Churches United of the Quad City Area has received a $1,700.00 grant from The Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Charitable Trust, in support of its Hunger Program in the Quad City Area and another $1,700.00 grant from The Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Charitable Trust, in support of its Shelter Program in the Quad City Area.

Churches United has a 53-year history of reaching out to our community.  Its 136 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area.  As well as 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites, Churches United also operates Winnie's Place, a shelter for women (with or without children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.  For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.

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Churches United of the Quad City Area has received a $5,000.00 grant from The Harold R. Bechtel Charitable Trust, in support of its Hunger Programs in the Quad City Area.

Churches United has a 53-year history of reaching out to our community.  Its 136 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area.  As well as 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites, Churches United also operates Winnie's Place, a shelter for women (with or without children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.  For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.

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The 2nd Annual BIG BACON BONANZA is almost upon us! Saturday, February 28th at the RiverCenter Great Hall, 4 - 7 p.m.

 

Hurry and buy your tickets for a chance to Sample lots of Bacon Deliciousness, hear the Dani Lynn Howe Band in all their Musical Wonderfulness, and See Celebrity Chef Judge Danielle Dimovski in all her World Bacon Champion Gloriousness!!! 

 

This event promises to be loads of fun, and it directly supports Churches United's Hunger and Shelter ministries, so please HELP US to HELP OTHERS by buying your tickets and joining us for a Bacon Blast!

Churches United - Bacon a difference in the Quad Cities!

Churches United of the Quad City Area has received a $500.00 grant from The Wells Fargo Foundation. This award supports the direct services that Churches United provides in the Quad City Area.

Churches United operates 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites in the Quad Cities, and Winnie's Place, a shelter serving women (and their children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence. The success of these services is due, in large part, to the generosity of organizations such as The Wells Fargo Foundation.

Churches United has a 54-year history of reaching out to our community. Its 134 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area. For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.

 

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Churches United of the Quad City Area has received an $8,000.00 contribution from The Canadian Pacific Railway, as part of its Holiday Train Hunger program. This donation adds much needed support to Churches United's Hunger Ministry in the Quad City Area.

The Holiday Hunger Train rolled through the Quad Cities on December 5, 2014, stopping in Davenport to entertain hundreds of spectators and present this donation to Churches United.

Churches United operates 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites in the Quad Cities, and Winnie's Place, a shelter serving women (and their children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.

Churches United has a 54-year history of reaching out to our community. Its 134 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area. For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.

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Churches United of the Quad City Area has received a $4,000.00 grant from The Melvin McKay Trust. This award supports the direct services that Churches United provides in the Quad City Area.

Churches United operates 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites in the Quad Cities, and Winnie's Place, a shelter serving women (and their children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.

Churches United has a 54-year history of reaching out to our community. Its 134 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area. For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.

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The Peace Light from Bethlehem arrived at St. John's United Methodist Church in Davenport on December 16th.

Every year, Austrian Boy and Girl Scouts send representatives to Bethlehem to light six lanterns from the light that has burned at the site of the Nativity for over 1000 years. Three of these lighted lanterns are flown across the Atlantic Ocean to New York and volunteers "spread the light" across North America.  It arrived at the Iowa Religious Media Center in Des Moines on December 15, and they sent out an email blast to constituent churches that the light could be brought to their community.  St. John's responded, and on December 16, we lit our lantern from the living flame of the Light from the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem.   We will keep it lit through our Sunday and Christmas Eve services.   

Our plan is to place the Peace Light on our altar for worship and to use the Bethlehem Peace Light to light our Christ Candle on Christmas Eve.  The Peace Light is meant to be shared.  If you are interested in having the Bethlehem Peace Light in your church, we would like to help make this possible.  Our Peace Light Lantern will be available to the community churches from 12-2 p.m. on Sunday, December 21.  The address is 109 East 14th Street in Davenport.  All you need to bring is a lantern and a long-burning candle.  We are blessed that the Bethlehem Peace Light has come to the Quad-Cities!

Blessings!

Rev. Anne Lippincott

Senior Pastor, St. John's United Methodist Church

563-324-5278

 

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We, at Churches United of the Quad City Area are excited to remind you that the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is just one day away, so please mark your calendar!

When: Friday, December 5th, 12:00 - 2:30 (train arrives at 1:45, but come early for hot cocoa, cookies, local entertainment, Santa & Mrs. Claus, and goody bags for the first 250 children!)

Where: Modern Woodman Park

Why: To support Churches United's 26 food pantries

Cost: Non-perishable food item or cash donation

Entertainer on train: Canadian award-winning country music artist Kira Isabella

For more information on this event, please contact Anne Wachal or Thea Hansen at Churches United, 563-332-5002.

 

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We, at Churches United of the Quad City Area are excited to remind you that the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is only 4 weeks away, so please mark your calendar!

The train will arrive at 1:45 on December 5, 2014, so please join us at Modern Woodmen Park early to enjoy the festivities! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there between noon and 1:30, and there will be cookies & hot chocolate, and goody bags for the first 250 children! Kira Isabella, an award winning Canadian country music artist, will be performing when the train arrives. Please join us for a fun-filled Holiday Event!

For information on this event, please contact Anne Wachal or Thea Hansen at Churches United, 563-332-5002.

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Churches United of the Quad City Area is very happy to confirm that the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will arrive in Davenport on December 5, 2014, at 1:45 p.m., in support of our Hunger Ministry.

Included in this event will be hot chocolate & cookies, goodie bags for the children, local entertainment, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance between noon and 1:30! Please come early and enjoy the festivities, while we wait for the train!

The entertainer arriving on the Holiday Train this year is Kira Isabella, Juno (comparable to U.S. Grammy)-nominated country music artist, who performed on Carrie Underwood's Blown Away Tour. She also won the 2013 CCMA (Canadian Country Music Award) for Female Artist of the Year!

For information on this event, please contact Anne Wachal or Thea Hansen at Churches United, 563-332-5002.

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