First Christian Church Greensboro

We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.

Midweek Message: It’s Gratitude Season

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by Lee Hull Moses — It seems to be a thing these days, tucked in between Halloween and the crush of Christmas: it’s Gratitude Season. I don’t mean the Thanksgiving holiday, though I suppose that’s the reason for it.  I mean the season when we post our “daily gratitude” on social media, or we challenge… Read More →

We give thanks

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We give thanks in the community and at First Christian. Join FaithAction for its Annual Multicultural Thanksgiving Monday, Nov. 12, 6:00-8:00 p.m. All are invited to join FaithAction for its annual Multicultural Thanksgiving on Monday, November 12, at the Mullin Life Center of First Presbyterian Church, 706 N. Greene St. Join hundreds of your neighbors… Read More →

All Saints Day

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Today, November 1, is All Saints Day, an ancient practice of the church to remember and give thanks for the lives of the saints who have gone before us. This Sunday, we will take a moment in worship to remember each of the people whose lives we have celebrated at the church in the past… Read More →

Midweek Message: Words for a Time Such as This

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by Lee Hull Moses — I had the honor of speaking at the Guilford County Rally Against Hate and Violence held at Temple Emanuel here in Greensboro last night. The rally was held in response to the shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last weekend. Several thousand people packed the sanctuary, from all corners… Read More →

Midweek Message: In the Picture

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I love this time of year. No, it’s not the cooler temperatures or the boots or even the pumpkin spice lattes — it’s the season when we look back at the past year at church and celebrate everything we’ve done together. What a year it’s been! We’ve dedicated babies and hosted ordinations. We’ve made some… Read More →

Midweek Message: Three Reasons

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This Sunday is Commitment Sunday, when each of us is asked to make a financial commitment to support the church in 2019. As you’re thinking about your pledge, take a look at how our money becomes ministry. When you’re ready to make a pledge, you can print a pledge card and bring it to church,… Read More →

Midweek Message: What are your reasons?

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by Lee Hull Moses — I had a little help proofreading the stewardship mailing yesterday. Miss Josie stopped by and had some opinions about the letter I was working on — or, more accurately, she wanted to chew it. We like to say we’re an inter-generational church, so I was happy for the help. Actually,… Read More →

Midweek Message: On Being a Citizen

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by Lee Hull Moses – I was at a meeting of local clergy last week when conversation turned to the upcoming election. One of my colleagues (Frank Dew, for those of you who know him), used a phrase I hadn’t heard before. He said that being in engaged in the politics of our time is… Read More →

Midweek Message: Choose Love

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This fall, our worship theme is “Choose Love” and for the past several weeks in worship, we’ve been reading the book of James, which challenges us to put our faith into action, to “be doers of the word and not just hearers.” We’ve been invited to take an action item, a “love note” that gives… Read More →

Midweek Message: Before the Storm

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by Lee Hull Moses — I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a bit of a storm heading our way. Here in Greensboro, we’re likely to get a lot of rain, and we’re expecting some flooding and power outages, but we’ll be much better off than our neighbors to the east. (Although, who knows?… Read More →