CHRIST REFORMED

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE

MINISTRIES

ADULT STUDIES

Our Adult Sunday School class meets at 9:30am on n Sunday mornings in the Chapel.   Faith is a series of habits of the mind, heart and hands that one spends a lifetime developing.   At CRUCC we seek to engage all adults in faith formation.   

In addition there is a Bible study that meets weekly on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Debbie at christreformeducc@comcast.net for the zoom link.  There are also small groups that meet during the year for fellowship and faith formation.

YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL

We have resumed in person Sunday School at 9:15am on Sunday mornings.  Sunday School is modeled on a traditional classroom format (but not as rigidly), interactively teaching and reinforcing Christian truths by “walking” through scripture.  At its core, Sunday School is Bible study with worshipful experiences, where children learn a lifelong skill that will feed them throughout their journey.  We currently offer K-5 Sunday School. 

MUSIC

We have an active music program under the leadership of Terry Sparks, our Minister of Music. In addition to the adult vocal choirs we also have a teen/adult handbell choir. Our 8:15 contemporary worship service is led by a Praise Team of singers and instrumentalists, and we always welcome musicians of all abilities to come join us in song. For details about our musical programs please contact Terry at terryasparks2014@comcast.net.

CHILDREN

Our children and youth are a diverse and dynamic part of our faith community, with varied gifts and varied needs. The welcome challenge for a healthy community of faith is to be consistent in the central message of the Gospel of Christ while being flexible and adaptive enough to greet each child of God where they are, because that is what the Almighty does: meets us all where we are to invite us ever deeper into the experience of grace.

 

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

Our Youth Fellowship Ministries are designed to enhance the growth of discipleship and strengthen faith commitment by leveraging the advancing social and intellectual abilities and interests within these age groups. Our Youth Ministry Leaders facilitate regular gatherings, encourage sharing and bonding, and model Christian leadership and pastoral presence, always with an eye toward celebrating these same emerging gifts and abilities in the youth.

 

MISSIONS

 “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” - James 2:17 

CRUCC seeks to embody it’s faith through our work in many service areas.  

  • Partner with Advocates for Homeless Families (www.afhf88.org) by providing a house where client families live as they work toward becoming stable and self-sufficient. 
  • Serve regularly at the Frederick Action Agency’s Community Table
  • Send mission teams to help communities care for at-risk families and rebuild after disasters.  We have sent groups to the Gulf Coast, Houston, Florida, New Jesery, West Virginia, Garret County (Maryland) and Honduras.
  • Partner with Habitat for Humanity (www.frederickhabitat.org) in their work building safe and affordable housing in Frederick County.  
  • Participate in The Growing Project, a part of the Food Resource Bank  (www.growinghopeglobally.org), which seeks to create a world without hunger.
  • Support the Middletown Valley Weekend Backpack Ministry, which sends at-risk students home with food each weekend.
  • Collect food and supplies for the Middletown Food Bank and Heartly House, a local organization working with victims of domestic violence.
  • Support with funds and volunteers the work of the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs, (https://www.thereligiouscoalition.org) which runs the largest homeless shelter in Frederick.