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I cannot think about Advent and Christmas without remembering the music associated with this time of the church year. I also cannot think about that music without remembering the person who taught me so much about it. That person is, of course, my mother. Miss Verna, as some of you may know her, has been a church musician all of her life. Trained as an organist, pianist, vocalist, choral director, public school educator, and private lessons music teacher, she worked in each o

As I reflect on memories of Christmas past I can't help but see how the meaning of Christmas has evolved for me into an entirely different focus. I believe as we age, our ideas change considerably. What once meant so much: the presents, the excitement of children, the wonderful meals, and of course the house decorated so beautifully, don't seem to be so important as when I was younger. The once merry time for giving gifts, practicing goodwill, just for a season, seems not to

The first Sunday service of the Advent season at First Christian Church is a little different. John and Patty Crawford lit the first Advent candle to represent the Hope that Jesus brought to the world. Instead of a sermon, we had the Hanging of the Greens accompanied by lots of Christmas hymns and scripture readings, under the direction of Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell. The sound is fixed about three minutes in. We invite everyone to join us for the Christmas Organ Concert

On Sunday when I went to church, I felt fine, but on Monday and Tuesday I felt like I had a virus. Wednesday arrived, and I didn't feel well, but better, and tried to do a few things around the house. I remember cooking supper which was still on the stove. My husband Claude said I had a butcher knife and meat fork on my plate as utensils. He said I was raising my hands to my mouth as if I were eating. When he spoke to me, I smiled. Realizing that something was wrong, he led m

December will be chock-full of activities at First Christian Church, all designed to celebrate the miraculous birth of our Lord and Savior! We hope you can join us in this joyous season of worship, remembrance, love, and fellowship. Elders for the month of December will be Lee Ann Strunk and Bertha Prewitt. Deacons for December are Robert Bales, Joyce Brown, Jerry Blankenship, and Zoie Burke. The Wednesday night Bible study for adults is going on hiatus during December due t

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for November 23rd is titled The Death of Death. The relevant scripture is Psalms 78: 40-41 . 40 How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert! 41 Again and again they [a]tempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel. Below is the outline and study guide for this sermon. You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel . Catch them live-streamed on Sunday mornings at 11 AM at YouTube!

Do you remember what year the first FCC Christmas bazaar was held? No one seems to know for sure, but it's been such a long time that it has become a Corbin tradition. Always on the first Saturday in December, it includes a craft fair, luncheon, and prizes! Proceeds go to funding church activities for the next year. If you have handmade crafts to sell, contact the church office as soon as possible to reserve a table. Doors will open at 9AM, and the luncheon runs from 11 until

Our cherished, century-old pipe organ was built and installed in 1926 by Henry Pilcher's Sons Organ Company . Later, the console was added by Austin Organs . Its purchase could possibly have been made in part by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, as well as major donations from our church. Over the years, the FCC organ has been played by many memorable organists, including Elizabeth Killinger, Siota Davis, Pat Parkey, Jeannette Ladenburger, Joyce Holbrook, Bobbie Gibson, V

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