Posts with the category “news”

Good morning, CFC! With Christmas just days away, we can't help but think about the CFC Family and be thankful for how you serve and give to the church. The faithful generosity of the people of CFC has impacted people for the sake of the Gospel all around the city and the globe for 50 years. We have included our First Quarter Operations Report in this eNews. You can find it HERE. Our fiscal year r...  Read More

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As we approach our Christmas Worship services this weekend, we want to invite parents to bring their elementary-aged children to join them in the Worship Center. We believe there is great value in children witnessing and participating in corporate worship alongside their families. This practice not only helps children see aspects of their parents faith lived out that they don't normally get to see...  Read More

Kyle told you about this on Sunday, but here is some more information about our Christmas Eve offering. Every Thanksgiving, we bless our local community through our Food Drop; every Christmas Eve, we bless the nations through a special offering since we are reminded that “For God so loved the WORLD…” As always, 100% of your gifts for both opportunities go directly toward those projects. For this y...  Read More

An invitation and warm welcome could change a life!  Lifeway Research found that 6 out of 10 Americans typically attend church at Christmas. Furthermore, among those who don’t attend church at that time, a majority (57%) said they would likely go if someone they knew invited them.  Yes, you read that correctly! More than half of the respondents said they would likely go if someone they knew invite...  Read More

We can't wait to worship with you as we wrap up our “Thank You Notes” sermon series! Our worship services this Sunday at 9:15 AM, 10:45 AM, and 4:15 PM will be intentionally different than usual, so we hope that their uniqueness will be a blessing to you.  We know that many of you already have your Thanksgiving plans and are looking forward to time with family and friends. We don’t want to jump in...  Read More

As we approach Thanksgiving, we are excited to do what we do every year: our annual Thanksgiving Offering and Food Drop! Will you partner with us again to express your thankfulness to the Lord by blessing others in the Tri-State? God has blessed most of us here at CFC with a home, plenty to eat, clean water, and many other things, but there are many in the world, and even here in the Evansville ar...  Read More

It's back! Thank you, CFC, for your participation in Operation Christmas Child over the last several years. We’re ready and excited to see God work through you as we do this again! Last year, God used His people as OCC collected 11,330,126 shoebox gifts (10,051,570 in the U.S.) from more than 84,000 churches – including CFC. That’s the most that has ever been packed and donated nationwide!  If you...  Read More

Last week, we had the opportunity to gather for an All-Church Worship Night in the Chapel. It was a wonderful time of extended singing, scripture reading, and communion. Those who were in attendance said it was refreshing, uplifting, and beautiful. If you were able to attend, we hope you were blessed by it as well. If you weren’t able to make it, know that we will do another one soon! But we don’t...  Read More

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On October 13, 2024, we had the chance to witness and celebrate what God has done in the lives of the 13 people who took the step of getting baptized. At CFC, we believe that baptism is a public declaration of an individual's decision to follow Jesus. Our desire is for someone to understand baptism as part of their response to the gospel. Baptism is not a means of salvation; rather, it is a beauti...  Read More

Most churches use a third-party platform for giving. Last week, we learned that our third-party giving platform that we have used for years was shutting their doors. This was unexpected and abrupt. As quickly as we could, we moved onto another platform, and we were quickly up and running! While some things may be different, we are pleasantly surprised with how this will enhance the CFC members’ wo...  Read More

At CFC, we’re all about discipleship, and we believe that discipleship starts in the home. That means it is crucial for married couples to work toward a healthy and God-honoring marriage.  But marriage takes a lot of work, and it never stops taking a lot of work. This is why CFC has partnered with Grace Marriage as an ongoing marriage ministry to provide couples an opportunity to intentionally inv...  Read More

Good Morning, Church Family! Our fourth fiscal quarter just ended, and we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity. Your willingness to give reflects what we read in 2 Corinthians 9:7, which reminds us that “God loves a cheerful giver.”  Your contributions not only support CFC's immediate needs, but they also extend far beyond our walls to the ends ...  Read More

