Category: social concern

Knit. Purl. Pray.

Knit. Purl. Pray.

The story of one longtime member at First knitting for Jesus.

Donate Hygiene Kits for Haiti

First Christian Church, Minneapolis along with Plymouth Creek Christian Church in Plymouth are coming together over February to try to help our sisters and brothers in Haiti.
When the quake struck Port-au-Prince on January 12, Church World Service cleaned out its warehouse of Hygiene Kits to send to Haiti.  CWS needs to replenish their supply for [...]

Regional Pastor Shares Thoughts on Haiti Earthquake

The following is an email sent by Don Hiscox, the Associate Regional Regional Minister for Congregational and Clergy Care of the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest on the current situation in Haiti.
As I sit here,  I am literally weeping for the people of Haiti.  They had so very little and now what they had [...]

2009: The Year In Mission

When I was asked to come on staff at the end of 2008, I was tasked with promoting and strengthening the mission and out-reach ministries here at First Christian. I personally saw my task at First to help us enter a “missional” age, where we as a faith community discern what God is up [...]

Advent Toiletries Drive

Advent Toiletries Drive

For a lot of Minnesotans this time of year, there is just one gift that they are looking for:
Toilet Paper.
A few weeks ago, a few of us from First Christian went to Community Emergency Service, a ministry located in the Phillips Neighborhood in Minneapolis.  We spent a few hours taking the food and other items [...]