Church Mice ministry serves behind the scenes

One of the most quiet and unrecognized ministries at First Church works behind the scenes. “Church Mice” is a group of thoughtful and prayerful disciples who meet weekly to re-stock the Sanctuary and Chapel with Bibles, hymnals, welcome guest cards, prayer request cards, stewardship envelopes and pew pencils. Monica Smith quotes, “This is the Lord’s house! We've got to keep it clean for Him.”

While the Church Mice do work tirelessly with beautiful detail to tidy and beautify our worship spaces, their ministry reaches much further than the confines of the sanctuary walls.

For example, Monica was cleaning in a corner of the sanctuary and decided to lift the hymnals out of their spaces, for a little bit of a deeper clean. When she did, a welcome guest card fell out of a hymnal, tucked away and labeled from Christmas Eve of 2023. She immediately listened to the voice of God as he prompted her to call and connect with this visitor. Smith felt strongly that the Lord had preserved the card, “for such a time as this.” There is a moving end to this story, and we encourage you to ask Monica about her special Divine Appointment with this dear guest of the church, whose card she found.

Keeping track of First Church’s welcome guest cards, prayer request cards, and friendship pad pages that hold the church's attendance and names of new members and guests is truly a divine ministry. Thank you to the Church Mice of First Church! 

Pictured at top of page, our dedicated “Church Mice” from left pew to right pew, front to back: Brenda Johnson, Ellen Fuller, Janice Garbart, Al Garbart, Cindi Wright, MaryAnn Blackburn, Don Johnson, Minnie Casteel, Barbara Sanders, Monica Smith, Denise Cottrill, Gene Vickery.