Join us for a special student service once a month on a Friday, featuring upbeat worship, games, giveaways, and group study.
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 6
July 18
August 15
September 12
October 10
November 7
December 5
Summer Care is a safe, engaging, and affordable camp during the summer months when school is out of session for elementary school-aged children who have completed K-5th grades. Summer Care 2025 will run from May 27 - August 8 from 7:30A - 5:30P. Field Trips/Special Guests, Bible lessons, Art, STEM, Games, Cooking, Free Play, and more make up this fun filled week. Kids will engage in physical activity and use both sides of their brain during the indoor and outdoor activities. No 2 weeks are the same! For more information, please click here to view the Info PDF.
I was very impressed by the staff and the activities. Thank you!
A fun way to incorporate God's word while having structure all day!!
My daughter was older and apprehensive about attending again this year, but she shed more tears than anyone on the last day. She will forever remember the great staff FIRST provides.
This was our first year using summer care. The kids came home excited to share their day! They were excited to go back the next day. We will continue to use Summer Care and I'll be telling other parents about this awesome opportunity for their kids over the summer!
Summer Care is amazing. The love and friendships with the other campers and the counselors that are kids have made is awesome to see. They love the activities and the time they get to learn more and grow closer to God. I recommend Summer Care to all our friends with kids.
Thank you for recruiting caring, fun camp counselors who enjoyed being with the kids.
Summer Care has been such a blessing! This well led and organized camp was a safe place for my children to spend their summer. I appreciated the flexibility in choosing days and weeks. The staff were actively engaged with the kids and had fun activities and field trips to fill their days. I also loved the morning worship time. I just wish I would have started sending my kids here sooner!
I know my daughter will have a safe fun time at summer care every day! I can drop her off with no concerns and know she'll have an incredible time.
The counselors are all so amazing. They love the kids and I know our kids feel that love and care from them. The last day is always so sad.
We wish we would have started camp sooner! Our 1st grader loved everything about each day he attended- the crafts, the themes, the activities. The counselors were all great! They welcomed my son each day and made him feel like he belonged. Thank you for a wonderful, affordable, safe, and enriching camp experience!
Are you ready to experience the ultimate new beginning? Join us as we celebrate the life-changing power of God's love and grace through the resurrection of His Son. We are thrilled to invite you to our Good Friday and Easter/Baptism Sunday services this Easter season!
And guess what? Easter Sunday isn't just any ordinary Sunday. It's a special day we've designated as Baptism Sunday. Now is the perfect time to commit if you've considered publicly declaring your faith through baptism. Our pastors can chat with you about this faith decision, answer any questions, and help guide you.
Let us know if you want to be baptized or learn more. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
Sunday, April 20 at 9:00A & 10:30A
Chapel Service at 9:00A only
Full Kids Ministry available
**No Student Ministry on Easter, April 20
Baptism is how we go public with our faith. It shows others that you have been made new and represents your old sinful life being washed clean because of your faith in Jesus.
The next Baptism Sunday is on Easter! If you’re interested in being baptized or learning more, click here.
Come reflect on Jesus's sacrifice and the hope of the cross this Good Friday, April 18, at First Christian Church Champaign. This unique service will be a time of worship, scripture, and remembrance as we prepare our hearts for Easter.
All are welcome—invite a friend and join us! Please keep in mind that the content of this service is heavy as we reflect on the crucifixion.
No Kids Ministry—
Join us in the service, but please keep in mind this is a somber and heavy service due to the nature of the crucifixion.
*Traditional Good Friday Service / not identical to April 20, Easter services
This special time will include a message from a FIRST pastor, a challenge to pray consistently for your child and your commitment to raising your child in a Christ centered home, as well as a slide show with pictures of our precious babies and kids. Parents, family, friends, and the church family will share in a time of commitment. Participants will also receive a special gift from the FIRST Kids Ministry. Registration is open to those who are actively engaged with our church.
