News & Events

                The Evergreen Christian Church Newsletter is published twice a month.  Please click HERE to view the latest Newsletter

                     Upcoming preachers and musicians ~ 2020

​January 19: Rev. Sondra Tilsley with Christine Dunning on piano
January 26: Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano 
February 2: Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano 
February 9: Rev. Sondra Tilsley with Christine Dunning on piano
February 16: Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano
February 23: Rev. Sondra Tilsley with Christine Dunning on piano
March 1:  Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano
March 8: Rev. Sondra Tilsley with Christine Dunning on piano
March 15: Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano
March 22: Rev. Sondra Tilsley with Christine Dunning on piano
​March 29:  Rev. Cheryl Breiner with Christine Dunning on piano

​January 19th ~ POTLUCK following the 10:00AM service!  All are welcome to come join us.  Good food, friends, and fellowship.

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​Blood Drive in remembrance of Luke Greider


A successful blood drive was held on October 20th, 2019 at ECC.  It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces from the community enjoying fellowship and food while participating in the blood drive.

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Pot Luck Luncheon ~ Sunday, August 25, 2019
 Amazing food and fellowship!
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Evergreen Jazz Festival & Gospel Service

It was fantastic!!!  George, Nancy, Sandy and Gloria began on Thursday and continued on until Sunday evening prepping the building, and “Food Court”. Dave, Judy and Bob provided support with the bulletins, and schlepping stuff around the place.  
The Sunday service was amazing as usual.  George provided excellent leadership for the service that included about 220-230 participants. Rev. Richard Ward did another outstanding job of sharing his message that was well received by all.  Queen City Jazz Band and Wende Harston were inspirational. The offering generated approximately $600 for Beyond the Rainbow, $600 for Tennyson Center, and $600 for ECC! Sandy was still tallying results from the “Food Court” but the response from patrons was that the food at ECC was GREAT, and at a GREAT price!

See more pictures from the Jazz Festival and Service held at ECC on the Photos & Videos page!

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ECC Building Projects: Volunteer When You Have Time

Our next workday at the church will be October 5, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  There are still some projects that need to be done and there is something for everyone who would like to participate.  (sorting toys and books in the nursery, painting, carpet and floor cleaning, etc.) Great fellowship time!

Fundraise for ECC while you shop at King Soopers

Every time you shop at King Soopers and swipe your King Soopers loyalty card or use the phone number connected to your King Soopers account at checkout you could be fundraising for ECC. The King Soopers Community Rewards Program donates to local organizations based on the shopping you do, and you can direct these funds to ECC. Here are instructions for linking your King Soopers Plus Card to the ECC Community Rewards account:

1. Go to: https://www.kingsoopers.com/signin?redirectUrl=/account/communityrewards/
2. Sign in to your account
3. Type "Evergreen Christian Church" into the search box labeled "Find an Organization"
4. Click on the blue "Enroll" button in the ECC box.

You must have a registered King Soopers loyalty card account to link to ECC. If you do not yet have a King Soopers loyalty card, you can get one at the customer service desk at King Soopers. For more detailed instructions go to: https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/community-rewards-9

If you participated in this program in the past, please note that the new program is integrated into your regular King Soopers loyalty card. All you have to do is connect your card to ECC through the above steps.

Our thanks to Dave Killen and ECC CPA Amy Ellis for getting ECC set up in the Community Rewards Program.

ECC Google Reviews

We are working to further develop ECC's online presence because most people begin getting to know a church online before they ever visit the church building. This includes both visitors and potential applicants for the settled pastor position at ECC. Helps us share about ECC's ministry by completing a Google Review of ECC.
So far ECC has two Google Reviews, both 5 stars! Please take five minutes to write a thoughtful review for ECC to give others a sense of what you value about your church and spread the good news!
Here are Instructions for writing a Google Review for ECC:

1. Do a Google search for “Evergreen Christian Church”
2. On the right hand column on the search results page you will see a listing for ECC with a photo and map. Underneath buttons labeled website, directions, and save, you’ll see in blue lettering “2 Google reviews” (the number here will change as you add reviews). Click on “Google reviews” and a popup window will appear.
3. Click on the blue button “Write a review” in the popup window.

Select the number of stars you want to rate ECC (1 is worst, 5 is best) and type in your thoughtful review above the gray line where the text reads "Share details of your own experience at this place" and click "post" to post your review publicly to the internet so others can read it.

From CRMR ~ Save the Dates    

Palestine/Israel Trip                    January 24-February 4, 2020
Jeff and Janet Wright have announced the dates for their next alternative tour of Palestine/Israel.  You can see the draft itinerary and find other trip information here

Regional Mission Trip to Puerto Rico  The tentative date is January 20-25, 2020. For more information contact the Regional office.   crmrdoc.org

CRMR CYF Fall Retreat:      Soul and Service
A mission oriented retreat for CRM Region high school youth
WHEN:  November 1- November 3, 2019
WHERE:  FCC in Greeley, Colorado 
COST:  $35:00
Registration due by October 18.  Download registration forms at crmrdoc.org

For more information about CRMR youth activities for the 2019-2020 year, go to crmrdoc.org

Open & Affirming Process

We've completed our six-week Open & Affirming process and will hold a ritual of affirmation and confirmation this Sunday at the end of our Easter worship service to become designated as an Open and Affirming ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Open and Affirming Ministries commit to openly welcome and affirm persons of all gender expressions and sexual orientations to the table of Christ's communion and to the full life and leadership of the Christian Church. 

Last Sunday we worked together on an Open and Affirming Statement, and here is the final result, fine tuned by the Working Group this week, and reviewed by some of our LGBTQ+ friends to make sure that our intentions came across accurately to them:

Evergreen Christian Church affirms and celebrates LGTBTQ+ individuals and families to be authentically who they are. We invite all to join in life’s faith journey, to serve together, and to create a safe haven for the marginalized. Together, we will continue to seek to understand the challenges of the Church to live out the mission of Christ in the world.

You are encouraged to participate in the full six-week process. We will post weekly updates of our progress and resources on our Open & Affirming blog page. 

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Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance Membership Challenge

Evergreen Christian Church is now listed on the Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance list of Open & Affirming Congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Updates to the listing are coming soon to include Reverends Sondra Tilsley and Cheryl Breiner as pastors, along with a photo of the church with your Open & Affirming statement. 

The Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance has invited ECC to participate in their Membership Challenge. The Alliance challenges all O&A congregations to have at least 10% of their membership be members of the Alliance, and we know ECC can easily surpass the 10% goal! You can join the Alliance by going to: http://disciplesallianceq.org/main/contribute/. Memberships start at $45. Students and low income individuals can join for $15. If you are already a member of the Alliance, please email Rev. Mark Johnston at mark@disciplesallianceq.org, to let him know that you should be added to ECC's membership listing in the Alliance database.