Cereal, Cinema, and Socks!
K-8th Grade
Join us Friday, January 2, 6:00-8:00pm., and come wearing your wackiest socks and PJs, for a giant all-you-can-eat cereal bar and movie night! Prizes for weirdest socks, tallest socks, brightest socks, and most creative socks!
Sunday, January 4rh, begins our One Service schedule! We are moving to One Service to become One Church, growing TOGETHER to make an impact on our community and our world!
FOUNDATIONS Classes (see below for locations)- 9:00am
Worship (auditorium) - 10:00am
“Foundations” Classes
“Road Trip to Truth” - Led by Pastor Shane Sims in the Auditorium
“What is Truth? Answering Life’s Most Important Questions.”
“The Acts of the Apostles” - Led by Loren Crowe in the Gym
“Acts: The Church and the Holy Spirit Working Together”
“Moving Forward” - Led by Mark Shelby, Education Wing (in the old art room)
“Discipleship for New and Younger Believers”
“Mountain Movers” - Led by Youth Minister Seth Durbin, Upstairs Youth Room
“Exploring the Strange, Wonderful, Exciting Stories that Make Up Our Bible”
Ice Skating: February 20th @ 7:00 pm-9:30 pm
Junior High and High School: lace up your skates and join us for this cool event where we will go ice skating at the Nelson Center Ice Rink in Springfield. Meet up at WCC parking lot at 7pm! The cost for skating will be $8.
See George Krebs for Details
Contact Seth Durbin for details
You are cordially invited to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, with a special Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve.
Take an hour out of your hectic Christmas schedule and activities and join us as we reflect on the importance of that special night.
Join us at WCC for a very special Family Room Christmas! An evening of music and refreshments designed to set the mood for the season, with some of your favorite Christmas songs, holiday classics, group carol singing, solos and special music to light up your season!
Invite a friend or neighbor for this casual, relaxed evening of Christmas cheer for all ages!
HS students, leave the Grinch at home and come to WCC for a fun Christmas party!
Meet at WCC at 4:15pm.
More information to come, so stay tuned!
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
Get in the Christmas spirit with friends with a fun youth Christmas party! Right here at WCC!
More Information to come, so stay tuned!
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
Men, this third Monday of the month is a special edition we call Men’s Night IN!
Come to WCC at 6:00pm for some great food and fellowship! We’ll have chili and hot dogs, a variety ol sides and desserts!
Men of all ages are welcome. Bring a friend or two and plan on a great evening!
It’s an annual event that features our talented kids! Come follow the tale of the “Chris-Myth Busters”
Dessert reception follows in the multipurpose room!
Contact Scarlett Lee-Burba for details.
Ladies, invite a neighbor, a friend, a family member, and enjoy Christmas with the women of WCC!
Meal and dessert will be provided. There will be a gift exchange, a special devotion, and some fun games! Plus, the Williamsville High School Madrigals will be performing some traditional Christmas music for us! Come to the Women’s Ministry Christmas Party, Friday, December 5, at 5:00pm at WCC!
Contact Rebecca Gray or Cindy Krebs for more details!
Who doesn’t love waffles?!
Wear your PJs to Children’s Church for a waffle party, games and—-you guessed it, WAFFLES!
Contact Scarlett Lee-Burba for details.
Join us for a special Youth Thanksgiving just for us!
A Thanksgiving meal will be provided!
Meet at WCC at 4:15pm
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
Men, it’s the third Monday of the month, so that means it’s OUR NIGHT OUT! Join the men of WCC, bring a friend, neighbor, or family member, and enjoy some food and fellowship with the guys! Men of all ages are welcome! bring some young men you may be coaching or mentoring, or friends of your own boys!
This month, we’ll be meeting at the Fairlane Diner in Sherman!
Carpool from WCC at 5:30pm, or meet at the Fairlane Diner at 6:00pm
It’s our annual Thanksgiving pot luck dinner! Come gather together with us and share a Thanksgiving meal
The church will provide the turkey, potatoes, and corn. You bring the sides!
This is a great opportunity to invite a neighbor to come with you to church and stay for the pot luck fellowship after the second service!
The Women’s Ministry is hosting a Ladies Breakfast and Craft Day! This event is for ladies of all ages, with breakfast and craft supplies supplied! All you have to do is be there! (And bring a friend!)
It’ always a fun time of fellowship and fun with the crafty women of WCC!
JH and HS students, bring your dancing shoes and join us at WCC for a Just Dance party on the big screen! Plus board game and video games like Fortnight, Jackbox, and Super Smash Bros! Invite some friends and make it happen!
See you at WCC at 6:00pm, Friday November 7!
October 31st means it’s FALL FEST for kids!
With hot dogs, desserts, drinks, games, and—oh yeah, CANDY! Make plans NOW!
Contact Scarlett Lee-Burba for details.
Young people, it’s the last 5th Quarter of the season! Don’t miss it!
You can expect some inflatables, bonfire with S’Mores, hockey, pizza, and hot chocolate!
It’s the last one, let’s make it a good one! Come to WCC after the game and have some fun!
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
“Sharpen” your skills!
The Women’s Ministry joins the Men’s Ministry for this fun event at Real Axe Throwing in Springfield! We’ll carpool from the church at 5:15pm. First 50 people who sign up and pay $30/person will be going, so don’t delay, sign up in the narthex ASAP. Make checks out to Williamsville Christian Church with a memo “axe throwing” or $30 in a sealed envelope, with name and note “axe throwing” place it in the offering box. There will be food and beverages provided.
Men, get ready to “sharpen” your skills! We’re joining the Women’s Ministry for a fun evening of seeing who can hit the mark!