It will literally be a BLAST (if the burn ban goes away)! Have you marked your calendar yet? We can’t wait to see the CFC Family here on Friday, September 27 (one week from today!) for our annual Fall Blast. We are hoping you will join us! We consider this a local outreach event, so invite your friends and family to come with you, too! We’ve already sent postcards to the neighborhoods around CFC i...  Read More

One of the things that men often struggle with is connection. As a man writing this, most, but certainly not all, men have a hard time making it a priority to meet and connect with other men on a deeper level. At the same time, this sort of connection is crucial to how we grow in our relationship with Jesus. This is exactly what Proverbs 27:17 has in mind when it says “As iron sharpens iron, so a ...  Read More

If you are a man reading this, our Women’s Ministry asks that you make sure the women in your life read it and take it to heart! We want the women to whom it applies to be sure to see it! We are excited to bring CFC Moms Group back for another great year! Moms Group is a safe and easy place for moms to enjoy community with other moms. We know that moms balance so much and serve their families ever...  Read More

At CFC, we are governed by a distinct pattern for church leadership that we see in the New Testament – we are governed by a group of elders. The word elder, sometimes translated as pastors (which may also be translated as shepherd), and the word overseer are used interchangeably in the New Testament. Even though these terms often mean different things among various churches today, the New Testamen...  Read More

Humans are not intended to live alone, and as followers of Christ, we should not live our Christian life alone either.  Our strong belief in “one another” can only be felt if we take it into practice by being in intentional, close relationships with each other beyond our Sunday worship service. We are called by God to love using a caring, face-to -ace interaction and thus grow in a transformative ...  Read More

Discipleship is in our DNA, and we primarily do this through groups. With that said, we also offer more ways to help you look like Jesus here at CFC. We are excited to tell you about another opportunity you have!  We say that discipleship is all about becoming more like Jesus, and part of that process is:to learn to read His words to us effectivelyto think well about what He reveals of Himselfto a...  Read More

Sometimes you have ministries that you wish you didn’t have to have; this is one of them. Many people within our congregation have suffered from the impacts of cancer. We want to be an encouragement and a resource to you if you are traversing this very difficult journey. We don’t believe God wastes anything! - Are you a cancer survivor with a story to tell of God's grace and healing mercy? - Are y...  Read More

Church Family, we can’t tell you how excited we are to celebrate CFC’s 50th Anniversary this Sunday! The staff and volunteers have been planning this celebration since last year, and we have so much in store for you as we share our story, celebrate our past, and envision the future.  You are a part of CFC’s history whether you were here on that first day, or you just started attending CFC this yea...  Read More

Church family, we have seen God do some amazing things through our high school, middle school, and preteen camps this summer. He is also at work in the Middle East, as you will see further down in this email. Also, we can't wait to celebrate what God has done in several people’s lives as we come together at Burdette for an evening of baptisms and fun this Sunday! Our Middle School Ministry (6th-8t...  Read More

The prayers of many at CFC were answered! Many of you volunteered to pray for our HSM students as they went to CIY. Last week, a group of just over 80 high school students and leaders loaded up on buses to head to Cleveland, TN for summer camp at CIY Move. This was a great week for students to get away from their normal routines, grow in their relationships with each other, enjoy free time activit...  Read More

Maybe you noticed a few weeks ago that we have started playing a video right at the end of our Sunday services. A lot of people have wondered what these videos are all about, so we are providing an answer.  These videos are an attempt to help those who have made a decision to follow Jesus know what a good next step could be at CFC. One of the most common questions we have received in both our Memb...  Read More

We have 2 things to tell you about this week.  First, have you ever been on a short term mission trip? Or if you have been, do you think maybe it’s time to do it again? These trips can be life-changing for those who go, as well as for those whom we serve. We would love for you to learn more about an upcoming Evangelistic/Medical Mission trip to Honduras. If the term “medical” made you pause, pleas...  Read More

You don’t have to look very far to see a big mission field right here in our area. In fact, we have wonderful educators at CFC who talk about how big of a mission field the public schools have become. We are so thankful for godly teachers and administrators who are a part of our church, and we need to be praying for them in their calling!  Did you know that Weekday Christian Education has been at ...  Read More

