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KC Men's Chorus Perform Patriotic
Concert to Benefit Tabitha's Closet
 
The Kansas City Metro Men’s Chorus (KCMMC) will hold a special patriotic concert Sunday, July 12 at 6 pm at First Christian Church.
 
The public is invited.
 
The 80-voice men's choir performs to "praise God through their music and through service to those in need."
 
The chorus performed in March at the church. Watch video.
 
Love offering from the concert will benefit Tabitha's Closet - First Christian Church's community clothes closet.
 
 
 

Church youth win poetry award

 

Kristyn Bagley, a church member and Chrisman high school student, won a denominational award for her poem "Waking Up Anew." Read the poem.

The poem appears in the June issue of DisciplesWorld and highlights the spirtuality of young people. The editor comments: "The (entries) reveal that young people not only experience God at a very deep level, but that they can also be witnesses of faith for the rest of us."

 

Serving God and the community

 

The Examiner featured "Tabitha's Closet" - the clothes closet that First Christian Church has operated for several years and recently expanded in order to serve more families. Read the story

 

The number of families seeking clothing as increased dramatically as economic conditions in the community have worsened.

 

Rev. Amy: "Hooked on Survivor Island"

 

Amy shares why she is "hooked" on Survivor Island in her column. In short, she says the TV show is a "twisted popularity contest in which the strongest, most likeable contestants were booted out and those who remained were the natiest." So what does this have to do with faith read more

 

Learn what's up

 

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Worship Services
The church worships every Sunday.
 
8:30 a.m. - Early Church Service
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:45 a.m. - Church Service
 
Where to find us
Click the map to open an interactive map in a new window.
The church is located off the Independence Square.
 
125 S. Pleasant
Indep, Mo. 64050
 
 
 
 
 
Phone: (816) 252-6100
Fax: (816) 252-6101
Prayer Phone: (816) 252-4477
 

Palestine Missionary Baptist Church

 

We wish our friends at Palestine Missionary Baptist Church success as the move into a new church home after spending a year meeting at First Christian.

 

Pastor Raymond Taylor offered a glowing "A Tribute to a Church." Read the tribute.

 

Make a Joyful Noise

 

The church has a wonderful organ and many talented musicians who have played it over the years.

 

Listen to organist Thom Greathouse perform the hymn "For All the Saints" on the church organ.

 

 

 

Minister has essay published

 

An essay by Rev. Amy Lignitz Harken is included in a new book that marks an important anniversary in the life of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

 

Amy’s essay, “Things We Surely Believe,” is part of the book One Church: A Bicentennial Celebration of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration & Address

 

The book published by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society.

 

A copy is available in the church library or can be ordered for $10 by calling the church office.