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Make yourself home here -- and come visit us in person at 10th St and McGowan Blvd in Marion, Iowa. We worship on Sunday morning with an 8:30 traditional service with hymns, choir, and organ. We have a contemporary worship service at 11:00 with praise songs and a small praise band. Dress is casual. Communion is served at both services every Sunday. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:45, following a brief coffee fellowship time. Articles about Sunday school can be found on Page 3.

We have a brand new "Come As You Are" worship service every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

Our facility is handicapped accessible and our nursery is staffed with paid nursery attendants.

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2010 SCHOOL FOR CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Saturday, August 28th
West Des Moines Christian Church 

WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING? It is a one-day training opportunity for all individuals in the congregation to receive training, inspiration, guidance, and direction for doing the work of the church.

THE DAY'S SCHEDULED EVENTS include Worship, a morning workshop of your choice, a family style lunch, a keynote speaker, and an afternoon workshop of your choice. Cost for everything is only $20 per person this year.

WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES and descriptions of classes are available both in our church office and on the Upper Midwest Christian Church web site www.uppermidwestcc.org.

REGISTRATION FORMS and a list of “Frequently Asked Questions” along with any other information you might need are also available on the web site or from our church office.

LUNCH is included in your registration cost, however if you have special dietary needs you are encouraged to bring your lunch with you.

OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER will be presented after lunch, before your afternoon workshops. This year our keynote speaker will be Disciples Minister Jose Morales Jr.

Jose Morales Jr. is a gifted speaker, writer, and pastor called to be Transitional Regional Minister of the Central Rocky Mountain Region by a unanimous vote on Feb. 27, 2010. Jose Morales Jr. is fluent in English and Spanish. The Transitional Regional Minister Search team for the Central Rocky Mountain Region was impressed with his deep spirituality, passion for ministry and ability to relate to a variety of audiences. Jose Morales Jr. was a morning worship speaker at the 2009 General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis. He followed his parents into ministry, who were missionaries and recently served as pastors of a Hispanic Pentecostal congregation on Chicago’s South Side. He serves as an adjunct professor at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. Morales recently served as the associate pastor of Iglesia del Pueblo – Hope Center- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Hammond, Indiana. Jose Morales Jr. is a freelance writer, and is frequently asked to be a keynote speaker and preacher.

Read more, and view related videos, at School for Congregational Learning 

Home page
Welcome;
Vacation Bible School;
School for Congregational Learning
Page 2
From the Pastor's Study;
WOC Video;
Flood Recovery Continues;
Mission Station Thanks
Page 3
Sunday School;
Adult Sunday School
Page 4
W.O.W.;
SmugMug Pictures;
Little Girl & Psalm 23
Page 5
Map to the Church;
"Miracle House" Project
Page 6
Disciples News Briefs
July 21, 2010
Page 7
Newsletter - 07/21/10
Page 8
Cartoon of the Day;
Disciples of Christ Videos