It’s a a joint event at Real Axe Throwing, 2920 S. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield. 6:00pm. Carpool departs WCC at 5:15pm. First 50 people who sign up and pay $30/person will be going, so don’t delay, sign up in the narthex ASAP. Make checks out to Williamsville Christian Church with a memo “axe throwing” or $30 in a sealed envelope, with name and note “axe throwing” place it in the offering box. There will be food and beverages provided.
Contact Clint Warnisher or George Krebs for details
The WCC Women’s Ministry is hosting a Fall Day Out trip to Arthur, Illinois!
We will depart from WCC in church vans at 8:00 am and travel to Yoder's Restaurant for a buffet breakfast. Then we will go to various shops in the area (including Beachy's and Shady Crest to shop for local Amish goods). We will plan to eat dinner somewhere on the way home and back no later than 7:00(ish). Please sign up in the Narthex as soon as possible so that we can reserve the van(s). We may also just caravan over there depending on how many are attending. Ladies of all ages are welcome!
Don’t miss a fun outing with the ladies! Feel free to invite friends!
Contact Rebecca Gray or Cindy Krebs for details.
Junior High and High School students, dress up in your best costumes or fall outfits and climb aboard for a bumpy, fast-paced, fun ride through the haunted woods on the Carter Brothers Haunted Hayride n Sherman, Illinois!
Cost is $10 for the ride. Bring a few bucks more if you want any food or hot chocolate there.
Meet at church to carpool to Carter Bros at 6:30pm
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
We’ll be wrapping up the Breakfast Bible Study on October 11. Men, don’t miss this opportunity Saturday 10/4 and next Saturday, to fellowship with other guys and share with them as we strive to be “Better Men” and do our part to “Better God’s World.”
Come enjoy great food and learn how we can apply a Biblical understanding of masculinity to make a postive impact on the world around us.
Meet you at WCC at 8:00am!
Don’t risk a Delay of Game penalty! Come to WCC following the WCC home game and enjoy some fun and food with friends! We’ll have pizza, soda, and snacks! PLUS…Games like nine-square, volleyball, AND…A Mario Kart tournament on the big screen! (Top 3 in Mario Kart with a prize!)
Contact Seth Durbin for details!
It’s time for children’s auditions for the Christmas Musical! Sunday 9/28 following the 9:00 am service!
This year’s musical is “Chris-Myth Busters”…The program is Sunday evening December 7, and the auditions are open for all children Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Contact Scarlett-Lee Burba for details!
“You Had Me at Pork Chop Sandwiches…”
Doors will be open by 5:00 with dinner starting at 6:00. We will enjoy some fellowship at WCC in the multipurpose room. Men and young men of all ages are welcome. Bring a friend or two and plan on enjoying some great food. Out menu looks to be pork chop sandwiches, baked beans, variety of sides, and of course dessert! We will have a variety of yard games outside and if the weather is not cooperating, we will bring them in.
Saturday, September 13, the Men’s Breakfast & Study starts and continues for the next five Saturdays, thru Oct 11 at WCC from 8:00-9:15am. We will be finishing up with the Betterman Series with “Better God’s World.”
Come join us for some great food as we learn how we men can apply our understanding of masculinity to make a positive impact in the world around us. So, clear your schedules and put these Saturdays into your calendar and we will see you there as we continue to walk with Christ through this life.
Pasta, Friends, Conversation, and—NO COUNTING CALORIES!
If you are a pasta lover, and enjoy good conversation with friends, the WCC Ladies Ministry has the perfect evening planned! Join us at Papa Frank’s, 4111 Wabash Ave in Springfield and get the best of everything!
THERE IS NO ESCAPE…(Or is there?)
It is a junior high and high school event on Sept 5 from 9pm-11pm at the church. Groups of up to 5 people can sign up to participate in an escape room that will be built in the church. They’ll have to put their heads together to solve the clues and escape! While waiting for their turn in the escape room, there will be 9 square, hockey, volleyball, video games, pizza, and snacks!
Contact Seth Durbin for more info!
A Night of Worship with Live Band!
Junior High and High Schoolers, join us at the church on Sunday, August 31 as we gather together to praise our amazing creator and savior together! It is sure to be an awesome night of fellowship and worship so bring your friends!
More details will be coming your way soon, so stay tuned!
Contact Seth Durbin for more info!
WCC Men’s Ministry Brings You Another Excuse to Eat! Er, That Is, “Opportunity for Fellowship!”
Like some fajitas with your Man Talk? How about a burrito, or some nachos? Well, have we got a great place for you. Bring your son or sons or young man you are coaching, a neighbor you’ve been wanting to invite to church. It’s always a fun time when the guys get together over huge plates of food!
Carpool Departs WCC 5:30PM or meet at the restaurant at 6:00PM.
Xochimilco Mexican Restaurant, 3210 Northfield Dr, Springfield.
Time for Dippin’ Dots! at the Illinois State Fair!
One free small Dippin’ Dots to students of WCC only on the two Sundays of the Fair, Aug 10th & 17th. Find the stand on GrandStand Avenue and say "Scarlett sent me". Enjoy!
If you’re looking for a place of service at Williamsville Christian Church, this may be a perfect fit for you! This event offers you the opportunity to learn the basics of different elements within the Worship Ministry.
Join us for pizza following the 2nd service on Sunday, August 10, then we’ll break into different training elements to dive into some of the technology and different aspects of Worship Teams. See if you are a good fit for:
Sound Technician * Camera Operator * Live Stream Production * Lighting * Media (Song Lyric Slides and Video Elements) * Instrumentalist on Praise Team * Vocalist on Praise Team
Come see what it’s all about and learn more about serving on the Worship Teams!
For more information, contact Keith Wilson or Rick Hollinshead.
