Eternal Friends in Christ Church

09/06/2026

Today's sermon at EFICC

09/03/2026

We know you have driven by our church many times and probably thought you might like to visit us!

Let us know if you have any questions and we will be happy to answer them.

If you would rather ask privately, just send us a message!

We look forward to hearing from you!

09/02/2026

Mark your calendars for Saturday morning, September 12!

08/30/2026

Sunday sermon 8/30/2026 at Eternal Friends in Christ
Trusting God
Pastor Eli Schoenbaechler

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

Well, this is definitely not happening at Eternal Friends in Christ Church!

We love the fellowship of eating together!

We just had long tables laden with a feast of fried chicken and potluck dishes this past Sunday as we celebrated our 15th anniversary and we ate together as church family.

We have a free fellowship breakfast and coffee every Sunday morning until service begins at 10 a.m.

On Sunday mornings, we are following the New Testament Church model.

Acts 2:42
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
Acts 20:7
“On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread”

If you are looking to be a part of a real church family, a place where your name will be known, where you are told, “Come sit with us!” A place where you will be welcomed as one of the family, come check out Eternal Friends in Christ Church.

You just might finally discover the church where you can fit, where Jesus Christ is the central focus of all that we do.

Come join us! We are saving a seat just for you!

Does your church have a kitchen—and how is your congregation actually using it?

Church kitchens are disappearing. They are disappearing from rural, suburban, and urban churches. From liberal and conservative churches, contemporary and liturgical, megachurches and the medium-sized.

One by one, across America, as buildings are remodeled and new construction replaces old, kitchens are getting scrapped.

No one tracks exact numbers—there’s no census of fellowship halls—but architects who specialize in sacred spaces told Christianity Today in 2025 that the trend is hard to miss.

“I can’t remember the last time I was asked to design a big kitchen,” said Jacob Slagill, who teaches architecture at California Baptist University and designs church buildings for evangelicals. “A small kitchen, maybe.”

Newly built or remodeled churches typically have a space with a sink and a coffee pot, Slagill said. Possibly a microwave. But no expanse of countertop suitable for chopping carrots, potatoes, and onions to go into a big pot of soup. No oversized refrigerators for Jell-O salads. No industrial ovens large enough to cook three or four casseroles at once. Churches these days don’t have a lot of cupboards with drawers labeled “forks and knives,” “spoons,” and “serving utensils.”

That kind of space is gone. Or at least it’s going away.

From the CT archive: https://chrst.today/3QnHRzA

08/23/2026

Today's sermon at Eternal Friends in Christ Church - We Need to Go! - Pastor Eli Schoenbaechler

Sunday morning sermon 8/23/2026 at Eternal Friends in Christ Church...