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Phase 4
Dear Church Family, The Elder Team met on Tuesday evening and discussed our continued progression to gathering together in person for Sunday Morning Worship. With our region of Illinois moving to Phase 4, our sanctuary will officially be open...
Phased Reopening
Dear First Christian Church Family, We have begun the phased reopening of the First Christian Church of Pittsfield according to the Eldership’s recommendations. I was delighted to hear of our Governor’s decision to lift restrictions...
Elder Statement Update
Dear First Christian Church Family, I had always heard it said that if you did not like the weather in Illinois, just wait…apparently the same is true when trying to figure out our state’s guidelines for churches in the age of...
Elder Statement
On May 26, 2020, the Elders of First Christian Church met to consider how to safely and expeditiously move toward reopening our church. We discussed how to be as “wise as serpents and as innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16), and how to...
The Dog Bell
For many months we had been discussing getting another dog. Our precious, old Bo (golden retriever mix) died last year, and we knew that we eventually wanted to add another dog to the family. Though we had a few opportunities to get a...