First Christian Church

Blessings in Jesus Christ,

Welcome to Bolivar First Christian Church. 2025 is now behind us and 2026 is wide open to new possibilities as we serve the community of Bolivar and Polk County. In addition, the ministries that we have for our own membership, we have several organizations that use our wonderful facilities to minister to people in our community.

On Monday’s at 5PM, Bolivar Area Soup Kitchen provides a free meal to anyone in our community who would like to eat. Not only are we helping combat hunger in our community, but we also afford many people in our community the opportunity to volunteer. Our volunteer base is very large and committed to this ministry.

Cub Scout Pack 128F meets in our basement on Monday evenings for their weekly activities. They also have periodic overnight sleepovers and an annual Pine Derby Competition. It is great to have a thriving scout program here at the church.

Ozark Technical College is in its 11th year at our church offering free adult education courses to people who are seeking to get their high school equivalency certificate. (HiSET) They have graduated many students during their tenure at the church. They meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call the church office for contact information.

Sling-n-Stones, an addiction recovery program, meets on Wednesdays hosting an All-Addicts Anonymous program at 7:00PM. In addition, Sling-n-Stones church has dinner every Saturday night in our multi-purpose room at 6:00PM, followed by worship services at 7:00PM. Cindy Johnson co-pastor this ministry.

During the summer, Community Outreach Ministries, and the Polk County Health department pair up to provide free meals to children in our community. For about six weeks, they use our commercial grade kitchen to prepare the meals and then deliver them to the local Splash Park for distribution.

As you can see, we try to be good stewards of the facilities that God has given us by not letting it set empty from week to week.

As far as the ministries that we offer to our congregation, take a few minutes to explore our website and see what is happening at First Christian Church!

Pastor Lee Sandwell

Want to check us out before visiting us in person? We offer live streaming of both of our services on Facebook. You can view the services on YouTube later in the day.

Bolivar First Christian Church Facebook Live Stream

Our contemporary service is at 9AM and our more traditional service is at 10:30AM.

A few helpful links to outside services follow:

Bolivar Chamber of Commerce

Polk County Community Connections Help Site

Assisted Living in Missouri

Pastor Lee Sandwell

First Christian Church

Bolivar, Missouri 65613

417-326-5304 Office

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Upcoming Events

04 Oct

Pastor Appreciation Month – October
Sunday | October 4, 2026, All Day

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07 Oct

Foundation Youth Service
Wednesday | October 7, 2026, 6:00 pm

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09 Oct

Office Closed
Friday | October 9, 2026, All Day

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12 Oct

Columbus Day – Office Closed
Monday | October 12, 2026, All Day

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14 Oct

Foundation Youth Service
Wednesday | October 14, 2026, 6:00 pm

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16 Oct

Office Closed
Friday | October 16, 2026, All Day

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17 Oct

CWF Jam Session
Saturday | October 17, 2026, 9:00 am

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18 Oct

Pastor Appreciation Lunch
Sunday | October 18, 2026, 12:00 pm

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21 Oct

Foundation Youth Service
Wednesday | October 21, 2026, 6:00 pm

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23 Oct

Office Closed
Friday | October 23, 2026, All Day

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25 Oct

Youth Sunday
Sunday | October 25, 2026, All Day

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28 Oct

Foundation Youth Service
Wednesday | October 28, 2026, 6:00 pm

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Special Events

Sunday Services
on November 17, 2025
Contemporary Worship – 9:00 AM Adult Sunday School – 9:25 AM Traditional Worship – 10:30 AM
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