Please register by March 24:
Here at FIRST, we believe that the best way to learn to follow Jesus is in community with others. While gathering together on Sundays is essential, we are made by God for deep relationships that can only be forged in smaller group settings. These groups are meant to be catalysts for connection, discipleship, and mission both at our church and where we live, work, and play! Here at FIRST, we call these groups Disciple-Making Communities.
To help bring better clarity and consistency to those of you desiring to experience community here at FIRST, we have decided to set aside three 10-week Sessions throughout the year: one in the Winter, one in the Spring, and one in the Fall. Now, here's the important part: We want to invite you to prayerfully consider joining one of these communities for the upcoming 10-week Spring Session, starting the week of April 7 through June 15. Sign-ups will open March 23, so if you want to learn more, please visit our groups page online at fcc-online.org/groups. Thanks, and may each of you find peace knowing that you are not alone in this adventure of following Jesus.
Join us for a special evening as our elders lead us in covering our staff in prayer before they embark on their team spiritual retreat. This is a powerful opportunity to lift up our leaders, ask for God’s wisdom and renewal, and stand together as a church family.
Kids, toddler through pre-K, join us with your friends for a fun morning of glow games including face paint and bracelets!
Hey, K-5th graders! Get ready for a night packed with fun and excitement! Join us for Kids Night Out at the FIRST Family Life Center, where you'll enjoy:
Laser Tag
Free time in the Oasis
GLOW Dodgeball
Gaga Ball
Games & Crafts
Pizza & Popcorn
A Movie to wrap up the night!
Bring your friends and don’t miss this unforgettable evening of laughter, adventure, and awesome memories!
Cost: $25. Sign up now by clicking here!
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest." -- Jesus
Are you tired? Worn out? Exhausted? Is the pace of modern life too much for your weary soul? What if hurry and exhaustion and busyness aren't the way things are supposed to be? And what if there were an invitation from the Way of Jesus to directly combat these things? Well... there is. It's called Sabbath. It's a 24-hour time period set aside to stop work, rest well, and delight and worship God. Jesus and the majority of the heroes of the faith kept Sabbath, but we have forgotten this essential practice to the detriment of our souls. In fact, keeping the Sabbath is the only one of the 10 Commandments that people will brag about breaking.
If you desire to experience more peace, rest, and joy in your life, and for your life to be dictated by Jesus' rhythms of grace rather than the overwhelming speed of our culture, you are invited to spend 4 weeks learning to practice Sabbath in your life. Join us to rediscover the forgotten riches of rest found in the ancient and biblical practice of Sabbath-keeping.
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." -- Jesus
We’re launching a new Sunday morning venue—The Chapel—on February 16 at 9:00A! This intimate, acoustic-style worship experience will feature the same powerful message streamed live from the auditorium.
The Chapel creates more space and offers a cozy, smaller setting for those who prefer that atmosphere. Plus, join us on launch day for bagels in The Chapel! Let’s make room for even more of God’s work here at FIRST.
First Christian Church’s Champaign Location is excited to again be a host church for Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE INFO PAGE for signups and more!
As we launch into this exciting new season, we invite you to the Relentless Vision & Praise Night to celebrate the kickoff of our new vision, worship passionately, and embrace the call to relentless discipleship, generosity, and impact.
Don’t miss this special night of celebration and anticipation—plus some fun take-home surprises! Let’s step into God’s overflowing blessing as a church family, ready to reap an abundant Kingdom harvest.
We invite families to worship with us as this evening has no childcare.
Everyone in attendance will receive a FREE new shirt to commemorate this special night!
This 2-day high energy kids conference hosted by Christ In Youth (CIY) features incredible worship, top notch speakers, and tons of fun where every aspect of the weekend is age intentional!
