Sunday Worship

Join us for worship on Sundays at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary. Filling a special niche in the Omaha religious community, our service and music are traditional, but our message is progressive and inclusive.    God is still speaking,

Scrip

Scrip is a new fundraising program First Central is using.  It works while you shop ...  Buy gift/cash cards from Pete Peterson or Chris Steffen for over 175 retailers, and the church receives a rebate on each card- a great (and easy) source of revenue.  To order, see Pete or Chris after worship.  Cards will be available the next week (possibly sooner).

To learn more about Scrip, and to see a list of participating retailers, go to www.glscrip.com.  Some of the retailers include Amazon, Dillard's, Gap, Home Depot, Kohl's, Starbucks, Texaco, and Walmart.  Plan ahead for stores you frequently visit - you can use the cards yourself, or give them as gifts.  You cannot order through the Scrip site at this time - you have to order from Pete or Chris.

The United Church of Christ

First Central is a part of the United Church of Christ - a community of faith that seeks to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.  The UCC was founded in 1957 as the union of several different Christian traditions; from the beginning of our history, we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion.  Our motto - "that they may all be one" - is Jesus' prayer for the unity of the church.  The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian denominations in the United States.

Intelligent dialogue and a strong independent streak sometimes cause the United Church of Christ and its 1.2 million members to be called a "heady and exasperating mix."  The UCC tends to be a mostly progressive denomination that unabashedly engages heart and mind.  And yet, the UCC somehow manages to balance congregational autonomy with a strong commitment to unity among its nearly 5,600 congregations - despite wide differences among many local congregations on a variety of issues. 

Visit the UCC website to learn more.