Saturday, November 21, 2015

No Sunday Worship on 11/22

Due to a preexisting conflict at our worship facility we will not be worshiping together on 11/22. You are encouraged to visit another church in your neighborhood.

Please join us as we resume Sunday worship on 11/29, the first Sunday of Advent.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Pig Pickin' October 11, 5PM, Cosmo Park



We are having our fall Pig Pickin' on Sunday, October 11 at 5PM at Cosmo Park, Burford Shelter.

We are roasting a hog to perfection creating some of the best bbq you've ever tasted. We'll also have home brewed beer on tap for your enjoyment.

If you can make it, bring a side or a dessert to share.

We'll be taking up donations to go toward our ministry in the Columbia community to those that are in need.

Come, bring some friends, and be ready for a great evening!

Here's a map to the shelter, or just follow the signs!


Thursday, September 3, 2015

Concert - Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace


Christ Our King and Mizzou RUF are excited to welcome Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace!

This is the touring band behind much of the music we sing at Christ Our King and at RUF.

The concert will be held at 1100 College Park Dr, Columbia, MO. That's the campus of the Columbia SDA Church.

The doors open at 6PM. There is a suggested donation of $10 at the door.

All proceeds go to Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace.

Come Join us!

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New Worship Location


We are excited to announce that as of September 6, 2015, Christ Our King will be worshiping every Sunday at 10:15AM at the Moss Building.

The Moss Building is a Columbia Parks and Recreation facility. It is located on the Waters-Moss Memorial Wildlife Area near the intersection of Old 63 and Stadium Blvd.

Please join us this fall as we worship in this wonderful newly renovated facility.

The Moss Building has a lot of wonderful space for our children's ministry. Kids love their time with us at this new location.

Join us for free coffee just before the service each week.


Monday, July 27, 2015

Different Worship Location on August 2nd and 23rd

We'll be worshiping at a different location on August 2 and August 23.

At 10:15 am we'll gather at the Moss Building, which is owned and operated by Columbia Parks and Rec. The Moss Building is located at 1905 Hillcrest Dr. Click here for a google map and directions.

After the service on 8/23 we will have a pot luck lunch.

Come join us!

Monday, May 25, 2015

Pentecost Pig Pickin' 2015: An Awesome Evening


The weather held out, and we had an awesome time. Approximately 100 people came to feast on roasted pig, beer, and great sides and desserts prepared by our Christ Our King chefs. The children had fun, even in the rain. Most were soaked, but very happy.

We'll do it again sometime in September. If you missed it this time, be looking for that date and mark it down.

Abneys pickin' that pig, while Tommy takes a break from pulling pork.

Brian and James came over at 11PM on Saturday night to get the feast started. We roasted the hog from midnight 'till about 4PM the next day: low and sloooooow

Porkie laid out and ready to go.

After about hours, he's lookin' real good.

Three huge pans of bbq with Eastern NC style vinegar sauce. Still lots of meat on left side. Adventuresome feasters were able to pick off a good deal of that later on.

Looking good in all that Pentecostal red!

Lining up for the food.

A shot of the crowd.


Saturday, May 16, 2015

Spring Pig Pickin' - May 24, 5PM, Cosmo Park


Come join us for our Spring Pig Pickin'!



Sunday, May 24, 5PM
Cosmo Park, Harris Shelter - Google Map Directions to Shelter
Harris Shelter Coordinates for GPS: 38.969376, -92.369175
We'll have a bunch of red balloons flying high in the air to show you the way to the shelter.


All you can eat and drink:

  • Whole hog Carolina Style BBQ
  • Homemade Beer
Suggested donations:
  • Food
    • $7.50 individual
    • $15 per family
  • $5 for bottomless beer cup
The proceeds for this event will go to our missions fund, supporting world missions and church planting in the US. Come with some cash to play 50/50.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Easter Events at Christ Our King



Easter is going to be a special time this year at Christ Our King. Please mark these dates down and begin inviting friends and family to join us.

Palm Sunday - March 29, 1015AM. We'll have fresh palms and a Palm Sunday Processional.
Maundy Thursday - April 2, 6:30PM. We'll gather at the Royer Home to commemorate the Last Supper with scriptures, songs, prayer, and the Lord's Supper, followed by a fellowship meal.
Good Friday - April 3, 7PM. We'll gather at the church building for a tenebrae service commemorating Christ's death on the cross.
Easter Sunday - April 5, 1015AM. We'll gather for a joyous Easter Sunday Eucharist followed by a party at the Moss Building.

