Grace Dearhamer

During Lent, we gather with our brothers and sisters in the Illinois Valley Cluster of churches for worship and a meal. This year’s theme is “Christ the Liberator.”

Worship begins at 4:00 p.m. each Sunday afternoon at the host church, with a fellowship meal following. This week’s service is hosted by US at Eureka Christian Church.

We will collect a special offering throughout the series benefitting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Vocational Training Center, a Global Ministries (Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ) facility, which offers classes, tools, and materials for sewing/tailoring, carpentry, cosmetology, and design.

Checks may be made to Global Ministries.

As is our custom at Eureka Christian Church, we will share in a 24-hour prayer vigil from 8:00 p.m. on Maundy Thursday until 8:00 p.m. on Good Friday. Members of the church are invited each to take an hour to keep vigil with Jesus during his most difficult steps from the Garden of Gethsemane to the cross and finally the tomb. Our chapel will be set up with eight prayer stations to take you through these pivotal moments. Sign up for your hour by contacting Rev. Jennie at minister@eurekachristian.org.

Registration continues for our Civil Rights Pilgrimage, March 22-28, 2025.

Currently, we have room for 11 more participants! If you want to go, please let Rev. Jennie know as soon as possible, and she will save a place for you.

On our pilgrimage, we hope to include: a Soul of America tour in Nashville, Tennessee; stops at the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama; visits to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama; and a guided tour around Selma which includes walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (These destinations are subject to availability; final itinerary may vary.)

Cost is $1800 per person for a single room and $1500 per person for a double room. This includes transportation, lodging, activity fees, all breakfasts and four dinners. Lunches and two dinners are on your own. A $200 deposit is required at the time of registration to secure your place. Half of the remaining balance is due August 1, and the final payment is due December 2.