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Thank You

Thank You

Dear CWF: Thank you all so much for the gracious gift of $308 for students in need at IMS.  You have such loving, giving hearts.  Each of you is a blessing to others.  May you continue to receive God’s blessings throughout the year. Love, Jessica Goza

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Christmas at Tenth and Laurel

Christmas at Tenth and Laurel

This last Sunday service brought back memories of days gone by – days when we had the choir loft filled and the pews filled. Regardless of the winter storm that came through on Saturday evening, we had the choir loft filled, and we had the worshipers who […]

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New Year’s Goals

New Year’s Goals

I am thinking it was just yesterday that I made my 2016 New Year’s resolutions, and I remember well what they were – especially one of them – how I wanted to lose about 20 pounds and have a 25-inch waist.  What a dream!  I could just […]

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Christmas Gifts of Love

Christmas Gifts of Love

Christmas gifts of love are coming back in style.  When you think of it, why did they ever go out of style?  They don’t cost a cent, they don’t require hard work. You don’t even have to wrap them, and you have a really good feeling inside […]

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Memories and Blessings

Memories and Blessings

The Christian Women’s Fellowship just recently received a letter from a longtime member, Betty McMillen.  I realize that a lot of you will not remember Betty, as she moved to Illinois to be near her family a few years ago.  Betty’s family, along with many others, was […]

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Ponytails for Cancer

Ponytails for Cancer

Pittsburg State students, led by Sara Huffaker, a senior PSU nursing student from Overland Park, is organizing a ponytail donation drive that will take place on February 4, 2017.  Hair donations will support the American Cancer Society and must be at least 8 inches in length.  This […]

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Step Into My Parlor

Step Into My Parlor

“Step into my parlor,” said the spider to the fly…  Remember that old fable?  Nah, that’s not where we’re going, but I would like to ask you to step into our updated Church Parlor… If you have not been in the Parlor lately, or just have not […]

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Memories of an Elder

Memories of an Elder

Hello to all of you from Jessica Goza! As the end of my 3-year term as an Elder draws to a close, I think and reflect upon my experiences as an Elder. When I first told my family I was going to be serving as an Elder, […]

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Thank You from Marilyn’s Family

Thank You from Marilyn’s Family

The family of Marilyn Blex wishes to thank our First Christian Church family for all the things you have done for Mom and for us this past year.  We thank you for all the prayers, thoughts, visits and cards while Mom was in the nursing home, but […]

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Beans Anyone?

Beans Anyone?

Coming up, this Sunday (October 30th), we are having an “old fashioned” Sunday service with old fashioned preaching and old fashioned food.  Some of us have been asked to bring some kind of a bean dish to go with the old fashioned dinner. Well, I could not […]

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Meet the Disciples

First Christian Church is a Disciples of Christ congregation. Learn more about the Disciples on our Kansas region site and our main denomination page.

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First Christian Church

319 W. Laurel St.
Independence, KS 67301

620-273-2525