First Christian Church of Puyallup (Disciples of Christ)

Lenten Vespers

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:27:08 +0000

ves-pers: a service of evening worship

Join us each Wednesday at 6 pm during the season of Lent
for a short time of quiet contemplation and worship.

The Ash Wednesday service on February 22nd
will include the imposition of ashes.

Thanks for prayers for Olivia

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:25:01 +0000

Thank you for the prayers for Olivia. She has double ear infection. Another praise – we will be with her for her 1 yr birthday this Friday!

By: vicki smith

Prayers for Olivia

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:47:55 +0000

Prayer for Olivia – she has been sick for several days, throwing up, crying, and not sleeping. She keeps getting a fever – they are on their way to the doctor now. Please pray Olivia will get well soon.
By: Vicki Smith

Michele Swick

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:04:13 +0000

Please keep in prayer my friend since junior high, Michele Swick, who will undergo a mastectomy and reconstruction surgery on Wednesday, 2/15.
By: Robin

2012 Lenten Pub Conversations

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:26:12 +0000

The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible Tales by Peter Rollins will be the launching point for weekly conversations during Lent. Each week we will consider a selection of Rollins’ parables and what issues they raise with contemporary Christianity. Prepare to have your thinking stretched, your faith challenged, and your heart inspired. Rollins pushes Christians beyond the easy answers to the gritty reality that is human existence.

Lenten Pub Conversations will begin Sunday, February 26th, at 6:30 pm and continue through Lent. UPDATE — Lenten Pub Conversations will be held at Crockett’s Public House, 118 E Stewart.

Books have been ordered, but you may still purchase your own and be reimbursed with a recipt.
The FCC website Amazon storefront has a direct link to the Kindle edition of the book.

Elora Richaud

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:18:57 +0000

Please keep in prayer 3-1/2 year old Elora Richaud of France. Elora has an infection of unknown cause under her left eye which is causing her face to swell, making it difficult for her to talk, and her eyes have been swollen shut for the past 36 hours. Elora has been airlifted to a major hospital and checked into a sterile room and seems to have stabilized on large doses of antibiotics.

Elora is in good spirits and more worried about her baby sister being left with Grandma than she is about herself, but of course parents and family members are very worried. Please pray for Elora’s restored health, as well as her family and physicians.
By: Robin

Freezing Nights Favor

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:25:21 +0000

Do you have a trailer hitch and a little time on Saturdays? After Friday night Freezing Nights at FCC, bedding, cots and supplies are loaded back into the FN trailer. A driver is needed to tow the small trailer to the next destination (two local churches share Saturday FN duty), any time before 5 pm on Saturdays.

If you are able to help any or all Saturdays through March, please contact one of our FCC Coordinators or the church office.

Freezing Nights: Caring for the unsheltered

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:43:36 +0000

During cold months, Freezing Nights, an ecumenical sheltering ministry for homeless adults runs at various Puyallup churches through the week. Freezing Nights will take place at First Christian Church on Friday nights from November through March.

Each participating church would agree that the success of the ministry is possible only because of the generosity of its volunteers. There are many ways to help: time, set up or clean up, meals, cash or other supplies. If you’d like to help, please let us know!

To spend time with us on Friday nights or Saturday mornings,
please fill out and return the forms at this page.

Being Church

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:17:29 +0000

When someone says, “Come to church with me,” we may get a mental picture of going into a building called a “church.” What if instead of a building, we thought of “church” as people, both individually and collectively, living the way of Jesus at work, at home, and at play?

Working Together

We think we’re called to “be the church” and not just “go to church.” That’s why at First Christian we’re looking for ways of living out the compassionate way of Jesus every day.

The gospels are full of stories about Jesus out in his community–talking to people, healing people’s brokenness, feeding hungry folks and welcoming those who had been excluded.

We know we don’t have all the answers and we can’t address every major societal problems on our own, so we partner with others to help make a difference. And when someone has a passion for a situation or issue, we work at being a supportive place where others can join in and help out.

Everyone has a calling

We’re not just being church when we work on projects together, we believe each one of us is being the church wherever we are. We try to live an authentic faith at work, in our neighborhoods, in our schools, wherever we find ourselves.

You may see us volunteering in schools, at the Food Bank, in English as a Second Language groups, or with Habitat for Humanity. We may not be wearing a name tag that says, “I’m part of First Christian Church of Puyallup,” but that’s OK. We hope God’s vision of compassion and reconciliation gets the credit… not us.

On The Way

admin — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:10:18 +0000

The first folks that followed Christ became known as people of The Way. They lived out their faith in their everyday lives–

praying and worshiping God together,
studying together,
eating together,
and sharing what they had with one another.
(Read Acts 2:42-47 and Pastor Nancy’s reflections on this passage of Scripture here).

Somewhere along The Way, things changed. What it meant to be a Christian shifted. It became less about following Jesus and more about saying yes to a lot of propositions about Jesus (and God, and human beings, and the world–you get the idea).

We’re trying to reclaim that idea of being people of The Way. It’s part of our church’s history. The people who formed our church tradition wanted to free people from strict adherence to creedal statements about God and instead create a place where each person can discover what it means to follow Christ in their own lives today.

Following Jesus is exciting–a little risky–but an adventure of a lifetime…