:: welcome to fcc concord |
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FCC Concord is an inclusive, loving community of faith and justice, seeking, celebrating, and serving Christ through open minds, committed hearts, and willing hands.
Sunday morning worship
10:00am (Summer Schedule begins June 13)
Christian education, 10:00am
Children's church and nursery provided
First Christian Church is located at 3039 Willow Pass Road in Concord, between Port Chicago Highway and Olivera Road.
Phone: 925-685-7503
Email: info@concordfcc.net
:: fcc concord in the news
The FCC Concord Children's Christmas Pageant is featured in the Good Neighbor column of the Concord Transcript on January 7, 2009.
FCC Mexico Mission 2007 was again featured in a Contra Costa Times article on August 20, 2007. For more on the Mexico mission trip and for ways in which you can participate or support the trip next year, please see our Mexico mission page.
Senior Minister Russ Peterman appears in Contra Costa Times article on church diversity on May 29, 2007
FCC Concord is featured in the article, "Eating Away at the Environment," in the April 2007 issue of DisciplesWorld magazine.
The FCC Concord Mexico Mission trip was highlighted in a Contra Costa Times article on March 5, 2007. For more on the Mexico mission trip and for ways in which you can participate or support the trip, please see our Mexico mission page.
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Oakland A's Game
Saturday, August 7, 11 am
Join us as the Oakland A's host the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum. Before you crack your first peanut in a Field Level seat, join FCC for a pre-game tailgate BBQ potluck at 11:00 am in the parking lot. Game time is 1:15 pm. Cost is $18 per ticket. Please contact Andie Raymond, Cindy DeGuzman or call the church office at 925-685-7503 for further details.
Deadline to sign-up is Thursday, July 22. Please consider signing-up early as the cost per ticket is based on a group rate. More information including potluck, tailgate and carpool will be finalized closer to the date.
Muffins with the Minister
Sunday, August 8, 9 am
Pastor's Office
Those new to our community and those considering membership are invited to "Muffins with the Minister" to hear more about our denomination and our congregation and discuss questions directly with our Senior Minister, Russ Peterman. Childcare will be available in the nursery. Please RSVP to Russ Peterman if you are interested.
Congregational Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, August 8, 6 pm
We will have a town hall type meeting to discuss the results of survey that went out in May concerning the idea of going to one service. We will meet in Fellowship Hall. Lynne Hile and the worship team will also be providing a dinner of pulled pork BBQ sandwiches, corn on the cob and watermelon. Please come with your appetite, your ideas and your open mind.
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First Christian Church Concord is currently accepting offering donations which will go directly to emergency relief in Haiti. Make your check payable to the church, with Haiti Emergency Relief in the memo line. A special offering will be taken for this purpose on Sunday in our worship service.
Check Week of Compassion for updates on relief efforts. Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. It seeks to equip and empower Disciples to alleviate the suffering of others through disaster response, humanitarian aid, sustainable development and the promotion of mission opportunities. Week of Compassion continues to respond to the horrific devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. Here is the latest report detailing our ecumenical response to the crisis:
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:: experience fcc concord |
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At First Christian Church Concord we don't just believe in diversity — we embody it.
Among us, on any given Sunday, you will find both young and old, straight and gay, black and white, people with faith to move mountains
and folks visiting this crazy thing called "church" for the first time — and virtually everything in between! We welcome you to come and see what it's
like when a church goes beyond acceptance to affirmation — when people go beyond talking about God to living out the love of Jesus in their lives.
In this community of faith there is a variety of opinions, but UNITY in our quest for an intimate and authentic relationship with the Divine.
Join us this Sunday and discover for yourself what being part of a dynamic community of faith feels like.
Welcome to everyone! We hope you find peace and uplift in our worship.
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:: a special message |
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We understand that some in California don't believe that God's love is big enough to welcome gays and lesbians. But we believe it is. We believe that God does love everyone, and that's why we welcome everyone, regardless of ethnic or racial heritage, gender, ability, sexual orientation, or economic or political status.
We had hoped Proposition 8 would have been defeated or overturned in the courts and that California would continue to support the marriages of committed people in loving relationships.
But even though it did pass and remains the law in California, we will continue to perform gay and lesbian weddings in our sanctuary because we believe that all marriages are sacred in the eyes of God.
Click here for further information or here for a pdf copy of the full press release.
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