This list will be updated as more information becomes available. For information about any of these events, please call the church at (317) 722-0000 or email the office.

Traditional Giving Tree items…
…will be available to take from the tree in the social hall on November 29. We’ll purchase gifts for Indiana Youth Group and the Damien Center. Complete instructions will be on the gift tags.

Parent’s Day Out
Parents, do you need a day to yourselves? Need time to do that holiday shopping? The JMCC Nursery Team will host our annual Parent’s Day Out on December 5 for any child between the ages of 1–12! You can drop off your kids at the church for a day full of fun activities! Email Melody Merida if you want to take part.

Couples Social Event!
The Eighth Annual Couples’ Social Progressive Dinner is this Saturday, December 5. Tickets have sold out, but you’re welcome to contact Stan or Skip Lyford-Jones via the church office to check on possible availability.

Simply Divine Tour of Churches
Tour five Near-Eastside churches in full holiday trim, enjoy refreshments and seasonal entertainment. An interchurch concert at the final stop includes Jesus MCC’s Choir and Instrumentalists.

The “Tour of Churches” begins at 2:00 pm December 5, at Shepherd Community Church, 4107 East Washington Street. Tickets for the tour and concert are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Transportation, refreshments and concert included in ticket.

If you want to attend just the concert, join us at Woodruff Place Baptist Church, 1739 E Michigan St, at 7:00 pm. Concert tickets are $10.

Tickets are available from Mark Brown or Zach Adamson at church on Sunday, or email Mark.

The Christmas Letters: Drama and Music Production
Written and directed by our own Jim Thorp, musical direction by Mark Brown. December 11 and 12 at 7:00 pm, here at the church.

The Christmas Letters follows the lives of 16 people during the Christmas season. The letters are written to family members, God, and friends.

There are some poignant moments of love, love lost, and heartbreak, as well as frivolity, humor, and hope. Join us as we ponder, How do we rejoice at Christ’s birth during times of stress in our lives?

Birthday Party for Jesus
On December 20, Children’s Church will celebrate with a Birthday Party for Jesus, complete with gifts and cake.

Christmas Eve Service
Join Deacon Robert Ferguson and our Gospel Choir for a warm and wonderful Christmas Eve! December 24, 7:00 pm.

Christmas Day Open House
Join us at Pastor Jeff and David Zier’s home for our traditional Christmas Open House from 2:00 to 10:00 pm. Dinner, dessert, and hors d’oeuvres will be served all day. This is not a pitch-in, so please don’t bring any food or gifts. Their home is on the far-east side of Indianapolis. Maps are available at church, or contact the office.

Jesus MCC’s traditional Thanksgiving Day Dinner will happen on November 26 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Please join us if your schedule allows! It’ll be a great time with good food and church friends. You’re welcome to bring board or card games.

The church will provide the turkey and ham. Please bring a side dish or dessert to help complete the meal. If you plan to attend, please email Melody Merida so we can plan appropriately.

Have you met Rev. Keith Phillips? Professionally, he is a full-time hospice chaplain. But for several years, he has also been an active member of our Church serving in a variety of volunteer leadership capacities, including Discipleship Teacher, supervisor of our current clergy intern (David Zier), and Found Pearl Press Board member. Keith is also editor-in-chief of the second book our Church will publish — a daily devotional by gay, trans, and affirming Christians called Quench!. Quench! is at the printer now and will be available for distribution within a couple weeks!

So, though you personally may not yet know Keith, he is already doing so much to bless our Church community and, as a hospice chaplain, the broader central Indiana community.

Keith holds a Master of Divinity degree from Earlham School of Religion, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Seminary. For all of his 30 year career in ministry, Keith has been ordained in the American Baptist Convention. But Keith wants to serve in a denomination that openly welcomes and celebrates LGBT people. So, over the past two years, he has gone through a process for transferring his ordination to our denomination, the Metropolitan Community Churches.

At regional conference in June, an ordination panel approved the transfer of Keith’s ordination credentials to MCC. In the November 1 worship service, we made that official with a Rite of Ordination. Please be sure to congratulate Keith!