Happenings - Midlands Christian

MCC HAPPENINGS

Here is a Quick Overview of our Monthly Calendar. Click on any event for a

few details. Also, scroll underneath the calendar for more details on current MCC Happenings and ways that you can connect and get involved!

Midlands Christian Church exists to honor God by connecting people to God, others, & service through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. We welcome you to Midlands Christian Church. We hope each of you experience our Purpose Statement when you worship with MCC. We want to honor God–want to help connect you to God–want you to connect with others at MCC–want to connect you to service. And, we want to do all this as you are growing in your relationship with Jesus Christ.

We hope you are reading your Bible, worshipping with MCC in-person or online, learning from our in-person and Zoom Bible studies, and joining with MCC in other fellowship gatherings. We are here for you.

Our Prayer Ministry is definitely active, with Prayer Partners praying daily! If you want prayer, please contact us via email, phone, or text. We will pray for you. If you wish this shared with the Prayer Ministry, we will. If you are interested in joining the Prayer Ministry, please contact the church via email, phone, or text.

Our Children’s Ministry enjoys Kid’s Quest each week. Children up through 5th grade leave the Worship Center during the message time for an age-appropriate lesson time of their own.

Our Youth Ministry is gathering bi-weekly for study, praying, hanging out, playing games, and growing in our love of Christ TOGETHER!

Please keep praying for each other!

SUNDAYS IN JANUARY

WELCOME

Welcome to MCC this Sunday morning! We are joining together in-pers0n & virtually this week. If you are unable to join us on campus, please join us online on Facebook Live. If you are not on Facebook, we will post our Worship Service to this website directly after the service.

When you come to MCC, you will find a multi-generational church of people loving & encouraging each other. You’ll find children to those who are in their 90s. We worship & learn together. You’ll also see people in dresses & ties to jeans &

t-shirts. We are all worshipping an awesome Lord!

ADULT BIBLE STUDY!

We hope EACH of YOU will get involved in at least one Bible Study. Please pray about joining with a group. We desire for each of you to grow in your Bible study and Connection to God, and for you to Connect with Others from MCC during these Small Group times.

We have a Small Group Bible Study that gathers at the church on Sunday mornings before Worship at 9:30 a.m. (We also have a Small Group that gathers on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.) Our Youth are gathering twice a month. Our children will continue to gather weekly in Kid’s Quest for their Bible study during our morning worship service.

WORSHIP @ 10:30 A.M.

We are enjoying worship this week in-person & also streaming our Sunday worship service. Each Sunday at 10:30 A.M., we meet in the Worship Center to sing praises to God, share in the Lord’s Supper, and study God’s word together. During the sermon time, children up through 5th grade exit to Kid’s Quest in the education wing for a time of Bible lessons, songs, crafts, games, etc. We invite you to come worship with us!

We are thrilled that we are enjoying Kid’s Quest. We are excited to welcome the children! We look forward to seeing each of you on campus each week

If you are not able to join us in person and would like to join us via FaceTime, please contact Miss Terri!!

MCC HAPPENINGS…

FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE

Free Popcorn

Free Candy

Free Drinks

Join us for Friday Night @ the Movies

January 3 @ 6:30 p.m.

We are having an MCC Movie Night—candy, popcorn & drinks included. FRIDAY, January 3! Please join us for The Emperor’s New Groove—animated, fantasy comedy. The movie follows selfish young Emperor Kuzco who is incredibly conceited. He is accidentally transformed into a llama by his ex-advisor. For the emperor to change back into a human, he entrusts a village leader to escort him back to the palace. Please join us as we follow Kuzco’s adventures.

DE-DECKING THE HALLS

SUNDAY, January 5, is De-Decking the Halls. The decorations come down so quickly. We will be taking down decorations, carrying them to the gym, and setting up the Worship Center for the next Sunday. We appreciate your help!!

LADIES!

We want to invite each or you, ladies, to our MCC Ladies Bible Study Ministry. Our Ladies Bible Study Ministry will be gathering on January 5. For various reasons, we have moved our gathering up to January 5! Meet you in the Fellowship Hall at 4 p.m.

This year, we are focusing on our Bible study time and fulfilling our church’s mission statement. As we join together this year, we want to make sure we incorporate our church’s mission statement into our ministry. We exist to honor God by connecting to…

—God through studying His word. This year we will be studying Proverbs.

—others by increasing our love & concern for each other through fellowship

& outreach.

—& service by supporting MCC worshippers, our community, and other

missions.

MUSIC & FOOD FELLOWSHIP

Mount Lebanon Christian Church is hosting a Music, Fellowship, & Food gathering SUNDAY, January 5, at 5 p.m. MCC is invited. If you want to go enjoy the fellowship, let Tim know. Also, if you are interested in providing any special music, just let him know that, as well. The churches are asked to help provide some of the music for the evening. Mount Lebanon is approximately 1¼ hours away in Barnwell.

