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Upcoming Opportunities

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Tuesday, May 12
10AM Staff Meeting
5:30PM Encounter
​6:30PM Chalice Ringers

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Wednesday, May 13 
2-6PM Red Cross Blood Drive
6:30PM Chancel Choir Rehearsal

🩸 You’re Invited to Give Life! 🩸
First Christian Church of Wilson is hosting a Community Blood Drive, and we’d love for you to be a part of it!
Every donation has the power to save lives—helping patients in need right here in our community and beyond. Whether you’ve donated before or it’s your first time, your gift truly makes a difference.
📍 First Christian Church of Wilson
📅 Wednesday, May 13
⏰ 2-6PM
Sign up to give here!

Come be a part of something meaningful. Invite a friend, roll up your sleeve, and help bring hope to those who need it most.
❤️ Give blood. Give hope. Give life.

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Sunday, May 17
10AM Worship at First Christian 
Worship Arts: Chalice Ringers, Chancel Choir, Encounter
​11:15AM Disciples 101

1. Who is Barton Stone, and did he make a large donation to Barton College?

• Must I count among my spiritual ancestors, someone by the name of “Racoon” John Smith?
• What exactly does that red wine glass with the slanted cross on it mean?


• If you have ever asked yourself one of these quite proprietary questions, then you may benefit from attending Disciples 101, a multi-session workshop for any of our members and friends who want to know more about our denomination’s history, polity, and beliefs. Rev. Morgan Daughety will lead our time together! We will meet in the fellowship hall following worship precisely at 11:10 a.m.  Open to ALL! Members and visitors alike!

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Monday, May 18
**5:15PM Contemplative Prayer Group - This meeting will be at 5:15 to adjust for the Cabinet Meeting!
​6:30PM Cabinet Meeting

It's sole purpose is to offer time for silence before God in a group setting. Using Psalms and other scripture, silence, and a time for verbal petitions in the form of sentence prayers, we will go deeper into the practice of meditation called "contemplative prayer."
Someone remarked, "I believe that this is a very safe place where I can try to find God.  It is an anchor."

Every Monday, Any Monday: All are welcome! Join us!

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Wednesday, May 20
6PM All Church FCC Fellowship Dinner

Join us for a fellowship dinner on Wednesday, May 20 at 6PM in the Fellowship Hall! Open to all - members and visitors alike!  Come, gather together for this meal prepared by our hospitality team!! 

Make sure to RSVP so our team is prepared!

RSVP HERE!

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Thursday, May 21 - Men & Ladies Night Out
6:00PM Ladies Night Out at Jack's Restaurant on the Patio
7:00PM Men's Night Out at Wilson Warbirds

Come out and enjoy an evening of fellowship as we support the Wilson Warbirds!  Tickets are $21/person.  RSVP to the church office by May 4 to save your place!  ALL are welcome!

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Sunday, May 24
10AM Worship at First Christian 
Pentecost & New Member Sunday
Worship Arts: Encounter
​11:15AM Disciples Class
11:15AM FCC Rocks - Rock Painting Fellowship

On the first Pentecost, as disciples gathered in Jerusalem, waiting for Jesus’s promise, the Holy Spirit moved among them in powerful and unexpected ways. That day, nearly 3,000 people were inspired to join the early church. In the spirit of that sacred beginning, First Christian Church will celebrate Pentecost as New Member Sunday. We invite all who are visiting, or who have been prayerfully considering making FCC your church home, to take this meaningful step on May 24. During Sunday worship, we will joyfully welcome and receive all who feel led to join our congregation. If you have questions, contact Rev. Daughety or one of the Elders.

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Join us at First Christian Wilson!  Rock Painting Ministry #fccrocks
Sunday, May 24 + 31 at 11:15AM following worship. 
Join us in the Fellowship hall as we paint messages of God's hope, love and trust for people to find.  
All are welcome to join in this ministry!
Come to paint or just to fellowship! Learn more at FCC Rocks. 

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