Join us for our
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Saturday December 24th at 8pm.
Please bring a pair of gloves, scarf or
a hat to add to our Giving Tree
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
FCC Christmas Play
First Christian Church Of Elgin presents...
B e N o t A f r a i d
Invite your family, friends, and neighbors…
Grab a canned good (for our pantry) and join us.
This year’s exciting drama encourages us to be bold and trust in the Lord. It’s going to be an awesome night of drama and worship!!
Come see how you, too, can… “Be Not Afraid.”
Dates and Musical Times:
Saturday, December 10th, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 11th, 10:30 am
FCC Giving Tree
Our giving tree is up in the foyer. We are collecting warm socks, hats, gloves, scarves, etc. Please place them directly on the boughs of the tree. All donations will be given to the Wayside Center to benefit Elgin’s homeless population.
To give you an idea as to the impact the Wayside Center has on the Elgin Commununity, here are last years numbers on how they helped and positively impacted the area's homeless community.
WAYSIDE CENTER 2010
Annual Numbers
Homeless Served
- Meals – 11,944
- Clients – average 28/day
- Counseling Appointments – 916
- Decisions for Christ – 28
Community Outreach
- Clothing items distributed – 3,521
- Holiday meals – 500
- People receiving furniture – 41
- Christmas presents to needy children – 440
Discipleship
- Mentors trained – 15
- Bible studies held – 629
- Discipleship house participants – 11
- Volunteers who served – 210
Harvest Jam 2011
Join us as we celebrate our Great and Awesome God!
When:
Saturday, November 12thStarting at 5:30pm
Where:
First Christian Church1125 Summit St.
Elgin, IL. 60120
What:
A night of praise, worship and a hearty harvest dinner. Save the date to make it a weekend of fellowship, food and above all worshiping our perfect savior.Trunk or Treat - 2011
Trunk or Treat
Looking for fun and safe Halloween activities for kids?
First Christian Church will be having it's annual Trunk or Treat event on October 29th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. This event will include an opportunity for your children to go "trunk" or treating in our church parking lot. Going from car to car, collecting yummy goodies and treats, your children will enjoy the unique experience and be talking about it for days.
Sound like fun, right?
To contact First Christian Church or to find out more details about Trunk or Treat click here.