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Spring 2021 Sunday Worship Update

Apr 17, 2021

Dear church family,You’ve done so well through a very challenging year concerning COVID. I thank the Lord that this has not been a divisive issue in our church family!We will continue our two services for the time being along with the 11AM …

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FAITH PROMISE 2021 UPDATE

Mar 04, 2021

Dear church family,What a great few weeks we’ve had focusing in on God’s mission in the world. God is at work!We have 33 pledges committed for $42,730. Thank you for banding together to see God work from us through our missionary partners! …

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GLOBAL MISSIONS AND YOU

Feb 25, 2021

Dear church family, Our aim for Faith Promise involvement this year is 50 families. As of today we have 24 pledges. We’re on our way! If you consider Christ Community your church home, then hop on board this faith journey with us. Email our…

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FAITH PROMISE AND ALABAMA A&M

Feb 19, 2021

Dear friends, For years we’ve been praying for the Lord to provide a gospel presence at Alabama A&M. This Sunday we get to meet an answer to our prayer in Amos Williams! Amos is married to Jessica and they have two sons, Caleb and Chris…

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FROM CHINA TO VIRGINIA TECH

Feb 12, 2021

Dear church family: What happens when serving in China becomes practically impossible yet you still have a heart and call to reach Chinese people with the gospel? How about God placing you at Virginia Tech! Stan Pawlowski and family will be…

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GLOBAL MISSIONS 2021

Feb 04, 2021

Dear church family, Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting God’s redemptive work around the world. We’ll have a few of our supported missionaries with us to share how God is at work. Exciting weeks! We fund global missions through wh…

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Faith Promise UPDATE & Coming Global Missions Weeks

Jan 28, 2021

Dear friends,Our global mission weeks are coming up on February 7 and 14. What exciting days these will be as we hear from some of our supported missionaries and look ahead at how we can further the gospel around the world!We fund our globa…

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Take Heart!

Jan 07, 2021

Dear church family:The past day, the past weeks, the past months, the past year. What do we say? What do we think? God has not left us without anchors in this life. “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the wor…

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Christmas Eve

Nov 05, 2020

Join us on Christmas Eve for a family-friendly candlelight service. Our candlelight services are usually 30-45 minutes in length and use a combination of traditional and contemporary songs to celebrate the wonder of the Messiah. For 2020, …

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Operation Christmas Stocking: 2017 Beginnings

Nov 05, 2020

[This blog is a repost of content originally posted on Nov 15, 2017. To read the latest on Operation Christmas Stocking, please visit christcommunity.net/stockings]. Operation Christmas Stocking 2017 by Caroline Dempsey For years, our churc…

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Statements on the Bible and Civil Government

Oct 23, 2020

Dear church family, If your news feed is like mine, you have probably been inundated with contradictory messages, predictions of doom, and pleas for support. So many voices. Clarity through the fog of our times comes as we live and think Ch…

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Lawn Chair Worship and More!

Sep 10, 2020

Hints of fall are in the air, and we’re looking forward to the coming months!*Our “lawn chair” worship will continue at the 9am service until further notice. In case of inclement weather, we’ll don our masks and meet inside. If you need a m…

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What's Starting in Fall 2020

Sep 02, 2020

WELCOME BACK, CHRIST COMMUNITY! September is here, we’re all back in our “as normal as can be” fall rhythms, and Christ Community is moving ahead!This week begins our fall kick-off with “CCC At Home”, Wednesday Bible studies, 1st Saturday o…

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AUGUST 2020 Update

Aug 16, 2020

Dear Christ Community family, While COVID and social unrest may make us feel like we're in an endless cloud of dust and confusion, God's kingdom is advancing, and His purposes still stand. “I am God, and there is none like me, declaring th…

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JUNE 10 REGATHERING UPDATE

Jun 10, 2020

It’s been so good to see people, in person, worshipping at the church building! Please see our previous blog entry for regathering information, if you happen to have missed it. We’ll be having COMMUNION this Sunday, June 14, at both servic…

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REOPENING INFO for SUN, MAY 31 & JUNE 2020

May 28, 2020

Christ Community ChurchRegathering Plan - June 2020 (Download a pdf version of our June 2020 Regathering Plan.) GENERAL INFO</p>We will have two Sunday morning worship services (9:00am and 11:00am).We strongly suggest anyone with health ris…

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May 13 REOPENING PLANS

May 13, 2020

Dear Christ Community family, We’re excited to begin gathering again for Sunday worship! New guidelines, beginning May 11, for places of worship were given by Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). In light of this, we will progressive…

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APRIL 20, 2020 UPDATE

Apr 17, 2020

Dear church family,As restrictions are lessening, we are diligently thinking through the reopening of our church gatherings. We want you to know that we’ve formed a team from within our church family made up of a cross-section of members an…

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STAYING CONNECTED

Apr 04, 2020

Staying Connected...Our lives are suddenly very different. Kids aren't at school, we work from home, and we cannot gather in corporate worship. This does not mean we can't connect. Our current gatherings look very different, but we are deli…

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UPDATE #2: Christ Community & Coronavirus

Mar 18, 2020

Dear church family, Our aim is to shepherd you well as you shepherd one another well. This is truly a church wide privilege and responsibility! Our last community group times were focused on the body of Christ. Romans 12 reminds us that we …

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CHURCH GATHERING CANCELLATIONS MARCH 2020

Mar 13, 2020

Dear Christ Community, We are cancelling all Christ Community gatherings until further notice. Out of an abundance of caution, we are choosing to do this out of love for our church family and our community. We also want to honor our local, …

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A NOTE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS…

Mar 12, 2020

Dear church family, Just a brief email to say we're following the protocol of the local authorities and keeping aware of decisions as they come. We're also paying special attention to our normal weekly hygiene practices throughout the churc…

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2019 GROUPS

Sep 07, 2019

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL RETURNS THIS SUNDAY AT 9AM... and we're so excited! To whet your appetite for the fantastic teaching and fellowship planned for this special time, read our interview below with Wyatt Young, CCC deacon and co-organizer fo…

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SUMMER READING 2019

May 10, 2019

This summer we’re encouraging families to read the second best-selling book in history, behind the Bible, and what most would say is the greatest allegory ever written: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. For families we’re suggesting th…

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HOSPITALITY TO THE HUNGRY IN HELENA

Aug 14, 2018

Mt Pleasant Baptist Church (located here in Helena) opens up a food pantry on the 2nd Saturday of every month for Helena residents in need. Orelia Thornton of Mt Pleasant Baptist will be visiting our worship service this Sunday. Christ Comm…

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LESSONS FROM ABOVE THE UMBRELLA

Jul 12, 2018

[The below blog is by guest writer, Holly Mackle. Holly and her husband, David, are members of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church near Helena. Holly is an author and blogger, and she can be found online at EngagingMotherhood.com.] A few weeks…

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