Church guide

The Chicago Ministry Center won the Soccer Tournament!

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's tournaments at the Shindig!

Our own Joe and Laurel Dubowski share about the importance of faith, support and understanding as they cope with the loss of their daughter, Gayle.

Disciples Today, along with our very own Daniel Berk (Southland Ministry Center), is guiding us in prayer for the month of January. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to grow in prayer as we start the new year!

The Metro Ministry Center has moved! The church is back in its roots in Oak Park! If you'd like join us for worship, the church is at 409 Greenfield Street. The English service meets at 11:30 a.m. and Spanish is at 2:00 p.m. Congrats on your new home, Metro!

Ladies! Recordings from the Women's Retreat are now available! There are nine classes which are perfect for listening on your commute or at the gym. Enjoy!

The 2017 Women's Retreat is officially underway! We're looking forward to an incredible weekend of teaching, inspiration and fellowship with Grace Overflowing!

Earlier this month, representatives from ICOC churches from around the world met in Chicago to discuss how to best move "Forward by Faith." This video summarizes the gathering and highlights the discussion results. Much more information can be found on the Disciples Today website.

Audio from the family conference in Denver is now available! Click to see the list. There were classes on parenting, adoptive families, exceptional families, Kingdom Kids and more!

This year's Women's Retreat is going to be amazing! It will have all of the classes, fellowship and fun you love, plus this year it will feature the mother-daughter duo Geri Laing and Elizabeth Laing Thompson! Oct 27-19 in Lake Geneva. Register on our website.

Happy Birthday... to US! It was 35 years ago (yesterday) that the Chicago Church held its first worship in Oak Park, with about 24 members. Four years later, to the weekend, the congregation outgrew the Pilgrim Congregational building with about 600 in attendance, and moved to the Medinah Auditorium at Wabash & Ohio (now, Bloomingdales). The rest is history!

Singles... great opportunity to try DT Heart & Soul for free!

Singles... you can't beat free!

Registration has been brisk for this year's Summer Youth Camp! If you plan to register your kids, do so now while there is still room. You can see the dates, fees and registration links on our website www.chicagochurch.org.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 MIT program. MIT is our annual 3-week training of young men and women with ministry aspirations!

We hope everyone in the church can join us this Sunday, February 26, for our Congregational Devotional. It will be held at Timothy Christian School, 188 W. Butterfield Rd in Elmhurst starting at 5:00 pm. Highlights will include: * Shawn Wooten, lead Evangelist of the Kiev Church, and the 4 new elders of the Kiev Church will be sharing at the event. * We will be highlighting 10 of our students that we are sending to Tirana, Albania in a couple of weeks. * We will explain "Why?" we support Europe and others support the other continents of the world. This will be a great night of fellowship and inspiration! Please come and join us. We look forward to seeing you there.

James and Jennifer Becknell will be hosting a trip to Israel in May. This is sure to be a memorable experience with visits to dozens of historical biblical sites! Sound interesting? You can learn much more at 5:00 p.m. this Saturday at Timothy Christian School when we will be explaining the trip in more detail. DEADLINE: Early-bird rates end on February 15. Rates increase $300 per person after this date.

Everyone in the church will soon be reading Passport to The Land of Enough: European Edition as we prepare for this year's Special Missions Contribution. A companion app is now available that will guide you day-by-day with additional scriptures, Missions Challenges and thematic questions. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/passport-to-missions/id1194952308?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/passport-to-missions/id1194952308?mt=8

As we join together to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the staff of the Chicago Church of Christ wishes you a very Merry Christmas!