THE CONNECTION

The Connection is a time during the week that we gather together. The Connection is a time that we:

get Connected with each other—we begin by chatting & sharing our week, usually over dessert. Then we
get Connected with God—we have a devoted time of Bible study and prayer.

We invite you to our Bible study.

We will resume on Wednesday, January 8, at 7 p.m.

MEN’S MINISTRY

The Men’s Ministry will meet Saturday,

January 11, at 9 a.m. for breakfast.

CONNECT-LUNCH

MCC’s Activities and Outreach Ministry is re-starting Connect-Lunch. Approximately every other month, a restaurant will be chosen and EVERYONE who would like to join the fun will go out to eat together after church.

Let’s Get Connected!

January 12: El Jimador

Sign up in foyer!

YOUTH GROUP!!

Youth group is open to middle school & high school-age students.

This is a time of hanging out, fun activities & Bible study.

We meet every other week…

Check the calendar and emails and bulletins for when & where!

Youth…you get your own reminders from T&T.

Here are some ways in which you can “Get Involved” in the life of Midlands Christian Church on a regular basis. Most of these gatherings

are meeting on a regular basis.

YOUTH GROUP

MCC youth group meets every Sunday evening from 5:00-6:30 p.m. This small group is open to middle school through college students. This is a time of fun activities & Bible study.

THE CONNECTION

Get connected to God through deeper study and to one another as we spend time together.

Adult Bible Study begins at 7:00 p.m. each Wednesday.

(The classes do not meet every week during the summer months.)

LADIES’ MINISTRY

The Ladies Ministry meets the third Sunday of every month, except for the summer months.

Please join us for a time of fellowship, study, and sharing life with other women.

MEN’S MINISTRY

The Men’s Ministry meets most months for breakfast, devotional times,

sporting activities and projects.

Please join us.

BIBLE STUDY

At 9:30 A.M. on Sundays, we have Small Group Bible Study.

Please join us as we dive into studying God’s Word.

PRAYER MINISTRY

MCC’s Prayer Ministry prays for each person who worship at MCC every week!

They are also committed to praying for those on our prayer list weekly.

If you are interested in joining us in praying for the church &

its concerns, please join us. If you would like to be a

part this new Prayer Ministry, please

contact the church office.

HELPING THE UNHOUSED

We have volunteers who serve the homeless population in various ways. We have some who serve locally by laundering clothes, grocery shopping, and providing direct care for the homeless. We also donate food and supplies to a local women’s shelter, Samaritan’s Well. A basket for donations for the homeless is located in the foyer under the appropriately labeled sign. We update the church regularly on the needs of Samaritan’s Well. The Helping the Homeless Team welcomes you to join in this service. If you are interested, please contact the church office.

MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL

Mountain Mission School is one of the missions we support. We have an adult Bible class that collects money throughout the entire year, and we send this to them before Christmas. These funds help all the children who remain at the orphanage over the holidays to have extra funds for some fun activities. We also send birthday cards to every child at the school, and we have individuals who are committed to praying for these children. They pray for the children who have birthdays during the particular month that we are in. If you would like to help the Mountain Mission School ministry, please contact the church.

LAVIE PREGNANCY CARE CENTER

MCC supports LaVie Pregnancy Care Center every month. We have families who give monthly to LaVie. For every $60 we donate, one ultrasound can be administered. When the mothers-to-be are presented with their ultrasound and see a picture of their child, most choose to continue on with their pregnancies. We also

support LaVie by donating a variety of gifts that will be useful to a new mom-strollers, carseats, etc.

We donated 12 car seats, then we had a tremendous baby shower for a pregnant LaVie

mom, then donated car seats again as that was a desperate need for LaVie.

Please join us in supporting these young mothers and their children.

MISSION LEXINGTON

MCC is committed to serve in the Mission Store at Mission Lexington. There are numerous ways to serve. We clean the store, straighten the aisles, staff the cash register, process donations, and organize bags. We’d love for you to join us in this ministry to the community. If you are interested in helping, please check out their website and click on volunteering. We also have a donation basket in the foyer if you would like to donate food supplies or items for their Thrift Store.

CANCER CARE MINISTRY

MCC’s Cancer Care Ministry exists to be an encouragement to those suffering from cancer as well as to those who have family members battling cancer. Also, we want to be a source of information about cancer

to others. Come join us as we continue to grow this ministry.

CONNECT-LUNCH

MCC’s Activities and Outreach Ministry hosts an opportunity for fellowship, Connect-Lunch.

Approximately every other month, a restaurant will be chosen and EVERYONE

who would like to join the fun will go out to eat together after church.