香槟主爱堂
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. ” Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be our peace.
【Micah 5:2-5a】
about us
Our
Story
This church was started by a group of Chinese Christian families in Urbana-Champaign. For many years we worked hard in pursuing academic success, raising children, studying the Bible, and having fun together. Then, we realized that life is not just about pursuing academic and career achievements and a successful future, we need also to seek to invest our time and resources in God’s eternal plan for other people’s lives. So in February of 2012, twelve families of us who shared the same thought started to open our homes by turns hosting a Bible study and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with friends in this growing community. In 3 years, God provided us numerous opportunities to help visiting scholars and students and their parents. There have been many lives transformed and testimonies shared. We have also developed a wonderful friendship with some of them. Our ministry was so much blessed, the group grew bigger, and our living rooms were not big enough to accommodate the size, so we prayed to God to provide a larger place for our ministry. In September of 2015, we started renting the space from the University-Place Christian Church on campus for our Bible studies. In 2017 the Lord further provided us an opportunity to register as “Champaign Love of Christ Church” (CLCC).
We look forward to serving more international students and families in the future. Our calling is to share God’s Word with anyone who is seeking the truth and spiritual growth and to bear the spiritual fruit together as Christ’s followers. Here is our present meeting schedule.
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·Sunday Worship (in-person and on Zoom) - 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, free lunch served afterward.
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·Tuesday Evening Prayer Meeting (On Zoom) - 8-10 pm
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·Wednesday Mid-Week Worship - (closed because of covid)
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·Friday Bible Study (in-person and on Zoom) - free dinner (6-7 pm), Bible Study meets 7:00-9:00 pm,
Please come join us, we’ll be very delighted to see your appearance. You’ll find passion, care， and God’s love here. We hope you’ll be like us to experience this great transformational power of Jesus Christ in you and find the most meaningful way of living is to help other people find eternal life in Christ.