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Creavitity Abounds: This is What Love Looks Like Right Now!

Anna Hubbard, Minister at First Christian Presbyterian Church in Pryor, created this video by asking colleagues to submit photos of their empty sanctuaries. Out of the photos, she created a moving video entitled “Empty Sanctuaries. Right now, this is what LOVE looks like . . .” Loving our neighbor and friends and families by staying at home and worshiping on-line. Even though watching this video is emotional, I know your sanctuary looks like this out of our love for one another.

CCOK3012020-04-10T14:53:39-05:00Apr 6, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Update on Canadian County Lenten Worship Series

Under the inspiration and direction of Rev. Colton Lott, Senior Minister at First Christian Church of El Reno, the five Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations in Canadian County planned a coordinated series of Lenten events to benefit tornado and flood victims in Canadian County. “We still have improper housing following the May 2019 tornadoes and floods,” said Rev. Lott. “Our goal was to raise $2500 to help our neighbors.” This effort was in partnership with the Week of Compassion. First Christian Church of El Reno has been designated a Disciples Volunteering/Week of Compassion mission station in 2020. They will help coordinate volunteers in Canadian County, from around the state and country, to work in Canadian County this summer.

Congregations involved were First Christian Church of Calumet, First Christian Church of El Reno, First Christian Church of Mustang, First Christian Church of Yukon, and West Point Christian Church of Yukon. Special worship services on Sunday evenings were planned throughout the five Sundays in March. Each service was to be preceded by meal at 5 pm and contributions collected on each of the Sundays were to go toward the relief work.

Unfortunately, only two Sunday services were held before the COVID-19 crisis put a stop to large gatherings, including a Spring Break “at home mission trip.” However, $1416.66 was collected toward the outreach effort. While COVID-19 has put much uncertainty, groups are still scheduled to come and labor this summer from places like Indianapolis, Kansas City, and from Fort Worth.

Locally, there has been discussion about the possibility of continuing Lenten worship as Canadian County annually. For more information, contact Rev. Lott at rev.clott@gmail.com.

Click HERE to read the original article about Canadian County Lenten Workship and view pictures.

CCOK3012020-04-06T10:04:51-05:00Apr 6, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

First Christian Church – OKC Moves Out of Iconic Building

The Oklahoman published an article about First Christian Church OKC on April 2nd. Click HERE to read the entire article.

Article by Carla Hinton, The Oklahoman on April 2nd:
Photo taken by drone by Dave Morris.

The iconic church building at NW 37 and Walker Avenue soon will be empty.

This week, the First Christian Church of Oklahoma City (Disciples of Christ) congregation is moving into another structure on the church’s property at 3700 N Walker Ave.

And, the church building — with its distinctive egg-shaped dome — is still for sale, said the Rev. John Malget, First Christian’s senior minister.

“We were going to have the last service in the church building on Palm Sunday (April 5) and the first service in the new location on Easter, but things changed,” Malget said.

“Things have just slowed down. That’s just part of what’s happening right now.”

The congregation voted in October 2019 to relocate and close the preschool affiliated with the church. Malget said the church office and worship space will be in the building that formerly housed the preschool. He said the structure was originally the church’s youth center.

Meanwhile, at the time of the relocation vote, the church board decided to end the Jewel Box Theatre’s season after its production in December 2019.

This week, Malget said Jewel Box, a ministry of the church, would be moving to the same building as the church. He said the theatrical company would continue with a new director, Darron Dunbar. Jewel Box Theatre is Oklahoma City’s oldest continuously operating community theater.

First Christian put the historic building on its sprawling property up for sale about 3 1/2 years ago.

In 2019, Malget said the church’s cost of upkeep and utilities had become overwhelming and the congregation needed to move even though the property hadn’t been sold.

Historic preservationists had expressed concerns that a new owner might demolish the unique building on 31 acres in a prime spot just west of Interstate 235.

Then a reprieve seemed likely.

Preservationists and the First Christian congregation thought the building would be purchased by Crossings Community Church, a far north Oklahoma City megachurch whose leaders had expressed interest in it. On Easter Sunday 2019, Crossings’ leaders announced their hopes to purchase the building for use as a Crossings’ satellite.

By that August, however, that proposal had fallen through.

Crossings leaders said costs to renovate the landmark church building exceeded their initial expectations and the church would not purchase the First Christian building.

First Christian opened in the 1950s, led by popular preacher Bill Alexander. At the time, it was one of the largest congregations in the metro area but, in recent years, the size of the congregation has dwindled.

