LCC Elders, staff, and volunteers have worked hard to make our building and programs safe for you and your children.
Watch and read below for some of the things you can expect when you return to church.
What can you expect?
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how are you feeling?
Before joining us for in-person worship, please assess your current health. If you, or anyone you've recently been in contact with, are exhibiting any of the following symptoms, please stay home and worship with us online at 10:30am on Sundays:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headaches
- New loss of taste of smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
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SHOULD I WEAR A MASK?
Given the executive order from the Governor, we strongly encourage masks for all our volunteers during Lebanon Christian Church events. There will be a few roles where we require them. Your direct team leader will let you know. If that is something you are unwilling to do, then your team leader will direct you to a different role.
While we are not mandating and requiring masks at Lebanon Christian Church for everyone as the Governor's executive order has an exemption for churches, we are encouraging those who are willing to do so as we strive to help and honor those around us.
We continue to ask that each of us handles our disagreements and strong convictions with grace and love.
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HOW DO I CHECK IN?
The check-in hosts will assist with check-in. They will enter your name and check in your family, so there are minimal people touching the computers. You can tear off any labels that print for your children.
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Where do i sit?
Rows are distanced in the auditorium, and we ask that you leave 3-4 seats between households. The student center is set up for social distancing, and the kids auditorium is equipped with floor circles to help the children keep an acceptable distance. We'll do our best with the little ones too!
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How do i give my offering?
In addition to the five simple ways listed below, there are giving boxes located on the communion tables. Feel free to drop in your tithe as you go through for communion, then sanitize your hands before taking the elements.
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what about communion?
You will be released from your seats for communion, where you will move to the nearest of six stations. You have the opportunity to give offering, take a Connection Card, sanitize your hands, and take communion back to your seat the take it in quiet reflection.
If you need assistance or are unable to walk to a communion station, please raise your hand and a deacon will bring you a tray where you can take a double cup of the bread and juice.
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can i get a bulletin?
We will continue to email a weekly digital bulletin, available below each week. If you are not getting the weekly emails, contact the church office and we will update your information.
If you would like to pick up a printed copy of the email, there will be limited copies available at the Guest Services desk on Sunday morning.
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Can I get coffee?
We will not have coffee urns available, but you are welcome to bring your own. We will have bottles of water at the coffee stations for your convenience.
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I have a baby in the nursery. What do i need to know?
Our nursery will be open as usual, but we will provide all the diapering needs for your child. Please leave all diaper bags and things from home out in the hallway. We will come out to get a bottle or pacifier if your baby needs it.
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what about preschool children?
Your children are always welcome to go to "big church" with you. However, we will have classes open for children. When you bring your child, please stop at the classroom gate to sanitize hands. We will be outside anytime that the weather is nice. They will do Little Hands Worship in their own classroom, rather than meeting together as a large group. Volunteers will be diligent about helping children wash their hands, use sanitizer, and cleaning common areas. If possible, please send only one adult to drop off and pick up your child to avoid congestion in the halls. Use the floor stickers to maintain social distancing in the hallways.
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HOW WILL KIDS CHURCH WORK?
Children will be asked to use hand sanitizer before entering the room. There will be sanitizer available in the room and in each small group. Children will be challenged to sit on a carpet dot to help maintain appropriate social distancing. Small group leaders will work to limit shared supplies and maintain distances between children. With all of that in place, Kids Church will look similar to what it has in the past. Children will come to stations to give offering and/or take communion. They will be loved, cared for, and have fun with their friends and small group leaders! If possible, please send only one adult to drop off and pick up your child and use the floor stickers to maintain social distancing in the hallways.
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what about student ministry?
Our students will be asked to sanitize on their way into the Student Center, and we will have life groups meeting in the large rooms upstairs to allow them to keep their distance. Students and leaders may be asked to help wipe down their area and furniture after use. The coffee bar will be closed, so make sure to eat breakfast before you come.
During Overflow weeks (2nd Sunday of the month), we will have Overflow worship at 9am, hang-out time at 10am, and life groups at 10:30am with NO breakfast during hang-out time.
We will continue our digital programming for those who want to, or who cannot attend in-person services. You're always welcome to Zoom with us Sundays at 7pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:12pm.
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How can i help?
As you can imagine, these adjustments have created several new serving opportunities. Some are behind-the-scenes, if you are trying to avoid contact with people. Click here for a list of new opportunities or to sign up.
Current announcements
Digital Bulletin 11.24.2020
LCC Family,
We are the ones who believe in a God who made humankind for a unique relationship. We are the ones who have experienced the sting of sin and the healing balm of forgiveness. We are the ones who trust in the God who saw that sin and made way for the sweet forgiveness through His Son. We know the hope of the angelic pronouncement that dark night in Bethlehem, "Behold, I bring you good news of great joy for all people...a SAVIOR has been born." We have the privilege of living in the shadow of the cross and the empty tomb. A cross and a tomb that held the One born that Christmas night. Here we are in a week that bridges the seasons. We anticipate a day of gratitude, while also thinking ahead to the hope for which we are most thankful.
No matter where you find yourself this week—alone, with family, or some combination of those you love and in the absence of those with whom you want to gather – may you have deep gratitude, not only for the gift of a God who would take on human flesh, but the God who would die in that flesh so that you and I might live.
Grateful and Expectant with You,
Craig
All Things LCC Christmas
Click here for everything you need to know about Christmas! We have LCC Christmas Merch (theme t-shirts), Christmas Eve ticket info, and even Family Christmas Kits available. Check it all out online. Beginning tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 25), you’ll be able to order the LCC Fulfilled shirts online!
