iPads give students much needed access to technology
Mary Sapienza teaches children that live in poverty, English Language Learners, and students coming from a vast diversity of life...
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2018 Wholeness Grant Ministries
The ministries below are some of the ministries that took place in 2018. Each of them was funded through our Wholeness Grant Ministry.
FCC Supports Local Flood Relief Efforts
In February 2018, Louisville experienced days of torrential rain and wide-spread flash flooding. During this time, the Ohio River rose to...
FCC Member Works to Make the Blessing of Clean Water Possible
Water with Blessings, in operation for over a decade, is a faith-based mission that has provided over 72,000 water filters in over 45...
FCC Collaborates to Create an Ongoing Partnership For Peace
In 2015, First Christian Church of Louisville partnered with Peace Catalyst International by offering them a grant to use toward their...
FCC Continues to Build Bridges with Our Muslim Neighbors
In a world where some have distorted the message of Islam by committing unspeakable horror, it is essential that we not allow the...
FCC Helps Louisville's MOLO Village Provide Ministry of Healing and Hope
The MOLO Village Community Development Corporation (MVCDC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2011 by St. Peter’s Church to engage...
FCC Provides Scholarship for Innovative Summer Camp
“Sowing a seed is the only way we really know the sun is working" ~Braylee Breed, 2nd Grade Sowing Seeds with Faith is a Louisville-based...
FCC Provides Care Through a Unique Clothing Boutique
Every year, many of the young girls that come to Maryhurst, a child welfare agency located in Louisville, KY, show up with little more...
FCC Sponsors Mission Trip to Central America
Inspired by a university sponsored spring break service trip to Guatemala, University of Kentucky student Stephen Sims, wanted to find...
FCC Members Turn Tragedy into Hope and Healing for Veterans
In October 18, 2016, the Bark family experienced the worst tragedy a family can experience when their son, Brandon was involved in a...
Children of FCC Serve Over 1,100 People in 2018
Each Sunday, the children of First Christian Church are invited and welcomed to participate in children's ministry programming known as...
FCC Builds Beds for Louisville Children in Need
After doing a story for WHAS 11 about the heartbreaking reality of so many children in our community not having beds, First Christian...
Prescient Medicine partners with FCC to provide computers to EACM
In the fall of 2018, Prescient Medicine donated eight unused computers, monitors, and keyboards to Eastern Area Community Ministries...
Spreading the Good News Across the Globe
First Christian Church of Louisville has supported Operation Christmas Child, a shoe box ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, for many years....
First Christian Continues Technological Support for Westport Middle School
In 2015, First Christian Church of Louisville provided a Wholeness Ministry Grant to Westport Middle school to purchase 29 Chromebooks...
FCC Builds Community Garden
Two members of First Christian Church of Louisville, Phil Copeland and Kathy Olliges, worked to create a Community Garden at First...
FCC Helps Family Scholar House Get Connected to the Internet
The mission of Family Scholar House (FSH) is to end the cycle of poverty and transform the Louisville community by empowering families...
FCC Member Helps Raise Money for Pediatric Cancer Patients
raiseRED is the largest student-run philanthropic organization on the University of Louisville’s campus. In 2018, the group partnered...
FCC Helps Mission Behind Bars and Beyond Hire Student Minister
Dismas Charities gives men and women released from state and federal incarceration the skills and motivation to re-enter society as...
First Christian Helps Provide Students With Weekly Meals
When school closes its doors on Friday afternoon, many children go home to empty cupboards and empty bellies for 65 hours, until they...
FCC provides Episcopal Church Home Garden with Shade Umbrellas and Garden Storage Shed
Since 1951, Episcopal Retirement Services (ERS) has worked to improve the lives of older adults through innovative, quality senior living...
First Christian Helps Bring Hospice Care to Those Without a Home
Thus am I a feather on the breath of God. ~St. Hildegard of Bingen Opened in 2016, the Hildegard House provides a home, quality...
FCC Supports Youth with a Mission
Youth with A Mission (YWAM) is a non-profit missions organization with locations all over the world. YWAM is designed to train people...
FCC Louisville Provides New Flooring for Louisville Youth Group
Louisville Youth Group was established in 1990 by local community members who recognized the need to provide safe, and affirming space...
FCC Partners with Boy Scout to Build Playground for Homeless Shelter
Each candidate for the Eagle Scouts is required to plan, lead and complete an 'Eagle Project', a service project that benefits their...
First Christian Church Helps Give Exploited Women a New Beginning
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, there have been over 3,700 sex trafficking cases in the US during 2018. Since 2007,...
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