The Rural King promotion to support churches nationwide ends tomorrow, March 27th. Bring your Rural King receipts to the church office and 10% of your receipt total before sales tax will go to FCC. This opportunity is only good for purchases that you make from March 14th until March 27th, but you have until April …
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Rural King Church Week 2021
Church week is an opportunity for Rural King customers to support First Christian Church Paris. From March 14th through the 27th 2021, you can upload your Rural King receipts to the church office and 10% of your receipt total before sales tax will go to FCC. This opportunity is only good for purchases that you …
Giving / Advent Devotional
As we enter the month of December the Stewardship & Finance Committee asks you to please consider your Plan of Giving for 2021. Our relationship with God is evident in how we live and how we give. So, we ask you to pray and decide your intended giving for 2021 including any designations. You can …
Weekly FCC Update for May 14
GOOD EVENING, HERE IS YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MAY 14th: Please pray for Sue Bennett who is hospitalized in Indianapolis following a lengthy but successful surgery. Also hospitalized in Indianapolis is Ray Coombes, who would appreciate your continued prayers. Martha Stephen is happy to be home after a stay at the nursing home. Please pray …
Weekly Update For May 7
This is your weekly update for Thursday, May 7th. Please pray for Ray Coombes who remains hospitalized in Indianapolis. Pray also for Sonnee Thiel’s fiancée, Raj, who is recovering in St. Louis, for Martha Stephen who is scheduled to come home from the nursing home in a few weeks, for Bob Martin who is recuperating …
Weekly FCC Update for April 16
Hello, First Christian Church. Here is your weekly update for April 16th. Please be praying for the following people: Raj, Sonnee Thiel’s fiancé, who shows signs of improvement although still in intensive care in St. Louis. Ray Coombes, who remains hospitalized in Indianapolis due to complications following an extensive surgery. Carlos and Carlos Jr., two …
Your Weekly Offering
First Christian Church treasurer, Daryl Bridwell, brings us this message. Dear First Christian Church Family, We hope everyone is staying safe. Since we are unable to meet on Sunday I wanted you to know that we will be accepting your offering envelopes by mail. Offerings mailed to 201 S Main St., Paris, IL 61944 will …
The need to be normal when surrounded by chaos
We are in the midst of something totally unheard of before – in our lifetime. I am sure major outbreaks of diseases long ago had as much impact but few who are still alive today, remember them. We don’t get to come to church on Sunday morning. Some would say, ‘Ah, a welcomed break.’ Others …
Community Handbell Concert
Prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend in a very special way this year! On Saturday, May 11th the handbell choirs of Lake Ridge Christian Church, First United Methodist Church and our own First Christian Church will share sacred and secular music in a free concert at the Paris Center of Fine Arts at 3:00 p.m. …
FINANCIAL RESPONSE
First, thank you. We appreciate your support of FCC through your involvement and giving. And we invite you to develop that giving. If you are aware, you know there’s a lot of darkness in our world. As Christians, we are to counteract that darkness with God’s light. And we can, since “Giving Allows God’s Light …