Church Family, one of our greatest privileges and responsibilities is to serve and care for our Global Staff members who serve around the world. We are not all called to GO, but surely we are all called to GIVE or PRAY! We want to give you the chance to take part in a unique opportunity to bless the Miller family serving in Spain. Below is a comment from them and then instructions and details abou...  Read More

Church Family, we are gearing up for another VBS week, and we couldn’t be more excited! It is such a privilege to share the love of Jesus with over 350 kids next week. We are already praising God for how many diligent volunteers have come in to prepare crafts and other supplies, for how many in our church turned in donations that we will use all week, and for the many new volunteers this year. It ...  Read More

Students are one of CFC’s Core Values. They are so important to us that we want to have individuals “going where they are” and having gospel-centric conversations with the students. Over the last year, our College Ministry has really grown. In large part, that’s because one student, JD, has invited someone different to join him at our college group every single week. JD is very bold in sharing the...  Read More

Whether you have been at CFC for 1 week, 1 year, every week since 1974, or anything in between, we want to celebrate what God has done through the ministry of CFC with you. YOU are part of that story, and we hope you’ll join us for a very special worship celebration here at CFC on Sunday, August 4, at either 9:15 or 10:45AM. We pray that we will glorify God as we share our story, celebrate our pas...  Read More

Hello, Church Family! We have a ministry at CFC that we are very thankful for, and we’re now looking for more people to serve within it. As our Specific Needs Ministry continues to grow and impact lives, we are excited to extend an invitation for new volunteers to join our dedicated team of Sidekicks. Inspired by Luke 18:16, where Jesus welcomes the children with open arms, we believe in serving a...  Read More

Good morning, CFC family! We are excited to help raise awareness for a Gospel-centered ministry coming to our area soon through the Evansville Rescue Mission. The Evansville Rescue Mission was started back in 1917 by co-founders Dr. Ernest “Pappy” Reveal and his wife, Edna. They had a vision to reach out to the hurting, forgotten, and impoverished in the Tri-State, and it’s a heart of service that...  Read More

The problem is serious, but there is hope!  May is Foster Care Awareness Month. While this deserves forward-facing attention every day of every month, we are extra intentional in May about raising awareness and getting more people connected to this crisis to provide hope to a dire situation. The sad reality is that foster children may be hurting even if they have been or are currently with a CFC f...  Read More

We were able to celebrate 10 baptisms this past Sunday! If you haven’t heard the testimonies, we would strongly encourage you to watch them at the links below. In the midst of a dark world, this is evidence that God is at work! We are so thankful for these 10 people who publicly identified with Christ. Our prayer is that their testimonies will encourage you in your walk with the Lord.  Baptism is ...  Read More

CFC Family, this is a reminder for those of you who signed up for the Grace Marriage quarterly conference, as well as for those who would like to join. Grace Marriage is hosted at CFC on four different Saturdays throughout the year from 8:00AM-12:30PM, and we provide breakfast!On April 20th, CFC will be hosting our fourth session of Grace Marriage. It’s a ministry focused on helping couples priori...  Read More

Would you be interested in either of these opportunities?Two weeks ago we introduced you to Sam Hust during our Missions Moment. Sam has been working for 25 years in the Czech Republic, and we have had the privilege of supporting his work for many years. Sam spends much of his time building up the church, supporting Ukrainian refugees and churches, and mentoring the next generation. You can learn ...  Read More

We are excited to celebrate this Easter with you! Believe it or not, Easter is only a week away, and we want to encourage you to invite those in your lives who are not connected to a local church to join you at CFC this year. People are far more receptive to – and may even be expecting – someone inviting them to church for Easter. We were created for relationships, so it’s no surprise that a perso...  Read More

Hello, Church Family! We are absolutely thrilled to let you know about a new resource we have available to our congregation and anyone else who might benefit.Did you know that American Sign Language is the third most-used language in North America after only English and Spanish?1 It is estimated that there could be as many as 2 million deaf people in the United States alone, and there are many mor...  Read More

Good morning, CFC Family! We have two things that everyone who calls CFC their home church should do: 1) Many of you have had the CFC app on your mobile devices for a long time. Some of you may be unaware that we have a church app. Recently, we have made significant changes to the app to make it a better and more user-friendly resource for you. You can follow along with the sermon notes each week,...  Read More