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Come as you are.

A neighborhood church in Champaign, and we are really glad you are here. Coffee is in the Commons, the kids rooms are down the hall, and nobody is keeping score.

Sunday Gathering

10:30every Sunday morning

Sunday at 10:30 AM

  • Coffee in the Commons from 10:00
  • 418 Linden St, Champaign. Park behind the building, off Ash St.
  • Kids rooms are down the hall, left side
Plan your first Sunday Map & parking

What we believe, in four lines.

  1. God made everything, and loves the people in it. Every one.
  2. Jesus lived, died and rose again, and he makes broken things new.
  3. Grace is a gift. Nobody earns a seat here, and nobody loses one.
  4. The Bible is our guide, and it keeps saying to love our neighbors. So we rake their leaves.

No fine print. Want the long version? Pastor Ruth answers anything over lunch at the Newcomers Lunch.

Plan your first Sunday.

Three questions, then you'll know exactly where to go.

Sunday at 10:30 AM. We start in

Lights On, week one: A Light in the Window, with Pastor Ruth Alder.

Sunday at a glance

  1. Coffee is on, the kids desk opens
  2. We gather. Sit anywhere.
  3. Kids 4 to 11 head to Room 104
  4. Out the door, or stay for coffee
  1. Who
  2. Coffee
  3. Parking
1 of 3Who's coming with you?

Your Sunday, for just you

Arrive 10:05AM

You'll hear A Light in the Window, Pastor Ruth Alder.

Arrive
Park
Seats
Coffee
Wear
Runs
About 75 minutes, 10:30 to 11:45. Communion at 11:30, the blessing at 11:40.

What people ask us first

Will anyone make me stand up or say my name?
No. Nobody gets singled out. If you want to say hi, the welcome table is by the front doors.
Do I have to give?
No. Gifts go in the box by the doors. The plate that comes down your row is for connect cards, and you can pass it right along.
What if my kid melts down?
It happens every week. The back rows are close to the doors, and the nursery is open the whole service.

New sermon series

Sundays in November · 10:30 AM

Lights On

Four weeks on the kind of hope that keeps burning when the days get short.

  1. NOV 2A Light in the WindowJohn 1:1 to 9 · Pastor Ruth Alder
  2. NOV 9Oil for the LampMatthew 25:1 to 13 · Pastor Ruth Alder
  3. NOV 16A City on a HillMatthew 5:14 to 16 · Pastor Ruth Alder
  4. NOV 23Lights for the NeighborsIsaiah 58:6 to 10 · Pastor Ruth Alder

Miss a week? Every message is printed in the next Sunday's bulletin, in full.418 Linden St

Sunday, start to finish.

Here is what to expect: the real order of service from the bulletin, with a note in the margin for anyone walking in for the first time.

  • 75minutes, start to finish
  • 0dress code. Jeans are normal.
  • 1handwritten note if you fill out a card. That is all.

From the bulletin · Lights On, week one

  1. Gathering

    Coffee in the Commons from 10:00. Find a seat anywhere.

  2. Call to Worship

    Psalm 27:1, read together

  3. Songs

    Be Thou My Vision, Come Thou Fount, How Firm a Foundation

  4. Scripture

    John 1:1 to 9, read by Elena Park

  5. A Light in the Window

    Pastor Ruth Alder. Lights On, week one of four.

  6. Communion

    All who trust Jesus are welcome. Gluten-free bread is on the gold plate.

  7. Sending & Blessing

    Stay for coffee. We mean it.

Down the hall, left side.

At Lantern Kids, your kids get their own hour, and you get yours. Every leader is background-checked and trained, and there are two grown-ups in every room, every week.

Ages 0 to 3

Nursery

Open the whole service, with rockers, board books and a changing table. If your little one needs you, your tag number shows on the screen up front.

Room 102 · drop off from 10:00

Ages 4 to 11

Lantern Kids

Kids start the morning with you for the songs, then head to Room 104 with a leader. This month they're building paper lanterns to go with Lights On.

Room 104 · after the songs

12 and up

In the service

Older kids sit with their families. Marcus saves them a table at Soup & Supper on Wednesdays.

Wednesdays · 6:30 PM · Commons

  1. 1Stop at the kids desk, down the hall on the left. It opens at 10:00.
  2. 2You get two matching tags: one for your kid, one for you.
  3. 3After the blessing, bring your tag to the room. No tag, no hand-off. Every time.

Marcus Bell leads Kids & Families. He's at the kids desk every Sunday from 10:00.

This week, around the building.

Need prayer? Text 217-555-0142 or write it on your connect card. It stays with the prayer team.

Give

Every dollar this month goes to the coat drive and Soup & Supper. Scan the code in the bulletin, drop a gift in the box by the doors, or give right here.

First time here? Please don't feel you have to give. Fill out a connect card instead. You will get one handwritten note from us. That is all.

Coat drive fund$3,140 of $5,000

Every $40 puts a warm coat on a kid in Champaign County.

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418 Linden St, Champaign.

Visit any Sunday and look for the lantern over the front doors. Every door and room you need on a Sunday is on the ground floor, with no steps.

Drawn map: the church sits on the north side of Linden St between Wren Ave and Ash St. The parking lot is behind it, entered from Ash St. Four accessible spots are at the curb by the front doors. LINDEN ST WREN AVE ASH ST PARKING LOT NO. 418 SIDEDOOR NEIGHBORS ON LINDEN N
Front doors, step-free 4 accessible spots + drop-off Lot, enter off Ash St Side door: Leaf Raking Crew

When

Sunday gathering
10:30 AM
Coffee in the Commons
from 10:00
Kids desk opens
10:00
Soup & Supper
Wed 6:30 PM
Church office
Tue to Thu, 9 to 3

Who's who

  • Ruth Alder Lead PastorPreaching Lights On. Ask her anything at lunch.
  • Marcus Bell Kids & FamiliesKnows every kid's name by week two.
  • Dana Okafor Worship & ArtsLeads the songs from the piano.
  • Sam Whitlow Facilities, coffeeFixes the boiler, makes the coffee. Both strong.