Dr. Tom Sikes
invites you to...
Worship (Communion every Sunday): 10:50 AM (Nursery Provided for K and under)
Sunday School Classes for All Ages: 10:00 AM (Nursery Provided for Infants)
Our Denomintation is The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ ) www.Disciples.org
Regional Ministry: Great River Region www.GRRCC.org
Budget: $349,000 (Plus FCC gave over $75,000 in addition to mission projects!)
Church formed in 1893 and continues to be a vibrant community of faith! We have doubled in size in four years in membership and mission! Glory to God!
Missionaries: Every Member of the Congregation
Church Secretary: Jackie Holloway fccms@bellsouth.net
Treasurer: Donna Downey dcdowney@bellsouth.net
Nursery Attendants: Rosalind Barnes and Hattie Altman
Parish Associate: Rev. Lucian Lee lucian01@bellsouth.net
Pastor: Dr. Tom Sikes trsikes@aol.com
Tom is married to Page with three children. (Tommy - 21, Taylor Ann - 18, Sarah Page - 11). He is a graduate of Oxford College of Emory University, the University of Georgia and has his masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Born and raised in Atlanta, Tom has spent his entire ministry (16 years and going!) in Mississippi. He sees the church on wheels ready to "get up and go on the desert road in between here and there with enthusiasm and hope in Christ" (Acts 8.26). Tom is called "Parson" and he enjoys flyfishing, golf, tennis and serving as Founder of www.PavingYourWay.com outreach. He has written three books entitled: Hush in the Rush, Wind Chimes, and Welcome Home.
Mission Statement
To serve Christ as missionaries @ home, @ work and on the road in between.
What Do We Believe
Each of us asks four basic life questions:
- Who Am I? (Identity)
- Where Did I Come From? (Origin)
- Why Am I Here? (Purpose)
- Where Am I Going? (Destiny)
We believe God in the scriptures gives us story after story of people trying to find their way to the answers of these questions. God does not love us when we arrive. God loves us on the road in between as we seek to find love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and self control. The church was created to help us along that path. Jesus Christ offers us R & R which stands for Redemption and Relationship.
By the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we find hope and healing for today and tomorrow.
As Disciples of Christ, we are a church that is open to all who seek God. We have beliefs and practices in common with all sorts of Christians. These apparent similarities sometimes are superficial, sometimes fundamental. We baptize by immersion, so we look like Baptists. We have Communion every Sunday, so we look a bit like Roman Catholics. We stress the ministry of the laity, so we look a little like Quakers. Our congregations call their pastors rather than accepting assigned ministers, so in that respect we look like Presbyterians. We rely heavily on preaching and teaching, so we look somewhat like Methodists. We have congregational government, so we look a lot like the United Church of Christ.
We are a safe place for you to ask questions, to seek your own path, and to join Christ in seeking and rescuing others!
