A documentary about the extraordinary difficulty African-Americans have faced in their efforts to establish and maintain a middle class standard of living. Nearly 40 percent of all black children are poor. And the black middle class remains proportionally much smaller and far less healthy than the white middle class. With a compelling narrative, dramatic historical footage and a series of deeply personal interviews, Bob Herbert shows why this is still the case a half century after the heyday of the civil rights movement. 

  

  

Disciples Women's Ministries at FCC is making Christmas stockings for military men and women, filling them with a variety of useful items, and then taking them to a central processing location mid-October.

Suggested items to donate and leave at the Information Center at the church are:

travel-size deodorant or foot powder, individually-wrapped hard candy (no chocolate), beef jerky, individual packets of hot cocoa.

If you have a loved-one serving overseas, please contact the church office with his or her name and address, as well as how many are serving in his or her company so they will all be included as stocking recipients.

The need is great!  Please schedule by calling the church office at 309 829-9327 or by clicking the button below.  Refreshments provided.  Please ask friends to donate with you!  More information in the flyer.

Members of the Illinois Conference UCC and Illinois-Wisconsin Region DOC are invited to be part of a "hands on" mission experience at the Church World Service Disaster Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 4 - 11, 2017. We'll take with us Disaster Cleanup Buckets, school kits, health kits and items for assembly of kits collected by local churches at Fall Association meetings and at drop off points in the DOC Region. Also included will be additional "hands on" experiences at agencies related to the UCC & DOC churches in Little Rock such as a community crisis center, food bank/pantries and Habitat, etc.

The Start Fresh men's prison clothing ministry is holding a "Share the Warmth" drive from 9/1 to 12/1 to collect new or gently used men's outerwear.  This includes coats, hats, scarves and gloves.  There is a collection box by the Welcome Center.  We appreciate all the help you have already provided and thank you in advance for helping to collect warm items for the men.  If you have questions, please contact Michele Pugh or Sara Trefzger, FCC Reach Out.