Fast Facts
- Our mission is to connect people with Jesus Christ
- We relocated in 1996 from where Fairview Heights’ Blockbuster Video currently sits along U.S. 50
- We offer worship experiences ranging from rock to Bach
- Our Sunday evening children program begins with kiindergarten through 5th grade
- We are often called "Christ Church"
- People look forward to coming to church
- In December 2007, we held our first services in the new Sanctuary
- Our Senior Pastor, Rev. Shane Bishop, has been here since 1997
- It is our goal to receive 100 new members per year with half coming on Profession of Faith
Emails
- Rev. Shane Bishop, Senior Pastor
- Rev. Allen Miller, Associate Pastor
- Alan Prass, Church Administrator
- Don Frazure, Worship Director
- Samantha Allard, Finance Administrator
- Jeff Allen, Assistant Worship Director
- Justin Aymer, Communication Coordinator
- LuAnn Beem, Office Manager
- Mickey Buehler, Accounts Payable Clerk
- Leslie Damann, Early Childhood Coordinator
- Rachel Frazure, Director of Children's Ministries
- Donna Harrison, Newsletter Editor
- Jeri Lyn Horowitz, Parish Nurse Coordinator
- Diane Kruger, Director of Volunteer Ministries
- Mike Loftus, K4C Sunday Education Coordinator
- Sheila Pride, Administrative Assistant
- Liz Reed, Director of Education
- Nathan Tobin, Technical Director
- Nick Turner, Director of Student Ministries
News
How To Increase Giving During a Recession
An Illinois church saw giving to their budget increase by 46 percent, their donor base by 50 percent.
Read the complete article from Church Executive
Giving back: Big churches pledge revitalization help
Worshippers participate in the 2008 Unity Service at Christ UMC in Fairview Heights, Ill., which has grown in a dozen years from 200 to 1,200 members. Its senior pastor, the Rev. Shane Bishop, is among those who want to help renew the denomination.
Read the complete article from UM Portal http://www.umportal.org/article.asp?id=4118