Christ Our King meets at the Columbia Seventh Day Adventist Church at 1100 College Park Dr. If you have any further questions about these events, please call the church office 573-723-1323.

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Worship Service is On for Today at 10:15

Sunday, March 1, 2015 worship service at Christ Our King is on for those who can make it out this snowy morning. We'll have a short service to pray, read scripture, and receive the Lord's Supper. There will be no nursery or King's Kids.

Please enter by the back door and wear snow boots, if you have them.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Ash Wednesday Service


Christ Our King Church of Columbia, MO is having an Ash Wednesday service this year. This will be an extended time of reflection, confession, and repentance followed by Holy Communion.

All are welcome to attend.

Ash Wednesday Service
2/18/2015, 7:00AM
1100 College Park Dr.
Columbia, MO

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Pastors Tim and Bill's Trip to Belgium

The Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium

From 1/9-17 Pastor LeCroy had the wonderful opportunity to visit Belgium to be a part of our denomination's training for future foreign missionaries. This is a training that Pastor Bill takes part in once or twice a year, and is a part of his regular job description, but this was a first for Pastor Tim. The training is a month long and is held near the city of Brussels, Belgium. The idea is to get Americans who are headed to the mission field out of their own contexts to a world city where they will have to navigate a foreign culture and language, trains, buses, food, and life in general in a context that is not like the one they grew up in. In addition, they recieve intensive training on church planting, cultural engagement, language, practical aspects of mercy and justice ministry, among others.




Pastor Bill teaching the missionaries about church planting. Pastor Tim did help teach during this three day portion, but Bill dropped the ball and never took a photo...
 Bill and Tim helped train the missionaries about church planting for three days during the trip. Bill took the lead, but invited Tim to jump in and talk about various topics. All in all they talked to the missionaries about the gospel of the kingdom; having an ordered life of prayer, community, and accountability; the catholicity of the church and our need to be a part of the universal church of Christ, the center of the Church in missions; and the center of all life in the church: the Lord's Supper. Bill and Tim also participated in various training exercises intended to help train the new missionaries in cultural discernment.

On Thursday Andy Warren of Ethiopia's ACT ministry spoke on mercy and justice ministry. This is where Tim stopped being a teacher and put on his student hat to learn something valuable for our local ministry. It was a powerful set of talks and there was much that Tim plans on bringing back to our context in Columbia, MO.

Bill on a "pastoral visit" with his Irish friend, Allan.
Outside of the formal teaching and training there was a good amount of time to meet new colleagues and friends and to experience the beauty of faith, food, drink, and architecture in a completely different cultural context. Tim got a chance to meet many of Bill's colleagues and establish relationships with them. He was able to rub shoulders with folks, like the Warrens, who are doing wonderful ministries all over the world. Bill and Tim were also able to meet all kinds of people from all over the world from Ireland to Iceland and to the Congo. All in all it was a wonderful experience that helped to further shape Tim's vision for the world and to impact what life and ministry can be for our church here in Columbia, MO.

On Sunday, Tim preached a sermon that touched on many of these themes and told a few stories from the trip. You can download and listen to the sermon here: Ephesians 5:3-20 - A Vision for the World.

Here are some more pictures from the trip:

Brussels Sprouts in Brussels. Mind. Blown.

One of the sad facts of life in Western Europe: a 700 year old baptismal font turned into a bar table.

One of the most famous Brussels landmarks: a statue of a little boy peeing. Yeah, I don't get it either.


The central square in Brussels, called the Grand Place.






Art Nouveau just off the Grand Place.


The next few pictures are of the medieval town of Ghent.

St. Michael, slaying the dragon.

Beautiful canals in Ghent. This is the non-touristy version of Brugge.




Medieval burgher houses in Ghent.


The medieval fish market with the symbol of Neptune.

The medieval meat market (and next two pictures).



The house on the left portrays the Beatitudes, while the house on the right, the seven deadly sins.

Escargot is a typical street meat in Ghent. In the next two, Bill and Tim having a snail of a time.




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