Articles for tag: First Christian Church Champaign

May 22, 2019

Salty Church Marks 9 Years of Sunrise Services on Beach (Plus News Briefs)

Compiled by Chris Moon and Jim Nieman Salty Church in Ormond Beach, Fla., recently celebrated the ninth anniversary of its weekly sunrise worship service on the beach. The service launched in May 2010 and is held at 7 a.m. at the Granada Beach Approach. It is a way to attract “beach people”—surfers, bikers, and tourists. But the service tends to attract all kinds of folks, lead pastor Robbie O’Brien told the Ormond Beach Observer, which wrote a story about the milestone. “The beach is typically a great equalizer,” O’Brien said. “We don’t know who’s rich or poor, or sometimes, we don’t know who’s homeless

December 19, 2018

Christian Standard

News & Updates

Church Sponsors ‘Christmas Shoppe’ for Struggling Families (Plus News Briefs)

Compiled by Chris Moon Owensboro Christian Church did its part to help families who are struggling to buy presents for their children this Christmas season. The Kentucky church opened its “Christmas Shoppe,” where the church sells low-priced toys to families in need. Hundreds of toys were purchased by the church or donated to it. There was a purpose to selling the toys rather than simply giving them away. “Through all of the outreach we’ve done, a lot of parents really would rather provide Christmas for themselves and not really have to rely on other people doing it for them,” the