Christ's Church, 6045 Greenland Road, Jacksonville, FL (2026)

09/03/2026

🌟 STAFF SPOTLIGHT | MEET AIMEE!

If you’ve ever wondered, “I’d like to serve, but I have no idea where I fit,” Aimee DeCaria is someone you need to know!

Aimee serves as our Volunteer Development Associate, helping people discover their God-given gifts and find meaningful ways to use them at Christ’s Church. She helps onboard new volunteers, leads Engage Tours, oversees our Prayer Team and is helping develop Shepherding Way, an intentional approach to making sure the people who serve here are known, cared for, equipped and empowered.

But Aimee’s passion for serving is deeply personal.

She and her husband, Sal, have been married 20 years and have three kids - Isabella, Natalie and Antonio. Aimee grew up in church (“since the womb,” as she puts it! 😄), but one of the hardest seasons of her life changed the way she understood faith, gratitude and trusting God.

When their middle daughter was 10, Aimee and Sal came within inches of losing her. Even while their daughter was in a coma with little chance of survival, Aimee learned to look for what she could be grateful for in that moment.

“She was still alive, and I could still hold her hand.”

That experience sent Aimee on a deeper pursuit of God - and eventually led her to join her first small group after 15 years of attending church. Small group led to volunteering. Volunteering led to leading. And eventually, that journey led her onto staff.

Today, she loves helping others take their own next step.

For Aimee, serving isn’t about filling an empty spot on a schedule. It’s about helping people discover how God has uniquely gifted them and experience the joy of using those gifts for something bigger than themselves.

And if you’re not sure where to begin? That’s exactly what an Engage Tour is for.

Spend about 30 minutes with Aimee, explore the church, learn about different opportunities and talk through where God might be calling you to serve.

Ready to explore?

Visit www.christs.church/ministry-tour to request an Engage Tour with Aimee.

And when you see Aimee around Christ’s Church, be sure to say hello! 👋

09/02/2026

Whatever you’re facing today, remember this: God is still in control.

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed… struck down, but not destroyed.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8–9

You may feel overwhelmed, but you are not abandoned. You may get knocked down, but you are not destroyed.

God is with you. His Spirit is with you. His mission continues. And He still sits on the throne.

And if you’re walking through a hard season, spend some time in Psalm 118. Read it until you don’t just understand the words, but until you believe them in your heart:

“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24

Even in the chaos. Even in the uncertainty. Even when life doesn’t make sense.

Not because everything is easy, but because God is faithful. God is with you. And God is still in control.

Whatever today holds, this is still the day the Lord has made. 🙏

🎥 Clip from 8/30 message. Watch the full replay online.

09/01/2026

Every Tuesday morning, something pretty special happens on our campus.

Students attending Christ’s Church Academy, the educational ministry of Christ’s Church, come together from Kindergarten through 12th grade for Chapel, a time set apart in the school week for praise and worship, a message from God’s Word and prayer.

And there’s just something special about watching a room full of students worship Jesus together. ❤️

Even better? Much of the worship you see and hear is student-led. From our 5th Grade Praise Team to our Middle and High School Praise & Worship Teams, students have opportunities to use their gifts, lead their peers and grow in their own faith along the way.

Today, Pastor Eric Souza of Reach Church joined us for Lower School Chapel and shared a message on conviction, encouraging students to listen when the Holy Spirit speaks to their hearts, confess sin and remember what Jesus has done for us. We’re grateful for Pastor Souza and the pastors and ministry leaders who come alongside our team throughout the year to invest in our students!

In Upper School, CCA Spiritual Formation Director Mr. Daniel Burton shared from John 2:6-10, reminding students that Jesus doesn’t simply change what we do, He transforms who we are from the inside out by grace. He encouraged students to trust and obey Jesus, knowing God is doing something greater than we can imagine, and to recognize our need for a Savior and the transformation only Jesus can bring.

And Chapel doesn’t simply end when the music stops or the message is over. Our Middle and High School students also gather in D-Groups on Chapel days, giving them an opportunity to unpack the message, ask questions and go deeper together.
We’re incredibly grateful to Mr. Burton for coordinating Chapels throughout the year, as well as the many teachers, staff and volunteers who help make Chapel and discipleship such meaningful parts of the week.

