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Christ Community Church

Ecumenical Church with Informal, Multimedia Worship Presbyterian Church (USA), United Church of Christ, American Baptist Churches USA

08/22/2026

Sunday August 23rd Christ Community Church will celebrate Outdoor Worship at Lake Como at 11:00 am, followed by a picnic where everyone brings a dish to pass!

The following Sunday, August 30, the church will meet back at their building on Tompkins Street at 10:30 am. Rev. Rachel MaeRose is the church Pastor.

08/15/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning (no change in summer). Sunday August 16th, Rev. Rachel MaeRose's message will be based on the Revised Common Lectionary gospel passage Matthew 15:10-28, about the Canaanite woman asking Jesus for help.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

07/25/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning (no change in summer). Sunday July 26th, Rev. Rachel MaeRose's message will be derived from the Revised Common Lectionary gospel passages in Matthew 13, when Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of Heaven to a crowd gathered by the Sea of Galilee.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

07/05/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning (no change for Summer). Sunday July 5th, the Rev. Rachel MaeRose will address the ideals expressed at the founding of the USA 250 years ago, and question how to live up to them. America was NOT founded as a Christian Nation, but Christian values have been expressed in her aspirations.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

06/28/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Sunday June 28th, the Pastor, Rev. Rachel MaeRose, will be back from maternity leave.

June is PRIDE month and worship will celebrate God's inclusion and welcome to all varieties of people.

The Gospel passage from the Revised Common Lectionary is Matthew 10:40-42 when Jesus said whoever welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me, and whoever gives even a cup of water to the little ones who are my students will not miss their reward.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

06/19/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Sunday June 21st, Kat Severtsen will give the message about "paying it forward." (The Pastor is off on maternity leave.)

Kat was a charter member of Christ Presbyterian Church in 2000, which later merged with the former United Community Church to form Christ Community Church. She has served as a Deacon and on the governing board and has a special passion for mission. She has helped provide scholarships for high school students in Western Ethiopia as well as supporting local mission.

Kat's original profession as a young adult was elementary education, but over 30 years ago she went to TC3 as a single mom to earn her nursing degree. Her nursing career was at Cortland Hospital, which was bought by Guthrie not long before she retired. She has volunteered not only with the church but with the library, and is very active in the local Elks.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

06/13/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Sunday June 14th Dorothy Thomas will give the message, "Gratitude of Faith." (The Pastor is off on maternity leave.)

Dorothy Thomas has been church Pianist since 2000, and has served on the church Mission Committee. In 2014 she went on a Mission trip to Western Ethiopia through the Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley. She has sung with the SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir, the Choral Union and joins the church choir. Twenty years ago Dorothy released two CDs, one of Christmas songs and the other Praise songs, both recorded on the church piano!

Dorothy worked for the Cortland school district as a Teacher Aide in Special Education before retiring in 2021.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

06/06/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Sunday June 7th Barry Batzing will give the message. (The Pastor is off on maternity leave.)

Batzing taught at SUNY Cortland as Professor of Microbiology for 36 years, won the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and was awarded Professor of Biological Sciences emeritus at retirement (photo credit SUNY Cortland). A charter member of the original Christ Presbyterian Church in Cortlandville, he has served on the church governing board, and as Clerk and Treasurer. Around town Batzing can be found playing pickleball.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

05/31/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Trinity Sunday May 31st Sharon Holbert will give the message. (The Pastor is off on maternity leave.)

Holbert recently retired from Pall Corporation after over 30 years as Safety Officer. Her avocation is as a vocalist - she has sung with the Syracuse Chorale and as part of special area holiday concerts in performances of great choir pieces like Handel's Messiah or in musical theater. She met husband Bill Holbert through the Syracuse Chorale.

Holbert originally joined United Community Church, a predecessor to Christ Community Church, over 30 years ago when her first husband Richard Reed was the Pastor. She has been a long time Choir Member and active in worship. Sharon has also promoted mission. Her old college friend Ruth Fox and husband Chuck served as Mission Workers in northern Thailand for many years, and Christ Community Church helped support them.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

05/23/2026

Christ Community Church on Tompkins Street worships at 10:30 am each Sunday morning. Pentecost Sunday May 24th Marina Gorelaya will give the message. (The Pastor is off on maternity leave.,)

Marina has been the church Choir Director since 2008 and before that served the United Community Church downtown. She earned a Master's and a Doctorate in music in her native Ukraine before coming to the United States in 1996. She has served as faculty or staff for both Syracuse University and SUNY Cortland (photo credit SUNY Cortland), and played with local schools, colleges and performance groups. She has also taught private piano lessons over 20 years.

Light refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the worship service.

Address

1093 State Route 13
Cortland, NY
13045

Opening Hours

9am - 12pm

Telephone

+16077561710

Website

http://christcommunitychurchcortland.org/

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