Worship Each Week & Daily Prayer | |
Attending weekly gives you the opportunity to re-center your life,
give God honor and glory, and remember what is really important in life.
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This Week's Prayer Calendar
Congregation: First Christian Church Metropolis, First Christian church Sullivan, Sherburnville Christian church Grant Park; First Christian Church - West, Saginaw, MI
Global Ministries: United Kingdom
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Pray with the United Kingdom, July 31, 2022 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: Luke 12:13-21 Prayers for the United Kingdom Dear God, Thank you for today, and every day. In schools everywhere, summer is a time of transition and uncertainty. We would like to pray for the girls and the staff ... Read more | | | |
Grow in Faith
through listening, paying attention, and reading 5 verses a day
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Take a class, as you make friends and grow to know what learning, loving, and serving God and neighbor means in everyday life. | |
Use Your Gifts by sharing five acts of love and kindness each week | |
Serve God and neighbor by using your gifts and talents both inside and outside the walls of the church. Each of us have spiritual gifts and natural abilities to use to serve others and glorify God. | |
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Birthdays/Anniversaries
July 28 - August 3
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Birthdays
August 2- Greyson Peoples (4!)
3- Dane Hodges
Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
(When you joined Prairie Avenue!)
None
If you know of a birthday or anniversary that has gone "Missing" from our list, please contact the church office at 217-428-3327. Thanks.
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Give Regularly through five acts of generosity each month | |
Giving regularly not only supports the work of the church,
but also is your way of giving God priority in your life.
What we love is where we will spend first.
When we are able to give, it always deepens our faith
in loving and serving God.
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Thank You for your generosity! | |
FIRST/SECOND QUARTER GIVING: You should be receiving (or have received) your contributions report for the first six months of 2022. Thank you for your support! If there is an error in the report, please call the church office at 422-3327. | |
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2022 SPECIAL OFFERINGS UPDATE: Recently the church sent its total giving to Week of Compassion, Easter, and Pentecost special day offerings collected through June 30. In addition to the individual donations designated for these special funds, the general fund provides a 10% distribution on the collection received on the designated Sundays. Each week, 1% of contributions is designated for the Disciples Mission Fund, the general operations fund for the regional and general church. Your generosity is listed below:
Disciples Mission Fund $442.95
Easter Special Day $402.10
Pentecost $788.40
Week of Compassion $589.07
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Disciples Mission Fund makes it possible for us to do more together than we can alone. Because of DMF, lives are transformed and ministry happens across the church and around the world.
Congregations are stronger when they participate in Disciples Mission Fund because they are part of something much larger than themselves – DMF makes it possible for Disciples in do ministry in places far beyond their own community.
Plus, congregations benefit from DMF in tangible ways as well: support from their regional minister through the search and call process, sending kids to church camp, ministry interns from Disciples seminaries, global mission partners, and so much more.
How has your congregation been impacted by Disciples Mission Fund?
On August 4, 2022, we will celebrate the work we do together as church because of Disciples Mission Fund. Follow Disciples social media for live events, stories, and updates throughout the day.
Please make a gift on DMF Day in celebration of all we are able to do together.
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Does Your Bank/Financial Institution
Provide Bill Pay Services?
If so, you can make sure your tithe/gift/offering arrives whether you are able to attend or not! Often when someone is absent, their offering is also. Or you left it on the table while coming to church! You can set up Prairie Avenue Christian Church as a "bill" (we are not, of course) and schedule timely checks to be mailed at no cost to our address. Many members have taken advantage of our online giving portal, but it also charges fees each time! Avoid the service charges and fees by setting us up as a regular payment through your bank/financial institution. Without fail, your support will arrive. Set your "payment" plan today.
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General Fund Supports Operations & Ministry | | Donations given to the Prairie Avenue Christian Church General Fund support the year-round ministries of the church. Your generous support keeps our building, staff, and operations working for the mission of the church. The mission of Prairie... | | | |
Building Fund Supports Repair & Updates | | Announced at the State of the Church address on June 30, 2015, the reFresh capital campaign has two improvement/update priorities: updating HVAC equipment and internet/network accessibility. | | | |
For instructions in registering your Kroger Rewards Card, Click Here.
The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.
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Kroger Community Rewards Program News | |
$29.72 was raised by 12 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger from April to June 2022
Joining to support the ministries of Prairie Avenue Christian Church is FREE. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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Prairie Avenue Christian Church is a listed charity with the Smile.Amazon program. Please use smile.amazon.com, and choose Prairie Avenue Christian Church for your generous support. We received $6.91 from the AmazonSmile Foundation due to AmazonSmile program activity between January 1 - March 31, 2022. | |
Share Your Faith by inviting 5 people to church this year | |
The God you worship is always revealed through your words and actions. Awkward conversations (i.e. "Are you saved?") are not necessary when your words and actions reveal the God you seek to learn, love, and serve. | |
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Covenant Project -
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
| The Covenant Project began more than three years ago as part of the work of Governance Committee of the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada to evaluate and propose changes to not just church structure but relationship. | | | | | | | |
