July 2011
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Through the Storm
On May 22nd, a tornado ripped through North Minneapolis killing two people and causing damage to homes in the area. First Christian was among many congregations in the Metro Twin Cities that came together to help our sisters and brothers in the affected area. First donated funds to Kwanzaa Community Presbyterian Church, an African American congregation in North Minneapolis. The church is...
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Crowdsourcing the Mission and Vision Statements of...
A few weeks ago, a the Board of the Ministry Center came together and started talking about a name for the building that the three churches will share. Part of that discernment on choosing a name meant understanding our identity. Both Salem and Lyndale have done some work on their vision and mission statements and that got me thinking about the statements for First Christian. In 1997, we came...
June 2011
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Packing Event at Feed My Starving Children
First Christian, along with Salem Lutheran and Lyndale UCC will go to the Coon Rapids Warehouse on August 20 to pack food for kids around the world. Come and join us!
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Prayer Shawls: The Witness of an Embracing God
On June 19, we blessed the Prayer Shawl Ministry at First Christian Church. The ministry is made up of members of the Handcrafters group which meets on Thursdays as well as others in the congregation who love to knit. A number of the shawls made by the Handcrafters have gone to folks both within and outside of the First Christian faith community. Spiritual Formation Director Deb Murphy...
January 2011
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Get to Know the Dignity Center
First Christian is looking at establishing a partnership with Dignity Center, a ministry of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. Below is a description of what the Dignity Center is all about.
Description of the Ministry:
The Dignity Center is an eight year old outreach ministry of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church whose mission is to provide support and structure for...
December 2010
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Don't Forget the Toothpaste. And the soap. And...
For some reason, I’ve always been interested in travel-sized products.
I remember as a kid being amazed by the little tubes of toothpaste and small bars of soap. And when I go to a place like Target that actually has a section of travel-sized items, I’m in heaven.
(Yes, I’m odd.)
While I know that most of you don’t have that kind of odd obsession, I am asking folks to...
October 2010
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Knit. Purl. Pray.
I originally wrote this article back in March for our church newsletter. I wanted to share it again as a reminder of someone who has made giving a spiritual discipline. In the my last column, I asked people who are passionate about mission to share your ideas with me. Around the same time, longtime member Dorothy Stegner came forward and shared what she has been doing to be church outside the...
Backpacks for Kids
Thanks to everyone who participated in Backpack Sunday last month. We were able to donate 19 backpacks to the Restoration Center, a ministry of Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. On September 12, we blessed the backpacks (which were filled to overflowing with school supplies) as well as the backpacks of all of our students for the coming year. Rolf Lowenberg-deBoer, who heads up...
Feed My Starving Children - For Volunteers -...
First Christian will be going to Feed My Starving Children on Saturday, October 23 in Coon Rapids from 9-11:30AM. It’s a great experience where you get to make food packets that go to kids around the world.To register, please go to: volunteer.fmsc.org See you on the 23rd!
Welcome to Mission First
Welcome to this new blog, Mission First, which will tell the story of the mission and ministries taking place at First Christian Church of Minneapolis. At this blog we will tell you about upcoming mission projects as well as insights from those mission projects from the members of First Christian. First Christian is not a large church, but it has a big heart when it comes to sharing the Good...