Special thanks to Ms. Kim Whitfield, who leads and invests in our 5th Grade Praise Team, and Mr. Will Lopes, who guides and supports our Middle and High School Praise & Worship Teams. We’re also so thankful for our D-Group leaders, teachers and volunteers who give their time each week to invest personally in our students, encourage them in their faith and help them take what they’re learning even deeper.

And beyond Chapel, we’re incredibly grateful for all of our teachers and staff who invest in the spiritual development of our students every single day.

What a JOY it is to partner with parents and families in helping the next generation know Jesus, grow in their relationship with Him and learn what it looks like to live out their faith wherever God sends them.

Chapel Tuesdays are just one part of that, but they’re definitely one of our favorite parts of the week. 🙌❤️

To the families who have chosen Christ’s Church Academy for your children, thank you for allowing us to partner with you in their education and spiritual development. It’s a privilege we don’t take lightly.

And if your family is interested in learning more about Christ-centered education at Christ’s Church Academy, we’d love to welcome you to one of our upcoming Open Houses on September 17, October 15 or November 12. Come experience CCA, meet our team and learn more about enrollment opportunities for the 2027–28 school year.

👉 Registration is required. Reserve your spot at www.CCA.Jax/Admissions and click Inquire.

08/31/2026

If you’ve been on our campus recently, you’ve probably noticed something new!

Today, we want to give a BIG THANK YOU to the Ninesling family and Signarama of Southside Boulevard for generously donating our new monument sign to Christ’s Church Ministries!

Back in March, Shawn Ninesling and his family offered to make this gift possible. Throughout the summer, Shawn, and the team at Signarama of Southside Boulevard spent months bringing it to life, fabricating the sign and installing it just in time for the start of the school year. And now, you get a behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together!

The Nineslings are part of our Christ’s Church family and are also a CCA family, with one CCA alum and one current high school student. Their partnership goes back to when CCA first moved onto our Greenland Road campus, when Signarama of Southside Boulevard helped bring our shared church and school home to life through signage, logos and branding across campus.

Now, this gift will serve our ministry family for many years to come, helping us welcome families and communicate what’s happening at CCA throughout the week and Christ’s Church on the weekends.

We also want to give a special THANK YOU to Reliance Electrical, whose team handled the electrical work for the installation and went above and beyond to help us finish the job. We’re so grateful for their partnership and support!

Church and CCA family, please help show the love to these awesome community partners! 👏

Signarama Jacksonville CCA

08/30/2026

What a special Sacred Sunday at Christ’s Church!

Today, kids, students, adults and seniors came together as one church family to worship, learn and be reminded that the mission of Jesus is bigger than any one place or generation.

Pastor Jeremy continued our journey through Matthew 24, reminding us that context matters, and that even when life feels chaotic or the world around us seems uncertain, God is still in control.

One truth echoed throughout the morning:

The mission is bigger than the place.

The church was never meant to be confined to four walls. This is a place where we gather, worship and grow, but it should also be a place we launch out from.

The mission goes with us — to our homes, jobs, schools, neighborhoods and everywhere our feet take us.

Jeremy challenged us not to become consumed with what might happen several “seasons” from now, but to be where our feet are, faithful to what God has placed in front of us today.

Like Daniel, we can live faithfully even in chaotic times because God is in control and His Word never fails.

So this week, stay firmly planted where God has placed you and keep advancing the mission He has given us:

Make disciples. Better disciples. More disciples.

The building is not the mission. The people are the mission. And wherever we go, the mission goes with us.

Missed today’s message? Catch it on our YouTube channel, or join us Monday night at 6:30 p.m. for Monday Night Service and experience this teaching in a more intimate, chapel-style setting.

📸 Cynthia Phillips

08/27/2026

THIS SUNDAY IS SACRED SUNDAY. 🙏❤️

Sacred Sunday is a special family-style worship experience where kids, students, parents, grandparents and our entire church family are invited to gather together in the Worship Center.

This is our second Sacred Sunday, part of a new rhythm we’re building into our year to create intentional opportunities for generations to worship together and make space for what matters most: Jesus and one another.

This Sunday, August 30, join us at CC Mandarin at 9:30 or 11AM.

