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Internationally acclaimed worship leader to perform at Senior Adult Banquet
Tickets are available for the 7th annual Senior Adult Banquet on Tuesday, June 25 at 6 p.m. in Seabrook Hall featuring guest worship leader Don Moen. This year’s theme is God Will Make a Way. Ask Don Moen what he does, and the answer might surprise you: “... an...
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2019 Memphis Joy Prom: An Evening to Remember
Guest post by Ashley Parks & Pearl Holland, Christ Church Special Needs Ministry April 26 was definitely an Evening to Remember for the special needs community of the Mid-South. Memphis Joy Prom just wrapped up six years of full-scale prom celebration. From...
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Glimpse inside the 5th annual Founders Circle Awards
What a fun night celebrating the winners of the 2019 Founders Circle Awards! It was a special time with friends and family as we honored those who teach, lead and serve and recognized the outreach efforts of Christ Church Global. Christ Church Memphis Senior Pastor...
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Children use art to learn about God’s great creation
Guest post by Danny Shivers, Director of Older Elementary The 2019 spring semester of School of the Rock has come to a close with an amazing ending. This free arts camp allows children to use art, drama, technology, creative athletics and music to tell their story and...
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Go Team China!
Thanks to all who came out to the Cup of Nations Soccer Tournament on April 27 to spend time with Team China. With 16 countries participating, this event provides a unique opportunity to love on our neighbors from around the world who live right here at our doorstep....
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Celebrating those who teach, lead and serve: 2019 Founders Circle award winners
You’re invited to join us as at the fifth annual Founders Circle Awards Banquet honoring those who teach, lead and serve at Christ Church and recognizing the outreach efforts of Christ Church Global. The banquet is Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. in Seabrook Hall. There is...
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Whether good or bad, guest experience matters
Guest post by Laura Greenwell, First Impressions/Hospitality Director Think of recent guest experience you had either in restaurant or maybe retail store. What was your best experience… or maybe your worst? I can tell you my best. Last Thursday on my way home from...
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Grace and truth in a grace or truth world
Guest post by Executive Pastor & Chief of Staff Scott Lees The response from bishops, pastors and lay people in the United Methodist Church regarding the recent decisions made by the delegates at the Special General Conference has been understandably emotional....
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2019 Founders Circle award winners to be honored at banquet
Five years ago, Christ Church Memphis Senior Pastor Dr. Shane Stanford created the Founders Circle Banquet to celebrate the values and work of Christ Church Global (CCGlobal), the church’s media outreach ministry, within our church body as well as in the community....
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Christ Church staff serve alongside World Relief staff
On Tuesday, March 26 in lieu of their monthly all-staff meeting, a team of Christ Church staff members helped World Relief Memphis move their offices. One staff crew helped load trucks at their current location on Poplar Avenue, and the others unloaded the trucks at...
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Sharing the love and light of Christ in Costa Rica
Guest post by Stephanie Powell, Director of Global Missions This past week a 10-member team from Christ Church Memphis traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica, on a mission trip to serve alongside Rice & Beans Ministry. Each day we boarded a bus at 6:20 a.m. and headed...
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Christ Church senior adults continue to learn through field trips and luncheons
Christ Church is blessed with an active Senior Adult Ministry that gathers regularly for luncheons and field trips. Sheahan’s Senior Safaris honors the memory of Mike Sheahan, who served for many years as the chair of the Senior Adult Ministry at Christ Church. One of...
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Pray for our team serving in Costa Rica March 9-16
Next week, a 10-member team from Christ Church is serving with Rice & Beans Ministries in Costa Rica. Pray for them as they assist with construction projects, VBS kids ministries in local schools and offering prayer and food to families in need. Here are some...
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Taking God’s love to the streets
Last year, the Christ Church nursery sponsored the first Love Your Neighbor Drive where children collected items to make blessing bags for the homeless. In addition to helping the homeless, this is a great way to teach children how they can be the hands and feet of...
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Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus moves past 140 schools
God is doing great things through Cornerstone Prep and Lester Prep. Here’s a note we received from Drew Sippel, Executive Director of Capstone Education Group: Six years ago, Capstone Education Group (CEG) moved into the Lester Campus as part of the Achievement School...
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Children create cross to present to Dr. Cynthia Davis
Before Dr. Cynthia Davis started working at Christ Church, she gave the Children’s Ministry a beautiful cross as a gift. When it was announced last week that Cynthia had been appointed District Superintendent of the Mississippi River District, Senior Director of...
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Confirmands deepen relationships with each other, 10th grade table leaders & God at Confirmation Retreat 2019
Guest post by Mackay Lee, Middle School Director This past weekend 44 sixth grade students, sophomore student table leaders and adult leaders attended our annual Confirmation Retreat. This retreat is a time for our confirmands to deepen relationships with each other,...
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Is God calling you to GO in 2019?
Christ Church is preparing to send teams to Mexico, Costa Rica and Uganda, and maybe God is tugging at your heart to be part of these teams. Registration is open for the following:Mexico Family Mission Trip: YUGO Ministries | June 8-14Rice & Beans Summer Family...
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Saturday service provides special time of prayer
The Altar meets at 5 p.m. every Saturday in Seabrook Hall and emphasizes the transforming grace of Jesus, offering healing prayers with anointing oil following the instructions given in James 5:16 to those sick or in trouble. On average, 100 worshippers attend each...
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BreakThru ’19: Pointing True North
Guest post by Mackay Lee, Middle School Director It’s 7 p.m. on a Sunday night. Students are gathering outside of the chapel, anxiously awaiting the doors to open so that they can rush in to get the best seat. The doors finally open – students storm in. The music is...
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New Year, New Studies
For many, the start of a new year brings resolutions. That can include spending more time in God’s Word. We have a challenge for you: Would you consider making our Wednesday night dinner and Bible studies a part of your week? We have a number of Bible study...
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Just One
Current trends show that church attendance is declining in America. Here in our city, the numbers show that there are 700,000 people in our area who do not have a church home. Yet these unchurched people are more likely to show up for Christmas and Easter…sometimes...
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Show compassion this Christmas
Guest post by Brad Bogue, Senior Director of Family Ministry This month, elementary Sunday school is looking deeply at compassion, caring enough to do something about someone else’s need. Compassion starts not within us, but from the very heart of God. God lovingly...
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Fear Not: Move to the Manger
As we enter the Advent season, our teaching pastors will take a look at the fear that each of the biblical characters had to move through on their way to the manger. Can you imagine the fear of public opinion facing Joseph? The fear of limitations Mary must have felt?...
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