Community Christian Church

East Aurora T-Ball & Baseball Coaches Needed

Aurora Neighborhood Baseball League is in need of T-Ball coaches for ages 6-8 in East Aurora. Games are Saturday morning at 8 am during June and July. Volunteers are needed who have a heart to encourage children and reach out to their families. Coaches are also needed for the 9-12 league which also plays on Saturday morning and one evening per week, usually Monday. For more information contact Phil Wood at pwood@waysidecross.org or 630-926-5694.

Rebuilding Aurora Volunteers Needed

Rebuilding Together Aurora, a safe and healthy housing organization that provides free home repairs and accessibility modification for low-income homeowners in Aurora, is sponsoring the 2013 Community Block Build. This event will take place on April 26th and 27th in the Patterson neighborhood. Their vision is to focus on the Grand Boulevlard Youth Center, Equatas Community Garden, shared neighbor spaces, and several homes throughout the neighborhood for a multi-block revitalization effort. HammerHeads, a division of Hands of Hope, will be taking a team to participate in this event. We are looking for volunteers to come alongside HammerHeads to make a difference in this East Aurora neighborhood.  No experience necessary. If you w Read More…

East Aurora Community Garden

The Mission Possible Community Garden, located on the northwest corner of LaSalle and Washington streets (very close to our East Aurora Campus), will demonstrate the love of Christ by promoting easy access to fresh vegetables and fruits, beautifying the community, promoting health and wellness, building community relations, encouraging multigenerational participation, and teaching basic gardening skills to the local residents. This is part of a partnership with the City of Aurora and their grant through the Fit for Kids program.

We need volunteers on April 6th from 8 am - noon to help clean the plot and on April 13th to break ground. Contact Lana Barncord at Lanabarncord@communitychristian.org for more information or to help.

New Yellow Box Compassion & Justice Team

Do you get excited when you hear the church share its desire to help "Restore God's Dream for the World"? Are you inspired by challenges? Would you like to contribute to the church's efforts to find more and better ways to approach Compassion and Justice issues? If these questions motivate you into action, we'd like to invite you to learn more about the future of  Compassion and Justice ministry at the Yellow Box.

Kirsten Strand, Director of Community 4:12, and her apprentice at the Yellow Box, Shannon Wentz, have been meeting for several months to discuss the vision at Community to "Restore God's Dream for the World" and what that looks like at the YB. They've created some goals for raising awareness about compassion and justice issue Read More…

350 Easter Baskets and YOU! - TWO MORE SUNDAYS!

Yes, we are giving away 350 Easter Baskets again this year to our friends on Joliet's East Side. It's more than just a fun thing to do as one mother made it clear last year. She approached our greeter at Singleton School with tears streaming down her face. When asked if she was okay, she said, "Oh, you don't get it. I work full time and have trouble paying my bills. I go to school at night so I can get a better job, but this month after paying my bills and buying food there was nothing to get for my daughter for Easter. I was praying to God that she could have something special for Easter when she came home with a flyer inviting me to come to the school to get an Easter basket." She then looked the greeter in the eye and said: "You don't ge Read More…