“Emergency SNAP benefits end, Minnesota food shelves brace for growing need,” (StarTribune headline, February 28, 2023) Extra SNAP benefits (formerly called Food Stamps) were started in March 2020. Over 432,000…
“They RISE UP ANEW each morning, so great is God’s faithfulness.” Lamentations 3: 21-23 Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee, and sustainable development mission fund of the Christian Church…
AlignMpls has released their 2022 Year-In-Review: Align MPLS 2022 Year in Review
Align Minneapolis is a dynamic organization comprised of 17 congregations working together to end homelessness. One aspect of Align is hosting educational events to share how we can all learn…
Many of you may recall that for years we have foregone having lots of flowers in the sanctuary for Christmas and Easter. Instead, we were able to make donations in honor…
This year our cookie baking for Aliveness Project will happen in conjunction with our Coffee, Cookies and Christmas Collection event on December 10. You can bake cookies in your own…
Our mission and vision statement says, in part, “As disciples of Jesus Christ, who actively cared for all people, we strive to serve the local and global community, especially where…
Every Meal is a program that distributes week-end meals to school children throughout Minnesota. First Christian is responsible for helping with the distribution at Whittier School, 315 W. 26th Street,…
For a September-October project, FCC’s Mission and Outreach Team is encouraging us to participate in a drive to gather Halloween costumes for kids. The local shelter People Serving People (PSP)…
This past Wednesday we moved all the welcome basket stuff for Clare Housing’s new Bloom-Lake Flats residence over to their main building in NE Mpls. Thank you to Belinda, Melinda,…