Click HERE to read the entire article by Carla Hinton, The Oklahoman

CCOK3012020-04-06T09:14:25-05:00Apr 6, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

2020 Year Book Reporting Summary

Submit Your Year Book Report
Deadline 3/15/20

Online at https://disciples.org/yearbook/ then click on the link under Congregational Reporting for English, Spanish or Korean. To file online you will need your CHURCH PIN #. If you need help finding your PIN # you may search for it HERE using your congregation’s zip code or city/state.
Email a scanned copy to the Regional Office to be received by March 10th: office@okdisciples.org
Fax a copy to the Regional Office to be received by March 10th: 405-283-1668
Mail the form to the Regional Office to be received by March 10th. Address: Christian Church in Oklahoma, 301 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73118-8661

2020 Year Book

Reported Congregations as of 3/11/20 3/12/20

Alva	First Christian Church – Alva
Anadarko	First Christian Church – Anadarko
Bartlesville	Disciples Christian Church
Bartlesville	First Christian Church – Bartlesville
Bristow	First Christian Church – Bristow
Calumet	First Christian Church – Calumet
Chandler	First Christian Church – Chandler
Cherokee	First Christian Church – Cherokee
Chickasha	First Christian Church – Chickasha
Cleo Springs	First Christian Church – Cleo Springs
Duncan	First Christian Church – Duncan
Duncan	West Side Christian Church
Durant	First Christian Church – Durant
Edmond	First Christian Church – Edmond
Edmond	Southern Hills Christian Church
El Reno	First Christian Church – El Reno
Elk City	First Christian Church – Elk City
Enid	University Place Christian Church
Gage	First Christian Church – Gage
Guthrie	First Christian Church – Guthrie
Hennessey	First Christian Church – Hennessey
Hobart	First Christian Church – Hobart
Hominy	First Christian Church – Hominy
Jenks	First Christian Church – Jenks
Lawton	First Christian Church Lawton
Langley	South Grand Lake Christian Church
Lindsay	First Christian Church Lindsay
Luther	First Christian Church Luther
Mannford	First Christian Church Mannford
Midwest City	Midwest Boulevard Christian Church
Moore	First Christian Church Moore
Morrison	Morrison Christian Church
Norman	First Christian Church Norman
Nowata	First Christian Church Nowata
Oklahoma City	Britton Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Crown Heights Christian Church
Oklahoma City	First Christian Church Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City	Hillcrest Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Iglesia Cristiana de Capitol Hill
Oklahoma City	Memorial Christian Church
Oklahoma City	New Covenant Christian Church
Oklahoma City	New Hope Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Nicoma Park Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Village Christian Church
Pauls Valley	First Christian Church Pauls Valley
Peckham	Peckham Christian Church
Perry	First Christian Church Perry
Ponca City	Community Christian Church
Pond Creek	First Christian Church Pond Creek
Prague	First Christian Church Prague
Pryor	First Christian Presbyterian Church, Pryor
Seminole	First Christian Church Seminole
Shawnee	First Christian Church Shawnee
Stillwater	First Christian Church Stillwater
Stroud	First Christian Church Stroud
Sulphur	First Christian Church Sulphur
Tahlequah	First Christian Church Tahlequah
Thomas	First Christian Church Thomas
Tulsa	New Beginnings Christian Church
Tulsa	East Side Christian Church – Tulsa
Tulsa	In The Spirit Christian Church
Wagoner	First Christian Church Wagoner
Waukomis	Waukomis Christian Church
Woodward	First Christian Church Woodward
Yukon	First Christian Church Yukon
Yukon	West Point Christian Church

