ESSCC  Order of Service
March 16, 2025

• Welcome                 Charles Peoples
• Opening prayer       Charles Peoples
• Scripture                   Charles Peoples
  1 Corinthians 1:10-18
• Praise and Worship         Elevated Voices of Praise
  
• Corporate Prayers            Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
  Prayers for the family of Sister Lisa Jones, who passed away recently. Sister Carmen is healing well. Pray for her and her family. Brittney Hadley is at home recovering and appreciates continued prayer. Sister Howard continues to recover at home. Praying for Brother Andre who is also recovering at home. Praying for recovery and healing for sister Teresa. Praying for Sister Vicky and all care givers.  Praying for Sister Freda Mason, our former member, she fell and is in a facility recuperating. Praying for all our members fighting cancer: Brittney Hadley, Gail Hadley, Josephine McCleary, mother to sister Kim Smith, and her sister Deborah McCleary,  and Elder Marvin Fisher. Praying for  Brother and Sister Cowen, Sister Shirley Burton.
• Musical Selection- Senior Choir
  
  • Children dismissed for children church upstairs
• Sermon      Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
  “Chloe and them”
         1 Corinthians 1:10-18
• Invitation to Discipleship   Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
  
• Invitation/Instrumental          Milton Hopkins
  
• Offering-Bringing Tithes and Gifts into God’s Storehouse-
  (Please stand and follow the directions of the Ushers. Online giving- esscc1919.org/Church App (esscc) PayPal / credit cards/debit cards/ Givelify)
  Offering Prayer                       Charles Peoples                 
  Offering Doxology                         Milton Hopkins  
• Announcements
  See “Upcoming Events at ESSCC”  on website or app  for more details about Upcoming Events and Worship Services.  Please save the dates and make  plans to attend.
• Words of Institution-Communion    Elders and Deacons
•  Benediction                       Rev. Stephen D. Billingslea

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please wear your mask
 With recent increase  of RSV, pneumonia, Influenza A or B, as well as new variant of  Covid- Omicron -XEC, we are strongly encouraging everyone to wear mask. Oklahoma and Texas are recording increased hospitalization cases. Let’s all be careful and considerate of each other.

Bible study is back!

Come to the church every Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Bible study. Enjoy dinner at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays.

40 Acres Community Garden Project 

Good things are growing! Watch for information about an upcoming garden initiative!

Disciple Men’s Fellowship

Tai Chi class

Tai Chi class happens Saturdays at 10 a.m. Come out and try it!

Please see website for Upcoming ESSCC events and ministry meeting dates and times.

May we all continue to seek and pursue Jesus in 2024,  with a renewed sense of connection .  Let us increase our level of commitment to his service and step out to do Gods work for our church and community   in love. 

     STANDING ANNOUNCEMENTS (don’t read) 

• Disciple women’s fellowship 
• Sister LaKeshia Lewis is our new Chairperson and sister Kim Smith is our new assistant Chairperson of ESSCC Disciples Women Fellowship. Sister Karrie Harris is our new treasurer and her assistant treasurer is Sister Sheila  Jones. Cynthia Clegg has agreed to be our DWF secretary .  Brittney  Houston and Michell Eike have agreed to take on our new position,  as communication coordinators.

• We have two group of children for Sunday Children Church. PreK- 3rd grade and 4th grade through 6th grade. (12 years and under)- we will not be working with toddlers at this time.   We will ask one Teen to help with the younger class each Sunday.
• Teen Youth Bible Study- Rev. Reed has taken on a new job and his schedule will not allow him time to join us anymore. We are looking at having Youth Bible Study upstairs on Wednesday nights during Adult Bible Study time  or a monthly  Sunday outing and group gathering somewhere in city. Please share what works best for your teen with Passion and Dena. Kick off is Jan 2025.

• ESSCC Women’s Upcoming Events- Calling all  “wantabe” “glam ladies”. We are polling  all of the women of the church to see if you would like to come to a  makeup demonstration Fun Night here at the church. Please consider this amazing opportunity to learn more about which makeup is best for your skin, as well as,  how to apply it,  from a professional makeup artist.  Let us know if you are interested, contact sister LaKeshia or sister Kim Smith.
  