We will meet at FIRST at 5:00P. Pack a sack dinner to eat on the drive to Eastview Christian Church in Normal, IL. We will return to FIRST and head home to sleep - please pick kids up by 10:15P. Before coming to FIRST on Saturday, eat breakfast and meet at the church by 7:00A to head back to Eastview. This year all conference sessions will be done by noon. We will go to the Children's Museum where we will have a box lunch from Avanti's. We will return to FIRST around 3:30P.
The cost includes transportation, conference registration ($64 until Jan 1, $74 after), lunch Saturday, and the museum. The conference fee is non-refundable. SuperStart! has a store if your child is interested in purchasing a shirt, sweatshirt, or other items. This would be additional money you would need to send. Pre-orders can be placed for pick up, so you can have a say in what they choose!
Registration closes on January 12
What does God say about money, and how does it relate to kids? Join us for this four-week series designed just for Kids, where we will learn about earning, giving, saving, and spending money wisely in ways that honor God.
Week 1: EARNING MONEY
Work is how we earn money. It's not always easy, and it's not always fun, but work is a blessing from God that allows us to provide for others and ourselves. Work also gives us a chance to share our faith. When we develop an extra mile attitude, we can show people the love of Jesus through our work - an that's something far more valuable than money!
Week 2: GIVING MONEY
Giving is a great way to show God we love him. God can take even the smallest gifts and multiply them to do great things. God doesn't want us to wait for someone else to do it. He wants all of us to give what we can!
Week 3: SAVING MONEY
Saving money is good stewardship. It prepares us for the challenges and expenses we don't expect, and it helps us save up for the things we want. The sooner we start saving, the more we will have to spend on those things later on, and the easier saving will be when we are grown.
Week 4: SPENDING MONEY
We all make choices when we spend money, and the choices we make determine whether we are wise shoppers. We need to consider our wants vs. our needs, prices, and safety so that we can be wise managers of the money God gives us!
As we launch into our Relentless vision for 2025, we're dedicating the first 25 days to seek God together through fasting and prayer. Let’s start the year pursuing Him intentionally and expectantly—because when His people seek Him, God moves powerfully!
Join us on Sunday, December 29, for a Pajama Party Sunday. There will be one service only at 10:00A.
3601 S Staley Rd, Champaign, Il 61822
With this time of the year being busy for us all, a little tradition and normalcy can help remind us what Christmas is all about. So, whether it’s your first or 72nd Christmas at FIRST, we want you to know what you can expect with us… good ol’ fashioned family Christmas.
We’re excited to celebrate the birth of our Savior, together with your family, during a cozy Christmas Eve service.
*Nursery care for kids under two during 4:30P service only. No kids or student ministry programming.
K-5th grade Kids Ministry friends are invited for dinner and reindeer games at our Champaign Location while parents have an evening to start Christmas shopping, enjoy a date night, or just some quiet time without the kids. Please, register at the link below:
Every year, we come together to celebrate families who are caring for children in foster care. At the December 7 Foster Care Christmas Party, we build relationships with them by providing baked goods, playing games, and serving them in a variety of other ways. This year, we are also partnering with Lutheran Social Services to provide gifts to foster children. We look forward to serving with you.
Ways to get involved:
Sign up to serve in various ways, from baking cookies to helping with games for the Foster Care Christmas Party, by clicking here.
Grab a tag at church on Sunday to purchase a designated gift for a foster child and return it in a gift bag by December 1.
Calling all Heavy Lifters and Helpful Decorators. Join us following the second service on Sunday, November 24, for some food, Christmas music, and transforming our church space for the Christmas season. There is no need to sign up; just show up!
Ladies, the season of gratitude is upon us, and we're excited to invite YOU to join us for a special Friendsgiving celebration in our Women's Ministry here at FIRST! 🧡🍂
This is a time to gather, give thanks, and enjoy a night of laughter, fellowship, and delicious food! Whether you've been part of our community for years or you're new, this is the perfect opportunity to come together, connect, and celebrate the friendships God has blessed us with.
Here's what you can expect:
🍁 A beautiful dinner where everyone is welcome to bring their favorite dish to share (or just come to enjoy the feast!)
