Honoring and celebrating the call to ministry since 1933 Throughout this Week of the Ministry, join Pension Fund in celebrating pastors and those who have accepted the call to ministry by showing appreciation for their dedication. Visit the Pension Fund website to view our downloadable resources: pensionfund.org/resources/week-of-ministry.
Read moreAsh Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer, fasting, and repentance. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the placing of repentance ashes on the foreheads of participants to either the words “Repent, and believe in the Gospel” or “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Ash Wednesday marks the start of a 40-day period which […]
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The Thanksgiving Offering benefits the Colleges, Universities, Seminaries, and Divinity Houses affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Higher education has been an important focus for Disciples since the very beginning of the movement. Throughout our history, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning to educate students and form leaders to make a difference in the world. The Christian Church […]
Read moreShepherd Park Christian Church (SPCC), The Church with the Heart of the Shepherd, is celebrating it’s 120th Year! and our 72nd Anniversary in the Shepherd Park community. All are welcome for worship, music, praise and – of course – food. Please join us! In November 1899, congregants opened services at the Park View Christian Church on 16th Street in the […]
Read moreDisciples of Christ (DoC) and many other denominations schedule the observance of the Transfiguration on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The transfiguration of Jesus is an event reported in the New Testament when Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain (see Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–8, Luke 9:28–36, and 2 Peter 1:16–18). Jesus […]
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The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost The Christian holy day of Pentecost, which is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). In Christian tradition, […]
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