Unreported Congregations as of 3/11/20 3/12/20

Ada	First Christian Church – Ada
Aline	First Christian Church – Aline
Alva	Avard Christian Church
Ardmore	First Christian Church – Ardmore
Arnett	First Christian Church – Arnett
Broken Arrow	Fellowship Christian Church
Broken Arrow	First Christian Church – Broken Arrow
Camargo	Camargo Christian Church
Carmen	Carmen Christian Church
Carnegie	First Christian Church – Carnegie
Carney	Carney Christian Church
Checotah	The Federated Church – Checotah
Chickasha	Shepherd Street Christian Church
Claremore	First Christian Church – Claremore
Cushing	First Christian Church – Cushing
Cyril	First Christian Church – Cyril
Davenport	First Christian Church – Davenport
Del City	Del City Christian Church
Edmond	Edmond Trinity Christian Church
Enid	Central Christian Church – Enid
Enid	Christian Church of the Covenant
Enid	Iglesia Cristiana El Shaddai
Fairview	Central Christian Church – Fairview
Frederick	First Christian Church – Frederick
Garber	Garber Christian Church
Geary	First Christian Church – Geary
Hartshorne	First Christian Church – Hartshorne
Healdton	First Christian Church – Healdton
Henryetta	First Christian Church – Henryetta
Hugo	First Christian Church – Hugo
Hunter	Hunter Christian Church
Idabel	First Christian Church – Idabel
Kingfisher	First Christian Church – Kingfisher
Lamont	First Christian Church – Lamont
Lawton	Blvd Congregational and Christian Church
Lawton	Liberty Heights Christian Church
Marietta	First Christian Church Marietta
Marland	Marland Methodist-Christian Church
Medford	First Christian Church – Medford
Miami	Bethany Christian Church – Miami
Midwest City	First Christian Church Midwest City
Morris	First Christian Church Morris
Mounds	First Christian Church Mounds
Muskogee	Second Christian Church
Mustang	Mustang Christian Church
Nash	Nash Christian Church
Newkirk	First Christian Church Newkirk
Okeene	First Christian Church Okeene
Okemah	First Christian Church Okemah
Oklahoma City	East Sixth Street Christian Church
Oklahoma City	New Vessels Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Northwest Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Refuge Fellowship Church
Oklahoma City	Simplicity Church
Oklahoma City	Western Oaks Christian Church
Oklahoma City	Wildewood Christian Church
Okmulgee	First Christian Church Okmulgee
Okmulgee	Osage Avenue Christian Church
Owasso	Disciples Christian Church – Owasso
Pawhuska	Pawhuska Ecumenical Parish
Pawnee	First Christian Church Pawnee
Ponca City	First Christian Church Ponca City
Ponca City	Woodlands Christian Church
Purcell	First Christian Church Purcell
Sand Springs	First Christian Church Sand Springs
Sapulpa	Linden Street Christian Church
Skiatook	First Christian Church Skiatook
Skiatook	Skiatook Christian Church
Stigler	First Christian Church Stigler
Taloga	First Christian Church Taloga
Tulsa	Bethany Christian Church Tulsa
Tulsa	First Christian Church Tulsa
Tulsa	Forest Park Christian Church
Tulsa	Harvard Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa	Odyssey Christian Church
Tulsa	Pine Street Christian Church
Tulsa	Yale Avenue Christian Church
Wakita	Wakita Christian Church
Warr Acres	Putnam City Christian Church
Waurika	First Christian Church Waurika
Waurika	First Christian Church Waurika
Weatherford	The Federated Church – Weatherford

CCOK3012020-03-12T14:17:50-05:00Mar 11, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Job Posting: First Christian Church of Edmond Search for Principal Organist

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Edmond, Oklahoma, seeks a part-time organist/accompanist. Applicants must have excellent skills in organ and piano performance, sight reading, and be able to accompany the choir in all styles of music. College degree in music education or music performance preferred. Prior experience as principal organist preferred. Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, March 31st.

E-mail resumes to John Regan our Executive Minister at jregan@fccedmond.org or mail to:
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Attention Search Committee
P.O. Box 3548
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083

Job description available by contacting John Regan at the Church 341-3544.

CCOK3012020-03-05T11:40:17-06:00Mar 5, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Canadian County Lenten Worship Series

The five Disciples Congregations in Canadian County are gathering to share a meal (5 pm) and worship (6 pm) during the first five Sundays in Lent. We are meeting to build relationships with one another and to get excited to do long-term recovery work together following the Spring 2019 storms. Our hope is to raise $2,500 over our five weeks of worshipping together.

Each night, one congregation hosts, another congregation supplies special music, another congregation supplies the dessert, and one of the pastors from yet another congregation supplies the preaching.

Our theme is “Fixed on Jesus,” which will help us to prepare for Regional Assembly (April 24, 2020 at Central Christian Church in Enid.)

Our first County Lenten Service will be held on March 1st at First Christian Church, El Reno, with Pastor Randy Martin (Mustang Christian Church) preaching, with special music from First Christian Church, Calumet, dessert provided by West Point Christian Church, Yukon, and happy attendance from the First Christian Church in Yukon.
By doing this, we hope to remind ourselves that we are Disciples of Christ together in Canadian County.

Communion Table at First Christian Church El Reno

Communion Table at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Canadian County Disciples Lent Series 2020

Sanctuary at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Pastor Randy Martin and Steve Huston at First Christian Church El Reno

Steve Huston and Rev. Colton Lott at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Ministers from Participating Congregations (L-R)

Rev. Coy Remer, FCC Yukon
Regional Minister Pamela Holt
Pastor Tim Clausing, FCC Calumet
Rev. Colton Lott, FCC El Reno
Pastor Randy Martin, Mustang Christian Church
Pastor Lisa Wynn, West Point Christian Church
Pastor Tara Dew, FCC El Reno

CCOK3012020-03-10T15:57:51-05:00Mar 3, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Soup for the Soul: 2020 Lenten Series at Western Oaks Christian Church

Each Lent Rev. Daniel U’Ren (Senior Minister at Western Oaks Christian Church) puts together a program called “Soup for the Soul”. The congregation gathers for some good hot soup and then engage in a discussion. U’Ren brings in a different guest speaker each week to talk on the same topic that has been selected as the theme for Lent. This year Western Oaks Christian Church Western Oaks Christian Church, will take a closer look at “Fear Can Be Paralyzing”. During Lent come join on Sundays at 6pm for the meal followed by the lesson at 6:30pm.

