First Christian Church Outreach

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Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Be devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Share with the Lord’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality.
romans 12:9-13

Hope Station

Hope Station is the largest food pantry in the community, provides temporary housing for homeless men, and assists people with other emergency needs. We run a food drive throughout the year and participate in Hope Station’s fundraising efforts with their Swamp Stomp and Halloween Golf Tournament. In addition, we are a principal sponsor of the summer Music for Hope.

Children’s Hunger Elimination of Wilson (CHEW)

Throughout the school year, we pack bags of food for children in local schools to take home and eat each weekend. During the summer, we adopt a family or two and help supply food to offset the loss of school lunches.

Special Offerings

We take a series of special offerings throughout the year:
Week of Compassion – the relief, refuge, and development fund of the denomination.
Easter – supports our general office denominational ministries.
Pentecost – supports new church development.
Reconciliation – leads the pro-reconciliation/anit-racism work of the Church.
Thanksgiving – provides direct support to Disciples colleges, universities and theological institutions.
Christmas Eve – funds our Pastors Fund which is used to assist members and others who are experiencing financial hardships.
Christmas – supports Regional Ministries including Camp Caroline.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

A few of our gifted seamstresses share an hour most Sunday mornings to knit Prayer Shawls which are then given to people inside and outside the congregation who are experiencing illness, loss or bereavement. If you have someone you know who could be blessed by being wrapped in the prayers of our congregation, let us know.

Christmas Lunch for the Community

The Luncheon we prepare and serve on Christmas Day for individuals and families who might not otherwise have a holiday meal has become a blessed tradition at First Christian. Each year, we open our Fellowship Hall to about 200 friends and neighbors to share with them in a Christmas feast.

Wednesday Family Night Projects

Once a month on a Wednesday evening, we gather to eat together, followed by sharing in an outreach project. Last year, we assembled more than fifty cleaning buckets for families impacted by hurricanes, made chicken pies to be delivered to homebound members and friends, packed up shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child and much more.

Blood Drives

Thank you for continuing to support the Red Cross Blood Drives at First Christian Church. We are averaging around 20 units collected at each drive. It seems as if there is always a critical need for blood, so your donations are truly life saving.

Please mark your calendars for 2023 drives!

The dates of the drives in 2023 are January 11, March 22, May 17, July 12, September 6 and November 8.

The drives are from 2:00 to 6:00pm in our Fellowship Hall. This is located in our Education Building next to our sanctuary with an entrance on Tarboro Street.

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