ESSCC  Order of Service
                  August 31, 2025

• Opening song       Elevated Voices of Praise
• Welcome               Minister Stephanie Parker
• Opening prayer    Minister Stephanie Parker
• Scripture               Minister Stephanie Parker
     Deuteronomy 4:9
• Praise and Worship    Elevated Voices of Praise
• Baptism
  Matthew Meadows, Brookelynn Iwu, and Owen Francisco
  
• Corporate Prayers            
  Pray for Terry Moseley. Pray for Rev. Donna Jackson (Tulsa), who has suffered multiple family tragedies. Brother Andre Francisco has entered hospice. Pray for him and his family. Pray for the family and friends of Brother Marvin Fisher. Pray for Sister Vikki, her mom Sister Howard and her family as she recovers from surgery.   Pray for all our members fighting cancer: Brittney Hadley, Gail Hadley, Josephine McCleary, mother to sister Kim Smith, and her sister Deborah McCleary. Praying for  Brother and Sister Cowen, Sister Shirley Burton. Prayers for all those with financial needs. 
• Musical Selection    Senior Choir    
    Children dismissed for children’s church upstairs
• Sermon    Rev. Stephen Billingslea
  “Strengthen Your Family on Purpose”
  Deuteronomy 4:9
• Invitation to Discipleship   Rev. Stephen Billingslea
  
• 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                            Minister Stephanie Parker
  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

The Pastor Appreciation committee will sell Indian Tacos on September 6.  They will be taking pre-orders.  You can purchase an Indian Taco and a soda for $8.  There will be desserts available for separate purchases.  See one of the committee members to purchase your ticket in advance. (Connie Johnson, Rosa Tillman, Passion Bradley, Blanche Reaves, Chequita Smith, or Shelia Jones) 

Training Seminar Sept 20th

Save the Date: 5th Sunday Convocation (OCMF) will be holding a training seminar on September 20, 2025 at Wildewood Christian Church. Pastor Jackson will be leading a workshop at this event. Time is 9:00am- 1:30pm. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. This seminar is made available by a grant from Oklahoma Disciples Foundation. We want to show them that we have used the money wisely with good attendance.   

Oklahoma Disciples Women’s retreat October 3-4

Oklahoma Disciples Women will have a retreat at Camp Christian in Chouteau, OK on October 3-4. Scholarship applications must be received by Sept 12 and On-line registration must be received by September 22. Look for more information at the welcome table in the fellowship hall!

Pastor Appreciation

This year we will celebrate the Pastor and First Lady’s 29^th Anniversary.  The date is October 12, 2025.

This year we will have one service during the morning worship hour.  We hope to have a few of our other Christian Disciples worship with us from other churches.

We are asking each member to give $85 if they can.  If you don’t have the $85, please give a love offering.  You can put your offering in an envelope and designate “Pastor’s Anniversary”  or you can bring your card and offering at a special time at the end of the service that Sunday morning.

We look forward to honoring our pastor and first lady to say “thank you” for all they do.

Young Adult Bible study

Young Adult Bible study will be taking place on the first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. 

Local Resources

All of these Community Resources have been posted on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall and are now also available on the website on our new resource page.  

May we all continue to seek and pursue Jesus in 2025,  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 (DO NOT READ ) 

Community Resources

The Tri-City Youth and Family Center offers evaluation and diagnostics (mental health assessments and substance abuse assessments), counseling services (individualized therapy, family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, DUE and Drug Court Program, and wellness services), and outreach (behavioral health screens, DUI assessments, first time offender program, life skills program, and afterschool camp). 

Breast Cancer Awareness – Free or Low Cost Mammograms

Healthy Start is a free program dedicated to reducing disparities in maternal and infant health. It is for expecting mothers/fathers and or mothers/fathers with a child 18 months or younger, living in Oklahoma or Pottawatomie County. 

Healthy Start offers many classes, case management, a baby boutique, and more at three locations in OKC and Shawnee. Click above for more information. 

All of these Community Resources have been posted on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall.  

Disciple women’s fellowship

Sister LaKeisha Lewis is our Chairperson and sister Kim Smith is our assistant Chairperson of ESSCC Disciples Women Fellowship. Sister Karrie Harris is our  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 be communication coordinators.

Children’ s Church

We have two group of children for Sunday Children’s 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.

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

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. 

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

Leslie Green (friend of Benny). Daughter of Rev. Sherri Dickerson, sister Reba Massey, Tony Francisco, Sister Vikki and family, Bro. Rufus Adams; Sis Shirley Riley;  Sister Tina Henderson;  Family of 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;   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 10 AM from Sanctuary

Sunday Worship 10AM

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