• Pine Street is now working on getting enough people to follow their Facebook page so they can broadcast their worship service live as well. Please go to “Pine Street Christian” and hit the follow button.  They need our support; that was once us, at the beginning of Covid. Thank you for your help.   

• First Sunday Breakfast and T-shirt Sunday 1st and 3rd Sunday. Thank you Sister Rosa 

• In-person Bible Study here in the fellowship hall at each Wednesday Night 7pm.  First and third Wednesday Night,  sister Rosa will be preparing dinner at 6:30pm before Bible Study. 

  We are continuing to ask for donations throughout the year to help us sponsor outing(s) for our youth .Please put “youth ministry special offering” on your envelop or on the notes section in Givelify.  If you are paying online by credit or debit, (no place for notes),  please send Elder Edmund Clegg a text letting him know  your donation is for the “youth special offering”.   We  are excited to plan FUN  outings and events for our young people  to build relationships with God and one another. Let’s teach them that “Church FUN”  can be as enjoyable as the “World FUN”.

•  We will continue to  be on Facebook Live. We are still needing  someone to volunteer to coordinate Zoom for  Wednesday Night Bible Study . See Pastor Jackson if you are interested. 

• Sister Cynthia Clegg is teaching a Tai Chi class each Saturday from 10-11 am in the fellowship hall. The Program is designed for Older Adults. See the flier on the website for program description. Contact Cynthia Clegg if you are interested or have questions.
• The Wellness Nutrition class  provides  presentations on nutritional information and  how to incorporate that information into meal planning.   For future presentations , we will discuss specific impact of various foods on the body and include recipes with food tasting.    Lakeshia  will be holding another demonstration on Saturday’s ,   following the Tai Chi class at 11am.  

• Birthday Month Ministry (postponed for now ) 

  Thank you to everyone who have completed their Birthday Month Ministry Cards. Stay tune in 2025 as we roll out this ministry. 

• Full Prayer list is available on the website esscc1919.org. If you have anyone to add or remove please let us know either by text to sister Carmen or by contact form on the website.
• Church App is available for iPhone and Android phones in the Apple store and Google play store- East Sixth Street Christian Church (ESSCC).

ESSCC Prayer List

Bro. Rufus Adams; Sis Shirley Riley;  Sister Tina Henderson;  Elder Marvin Fisher; Bro. Jameson Clegg; Sister Kim Smith and mother Josephine McCleary;  Deacon Bob Cowen and Sis. Louise Cowen; Sister Whitney Blair; King David and Monica; Naomi Jackson & family; Mrs. Emma Lemons; Sister Sheila Jones and family; Mr. Donte Payton; Mr. Ron Clark;  Sister Ckai Dawson;  Ulah & Lamar Ustinov;  Minister Stephanie Parker; Elder Nedella Foster; Chris Dinkins; Sister Rosa Tillman;  Karen Smith; Brother Bobby and Sister Gail Hadley & family; Brittney Hadley Pattico & family; Brother Andre Francisco & Sister Teresa Francisco;  Curtis Nunley and Family; Dianne Ross McDaniel;  Sister Carmen Jackson & family;  Sister Vikki Walker; the family of Sister  Lisa Jones;  Annette Martin & family; June Higgins family; LaRose Bradley family; Bridget & Ken Lucey-Cose; Mrs. Doris Houston; Sister Erma Howard; Christopher Walker & family; Billie Sanders: Ron Magnus; Irma Howard; Booth family; Dennis Jones; Damonta Hickman: Valerie Love; Janet Love Buckner; Elwood Johnson and family; Loreal Paxton; Deborah McCleary.

Church Contact Information at Glance

East Sixth Street  Christian Church

1139 NE 6th Street, OKC. OK 73117

(405)-235-3201

email -esscc1919@coxinet.net

Mailing Address: PO Box 54674, OKC. OK 73154

Online Giving: web page– esscc1919.org (Givelify, PayPal, credit and debit card)

Facebook- East 6th Street Christian Church– https://www.facebook.com/East-6th-Street-Christian-Church-10150128353095599

YouTube- East Sixth Street Christian Church- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=east+sixth+street+christian+church

Sunday Worship from Sanctuary

Facebook Live/ YouTube Live

Sunday Worship 10AM

Facebook Live  & YouTube Live

Zoom Meetings

Wednesday  (on hold )

7pm Bible Study with invitation