by Sarah Phelan | Jul 9, 2020 | children, Members, Missions, News & Updates, Special Events, students, Worship
As we reach the end of the first half of the year, we asked our ministry leaders to share how they’ve seen God at work at Christ Church—particularly during the last three months since we’ve not been able to meet in person. You will see that our staff remains creative...
by Sarah Phelan | Jun 25, 2020 | Members, Missions, News & Updates, Special Events, Worship
Christ Church is 65! It all began on June 26, 1955 when 600 charter members showed up for Sunday worship in a movie theatre just down the street near Poplar and Highland. It was reported to be the largest charter membership in the history of Methodism. Still located...
by Sarah Phelan | Mar 23, 2020 | Missions, News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry, Worship
Guest post by Douglas Turner, Coordinator of Group Life As news reports change daily, we continue to consider ways to do life a little differently to stay connected to friends and relatives. I’m sure many of you are missing your Sunday school friends like I am! A...
by Sarah Phelan | Mar 13, 2020 | Missions, News & Updates
Guest post by Grant Caldwell, Director of Local Missions While cancellations and social distancing might have little effect on many, this comes at a great cost for many of the families we serve through our local ministries. A lack of schools for an additional week...
by Sarah Phelan | Mar 11, 2020 | children, Members, Missions, News & Updates
Guest post by Brad Bogue, Senior Director of Family Ministry Randall and Brian Kessler enjoy working with our golf cart ministry on Sunday mornings. The father/son duo loves giving rides and greeting people before and after services. It is not enough to simply tell...
by Sarah Phelan | Jan 30, 2020 | Members, Missions, News & Updates
After working with the homeless at Highland Heights UMC for more than 10 years, Christ Church member Linda Headley became acutely aware of the homeless situation in Memphis. “Those on the streets must carry their belongings with them day and night for fear of theft,”...
by Sarah Phelan | Jan 17, 2020 | Missions, News & Updates
Al Jazeera, the largest news organization in the Middle East, published this story featuring the Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp that a team from Christ Church visited last summer. Our team took the ukuleles that the translator continues to use to teach music to the children....
