Please Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social. We’ll have hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, desserts, and (of course!) homemade ice cream with all of the fixings! Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for kids (ages 6-12), kids under 5 are free. Proceeds will go to the Central Church Mission & Outreach Fund.

Interested in becoming a Central Church member? We will be offering a new members class this summer. It will be a three week class on Sundays following the second service. Lunch will be provided and childcare is available if needed. It will begin Sunday, July 20 and end Sunday, August 3. Please contact the church office or let Pastor Jason know if you plan to attend.

Join us for lunch and a short program by our VBS students following the second service. See and hear all about what the kids worked on during their week of adventure at Vacation Bible School. This is a special highlight you won’t want to miss!

Come join us at Sanders Farm for a church service, baptisms, a picnic potluck, and lots of fun! The service will start at 10:15 with baptisms and potluck to follow. Bring your favorite dish or two and join us. Table service and bottled waters will be provided. Sanders farm has a pond with small canoes and a dock, hiking trails, a covered pavilion. Bring your fishing gear and yard games.

Directions to Sanders Farm – The address for our church farm is 9710 Dawson Court, Russellville, MO 65074. Some GPS systems have trouble getting people there correctly. We advise also printing using the following instructions to be sure:

• Take Highway 54 West to Brazito, turn right on West Brazito Road

• In 3.7 mile, turn right onto Blackburn Road

• At the intersection of Blackburn Road and Scrivner Road, turn left

• Follow to the intersection of Scrivner Road and Dawson Road/Gully Road (the signing is a little confusing)

• At Dawson Road, turn right and immediately turn left onto DawsonRoad at the Y with Gully Road

• Follow Dawson Road approximately .8 miles

• Turn left onto Dawson Court and follow to the entrance to the church property

The Celebrating Women Banquet will be Tuesday, May 6. The men will be preparing the meal for all women of the church. Please call or email the church office by May 4 to make your reservation. The cost is $10 per person. Mark your calendar now and plan to join us for an evening of food, fellowship and a little entertainment.

Members please join us for a congregational meeting to approve spending for updating the HVAC system. The meeting will follow the 10:15 service (there will be only one service due to the meeting).

There will be one service at 10:15am. A congregational meeting will follow the service.

Come out and support the Summer Lunch Program run by Second Christian Church! Central church partners with them to provide free sack lunches during the Summer months to help relieve food insecurity of local children. Tickets for the luncheon cost $12 (ages 12 and older), $10 (ages 6-11), and free for ages 5 and under. Please contact the church office for tickets. If you can't attend, you can make a donation to Second Christian Church, and be sure to make checks payable to SECOND CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Join us after the short congregational meeting. Bring a dish to share!

Tickets are on sale through April 25 for a very, delicious PRAYER Luncheon, at Central Church on Saturday, May 3, at 11:30am. This is a FUNDRAISING EVENT for the 11th annual Summer Lunch Program run by Second Christian Church who provides free sack lunches during the Summer months to help relieve food insecurity of local children. Tickets for the luncheon cost $12 (ages 12 and older), $10 (ages 6-11), and free for ages 5 and under. If you can't attend, please consider making a donation to Second Christian Church. Please contact the church office for details.

Join us in celebrating the resurrection! Services are at 9am & 10:15am.

All are welcome to join us for a free Easter breakfast. The bell choir will be providing breakfast casseroles, coffee cakes, and pastries.

Bring friends to join the fun, family to cheer you on, and something to hold your eggs. This activity is for all ages up through 5th grade. Be sure to come back on Easter Sunday morning for breakfast and our Easter service.

Join us for a Good Friday service to remember Christ’s death as we look forward to his resurrection. No childcare will be provided.

Join us as we begin the season of lent. Central church is hosting a combined service with Soma and Living Hope Church.

All women are invited to attend the Inspire women's quarterly event for an evening of worship, fellowship, and encouragement. Our own, Natalie Abbott will be sharing the message. Join us starting at 6:30 pm (service starts at 7 pm) on Monday, February 3rd at Union Hill Baptist Church in Holts Summit. Light refreshments will be provided. Cost is free and friends are welcome!

Please join us at 10:15 for service. Our annual meeting will follow the service. Then a lunch will be provided after the meeting. Non-members are welcome to come to the meeting and observe, or come early to the lunch for fellowship.

On Thursday, January 16, the Thursday morning ladies’ Bible study will begin a study of the book of Romans. We’ll meet at 9:30am in the friendship room, and welcome any ladies who want to join us as we fellowship and discuss God’s word. If you have questions, contact Julie Abbott.

Please stick around after the second service to help take down our Christmas decorations. If you have questions please contact Kim Sellers.

All women are welcome to join us for a study of the book of Romans. We meet in the friendship room (through the gym doors). Call the church office if you have questions.

Bring you friends and join us for pizza, games, and fun. All youth are welcome (from 6th-12th grade).

Join us as we worship the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We will sing Christmas carols, hear a short message about th and close our service singing Silent Night together with lit candles all around. Nursery is provided for children 5 and under.

The Adult Sunday School Class will start again on December 8, at 6:00pm, in the Friendship Room. We’ll study from the Lifeway MasterWork Sunday School Lesson Book, and also continue our journey through the Old Testament as we head into Exodus. All adults, young, old and in-between, are invited for “snacks, fellowship, engaging conversation, prayer support and Bible study.” Please join us as we strive to better know and understand, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob (Exodus 3:6). He is not the God of the dead, but of the living (Matthew 22:32).” This is the God we know and serve. For more info, contact group leaders Rick and Rhonda Johnson.

After the congregational meeting, please join us in the gym to welcome our new members! We are asking you to bring some festive finger foods to share. Punch and cake will be provided.

We will be voting on the 2025 budget. As usual when we have congregational meetings, there will only be one service that Sunday at 10:15. The meeting will follow the service. And a new members’ reception will be held following the meeting. We hope to see you there.

We will have a combined service at 10:15 due to the congregational meeting and reception for new members. Please join us starting at 10:15!

The Craft Show Market will feature over 20 booths of locally handcrafted items; the bake sale will highlight special Christmas cookies and German favorites, and select-your-own-variety cookie trays; and the Breakfast Bonanza will feature our made-from-scratch biscuits.

The Craft Show Market and Bake Sale run from 8:00am - 2:00pm.

The Breakfast Bonanza runs from 8:00am - noon with a menu of made-from-scratch biscuits, pancakes, scrambled eggs, gravy, bacon, sausage, coffee/milk/juice.