The series this year will begin on March 1st with Adam Soltani and Dr. Imam Imad Enchassi leading the discussion.

March 1: Adam Soltani and Dr. Imam Imad Enchassi
March 8: Rev. Bob Willis (God Heals Hearts)
March 15: Rev. Dr. George Young
March 22: Brad Bandy (Spero Project)
March 29: Rabbi Vered Harris
April 5: Dr. Charles Kimble (OU)

Please rsvp to the church office (405) 789-8812 if you plan to attend.

Western Oaks Christian Church (DOC)
8100 NW 23rd
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
(405) 789-8812

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March 17, 2020: John Dear to Speak at Edmond Trinity Christian Church

Please join Edmond Trinity Christian Church (located at 1400 NW 178th St. Edmond, Oklahoma) on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. to hear John Dear, long-time peace activist speak on his new book, Praise Be Peace: Psalms of Peace col Nonviolence in a Time of War and Climate Change. It is a collection of meditations on the anti-war, pro-peace psalms, and the psalms that celebrate creation, as a way to ground ourselves in faith and trust in the God of peace during these times of war and climate change.

Dear has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Dear has been arrested 75 times in acts of civil disobedience against war and nuclear weapons. He has lived in El Salvador, Guatemala and Northern Ireland and traveled in war zones across the world, including Iraq, Palestine, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Colombia.

Dear has written 37 books, including The Nonviolent Life and his autobiography, A Persistent Peace. He is a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Monterey, California and serves as Outreach Coordinator of Pace e Bene [Peace + All Good].

Dear’s talk will be free and open to the public. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Rev. Don Heath at (405) 823-8511 or disciples@edmondtrinity.org.

CCOK3012020-02-26T13:05:42-06:00Feb 26, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Does Your Church Need Free Pews? New Hope Christian Church Has 12 Available For Donation!

New Hope Christian Church is completing a renovation of their worship space. The church is replacing their pews with sanctuary chairs. They have 12 pews available for donation to another congregation. The pews are in good condition and measure 12 feet in length. Each pew has two hymnal racks and card pockets. Any congregation interested in acquiring these pews should contact New Hope Christian Church to take a look at them and/ or to make arrangements to pick them up. You may contact the church at 405-691-5366 or email at newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net

CCOK3012020-02-27T14:39:56-06:00Feb 26, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Disciples4Water Helping Solve the World Water Crisis

What is Disciples4Water?

Disciples4Water is a Christ-centered ministry that is committed to solving the water crisis, one water well at a time. Disciples4Water helps to create clean drinking water resources in remote locations in the Congo that are in critical need for clean water. First Christian Church Edmond saw a great need to help the Disciples of Christ members in the Congo develop a plan for clean drinking water, so Disciples4Water was created.

In a world where 780 million people lack access to clean drinking water, the creation of water well drilling teams consisting of local citizens brings hope, pride and a source of income to the community. By equipping these drill teams with the tools and skills they require to bring clean water to a population, Disciples4Water are doing more than just giving water to those in need.

By recognizing those education, healthcare and agriculture needs that are associated with a critical need for water, the mission teams can focus projects that solve more than just the singular water problem in an area.

Disciples4Water establishes, trains and supports local teams of water well drillers dedicated to providing clean water in the Democratic Republic of Congo. D4W also supports water-related healthcare, education and agriculture projects through direct funding and in-kind donations. Through the coordination of mission trips with church partners, D4W are able to show donors the impact of their dollars in the Congo.

If you feel led to participate or donate to this ministry, click HERE to read more.

CCOK3012020-02-13T13:40:02-06:00Feb 13, 2020|Congregations|Comments Off

Congregations

Submit Your Year Book Report Deadline 3/15/20

Reported Congregations as of 3/11/20 3/12/20

Unreported Congregations as of 3/11/20 3/12/20

Communion Table at First Christian Church El Reno

Communion Table at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Sanctuary at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Pastor Randy Martin and Steve Huston at First Christian Church El Reno

Steve Huston and Rev. Colton Lott at West Point Christian Church, Yukon

Ministers from Participating Congregations (L-R)

Submit Your Year Book Report
Deadline 3/15/20