Our Kindergarten through High School students will join us in the Worship Center for both morning services, and there will be no High School gathering Sunday night. Nursery and preschool programming will still be available for babies through preschool-aged children.

There’s something powerful about generations worshiping together. We want our kids and students to see the faith of the adults around them, and we want all of us to be encouraged by the faith of the next generation.

We are one church family, growing in faith together.

Pastor Jeremy will continue our Return of Jesus series with an important message about how we prepare for the return of Jesus and what it means to live ready for Him today.

And Sacred Sunday doesn’t have to end when the service does.

Clear the calendar. Simplify the schedule. Make room for worship, rest, time with God, sharing a meal and meaningful time with family and friends.

❤️ Invite a family to join yours this Sunday.

CC Mandarin
9:30 & 11AM

Let’s make Sunday sacred.

08/27/2026

STAFF SPOTLIGHT | MEET JAMES ABBOTT 👋

For James Abbott, serving others isn’t simply something Christians do.

It’s part of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

“I can’t imagine calling myself a disciple without there being active service,” James says.

“Serving others has allowed Jesus to transform me far more than anything else I have done from a Kingdom perspective.”

That conviction has been shaped through nearly 20 years of serving in ministry and today, it’s at the heart of what James gets to do at Christ’s Church.

But before we get to all of that, let’s meet James! 👋

James and his wife, Cheryl, celebrate 22 years of marriage this week! They have two sons, Caleb (19) and Jonah (14), and recently added another member to the Abbott household, an 8-month-old tabby cat named Bishop. 😄

James’ journey with Jesus began early. He was baptized at seven years old before his Coast Guard family moved from Miami to Alaska. As his family moved around the country, James continued to long for Jesus and a church community.

His teenage years brought some especially difficult seasons, including his parents’ divorce and the loss of a good friend to su***de. Those experiences caused James to search more intentionally for the community and relationship with Jesus he knew he needed.

In his early 20s, he found a home in a small church plant and later spent many years at a Vineyard church. Then, in his mid-30s, James says his relationship with God began to change in an important way:

His faith became less about “me” and more about “He.”

Along the way, James discovered the role serving others could play in his own discipleship. He led small groups and worship, made hospital visits, taught and eventually became a civilian chaplain.

Then God began writing another chapter.
When James surrendered his secular career to God, he believed something pretty strongly: God wouldn’t call him to work at a church where He wouldn’t also want James’ family to worship.
So James applied to just four churches in Jacksonville.

Christ’s Church was one of the four.

Nearly four years later, we’re grateful it was. ❤️
Today, James leads our local and regional Outreach efforts and has recently expanded his role to include Care Ministry.

That means James helps identify and develop strategic ministry partnerships, coordinate opportunities for our church family to serve, and connect people with resources that can help meet mental, emotional and physical needs.

That work takes many forms - counseling resources, disaster relief, prison ministry, transitional housing, helping people in seasons of relocation and more.

But for James, all those different expressions point toward something much bigger.
He loves the biblical word Sozo: to save, heal, rescue or make whole.

James sees in that word a beautiful picture of the restoration Jesus brings, not only the promise of eternal life, but glimpses of God’s Kingdom breaking into hurting and broken places here and now.

As James puts it:
“We GET TO see moments of Heaven touch this earth and transform the bad into the good, the hurting into joy, and the broken into wholeness.” 🙌

And there is a LOT happening right now that gets James excited.

Our prison ministry is expanding to a sixth location, where weekly worship AND discipleship services are taking place. Each month, more inmates are enrolling in our Emmaus program.

We’re also piloting Re:Generation, a discipleship and recovery ministry that addresses areas ranging from unforgiveness and anger to apathy and other struggles that can keep us from experiencing the wholeness Jesus desires for us. The hope is to launch Re:Generation publicly in February 2027.

And planning is beginning for the 2026 Christmas Shop, one of the many opportunities throughout the year for our church family to come together and serve others in meaningful, relational ways.

But if you spend much time talking with James, you’ll quickly realize something:

He doesn’t believe ministry belongs to the staff.
James believes God has planted ministry inside of every one of us - gifts, talents, dreams and passions that He can use for His Kingdom.
One of the biblical stories James points to is Moses.

