Church Sanctuary

"To proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. To strengthen the faith of all believers. To encourage a sharing community of Christian love and fellowship, and to sustain the Kingdom of God on earth by offering opportunity of worship, study, prayer, witness, service and stewardship."

The purpose of the First Christian Church shall be as revealed in the New Testament: to win people to faith in Jesus Christ, to commit them actively to the Church, to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ so that increasingly they may know and do His will, and to work for the unity of all Christians and with them engage in the common task of building the Kingdom of God.

The congregation's constitution provides for a General Board made up of the Church Board Officers, elected Elders, Diaconate, Trustees, Committee Chairpersons, representatives of the Christian Men's Fellowship (CMF), Christian Women's Fellowship (CWF) and Youth Groups who have been elected to serve during the current year.

The General Board transacts all business matters not reserved specifically for the congregation.

The task of administering the program of the church is delegated to the functional departments.

The Minister's Cabinet meets to plan and coordinate the church program consistent with the policies of the General Board.

First Christian Church of Leavenworth is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The Christian Church was founded in the early 1800's as an American Frontier movement to restore the practices and unity of the early church. We are the oldest denomination established in the United States with approximately four thousand congregations and one million members.

First Christian Church of Leavenworth is the oldest Disciples of Christ congregation in the state of Kansas. It was organized in the summer of 1855. The original Sanctuary, at this site, was built in 1859. Where it stood, now stands the educational wing. In 1959, the Sanctuary was built atop Fellowship Hall constructed in 1926. Members of the congregation erected a new administration building in 1991.

 

CHURCH AND PARSONAGE, 1919-1925

At First Christian Church you will find a staff and ministers who are truly concerned for your spiritual welfare and a congregation that is friendly and helpful, with a great deal of fellowship and love in their hearts.

As members of the Christian Church, we confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and proclaim Him Lord and Savior of the world.

In Christ's name and by His grace we accept our mission of witness and service to all people.

We rejoice in God, maker of heaven and earth, and in the covenant of love which binds us to God and one another.

Through baptism into Christ we enter into newness of life and are made one with the whole people of God. In the communion of the Holy Spirit we are joined together in discipleship and in obedience to Christ. At the table of the Lord we celebrate communion each Sunday, lifting up the saving acts and presence of Christ. Within the universal church we receive the gift of ministry and the light of scripture. In bonds of Christian faith we yield ourselves to God that we may serve the one whose kingdom has no end. Blessing, glory and honor be to God forever. Amen.

You may become a member of First Christian Church in two ways:

CONFESSION OF FAITH FOLLOWED BY BAPTISM

All who desire to be part of the Church are asked to make a public confession that they believe that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the Living God and accept Him as personal Lord and Savior. This confession of faith is followed by baptism by immersion.

TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP

We receive people into membership by transfer upon their statement. We accept a person's previous baptism by any form as long as that baptism was meaningful to them.

REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP

All persons here temporarily are welcome as members for the length of their assignments.