TO BRING EVERY PERSON TO LIFE IN CHRIST



Invite someone to Christmas Eve at Hillcrest!
Invitation cards available in the lobby on Sunday.

Big Donut Drop
Deliver donuts on Christmas Eve

Pick up a box of donuts with a destination and address to deliver right after the service to those who have to work on Christmas Eve. What an encouragement it will be to them!


Missionary Visit this Sunday
Meet CYAK Missionary, Drew Williams

Meet up with Drew Williams, one of our missionary partners who serves with Covenant Youth of Alaska. Visit with him in the library after the services for donuts and coffee. Click here to learn more about CYAK.
 


Advent Conspiracy  Barn Raising 
Shifting our focus from shopping to sharing.

Our Advent Conspiracy goal is to raise $45,000 to build a dairy barn in the nation of Georgia. The farming initiatives that Pastor Reza, an Iranian minister, is starting will make the entire Bible school self-sustaining as well as provide local jobs and supply the students and locals with fresh milk.  We have a unique opportunity for our one-time gift to impact Iran for the gospel for many years.  Click here to give and be sure to select Advent Conspiracy in the pull-down menu . For more information and to write a check, please visit the lobby table.

Christmas Dinner on December 27

The Hillcrest Refugee Ministry is hosting a Christmas dinner to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Fellowship Hall at 6 PM. Dinner and fellowship will be followed by music and stories. Please bring a side dish or dessert.  Click here to RSVP by December 24 . 

Voice of Love is also requesting love offerings and/or gift cards that can be used on future outings with refugee families. All are invited!

Join the library team! 

Our new library space is a great place to gather and a great place to serve. As part of the team, you'll offer help and hospitality to patrons checking out books on Sunday mornings from 10 AM to 12:15 PM. Minimal training is required and your commitment would be about every 4 to 6 weeks. Contact Lisa Kurtz at [email protected] with your interest.

Financial Peace 
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Starts January 10! 

Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University starts soon!  Join us for a fun and practical nine weeks of focus on getting out of debt, bringing finances back under control, and moving into financial freedom. We'll meet on Wednesdays from January 10 through March 7 from 6:30 to 8 PM. Click here to register and pay for materials. Click here to register your child or children for childcare. If you have questions, email Dori Brown at [email protected].

Serve on Christmas Eve
Join one of our serving teams to help host the many people who will attend on Christmas Eve. Click here to let us know if you can help on Christmas Eve or in the weeks leading up to Christmas Eve. 

Serve in HCKids at 10:45 AM
If you enjoy working with children and feel called to serve, we would love to have you join our team!  We are currently looking for volunteers to serve with the 2-3 year olds, first through third grade group, and fourth and fifth grade group.  Contact Nicole Guthrie at  [email protected]  to learn more.

December F.A.N. Club Request

Please bring paper towels, facial tissue, and toilet paper for Briarwood Elementary, our neighborhood school. These items will be distributed to Briarwood families who need some assistance. Drop your items off in the designated carts by the entry doors anytime in December.  Click here  for more information or to sign up for monthly emails.

Year-end Giving 

As we near the end of 2017, we celebrate the many ways you have been and continue to be Jesus' heart and hands in Prairie Village, Kansas City and around the world. Because of your generous gifts and offerings, God's love is extended across borders locally and globally. 

Nearly 21% of Hillcrest's general ministry budget is given in December through your year-end giving. Please prayerfully consider how God wants you to faithfully steward His resources for His ministry through Hillcrest. Whether it be to catch up on your intended giving, to give a gift above your intended giving or to arrange for a gift of stock, we welcome the opportunity to end 2017 in good standing and begin 2018 ministry work with a healthy financial start. Contact Meg at 913-901-2303 or email  [email protected]  with any questions.

Give Stock Instead of Cash | Consider giving appreciated stock you've owned for more than a year instead of cash this year. Stock gifts minimize your tax consequences by providing a charitable deduction for the value of the gifted stock, and Hillcrest can sell it without owing capital gains tax. You can then use the cash you were previously going to give to charity to purchase new stock with a new cost basis. Click here to learn how.

Giving Envelopes | 2018 Giving Envelopes are available on the counter in the Connection area in the lobby for those who use them. If you do not see a set with your name on them, but would like a set, please contact Meg in the Business Office at [email protected] or 913-901-2303.

Holiday Office Hours
Hillcrest offices will be closed on Monday, December 25 and January 1 in observance of the holidays. 

One Service on Sunday, December 31
Join us for one morning service at 9 AM. We will have regular children's programming that morning for birth through 5th grade. Youth are encouraged to join their families in the sanctuary.

Extended Giving Hours
Hillcrest will be open extended hours on  Sunday, December 31  until 3 PM for people who want to drop off year-end giving tithes and offerings for tax purposes, since it will be the last giving day of the year.


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