How it all started...
It all started with a dream to plant a new church. Minier Christian Church began on November 1, 1874 when 17 people, from the Little Mackinaw Church, with help from George Minier, planted a new church in Minier, Illinois. That “meeting house” cost $2,800 and included a bell and furniture. Fifty-five people attended that first worship service and 12 of them were baptized!
Our current building was dedicated on March 21, 1998. Over 200 people volunteered over an 8 year period to build this newer 30,000 sq. ft. ministry tool. Oh yeah... God helped them do it debt free!
In the fall of 2017, MCC embarked on a stewardship campaign called ALL IN to
purchase land, renovate our facility, and to expand our local & global missions. The goal of ALL IN is to unite the church in a faith building experience resulting in committed funds above and beyond normal giving over a two-year period to further our vision for greater regional impact for generations to come. The goal was to raise $400,000. We received $478,000 in pledges. On Nov 17, 2017, we purchased 5 acres of land.
Our current building was dedicated on March 21, 1998. Over 200 people volunteered over an 8 year period to build this newer 30,000 sq. ft. ministry tool. Oh yeah... God helped them do it debt free!
In the fall of 2017, MCC embarked on a stewardship campaign called ALL IN to
purchase land, renovate our facility, and to expand our local & global missions. The goal of ALL IN is to unite the church in a faith building experience resulting in committed funds above and beyond normal giving over a two-year period to further our vision for greater regional impact for generations to come. The goal was to raise $400,000. We received $478,000 in pledges. On Nov 17, 2017, we purchased 5 acres of land.
Where we are headed...
Coming out of Covid-19, Minier Christian Church is excited and primed to jump into what God has in store for this congregation. We are a regional church with a big vision: Love 20 - loving the 20,000 people in 20 communities in a 20 mile radius. Our call is to share the love and joy of Jesus with the Love20 area and beyond. Our leadership and members buy into this vision of making evangelism a personal calling to share the gospel in the area where God has placed each one of us.
1 Peter 2:9-10 ~ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
1 Peter 2:9-10 ~ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.