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The FCC sermon for November 16th is titled The Death of Death. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 50-58 . 50 Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold, I am telling you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperis

Samaritan's Purse is an organization that provides disaster relief, poverty programs, and evangelistic ministries in the poorest regions of the world, led by Franklin Graham. One of their ongoing programs is Operation Christmas Child , in which Christmas gift boxes are distributed to children in struggling countries. Since the program began in 1993 , 232 million children in more than 170 countries have received gift boxes from donor churches. These boxes are the size of a sh

Lee Ann Strunk wrote this tribute to her grandmother for an FCC Advent publication years ago. This will begin a series of stories shared by FCC members. My maternal grandmother, Eugenia Shelley Gover, was a lifelong inspiration to many. She always had a smile on her face, worked as a florist for 50 years before it became fashionable for women to work outside the home, and was active in church, civic, and community activities. She was born in 1903, in a generation of change. A

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for November 9th is titled The Resurrection Body. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 35-49 . 35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; 37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds

In compiling the church's history, one of the more intriguing tidbits was the Drama Club that FCC launched in the 1980s. This came up late in the process, but as the Walk Through History exhibit was set up for Homecoming, I saw that it was a pretty big project, spanning several years. Quite a few performances were archived in photos. I managed to snap a couple of pics about the club's first offering, a Neil Simon play titled "God's Favorite," a modern day retelling of the bo

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for November second is titled The Resurrection Harvest. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 20 and 23-28 . 20 But the fact is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming, 24 then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to our God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25

We have spent the month of October with our emphasis being the fifteenth chapter of I Corinthians. Within this text we find the most comprehensive teaching in all the Bible concerning the resurrection. As we prepare for our All Saints Service next week, it is important to realize the promise of our resurrection that we have in and through the work of our Lord on that first Easter morning! For in the message before that empty tomb, we find the most emphatic event (with its dua

November 2 is the date that Daylight Saving Time ends. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night before you go to sleep, or else you will be an hour early for church! This is not as problematic as being an hour late, as can happen in the spring, but you may as well sleep a little later. November 2 is also All Saint's Day at FCC. This is a day set aside to honor those who have passed on over the past year. Make sure your family members and friends are incl

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for October 26th is titled The Resurrection Dynamic. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 20-22. 20 But the fact is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man death came, by a Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. Below is the outline and study guide for this sermon. You can see previous sermons at our YouTube chann

Don't you just love autumn? There's so many ways to enjoy it! One of them is our annual Fall Festival. This year's festivities will take place Wednesday evening, October 29th, beginning at 5:30 PM. Bring the kids in costume so they can visit decorated cars in our parking lot for trunk-or-treat, and collect candy from each of them! Afterward, they will enjoy a top-your-own hotdog bar with chips and drinks in our picnic area, and then proceed to the cupcake walk for dessert! Th