Christ Evangelical Church Cape Girardeau MO

63703-6201

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Who we are

our mission statement:

A Loving community in the body of christ

*Bound together by tradition and fellowship *Growing in faith through the Gospel, *Dedicated to caring for one another, and *Committed to reaching out in mission.

Christ Evangelical Church is a friendly, family-oriented congregation with a long history here in Cape Girardeau.

The Bible is the center of our worship, study, and mission activities. We live in the creative tension of staying true to the Bible, our creeds, our historic confessions and catechisms, and our liberty of conscience. However, the Bible always comes first...and last! Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, our denomination, and of this congregation.

Our congregation has many traditions, including rolling dumplings and our annual apple butter making, and new traditions are being created all the time! Our congregation has a strong tradition of giving to mission and relief programs. We go to our denomination's Shannondale Community Center each fall and cut wood to heat the center and church, and participate in the Cape Ministerial Alliance and the Downtown Council of Churches.

Our worship is focused around God's Word, with Bible reading every Sunday. Our worship is traditional, with wonderful organ and piano music, and many favorite hymns. The Lord's Supper is served the first Sunday of every month and is open to all. Sunday school begins with a gathering devotional at 9:15 AM before classes at 9:30 AM. Worship services begin at 10:35.

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Christ Evangelical Church
33 S Ellis St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-6201
United States
Phone: 573-335-5611

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Debra Tracy
Debra Tracy
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33 S Ellis St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703-6201
United States
Phone: 573-335-5611

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United Church of Christ



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9:00 AM Fellowship

packaged breakfast

9:30 AM Sunday School

children’s classes

9:30 AM The Breakers Bible Study

through Lent we will be learning

“How To” do bible study

10:35 AM Worship

a time for Children included every Sunday

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Christ Evangelical Church History

History of Cape Evangelical Church

A desire for German worship services of the Evangelical church prompted 12 people to meet at the old opera house to discuss formation of a congregation. Their dream became a reality on August 11, 1894, when a larger group met to organize the German Evangelical Christian Church. A portion of the first constitution of the congregation, as translated from the original German script reads “The name of this Christian union shall be and remain the German Evangelical Christian Communion (Church) of Cape Girardeau. This communion holds itself as a branch of the Evangelical Church of the United States of North America, as represented by the German Evangelical Synod.”

The newly formed congregation asked an existing pastor to conduct worship service. At the time, he was serving as pastor of two other churches; the Salem Church, and The Evangelical Church at Dutchtown.

Early financial records were not preserved, but there is one rather vague record available, and it reads “Collections for 1898: Invalids Treasury of Synod - $1.15; Supplementary Treas. of Synod - $0.20; Collection for district treasury - $1.50; Reformations collection - $3.50 (for a total of) $6.35”

The congregation utilized various existing community/church buildings to hold services for the first few years; in 1899, a building of their own became necessary. The two lots chosen to build upon were, at the time, at the edge of town, surrounded by corn fields. These same lots remain the home of our congregation at 33 S. Ellis Street; however, we’re far from “the edge of town” now! In 1919, an annex was added, increasing the seating capacity.

In 1922, the decision was made that all evening services were to be conducted in English instead of German. One year later, German worship services were discussed again. At this time, the conclusion was that “German services will be conducted four Sunday mornings a month, but if there is a fifth Sunday, it shall be an English Service.” In 1924, the congregation voted to change the German services to English, except for one each month (at that time, the English services were attended by nearly twice as many as the German services).

The cornerstone of the new church, funded in part by the “new building fund” (established in 1922) was laid on October 25, 1929. The building took 6 months to build; dedication services for the new building were held on March 30, 1930. During the 50th anniversary celebration, a large contribution was collected, which allowed the liquidation of the building debt, and burning of the notes was part of the anniversary service in 1944.

In 1946, the Salem property, except for the cemetery, was transferred to our congregation, and many members of the “church in the country” switched their membership to our “church in town”. This same year saw the first publication of “Christ Church Chronicler”, which is still produced monthly, and carries news of our congregation to the members. In 1948, we see the first mentions of a possible union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church with the Congregational Christian Church.

In the 1950s, the sanctuary was redecorated, and the kitchen facilities were modernized. There was also an addition of four organizations in the lat 1950s: Twist’n Teeners, Christian Home Fellowship, Mary Martha Evening Circle, and Women’s Fellowship.

In 1962, the congregation was again feeling the need for expansion. The adjacent parsonage at the time was converted into office and Christian Education facilities, and a new parsonage was purchased at a different location. This same year, the Evangelical and Reformed Church merged officially with the Congregational Christian Church to form the United Church of Christ. At that time, the congregation chose to affiliate as “Christ United Church of Christ”. This caused confusion, because our church had been known as the “Evangelical Church” for so long - to alleviate the confusion, we then officially became “Evangelical United Church of Christ”.

In 1973, revisions were made to initial plans for a Christian Education Building. In June of that year, the congregation voted to enter into a building program. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in August of that year, and the new building was dedicated in June of 1974. The mortgage for this building was burned in January 1983.

Over the years, our congregation and organizations have held fundraising endeavors that were/are known city-wide, and have continued annually. The Men’s Brotherhood held Ham Suppers annually from 1970-2012. The Friendship Circle’s cookbook “The Yellow Book” was first introduced in 1974. The UCC Group cooked the first 280-300 quarts of apple butter in 1975, and built the “apple butter shelter” in 1977. Apple Butter is one of the few major fundraising efforts that still takes place annually, with the help of the entire congregation. In 2017, we produced a total of over 500 quarts of apple butter (146 quarts, 663 pints, 132 half pints)! An annual chicken and dumpling supper was started by the Friendship Circle in 1983. We haven’t held a supper in a long while, but the Friendship Circle has passed on the tradition of rolling handmade dumplings to our ASAP Youth Group, which continues to be a regular fundraiser for them.

As the congregation has grown and needs and interests of members have changed; so have our organizations changed. The Mary Martha Circle was started in 1897, and continues as a women’s group to the present. They recently formed a Crochet Group, comprised of Mary Martha members, that meets weekly. The Union of Concerned Christians (UCC) Group was started in 1969. The Diaconate, originally called The Board of Deacons and Deaconesses, was first formed in 1970. A Mission Study Group disbanded in 1980, after 83 years. Koinonia was first formed in 1991 (is no longer active). In 1992, women who had begun meeting for Bible Study became a Covenant Prayer Group affiliated with the Upper Room Prayer Ministry. Additionally, we have our Board of Christian Education, and Always Say A Prayer (ASAP) Youth Group.

In 2016, the congregation voted to change our name back to a more “historic” version of previous names, and is now recognized as “Christ Evangelical Church”.

As our membership decreased, we acquired a licensed pastor who serves our congregation, leading service every Sunday at 10:30am. The Sunday School and youth group continue to have special activities once a month. We continue to have special music and a regular choir.

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