During the month of July, we will offer in-person services at the following times:
Sundays at 8am(traditional), 10am and 12pm.
Please see the video and letter below from Pastor Ray for more details about our re-opening plans.
During this time, we will continue to offer our online services. Please use the links below to view our Sunday services and Family Ministry Resources online.
Hello there!
Welcome to First Christian Church Greensburg! FCC is a non-denominational Christian church in Greensburg, Indiana
(midway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati). Our mission is to love God, love people, and make disciples. We would like to thank you for visiting our website, and we hope that you find it encouraging and informative. We'd love to see you on a Sunday morning soon! Service times are at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM, with education classes at 9:30.
In months that have 5 Sundays, the 5th Sunday service is called the Mix and starts at 10:00am in the Family Life Center. There is only one service and families worship together. Activity packages are available to kids 5th grade and under.
For more info, check out the "i'm new" tab in the menu at the top.
Welcome to First Christian Church Greensburg! FCC is a non-denominational Christian church in Greensburg, Indiana
(midway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati). Our mission is to love God, love people, and make disciples. We would like to thank you for visiting our website, and we hope that you find it encouraging and informative. We'd love to see you on a Sunday morning soon! Service times are at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM, with education classes at 9:30.
In months that have 5 Sundays, the 5th Sunday service is called the Mix and starts at 10:00am in the Family Life Center. There is only one service and families worship together. Activity packages are available to kids 5th grade and under.
For more info, check out the "i'm new" tab in the menu at the top.
A word from our Lead Pastor about a return to
in-person services in the coming weeks:
Details about our re-opening plans:
FCC Family,
These are strange times like we’ve never experienced before. So many in our church family have been affected by this COVID-19 pandemic. Some of you have had it and some of you have a family member that had it and you watched from a distance as they battled this awful virus. Some of you have even lost a loved one because of this. Others have been affected by layoffs and financial burdens. All of us have definitely been forced to find a “new normal.” It has been tough, and we just want you to know we love you and we’re praying for you.
As a church leadership, the Elders and staff have been working hard to make sure we are shepherding the flock the best we can during this time. We’ve also been praying for wisdom, like James tells us, as it’s our priority to keep our church family safe, especially the most vulnerable among us. We are doing our own research, while also listening to Governor Holcomb’s 5 phase plan. Each church is unique based on congregation size, programs offered, worship space, how hard the county has been hit, and the list keeps going. And while we realize that we could operate outside of the state plan, through prayer we feel it’s wise and also honors our governing authorities to follow these guidelines.
With the size of our church family, we feel it’s best to come in on phase 4 of the governor’s plan when it’s recommended you have no more than 250 people together. That means we’ll continue with radio and online services only, thru June 7th and then starting the next weekend, June 13th & 14th we’ll hold 4 worship services in the Family Life Center gym. This will allow us more space to better social distance. The weekend of June 13 & 14th and running through the rest of June, we’ll have a 7:00 Saturday evening contemporary service, and 3 Sunday morning services: 8:00 traditional, and 10:00 & 12:00 contemporary services.
We have thought through all precautions and plans for these services and would like to share those with you.
- The governor has recommended that children’s ministries do not open until schools are back in session, so our services will be family services at this time. No Family Ministry classes will be offered. We will continue to provide our Family Ministry lessons online during this time.
- Seating will be spread out throughout the gym to allow a minimum of 6 feet distance between individuals or family groups.
- We’re asking that you arrive no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the service and leave within 15 minutes of the service ending to give us proper time between services to clean and sanitize.
- The main FLC entrance will be our main entrance, and our main exit will be the side door at the front of the gym. We are asking that you use the entrance and exit doors, so we have 1-way traffic in the building, to allow even greater space for social distancing. If you are unable to use the stairs at the main exit, please let one of our ushers know and they will help you to a secondary exit that provides a ramp.
- Dismissal at the end of services will happen by sections instead of in 1 large group.
- All doors entering and exiting the building will be propped open to eliminate the need for you to touch door handles.
- Hand sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the building. We ask that everyone use a hand sanitizing station before entering the building.
- We will not have greeters at the door handing out bulletins. We will have ushers, however, that will help families find proper seating. These ushers will maintain social distance during this process.
- We will not be passing communion and offering trays. Instead, pre-packaged communion will be on your seat as you come in and offering boxes will be available to drop your offering in as you arrive or leave.
- After each service, restrooms will be cleaned, and all light switches, handrails, door handles, and chairs will be wiped down and disinfected.
- We will have sermon notes available on the chairs but ask that you bring your own ink pens and Bibles. We are also working to make our sermon notes available through the YouVersion Bible App.
- If you prefer to wear a mask or gloves to church, you are welcome to, but we will not require anyone to wear them to attend.
- If one of our services reaches 50% capacity in the gym, we will have overflow rooms set up at 50% capacity in the youth room and social room. Ushers will direct you to one of the rooms if needed. These rooms will provide a live feed from the gym.
Please know that if you prefer not to attend in person yet, we understand and will continue to offer services in the following ways:
AM 1330 WTRE – Sermon plays at 10:30am each Sunday
The Good News Channel (ETC Channel 905) – Service video plays at 6:30am Sundays
FCC Facebook Page – Sermon videos premier at 8am and 9:30am with a link to our YouTube playlists to view the full-service
videos. Elementary lessons premier at 11am, and preschool lessons at 11:30am. All videos are available
for playback any time after they premier
Fccgreensburg.com – Links to our YouTube service videos, along with a communion meditation and offering links are available
any time on our Online Services page. Elementary and Preschool lessons and resources, and sign-up for
youth digital small groups are available any time on our Home Connection page.
We will not have Sunday school, Bible studies, small group meetings, facility rentals, or any other activities in our buildings during June. We are just doing these worship services in June.
While this is the plan for June, we will continue each month phasing back more and more into our new normal with the hope that come September 13th we’ll be at full capacity in our ministries. Thank you for taking the time to read this plan. Your safety means a lot to the leadership. We also appreciate so many of you that are continuing to send in your tithes/offering through online giving on fccgreensburg.com or through the mail at 425 N. Broadway in Greensburg. It helps us to continue to fulfill our mission to love God, love people, and make disciples. If you have any questions or are not currently receiving emails or our automated calls (One Call) and would like to, you can call the church office Monday-Friday 8-4 at 812-663-8488 or email info@fccgreensburg.com. We love you guys and can’t wait to be back in person. In the meantime, be safe and keep shining for Jesus!
Ray Sweet
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