Baptism is an outward sign of the inward reality that Jesus Christ has become the Lord of your life.

If you have been thinking about being baptized or would like to know more about what this symbolic act means, contact Tim Sheaffer.

A Trailhead is where you begin a journey. When you're ready to begin the journey toward discovering full life in Jesus Christ with Vail Christian Church, The Trailhead Class is the place to start.

Sunday, December 13, 2009 during the 11:00am service. Contact Connection Pastor Tim Sheaffer for details!

Men's Breakfast: Every third Monday of the month the men of Vail Christian Church are meeting up at Hacienda Del Lago for a great breakfast, hanging out with good friends and recieving a short challenge from God's Word. Get up early and get there! You won't regret it.

November 16th - 6:30am - Hacienda Del Lago
For more information contact Scott Cliburn.

Life was never meant to be lived alone, rather God designed us to seek community so we can learn, grow and enjoy the richness of life. At Vail Christian Church, we strongly believe this. That is why we say that we are a church of community groups, not a church with community groups.

If you'd like more information about community groups, contact Connection Pastor Tim Sheaffer.

Serving Vail

What does service look like? I think it’s a question that each of us would answer a little differently. Some would probably say service is something that happens on Sunday mornings - perhaps teaching in a classroom or setting up the auditorium. Some would say it is something that happens in a family - when one member chooses to put aside his own desires in order to bring happiness to someone else. Some would say that service is doing acts in the community that help out others who are less fortunate. All of these answers offer glimpses of what service can be -- but they don’t necessarily make it personal. Check out how one family at Vail Christian Church has made service a part of their everyday life.

Jerry and Windy Benson, along with their two children, Pierce and Grace, are very involved at VCC. Windy teaches a kindergarten/1st grade class in the children’s arena, and Jerry is a part of the Guest Services team that welcomes everyone on Sunday mornings. Recently, their family made the decision to start a community group. Below is their take on service and how they are making that a part of their lives.

“Service is important to our family because we believe in making things happen and not just hoping things will happen.  We know that this takes effort on our half to get involved in areas that need help.  We don't just want to be the "country club" church goers, we want to be part of efforts that help drive and support change for a better future for our church and for our children.

We recently finished meeting with our last community group.  We realized that we were continuing to talk about getting involved in community events with other couples and so we asked ourselves the question: why not start a community group through VCC that can further our mission of service as a family?  Then, to top it off, our challenge card from Student Sunday challenged us to be involved in a service team or start a community group.  We believe God speaks in multiple ways, and this was obviously one of them! There was no interpretation needed here. So we are starting a community group that focuses on doing different service projects in the Vail and Tucson communities.”

This year, Vail Christian Church will be holding two Christmas Eve Gatherings!

First will be our Family Christmas Gathering where we encourage you to bring your kids and the whole family to enjoy a time celebrating the holidays together with Christmas Carols, our tradition of story time with the kids and communion.

Later that evening we will hold a Candlelight Communion Service with contemplative music, scripture, prayer and of course celebrating the Lord's Supper together.

Thursday, December 24th
Family Christmas Gathering - 5:30pm
Candlelight Communion Service - 8:00pm