Moses had a heart for freeing his people from Egypt and initially tried to act on that desire in his own power. It went terribly wrong. Decades later, God called Moses back to that same burden, but this time, Moses would pursue it under God’s direction and power.

James wonders how often something similar may be true in our own lives.

Maybe there’s a dream you had years ago.
A group of people you’ve always cared deeply about.

An experience God has brought you through.
A gift you haven't known how to use.
A burden that just won't go away.

What if God has been planting something in you all along?

James loves getting to know people and discovering how God has uniquely created them and then helping equip them to step into that calling and purpose.

That’s a big part of the heart behind Engage.
The Gospel is GOOD NEWS, and it was never meant to be contained within a Sunday morning gathering.

Engage exists to help the disciples of Christ’s Church connect their passions to a greater purpose, discover where God may be calling them to go and be equipped to live on mission with Jesus.

“There are people out there who need exactly what you have,” James says. “We’re here to help you find them, and a little more about your identity in Him along the way.”

There’s something else James loves about Christ’s Church, too.

Our diversity and the fact that we are multigenerational.

James says those things are difficult to manufacture. When he looks around on a Sunday and sees different ages, ethnicities and backgrounds coming together to learn more about Jesus and then take Him into the world around them, he sees a glimpse of what Heaven will look like.

And James believes there is an important call for the Church in that:

Unity. Not uniformity.

Unity doesn’t mean we all have to look the same, sound the same or worship the same. It means we are united in our pursuit and presentation of Jesus as Lord to the communities where God has placed us.

That may require forgiveness. Reconciliation. Surrender. Transformation. Even learning some new things.

But together, we get to be the Body of Christ.
And perhaps that brings us back to the question James wants each of us to consider.

Not simply:
“Where can I volunteer?”

But:
“Jesus, how have You uniquely equipped me to be part of what You’re doing?”

If you’re asking that question, or maybe you’re not even sure where to begin…find James!

Whether you want to learn more about serving locally, prison ministry, community partnerships, the Christmas Shop, Engage, Care Ministry or simply want to sit down with someone and talk about the gifts, passions and experiences God may want to use in your life, James would love to connect with you.

And one final glimpse into James’ heart:
His favorite Scripture is Daniel 10:12, particularly the King James Version, where the angel tells Daniel:

“Fear not, Daniel… thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.”

James loves the reminder he finds there: the desires God places on our hearts ultimately belong to Him. We can bring them back to Him in prayer and trust that God is deeply invested in what He calls us to do together with Him.

James, we’re grateful for your heart for people, your passion for seeing lives restored and made whole, and the way you continue helping the people of Christ’s Church discover how God can use their stories and gifts for His Kingdom.
And we’re grateful for the reminder that we don’t just GO to church.

We GET TO be the Church. ❤️

08/26/2026

Moms, you were never meant to do this alone. ❤️

The school drop-offs, the long days, the little moments, the big questions, the beautiful chaos of raising a family. we were made for community in the middle of it all.

This fall, Christ’s Church is creating new opportunities for moms to connect through Moms Discipleship Groups, gathering with women who love Jesus, want to grow in their faith, and want to walk alongside one another through all the things that come with motherhood.

Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, or somewhere in between, there’s a place for you.
Susan, one of our Moms Discipleship Group leaders, is excited about what’s ahead and shares more in the video.

Because motherhood was never meant to be lived alone and neither was following Jesus.

Moms, consider this your invitation. Come find your people. Come grow in faith. Come do mom life in community.

Explore the Moms Discipleship Group options and find a group that fits your season. Registration is open now as part of our Fall Groups Launch.

👉 www.christs.church/groups

❤️ Thanks to Susan Priest for sharing this video. She’s amazing in so many ways!!!

08/25/2026

The struggle is hard. The waiting can be frustrating. The road may look nothing like you expected. But Scripture reminds us that the testing of our faith produces perseverance—and perseverance is doing a work in us.

What you’re walking through isn’t wasted.

God can use the adversity you face to mature you, strengthen you, shape you and transform you into who He’s calling you to become.

So if you’re in a difficult season today: keep going. Keep trusting. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

You may not see what God is doing yet, but that doesn’t mean He isn’t working.

“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” — James 1:4

🎥 Clip from the 8/23 message with Pastor Jason Cullum

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