MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER
Detour: Life Under Construction
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”
Psalm 119:71
Life is sometimes like a highway still under construction--just when a driver leans back and feels all is perfect there is sure to be a detour. Adversity strikes and we must go over some rough roads.
As we travel the detour we can look across and see the highway. It looks finished and ready for use and we wonder why it is not open. So it is in life. We have troubles and look back at the good days and we wonder why we could not have gone on in the same comfortable path. But we must not forget that detours are for our own safety.
So also are we safe in the storms God sends us. In fact, they are for a purpose. Often the purpose is to bring us into closer fellowship with God; to realize our dependence upon him.
When we are faced with adversity, we might remember Milton who, though blind, yet saw Paradise. Beethoven was deaf, yet he wrote beautiful harmonies. Adversity is something to be overcome.
We can overcome if we put our trust in God. It is good for us to be afflicted so that we may be brought closer to the God we worship.
We, as believers, need to ask God to strengthen our faith, help us face our trials, and have peace in our hearts.
Randy Morris, Minister
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First Christian Church of Galax is located in the beautiful setting of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We are a part of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and have served our community for more than 100 years.
We are a traditional church that is ecumenically minded and active within our community. Our motto is First Christian Church Galax embracing, becoming, and sharing the Good News. We accept our role within the world with courage and love.
In our effort to fulfill what we have been called into being as the church we seek to serve our community in many ways. We have a food bank ministry called 'Soul Feed', where not only is the goal to feed the hungry with groceries but with the Word of God. We have a Thanksgiving Community Meal where we prepare and deliver over 200 meals to individuals and families within our community and to those at the church who help to prepare the meal. We are a host site for the Community Holy Week Services leading up to Easter where everyone in the community may enjoy a free lunch, worship and music. We work alongside other churches to help make these and other ministries a reality and a blessing.
We are a church that believes in giving to our community. We give financial support to the local Free Clinic, the Tri-Area Pregnancy Resource Center, the Gideons, and many other organizations. We are a meeting place for the American Red Cross. Our facilities are used for weddings and picnics.
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M.
Youth Group (CYF) 12:00 P.M. Meets every Sunday after worship.
Soul Feed 6:30 P.M. Meets the first and third Monday of each month.
CWF/CMF 8:00 Breakfast at Flossies 3rd Saturday each month.
Choir 6:15 P.M. Meets each Wednesday
Bible Study 7:15 P.M. Meets each Wednesday (except the third Wed. )
First Christian Church of Galax, Virginia
Minister Randy Morris
