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Local Catalyst Grant helps ministry partners jump-start new programming
One of the key ways we reach the 700,000 unchurched in Memphis is through serving with our local partners who are working to advance the Gospel in the fields of education, community development and health care. New in 2017 was the creation of the Local Catalyst Grant...
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Holiday for Her refreshes souls in preparation for Christmas season
Guest post by Gaye Swan At the end of November, the ladies of Christ Church and their guests had a special evening of celebration. The weather was chilly, but Seabrook Hall was warm and beautifully decorated for our annual Holiday for Her. The event was a wonderful...
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New Beaty Gym floor complete just in time
The Beaty Gym has a new floor—just in time for the start of basketball season on Friday, Dec. 1. The old floor was the original from 1973 – 44 years! According to Athletics Director...
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Why The Way? A message from Senior Pastor Shane Stanford
Life Along The Way: Walking a Year with Jesus 52 Sundays. 3 Pastors. 1 Message. The Way- Promo from Christ Church Memphis on Vimeo. Gospel Parallels have been around for many years. We have used them before at Christ Church for sermon planning, and many of our Sunday...
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BDC Greatest Gift Christmas Store returns
Guest Post by Noah Gray, Executive Director of the Binghampton Development Corporation Dear friends, It’s almost Christmas! For many of us the excitement is palpable. We’re full of joy and anticipation for what the season will bring. For many in our community though,...
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Giving thanks to those who serve our church family
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is...
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Red Tub Day: You can make Christmas brighter for children in foster care
On Orphan Sunday, we remember the Bible’s command to care for orphans. As we approach the Christmas season, Memphis Family Connection Center (MFCC) offers one way for you to make a child’s Christmas brighter. Since 2010 MFCC has sponsored “Red Tub Day” to ease the...
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Answering the call
At 22, Wesley Baucum is really working hard to be independent. Wesley is a part of our Special Needs community and faithfully attends Sunday school and serves his church as a crucifer. So when our REACH 2018 stewardship emphasis began, Wesley was the very first person...
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Room in the Inn Memphis prepares for winter
Julie Vukadinovich first learned of Room in the Inn from her parents who were involved through their small church in Nashville. When the Memphis Room in the Inn director came to Christ Church, Julie wanted to learn more. She shared how the ministry provides a night of...
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Youth Encounter Weekend ’17: ALIVE
Guest post by Mackay Lee, Middle School Director But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us ALIVE with Christ even when we were dead in...
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Heal: Dr. Chris Hena cares for patients’ physical & spiritual health
After successive devastating civil wars in Liberia, the West African country was left without access to healthcare, as many medical facilities had been destroyed. Unbelievably,...
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Commit: Christ Church team serves Rice and Beans Ministry in Costa Rica
Mike and Dawn Weaver recently led a vision trip to Rice and Beans Ministry (RABMIN) in Costa Rica. The four-member team spent their fall break leading VBS and delivering...
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Advance: Mims Clayton & Memphis Gridiron Ministries
Mims Clayton has always enjoyed coaching youth sports, and he also has a heart to serve. For the past five years, serving at Memphis Gridiron Ministries (MGM) as a coach and Board member has allowed him to incorporate both. “God tells us to be servant leaders,” Mims...
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Equip: Matthew Crosby, Dorion Moore, and Eikon Ministries
Eikon Ministries is a ministry that serves in the Binghampton neighborhood. With a vision to change the urban community from the inside out, Eikon began working to build leaders who live in and are vested in the community. Eikon hopes to provide resources, role...
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How do we REACH the 700,000?
Over the next few weeks, you will see and hear this word often as we look deeper into our vision and what it means to REACH the 700,000 unchurched people in the Greater Memphis Area. During the month of October, we are sharing stories and information of how your...
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After 26 years, Anita Jones moves to the next chapter
Anita Jones, Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor and Minister-at-Large (Shane & Maxie), is retiring after 26 years at Christ Church. During her tenure at the church, Anita has worked in membership, evangelism and the senior pastor’s office. In addition to working...
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Meeting the nations right here at home
Did you know that the small neighborhood of Binghampton is home to families from more than 20 different nations? This summer, students from Christ Church spent their afternoons with children from these nations at the Refugee Empowerment Program (REP) summer camp....
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Christ Church provides ongoing disaster relief
On August 25, Hurricane Harvey made its way into Texas and Louisiana, causing massive amounts of wind damage and flooding. Our eyes could not turn away as the news continued to come in reporting the massive losses of property and human life. It is in these moments of...
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Not defined by the world’s playbook
For several years, Danny Shivers, Older Elementary Director, has prayed for a way to partner with parents and children in his local community to incorporate our values at Christ Church outside the walls of 4488 Poplar. The answer to his prayer is Chalk Talk. “I am...
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Make a joyful noise unto the Lord
“Sing all… Sing lustily and with good courage… Sing in time… Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing… So shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.” —John Wesley Music...
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The need is great and the joy that awaits is greater
… And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8, NASB) For Keith Price, serving as a tutor at Cornerstone Prep/Lester Prep for more than six years is a way for him to live out the tenets of...
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Douglass Cornerstone celebrates summer camp
This summer, Douglass Cornerstone Ministries, a youth ministry in the Douglass community of North Memphis, celebrated a week of summer camp with many of their students. The ministry desires to foster commitments to youth and families that promote stability and assert...
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The beautiful rewards of ‘sticking with it’
Stan Harding and Kerwin Trussell are long-time D-Group leaders, faithfully serving the same group of boys as they progressed through the Student Ministry. Stan started co-teaching the boys nine years ago when they were in 4th grade, and Kerwin began serving as a...
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CampOUT 2017: Welcome to the Wild Side
Recently, 23 children spent a week at Christ Church in a theater camp designed just for them. CampOUT is a nonprofit camp devoted to bringing the joy of theater to persons with special needs and open to children of ALL abilities, age 8-25. This week-long, half-day...
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