🎉 A fun activity to get to know one another and create lasting memories
🙏 A message of gratitude where we'll reflect on the blessings of friendship and faith
🤗 A warm, welcoming atmosphere where you can relax and recharge
Bring your friends or come to meet new ones and join us for a night of connection and community—this is a gathering you won't want to miss!
Event Details:
📅 Date: Friday, November 22nd
⏰ Time: 6-8P
📍 Location: Atrium at FIRST
We can't wait to celebrate the gift of friendship and the joy of Thanksgiving together! 💛
Hey Early Childhood Friends! Join us for a morning with pumpkin EVERYTHING! We will have story, craft, snack, and game time! Bring your parent!
This is a night we step deeper into our faith and praise God together through new and old songs, ancient prayers, and spirit-led stories,building on what God is already doing in our hearts. So come. Now is the time to worship.
Doors open at 6:30P. Worship begins at 7:00P.
Due to a shortage of Chicken Nugget Lovers, we unfortunately have to cancel this Sunday’s Chicken Nugget Party.
Wanna party pumpkin style, instead?! Register for the Pumpkin Party, here!
Join us for an exciting family-friendly tailgate at FIRST for the Illinois vs. Oregon game! We’ll be serving up burgers and hot dogs, so bring your favorite side dish to share. We'll stream the game in the Oasis and have plenty of fun tailgate games for everyone to enjoy. All are welcome—don’t miss out on the fun! Parents, please accompany children in 5th grade and younger.
IF:Table is a simple tool to help us cut through the small talk and start building the relationships that God wants us to have. One easy way to approach it: 2 hours. 4 questions. 6 women.
Our Women's Ministry Team is creating a space for you to invite your girlfriends to join you for a night out where we will learn how to make a beautiful charcuterie board followed by time to connect on a deeper level together.
WHERE: Join us in the Fellowship Hall, 3601 S. Staley Road- Champaign, IL 61822
WHEN: Friday, October 25 from 6:30-8:30P
Doors open at 6:15P
Ticket price is $15 per person which includes a charcuterie board to take home, food to make a beautiful board, and beverages.
Registration ends on Sunday, October 20th.
If you would like to bless another woman by purchasing her ticket you can do so at checkout by selecting the scholarship box.
Please don't let money be a barrier. Contact Michelle Jacob if you need any assistance or have any questions at michelle@fcc-online.org or (217) 356-1649. Scholarships are first come/first serve as long as they are available.
Looking forward to hosting you at IF:Table!
Dive deeper into the world of parenting and tech with us!
Join IT expert and dad, Jeremy Fenelon, as he spills the secrets on how to keep your kids safe online and lock down their devices like a pro. After that, Stephen Albi will break down the impact of screen time and how we can flip the script to make tech work for us, not the other way around.
Every participant will get a copy of "My Tech-Wise Life" by Amy & Andy Crouch! Plus, mark your calendars for October 29, when we’ll gather again for an exclusive Book Chat!
Let’s master the tech game together—see you there!
Join us for an afternoon of pizza and crafting! We will make 3 different pumpkin crafts that you can take home and incorporate into your decor this fall.
This special time will include a message for a FIRST pastor, a challenge to pray consistently for your child and your commitment to raising your child in a Christ-centered home, as well as a slide show with pictures of our previous babies and kids. Parents, family, friends, and the church family will share in a time of commitment followed by the presentation of dedication certificates. Participants will also receive a special gift from the FIRST Kids Ministry.
Please register by September 30:
Still on and held inside instead of outside!
Bring your whole family for an evening of carnival games, pony rides, free petting zoo, BINGO, and more! This event is FREE to attend and open to the public with food truck items available for purchase. It all takes place on Sunday, September 22, from 4-6P at First Christian Church Champaign in the Curtis Road parking lot. We can't wait to meet you.
First Christian Church
Champaign Location
3601 S Staley Rd
Champaign, IL 61822
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