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First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
An open and affirming congregation
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Join Us for Livestream Worship
11a Livestream Zoom worship - contact us for the Zoom log in info, watch the live feed on our Facebook page, or catch the recorded services at a later time on our Publications page. [We plan to return to worship in the sanctuary when Whatcom County reaches Phase 4.] Community Meal, 2nd Sundays, 2-3p
We are currently handing out sack lunches with hoagie sandwiches, chips, a can of soda, and dessert. We also ask that you wear your masks and social distance as much as possible for your own safety and the safety of others. Please note that Joseph's Closet is closed until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. Donate
Check out our easy ways to give to support the ongoing ministries of First Christian Church, Bellingham. Click on the donate button below to give through PayPal Click here for an online giving option through our Regional Website Use your bank's "Bill Pay" option to set up a payment. Snail mail your check to: First Christian Church 495 E. Bakerview Road Bellingham, WA 98226 Click here to begin your Amazon Shopping Start your Amazon.com shopping here and 0.5% will be donated to the church! Are you a Fred Meyer shopper? Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to First Christian Church of Bellingham's NPO #EI898. Each time you use your rewards card, the church will receive a donation! Quicklinks:
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Who are we?
We are the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. At Bellingham First Christian Church, you will find an open and affirming, peace and justice oriented congregation that blends both the traditional and contemporary ways of doing worship, while welcoming all into our midst and reaching out to the world in God's love.  Pictured: The Rev. William Barber II, pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, NC and founder of Moral Mondays.
Let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. ~Amos 5:24 |
A Word to the Church from the General Minister and President and the Minister of Reconciliation “I consider the sufferings of this present time not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.” Romans 8:18 – 19, NRSV Dear beloved Disciples, We are hurting. We are haunted and outraged by the anguished cries of George Floyd, the gasp of “I can’t breathe” as a police officer knelt on his neck until the breath was completely taken from him. Floyd’s murder, like that of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Aubery in recent weeks, is just the latest in a long history of violence against Black and Brown people in our country. The protests that are happening in big cities and small towns across the nation are an outpouring of grief and anger born of centuries of pain and injustice. As members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), we condemn this injustice. We weep not only for George Floyd, but for the entire system of oppression that has kept us from seeing each other as beloved children of God. Racism and the denial of human dignity is counter to the call of Jesus Christ. Racism is a sin that breaks the heart of God. Disciples, we call ourselves a Pro-Reconciling, Anti-Racist church. We have named it as a mission priority, and we have worked hard – though often imperfectly – to live that out in every expression of our ministry. In this moment, when protests rage and our hearts are broken again and again, we need to be the church we say we are. We know that this moment calls for more than statements and prayers. In this moment, God is calling us to act. We invite you to accept this call to action in one or more of these ways:
Yours in Christ, Rev. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President Rev. April Johnson, Minister of Reconciliation |
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