Digital Worship Only THIS SUNDAY, November 29!
Let’s give our volunteers a break and keep our holiday germs at home! Our volunteers have worked tirelessly since we re-opened in June. We’d like to give them a break by NOT holding in-person services on the Sundays immediately following Thanksgiving and Christmas. This also helps us to not spread germs we might have picked up in our holiday celebrations. Those services will be pre-recorded and available streaming or for download.
LCC Office Hours this Week
The LCC office will be closing at 2pm on Wednesday, November 25 and remain closed until Monday, November 30 at 8am as our staff celebrates Thanksgiving.
Advent Devotionals
Advent, the season of expectation, begins this Sunday. We have devotionals available at LCC for those who would like one. You can pick them up during office hours next week (M-Th, 8-4) or on Sunday, December 6 at church.
Winter Coat Drive with Packing Hope
LCC will be an official drop-off point for Packing Hope and the coat drive. BRAND NEW coats, hats, and gloves are needed for infants through teens. Bring them to the collection bins through December 6 in the foyers at LCC. Also at those bins, you will find packing lists and tags for backpacks. That’s a great way to help local kids this Christmas! All of these donations will benefit children in foster transitions in Boone county.
412 Serve Day – Saturday, December 12
Find all your info online and register at here.
First Wednesday Prayer & Fasting
We are encouraged by your participation in the prayer and fasting for our country during the election. And we always strive to be a praying church. Will you now please pray and fast with us on the 1st Wednesday of each month? We will gather in prayer at 6pm in the auditorium. The first day is Wednesday, December 2.
Monday Devotion
To read Kurt Alexander’s devotion When Holidays Hurt, click here and scroll down.
A Night of Remembrance & Hope
If you are grieving through the holidays, please join us for a Night of Remembrance & Hope at LCC. Find all your info and register at: https://www.lebanonchristian.org/events/remembrance-hope.
Christmas Eve Services – 3, 4:30, & 6pm
We will have three family-friendly worship experiences on Christmas Eve this year to accommodate all who plan to attend, and yet be able to social distance. There will be childcare available for nursery – kindergarten at the 4:30pm service. As usual, children are welcome to attend with you! Because we have to limit the number attending each service, we ask that you please reserve FREE tickets online for the experience you plan to attend. Ticketing is open at https://www.lebanonchristian.org/christmas . You may either print the tickets or show the code on your smartphone when you arrive. Please reserve your tickets before December 20, but the earlier, the better!
Christmas Eve Childcare Needs
Would you love to serve your church family on Christmas Eve? We need volunteers to staff the preschool classes and nursery at 4:30pm. Contact Julie Mark if you can help: julie@lebanonchristian.org.
Life Centers Celebration of Life Online for limited time!
Life Centers' Celebration of Life banquet was a great one this year, broadcast live from Indianapolis. For the first time EVER, they are opening it up for viewing online for FREE. The link expires at midnight on Nov. 30, so be sure to watch it this week. And text to give to this incredible organization. Link To View: https://vimeo.com/466886419 Password: LC2020
Life Groups
Is isolation taking its toll on you? Do you need some contact with real, loving Christians? Consider signing up for a life group, even if it’s a digital one. Accountability and friendship are just a few of the perks! Sign up here.
Sunday Scripture Reference
11.29 (Digital Worship Only) – Luke 19:29-46
12.6 – Luke 19:47-20:40
12.13 – Luke 20:41 – 21:5-38
12.20 – Luke 22:1-38
12.24 – Luke 22:39 – 23:49
12.27 (Digital Worship Only) – Luke 23:50-24:53
More Information
For current information on current volunteer needs, socially distanced seating, our mask-only section, church building use, what to expect when you worship at LCC, and the various ways you can worship with us, scroll down.
request a sermon cd or DVD
Sometimes the best way for people to engage in worship is to listen to a CD of the sermon audio, whether because of slow or limited internet or technical difficulty. If this is you or someone you know, please fill out this form. We are happy to mail audio CDs of the sermon to anyone who would like one.
We now have the ability to record DVDs of the entire service, to be viewed on a computer or DVD player. If you know someone without internet who would like a DVD of our services, please email office@lebanonchristian.org or call 765-482-4673 to add them to our mailing list.
Worship through giving
Church may not be meeting, but ministry is still happening and the needs are still great. There are still simple ways for you to do your usual giving.
By Mail
You can mail a check that you would normally drop in the offering plate to: Lebanon Christian Church, P.O. Box 664 Lebanon, IN 46052
On the website, click on "Give" in the top menu bar. You can sign in to the database and give with your credit/debit card or add your checking account to your database account and give through automatic withdrawal. This method is preferred as there are no fees associated with it. If you have trouble with your password, click the "Forgot Password" button and retrieve it via your email address. You can also give here without signing in to your account.
Mobile App
If you have the LCC Elexio Mobile App, click on "Give" and you can go through the steps as above.
Text to Give
Text the word "GIVE" to 765-375-1LCC and follow the prompts. After you have done that one time to set up an account, you can text the amount you'd like to donate.
Drop off a Check
Stop by the Lebanon location of Home National Bank and drop a check at the drive-up window or in the night deposit box. The check must indicate the designations in the memo line and be in an envelope marked "Lebanon Christian Church Offering."
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Church Building Use
With COVID restricting our room capacity and requiring additional cleaning, along with limited custodial hours, we must restrict building use for non-ministry related events to groups no larger than 25 people. Please understand that we do our best to accommodate outside groups for both members and non-members, but we must abide by these rules as per our elders and government officials.