks to all who came out, had fun, and made a difference for seniors in Belarus!