Author: Edward Goodman

Rev. Donna Herrick Called As Our Pastor

We are pleased to welcome Rev. Donna Kay Herrick as the new Pastor of First Christian Church.  Rev. Herrick was called in March by a unanimous vote of FCC members.  On May 19th, Pastor Donna was formally installed as our minister by Rev. Kevin McNeil, Tennessee Region Interim Minister.  It was a joyous occasion for all and included ordination of Deacon Ron Farwig and the baptism of Austin Smith.  Austin

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Annual Pancake Breakfast Benefits Habitat for Humanity

Early on Saturday morning, March 23, First Christian Church welcomed the Cleveland community into our Fellowship Hall for our Annual Pancake Breakfast.  This year FCC raised money for our local Habitat for Humanity.  Guests were treated to hot pancakes with crispy bacon, topped off with melting butter and sweet syrup.  Hot coffee, orange juice, and bottled water washed it all down.  It was a delicious meal and a fun time

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FCC Celebrates Souper Bowl of Caring

Another fun event of fellowship and fundraising occurred on February 11th as FCC members participated in our annual Souper Bowl of Caring day.  As always the event was held on Super Bowl Sunday after worship services.   Lots of good food and good times were available as we enjoyed pitting KC Cheifs and SF 49ers fans against one another.  On the menu were the traditional baked potatoes (x-large!), several delicious

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FCC Celebrates Advent

“So come Lord Jesus, find in me,The child you came to save.Stoop tenderly with wounded hands,And lift me from my grave!”– MALCOMB GUITE The Advent season is a wonderful time – a celebration of the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  It brings out the child in all of us as those He came to save!  FCC members celebrated this joyous Coming with worship and fellowship this year.  It was

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TRUNK N TREAT 2023

FCC held its 2nd annual Trunk N Treat on Halloween evening at the church circle.  Always a fun event, this one was also memorable.   Beautiful weather (though breezy) greeted our members that participated in this year’s event along with spooky background music and sounds of Halloween.   Kids of all ages showed up to claim their sweet rewards from the trunks decorated with spooky Halloween characters.   We had

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FCC Enters Agreement With ORPHANWISE

First Christian Church has entered into a formal agreement with ORPHANWISE allowing the organization use of our facilities.  ORPHANWISE is a Cleveland based non-profit group whose mission is to bring hope and healing to children from hard places by equipping their caregivers with trauma-informed resources.  The organization’s office will be located at the FCC facility along with a teaching center.  ORPHANWISE will also periodically utilize the Fellowship Hall for training

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Rev. Zoe Renfro To Leave FCC As Interim Minister 

The members of First Christian Church are saying a fond farewell to Rev. Zoe Renfro.  Rev. Renfro informed FCC leaders of her intent to resign as Interim Minister effective October 1st.  The Official Board reluctantly accepted her written resignation on September 3rd.  Her last Sunday will be September 24th.  She and Dave plan to remain as FCC members.  FCC owes a debt of gratitude to Rev. Renfro.  During the past

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FCC BELL TOWER REFURBISHED 

FCC BELL TOWER REFURBISHED  A beautiful event occurred on May 24, 2023 at our church.  After many years of assessing and planning improvements to the Bell Tower at FCC we were truly blessed to finally accomplish our goals.  Coppersmith Andrew Frazier was hired to fashion caps for the Bell Tower.  The caps were custom-made by hand and fitted specifically for our Bell Tower.  A local sign company was contracted to

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FCC Scholarship Program

It may be a surprise to some that First Christian Church has an established scholarship fund to help FCC members and their immediate familys cover the costs associated with undergraduate and graduate studies.  We have not promoted this program recently but it is indeed still active.  If you would like to know more about this program, please speak with one of our Elders at FCC.

FCC Hosts Community Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Saturday, March 25th was a day of service for many FCC members as we sponsored a community pancake breakfast in our Fellowship Hall.  We served our community – we served The Caring Place – and we served God by helping others.  And did someone say “pancakes?”  They were delicious, served hot off the grill with melting butter and golden syrup to sweeten things all ‘round.  And bacon!  Hot coffee, orange

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FCC Supports Cleveland Relay For Life Event

Cancer was in the cross-hairs of thousands of local citizens on Saturday, April 29TH in downtown Cleveland.  Members of the FCC DOC Team were there as well to support the Relay For Life event by passing out flower seeds, offering free candy, and creating a prayer list for cancer victims and survivors. We had a nice tent and table set up with our sign to let the public know who

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SOUPER BOWL OF CARING AT FCC

Hey football fans!  Sunday, February 12 was a great day at FCC!!  As our tradition on Super Bowl Sunday we host our own version – the SOUPER BOWL OF CARING.  For almost 30 years we have held this special event following worship to raise funds for our own Meals-For-Kids program.  Always a fun time, this year was another great event and very successful in our efforts to fund the MFK

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ADVENT AT FCC

The 2022 Advent season was another beautiful celebration of our Lord’s birth.  The four Sundays before Christmas we focused on blessings of Advent: HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE.   We reached out to our community with a gift of our Cocoa & Carols drive- thru service just before Christmas.   The gift featured our commemorative 125th anniversary mug with cocoa mix, mini-marshmallows, and peppermint candy canes, along with a flyer

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