This Is Christmas

2023 Advent/Christmas Series

Christmas is America's Number 1 favorite holiday. And while 90% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas, fewer than half say they celebrate for religious reasons. Could it be that Christmas – in its truest sense – is, after all of these years, still a bit misunderstood?


Please join us beginning December 3rd for This Is Christmas! – a series of messages about what Christmas really is and why it should be reverently and joyfully celebrated year after year!



TRADITIONAL WORSHIP

9AM MAIN SANCTUARY


CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP

1PM and 3PM MAIN SANCTUARY

(*Childcare at 1pm service only for 2 years and under.  Reserve your child's spot HERE)


Register for Christmas Eve Here 


Sunday  Worship  Gatherings

In a world that is radically different from what it was just three years ago, some now choose to worship and learn from home, while many others are physically present on the Chapin Christian Community Church campus. In the midst of this new reality, we affirm our belief in the importance and value of coming together - when possible - as a part of the one body of Christ. To that end, we offer both traditional and contemporary worship experiences, and while the worship style might differ between the services, we seek to praise and honor God with the same heart!


We would love for you to join us for a worship gathering! You can do so here at our campus in Chapin [plan a visit], or you can worship with us live right HERE!



TRADITIONAL WORSHIP

9AM MAIN SANCTUARY



CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP 

9AM FUSION CENTER

11:15AM MAIN SANCTUARY

Shaking the gates

We would love for you to join us for this new Sunday Night Online Prayer Gathering at 7:30PM we’re calling Shaking the Gates … We got the name from a quote by John Wesley … 

 

“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin, and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on Earth.”

 

God answered Wesley’s prayer and used Wesley and the Methodist Movement to light and fan the flames of revival, a revival that spread scriptural holiness across the land!

 

We want to see that kind of move of God again!

We believe with all of our hearts it begins when we cry out to God like Wesley did!

 

“Oh God, please give us 100 pray-ers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but You … for such alone can shake the gates of hell and see the kingdom of heaven advance here on earth!”

 

Hope you will be a part of the 100!


Click Here for "Shaking the Gates" 

I'm New

If you're checking out what this church family is all about, then you're at the right place! 


Chapin Christian exists to help you connect with the saving love of Jesus, grow in full devotion to Him, and share His love with the world!  We would love to reach out and connect with you, so please fill out the connect card below and we'll be in touch!

 

Connect Card


There are a couple of ways for you to start getting acquainted with who we  are and what we're about: 

Who We Are, Our Team, and Our Values.


You can also learn about the different ways to connect with others through our Community Ministries like Small Groups, and Sunday School; or through our Adult Care Ministries like Divorce Care and Grief Share. 


If you have children then make sure to check out our: 

Children's Ministry and Student Ministry!


How Can We Pray For You

We know that times can be tough and sometimes we can feel alone in this. It doesn't have to be that way. Our prayer ministry is here for you. If you're facing a challenging moment or would just like to share some praise about something God has been doing in your life, then take a few minutes and fill out the praise and prayer form.  Thanks!


Every Wednesday morning at 6:00 am, we have a "prayer call" and we would love for you to join in and spend some precious moments together with God in prayer. (These prayer calls last no more than 30 minutes.)

 

Call: 1-301-715-8592 and use meeting id 861 6125 8602



Every Friday morning at 6:00 am, we host a prayer call when we pray for weekend services, the salvation of the lost, the sanctification of the saints, and revival in the Church-at-large. You can pray out loud or pray silently, and these prayer times last about 30 minutes. 

 

Call: 1-309-205-3325 and use meeting id 844 4191 2541

Our Way Forward Timeline


My friend asked, "What did

YOUR CHURCH decide

about separating from the united methodist denomination?"

Back on February 26, 2023, Chapin UMC voted 97% in favor of separating from the United Methodist denomination. While issues surrounding human sexuality capture news headlines, far greater issues divide the denomination related to scriptural authority — what we believe about God, Jesus, and the Holy Bible. CUMC then entered into another period of discernment related to aligning with another denomination or remaining independent.  Church leadership has been clear from the very beginning: Whatever is discerned and decided, we will continue to be a church that loves all, invites all, welcomes all, and shares with all the good news of Jesus' redeeming love!

 

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NEW NAME, SAME CHURCH!


After the vote to separate from the denomination was approved by the SC Annual Conference on June 6, 2023, The Church Council voted unanimously to adopt

a new name for this amazing church family: Chapin Christian Community Church! 

It declares to all where we are [Chapin] who we are [Christian]  and what we are

[a church open to the community and the world]! The name on the sign may

have changed, but we are the same church, rooted deeply in Wesleyan Theology 

[what we believe] and Methodist Polity [how we do church]! 


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HAS CHAPIN CHRISTIAN DECIDED

ON WHERE TO ALIGN?

YES!! On July 30, 2023, the Chapin Christian family voted 90% in favor of aligning with The Foundry Network [CLICK HERE], a group of former UM Churches in the Wesleyan Tradition who have come together for even greater Kingdom impact, to work together to reawaken the movement of Christ in our communities.  This network is made up of accountable relationships that are simple and clear and that provide opportunities to learn, encourage, support and advance the Kingdom of God together! 


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"Chapin Christian ... Continuing in the Wesleyan Tradition! "