{"id":2,"date":"2017-06-08T20:42:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T00:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:12:33","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/index.php\/front-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcsterling.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>First Church in Sterling<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our church is a welcoming congregation providing a theologically diverse and radically inclusive Christian experience.<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Mission:<\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gathered in the spirit of Jesus,&nbsp;Committed to Creating Heaven on Earth<\/h1>\n<p>Our Sunday bulletin reminds us of this every week. But no reminder is necessary. We are living the experience daily as we serve and are served by our wonderful church body. We are proudly and officially an <strong>Open and Affirming congregation<\/strong> where all are truly welcome\u2014and we mean ALL. We are a growing church, attracting many new attendees and members, including a special welcome to our young families who represent our future. We work with and help each other and our larger community with such programs as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Eat, Pray, Learn<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/270-Apr-30-19-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/270-Apr-30-19-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/270-Apr-30-19-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/270-Apr-30-19-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/270-Apr-30-19-765x450.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Community&nbsp;Lunches<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Habitat Critical Home Repair<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Palm Sunday Promenade<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Treasures of the Community Auction<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Medical Mission to La Romana<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our wonderful staff and eager volunteers assume responsibilities that keep the church humming. For more information on First Church in Sterling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcsterling.org\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose Your Support Interest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table id=\"table_no_borders\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 31px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/index.php\/stewardship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174\" src=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/button-Stewardship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"40\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/index.php\/planned-giving\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176\" src=\"https:\/\/giving.fcsterling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/button-2-planned.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"40\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Church in Sterling Our church is a welcoming congregation providing a theologically diverse and radically inclusive Christian experience. 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