East Main Street Christian Church
Description
East Main Street Christian Church exists to bring people higher in Christ through worship, wider in love through mission and outreach, and deeper in faith through study.
Pastor: Roger Gardner
East Main St. Christian Church was organized in 1852 under the leadership of a circuit-pastor named Dr. Silas Blount. The church had 18 charter members and met in a barn belonging to William Harmon. In 1854, a “meeting house” was constructed on the east bank of Big Duck Creek. In 1893, the church employed the first resident minister, George W. Alford, and the church grew to a membership of 240. This explosive growth led to the construction of a new church building in 1899 located on the corner of 18th and Main Streets, which is still in use today. Since then the building has been expanded three times – an annex was added onto the sanctuary in 1914, the education building in 1956, and most recently the new addition in 2008. For 164 years, God has blessed the church with faithful people, strong leadership, and a desire to be a living witness for Christ in the world. We celebrate our heritage while looking forward to a future filled with hope and promise.
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facebook.comDue to a flooded field, the games today are cancelled.
Here's our softball schedule. If you can't play, we still need fans! The games will be on the app events section sometime later this week. See ya Thursday!
Who wants to operate a video camera? Curious? Ask me!
This week at East Main is busy! Details of the events are in our app. You can add the events directly to your phone's calendar app as well. God bless you all.
Community Men's Fellowship tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.!
We have online sermons available! For those who do not have our official app, you can download it by clicking on the Use App button above. You can also follow us on twitter @EMSCCHURCH or subscribe to our feed at https://hearthis.at/eastmainstreetistianchurch/
As of right now, the game is still scheduled. We will let you know if anything changes. Or if you find out anything, let us know!
Noah's Ark Preschool is enrolling! This is some helpful information for your friends with small children. https://emscchurch.org/missions-and-service/missions/noahs-ark-preschool
This has been an amazing week! We are in the last half of the 7 Days of Prayer. Our church is hosting the service tonight at 6:00 p.m. Come show your support and offer your prayers as we talk about God's Love. You can see a complete schedule at the 7 Days of Prayer Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1361671453919684/ See you tonight!
The Digital Bulletin and newsletters are both up on our website https://emscchurch.org. Let us know if you have any problems viewing them!
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST AND ART MINISTRY It’s time that we had new EMSCC shirts! So, we need YOU to come up with really cool designs for t-shirts and polo shirts. Please limit the number of colors used (for cost). The winner of the contest will have their shirt featured on the church website and made available for the congregation (and others who may be interested) to purchase. Drop your designs off at the church office or e-mail them to music@emscchurch.org by July 16th to be qualified. Also, if you have an interest in drawing, sculpting, or painting, we can use your talent! Contact me for details.
The 7 Days of Prayer Kicks off this Sunday. Each evening, at 6 p.m., there will be a service at surrounding churches. Each service has it's own theme: Sun, June 25 Main Street Wesleyan "The Community" (2535 Main St, Elwood) Mon, June 26 Fairmount Friends "Addictions" (123 N. Mill St., Fairmount)) Tue, June 27 Grace United Methodist "Finances God's Way" (1509 S. D. St., Elwood) Wed, June 28 Central Wesleyan "Family" (2209 Main St., Elwood) Thu, June 29 EMSCC "The Love of God" (1801 Main St., Elwood) Fri, June 30 Life Church "Healing" (800 S. 22nd. St., Elwood) Sat July 1, Harmony Christian "Celebration of Praise" (9043 W 1800 N) (5 miles north of Elwood on 13--Leisure)
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