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Save the Date! - Advent Family Fun 2024
Save the Date for an Advent Family Fun time on Sunday, December 8, from 4-6pm. More details to come!
Member in Search of Ride to Services
We have a member who has moved to the Mt. Zion area who is in need of a ride to church. If you would be willing to give this member a ride to church, please call the church office, and we will connect you with them.
Love & Kindness stones
In the Sunday School class of our younger children, they read and discussed kindness, based on an act of kindness by King David in the book of 2 Samuel. In response to the story, the children selected stones (with letters on them) to paint. Afterwards, they unscrambled the stones to form the words “love” and “kindness”. When they found the hidden words, they chose to place the stones in front of the church to spread their kindness and love to all. Stephani Martin and Julie Martin teach this Sunday School class.
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New Associate Regional Minister for Clergy and Lay Education
We are delighted to announce the selection of Rev. Cassie Sexton-Riggs as the new Associate Regional Minister for Clergy and Lay Education for the Christian Church in Illinois & Wisconsin. Cassie will begin her ministry on Jan. 1, 2025.
Rev. Cassie Sexton-Riggs is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where she most recently served as Pastor of Union Avenue Christian Church in Litchfield, Il.
She brings a wealth of experience in leadership, spiritual care, and community engagement, deeply rooted in her work across congregations in Illinois, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Florida.
Cassie holds a Bachelor of Arts in American History with a focus on African American Pop culture, along with a minor in education and technical theater from Lynchburg College (now known as the University of Lynchburg). She also earned a Master from Divinity from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University (Go Frogs!).
Cassie is married to Michael Riggs, who serves as the Senior Minister at First Christian Church in Springfield, IL. Together they enjoy cooking and collecting vinyl records with their two rescue cats, Dewey and Domino.
Cassie will be based out of Springfield and her congregational care area will be in southern and western Illinois. See our Interim Regional Minister, Rev. Rick Hamilton, introduce Cassie via video here.