June is PRIDE month!

June is PRIDE month! FCC Moline Open and Affirming Committee is proud to announce our sponsorship of Pride Party, Pride Parade & 5K at Bass Street Landing June 12th and 18th. As a Partner In Pride sponsor, we are collaborating with Edwards and Hope UCC Open and Affirming Congregations to support our LGBTQ community as …

Red Wagon Preschool Wear Order Form You can order Red Wagon Preschool wear below. Deadline to order is July 5th, 2022. BLING BLING!!! Get your Red Wagon Merch! Red Wagon is building up their fund for Red Rubberized mulch. This year their goal is $2000 to put towards a very expensive project. Order your merch and …

Vacation Bible School 2022

Vacation Bible School: June 13th -16th 9 am – 11 am Pre-K through 1st Grade Vacation Bible School is back! Come roll with God at our Food Truck Party! Please mark your calendars for the week of June 13. Parents, if you could join us at 11 am for Kona Ice on the last day, …

Emergency Congregational Meeting 1/30/2022

FCC Members,  Accompanying this message you will find the information that will be discussed at our Emergency Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 30th at 11:15am.  We hope you are able to take your time prior to the meeting to process this information and come prepared for the discussion.  The meeting will be held in the …

Pledge Card Reminder | Stewardship 2022

We had a truly wonderful turnout during last Sunday’s worship, and so many were gracious enough to complete pledge cards. But for those who couldn’t join in person or tune in to our live stream, there’s still time to make your pledge. Here’s how: Complete your pledge card in-person during this Sunday’s worship. You may …

Roth & Traditional IRA Distributions to Charities | Stewardship 2022

Roth & Traditional IRA Distributions to Charities By Bill Henning If you have an IRA and have reached 72 years of age, congratulations!   Now, the government requires you to start taking money out of these tax deferred accounts. This is a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).  You will be taxed on these mandatory withdrawals every year thereafter.  However, each …

Magnify Your Church Giving By Bill Henning In last week’s article, we mentioned tax advantaged charitable giving accounts.  When you sell stocks or bonds that have appreciated in value, you will pay taxes on the gain to the IRS.  If you gift those stocks or bonds directly to the church, you will pay no taxes to the government …

Simplify Your Church Giving By Bill Henning If you listen to public radio, you might have heard them talk about becoming a Sustaining Member.  It means that the member authorizes their bank or management company to make recurring monthly charitable gifts from their checking account, a taxable brokerage account or a tax advantaged charitable giving account.  What works …

A Mindset of Abundance | Rooted in Love

 Our Stewardship theme of “Rooted in Love” draws inspiration from Psalm 1, “They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season.” The Psalmist invited us to imagine all the good things we can bear when well planted. What might we give away when rooted in love?  But the …

Our upcoming stewardship campaign will officially launch this Sunday, Nov. 7.  Our Stewardship theme of “Rooted in Love” draws inspiration from Psalm 1, “They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season.” The Psalmist invited us to imagine all the good things we can bear when well planted. …