First Congregational Christian Church

First Congregational Christian Church First Congregational Christian Church is a community of loving, caring believers who worship our Lord and Savior in spirit and truth.

Sunday School Sundays at 9:45 am
Worship service Sundays at 11:00 am
Pastor's office hours Tuesdays at 6:30-8:30 pm by appointment
Bible study Wednesdays at 7:00 pm

06/18/2026

Greetings, fellow truth seekers! Tonight, I have an extremely grateful heart. God has been so good to me. My family, and my friends.
I woke up this morning to the wonderful news that the air conditioner repair man would be at the house in two hours. We've been without fully functioning air conditioning this past week.a littlevgreon and we were good to go. It felt so good to have proper air conditioning today.
Later. I gotba fantastic text. A good friend of mine who, along with her husband. has been in the ICU for a week and a half after a car accident, might be moved to another hospital for rehab. Her husband is still in the ICU, however. His surgeries seem to be over. God is so gracious and merciful. His compassion is overwhelming. Thank You, Father, for Your love, mercy, and healing!! You are worthy of all praise.
I'm also thankful that I was able to write a speech for an upcoming event this Sunday without much trouble. Then I worked on a knitted tiger tail for my tiger wreath this afternoon. It turned out well. I'm pleased; it's cute. Yep, I had the creative thing going on.
Our Scriptures are Nehemiah 10-11 and Acts 4:1-22. Good reading!

06/17/2026

Greetings, fellow truth seekers! I called one of our deacons this morning to remind him of something. And ended up getting volunteered for something this Sunday. Oh, lucky me. I'm not a big fan of getting up in front of the congregation; I don't like all that attention on me.
So, have you noticed that when you want the earth to open up and swallow, it doesn't? It only happens when you don't want it to do so. It's kind of like the transporter on STAR TREK, it only worked correctly when they didn't write about it.so know I have to come up with something clever to read. I just wish I had an idea of what to write . . . Sigh . . .it'll come to me. The Holy Spirit will smack me upside the head. He usually does. How do you think I write some of our little visits or my children's lessons in the newsletter? An idea jolts my brain from out of nowhere. God has a message for me to give. What's really cool is when the Holy Spirit uses my fingers to write something. I promise you that have been cases in which I had no clue what I was going to write on this page. I start typing about 30 minutes later. I go back a reread what is on the page, I'll start crying. I KNOW that I didn't write what's on the page; I'm not that good of a writer. It is awe-inspiring and humbling. I am grateful. God's graciousness is amazing.
Our Scriptures are Nehemiah 7-9 and Acts 3. Good reading!

06/16/2026

Greetings, fellow truth seekers! Yet another hot day. You know I might not be so grumbly about the heat and humidity if our air conditioning worked. It currently works sort of and needs a repairman.
Oh dear, as I write this. Lots of sirens are going off; a fire station is about a quarter of the mile up the road from our house.
We heard a ton of fire engines this morning, too. I found out a bit ago that was in response to a three story house that burned down not far from here.
Goodness these sirens sound like more than this morning. So, it's a bigger emergency. I always say a short prayer for the first responders and the people they are going to help whenever I hear a siren. The firstbresponders are like Superman.
Oh my goodness, another one. That's about six so far. Please God keep those people who are going to help those in trouble safe. And, Lord, please keep those folks in need of help safe while they are being helped. We thank You for your mercy, provision, and compassion in this situation.
We're in the middle of a drought, so that makes fires all the more dangerous.
So we need to start petitioning God for rain again. The forecasters are saying we might get so rain on Friday. Let's pray its a nice soaking rain.
Our Scriptures are. Ehemiah 4-6 and Acts 2:23-47. Good reading!

06/15/2026

Greetings, fellow Bible scholars! I forgot to mention that we also completed our 19th book, 2 Chronicles, yesterday.
So we're that much closer to completing our task to read the Bible in a year. Way to go! Y'all are so faithful and diligent in keeping up with our daily readings.
Today, we begin a new book, Nehemiah. This is a narrative history written around the mid 5th century B.C. Nehemiah was a cup bearer for the Babylonian king. The king trusted him and gave him a leave of absence in order to go to Jerusalem andp over see the rebuilding of the city wall. Nehemiah was eventually made the governor over Judah.
The purpose of this book is to present the history of the exiles return to Jerusalem. It also emphasized that God is faithful to those who is faithful to Him. God promised He'd return the Jews to Jerusalem and He did.
Nehemiah also wanted to let the Jews outside of Jerusalem what was going on in Jerusalem in regards to its rebuilding and repopulation. Hevwanted to remind them about the proper mode of worshiping God.
Our Scriptures are Nehemiah 1-3 and Acts 2:1-21. Good reading!

06/15/2026

NEW MOON — DARKEST SKY OF JUNE. 🌑✨

On June 15, 2026, the Moon reaches its New Moon phase, becoming nearly invisible in the night sky.

With no bright moonlight washing over the stars, this is one of the best moments of the month to enjoy the Milky Way, faint stars, and deep-sky wonders above the horizon.

A hidden Moon.
A darker sky.
A powerful night for stargazing. 🌌

Will you look up under the New Moon sky? 👇

06/14/2026

🇮🇪 Irish proverbs often carry a practical kind of wisdom.

They do not pretend life is always easy. Instead, they encourage perspective, patience, and the ability to keep moving forward when things do not go to plan.

“There’s nothing so bad that it couldn’t be worse.”

A simple saying, but one that reflects a mindset found throughout generations of Irish life - meeting difficulties with realism, humour, and a determination not to be overwhelmed by them.



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328 McIver Street Post Office Box 242
Sanford, NC
27331

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Sunday 9:45am - 12pm

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