The vision of Central Christian Church is to be the hospitable hands of Jesus Christ for our neighbors near and far. The mission of Central Christian Church is to invite our neighbors to a life of faith in Jesus Christ and into our congregation for the shared pursuit of Christian Spirituality. Click here for a Quick Tour of our church.

Worship With Us On Sunday!
In the Sanctuary starting at 11:00 a.m. every Sunday. Coffee Fellowship afterward. Click here for a map.

Compassion and Aid Received in Haiti
If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve inevitably heard about the difficulties of getting aid, supplies, and medical care to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. While it is true that the delivery of aid has been hampered by many factors, including infrastructure-related challenges, Week of Compassion can assure you that aid is reaching many of those who need it. Martin Coria, Church World Service Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, now based in the Dominican Republic and working closely with Servicio Social de Igelesias Dominicana (SSID), noted that with pre-positioned CWS kits and blankets, SSID was able to provide relief to the victims of Haiti's massive earthquake in the first twenty-four hours of the disaster. On Wednesday, January 13, SSID sent a flight with supplies to Port-au-Prince, and their staff was able to see the needs firsthand and quickly provide the most crucial supplies and assistance.

Click here for details of Central's response.
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Central Was in the News Illustrating the Problem of Frozen and Broken Pipes In the Community
We came to church Sunday to find an unpleasant surprise: broken water pipes and a flooded basement due to the cold weather. No, we didn't start building an arc. We simply called a plumber and then went on with our Sunday plans, including cooking, serving and clean up after a Fellowship Dinner for 60 people after Sunday Worship; all without running water until late in the day!

Channel 4 - Fox News made a news report using Central to illustrate this wide-spread problem during this cold snap for their Sunday evening news.

Click here to see the news video segment.

A Letter of Thanks from Austin Street Centre
The residents and staff of Austin Street Centre wish to thank you for your recent gift of homemade pumpkin pies. As you may know, Austin Street Centre neither solicits nor receives any governmental or United Way funding. Therefore, your generosity will allow us to bring hope to the hopeless and help to the helpless. Our ability to serve the homeless is credited to caring individuals and companies, such as you.

Our reasons for existing are threefold: first, to offer shelter from harm to those on the street, (this being our primary purpose); next, to stabilize those lives
suffering from chemical addiction and /or mental illness; and finally, to do all in our power through counseling and programs to prepare and transition people back into the community, reuniting them, when possible, with their families.

We marked our 25th anniversary at the end of last year...25 Years of God’s Love Changing Lives. We are honored to play a part in His work and sincerely appreciate your support of it.

May our Lord bless you for who you are for the good that you are doing for so many others.

In His Service,

Rev. ‘Bubba” Dailey
Executive Director
Austin Street Centre

Rev. Harry E. Dailey
Co-Executive Director
Austin Street Centre

Sunday Worship Message for Januray 10, Epiphany Sunday – "Follow That Star!"
How could some mysterious astronomical phenomenon have mobilize and directed the Gentile Magi to trek to what was the end of the world for them, just to see an obscure Jewish baby? Who did they think this King of the Jews was and why would they care? Why should we care about this strange chapter in the story of Jesus’ birth?

January 10– 12:15 PM in Fellowship Hall
Fellowship Dinner

Sunday Worship Message - January 17 - “My Big Fat Messianic Wedding”
Jesus first recorded miracle surprisingly comes during a wedding feast he attends under the shadow of his mother.  She fears this wedding event will die fast without a new supply of wine and turns to Jesus for help.  With a few of his new disciples watching he seems reluctant to aid his mother. To help her may mean he must reveal prematurely part of his messianic identity; that he has as a minimum the power to transform, and he has a great deal of interest in a future wedding promised for God’s people.

Laity Sunday - January 24
This annual service celebrates the importance of lay ministry in the Church. Each year a lay person brings a message that is both biblical and personal. The leadership of lay people is a major strength of our Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) tradition. Our founders clearly taught the priesthood of all believers, and we make a special point of celebrating that each year on laity Sunday. The Disciples Women take the lead in organizing this service, and they have a special treat awaiting us this year.

Sunday Worship Message - January 31 - "The Small Jesus"
Early in his ministry, Jesus has begun to generate some excitement with his itinerant preaching. When he comes to his hometown synagogue, the people want to hear what the local boy is saying that is attracting attention. But Jesus doesn’t preach a regular sermon. He reads one of the most powerful passages from Isaiah the prophet and tells them it’s just been fulfilled. Who does he think he is to talk like that?! They run him out of town. What does Jesus say that makes us either want to run right for him or run him out of town?

Sunday Worship Message - February 7 - "So You Want to See God, Do You?"
Jesus’ first disciples know about catching fish. That’s how they make a living. What can this preaching carpenter be thinking when he invites them to go fishing for people with him? They can’t preach like he does, any more than he can handle a net like they do. Still, these career fishermen abandon their boats and nets to go people fishing with this carpenter.

Sunday Worship Message - February 14 - "The Glow of God"
Jesus was an ordinary Galilean laborer. Nothing about his appearance would have made him stand out. When he gave up carpentry to become an itinerant teacher, he probably didn’t wear his woodshop apron, but he also was not the only one in the crowd with a bright blue cloak to make him stand out. Yet, underneath this ordinary appearance, hints of glory oozed out, and in one remarkable moment it flashed and frightened his three closest disciples. Though he is not here to hear or see, we want to catch a flash of his glory, even though it’s sure to frighten us too.

February 14– 12:15 PM in Fellowship Hall
Fellowship Dinner

2010 Lenten Mesages
Where can you go when the world don't treat you right? The answer is home!

Come home for Lent with Central Christian Church.

The quintessential coming home story is the parable of Jesus we call “The Prodigal Son” that is recorded in the fifteenth chapter of Luke’s Gospel. During Lent this year you are invited to acknowledge that often “the world don’t treat you right.” Sometimes it will be undeserved calamity. Sometimes it will be a lack of acceptance when you know you’ve messed up. Sometimes it will be just not understanding who you are. Worship with us this Lent and hear Jesus invite you to “come on home. You’re welcome here!” As the Gospel song says, “Come home, ye who are weary, come home.”

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CENTRAL MEDIA PANEL
Check out our featured media below. In this panel we will highlight either our special or most currrent media that is available on this site. For additional media, please go to the "Media" menu in the primary navigation above. 

WESTSIDE CAFE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
"Reflections of Mary on the Son of God"
December 12, 2009

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SUNDAY'S SCRIPTURE & SERMON
"You’re Doing It!"
December 13, 2009

Click on the "Start" arrow on the Flash player below to hear the most recent Sunday service. Or, for all of our recent Sunday sermons, click here for our 2009 Media Catalog and links to sermons from earlier years.

HOMECOMING SUNDAY
"Inadequate, Unprepared, but Ready!"
Homecoming Sunday 2009
September 20, 2009
Captain W. Kyle Fauntleroy

Click on the "Start" arrow on the Flash player below to hear our Homecoming Sunday service. For all of our recent Sunday sermons, click here for our 2009 Media Catalog and links to sermons from earlier years.