The Chapel Digest - March 2026

Take Your Friends to Jesus


Palm Sunday and Easter are just around the corner. Palm Sunday and our Spring Carnival is March 29. Easter Sunday is April 5. 


These days are some of the most meaningful moments on the church calendar. Culturally, they also provide an incredible opportunity to introduce our friends and family to Jesus. 


A study from LifeWay Research found that over 80% of people said they would accept an invitation to attend church from a family member or friend. This season gives us a natural time to extend invitations to those that God has placed in our lives. 


In Luke 5, the story of the paralyzed man with four dedicated friends reminds us that when we take our friends to Jesus, he will change their lives. It wasn’t easy for those men to get their friend to Jesus. They loaded him up on a mat, carried him to a crowded home, climbed up on the roof, dug a hole in the roof, and lowered their friend in front of Jesus. Then Jesus forgave him, healed him and sent him on his way with strong legs and an even stronger identity. The story reminds us that when we bring our friends to Jesus, he does more than we could ever imagine. 


This time of year creates a sense of spiritual openness and invites conversations. Let’s utilize it to take our friends to Jesus. A simple text, an intentional conversation, or an invitation to join you at Christian Chapel, could be the moment God uses to change someone’s life forever. Let’s be the friends who bring our friends to Jesus!


Chris Dow
Lead Pastor

"I do not know anything that would wake up Chicago better than for every man and woman here who loves Him to begin to talk about Him to their friends, and just to tell them what He has done for you. You have got a circle of friends. Go and tell them of Him."


- Dwight L. Moody -

COMING UP THIS MONTH

SUNDAY Morning Services - 8:15AM, 9:30AM & 11:00AM

Sunday, February 1st

8:15am, 9:30am, 11am | Donut Sunday

6pm - 8pm | Kingdom Builders Chili Cook off

6pm - 8pm | Kids Missions Adventure


Tuesday, February 3rd

6:30am - 7:30am | Chapel Men Bible Study

9:30am - 11:30am | Rooted Women’s Bible Study


Wednesday, February 4th

5:15pm - 6:15pm I Family Meal

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Adult Discipleship Groups | Chapel Youth | Chapel Kids | Nursery  [see groups]


Sunday,  February 8th

8:15am, 9:30am, 11am | Sunday Services

9:30am - 10:45am | Next Steps

12:15pm - 1:45pm | College Lunch


Tuesday, February 10th

6:30am - 7:30am | Chapel Men Bible Study

9:30am - 11:30am | Rooted Women’s Bible Study

6pm - 8pm | Young Adults Worship Night


Wednesday, February 11th

5:15pm - 6:15pm I Family Meal

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Adult Discipleship Groups | Chapel Youth | Chapel Kids | Nursery  [see groups]


Sunday, February 15th

6am - 8am | Contend Conference - Chapel Youth

8:15am, 9:30am, 11am | Sunday Services

6pm - 8pm | Home Groups


Tuesday, February 17th

6:30am - 7:30am | Chapel Men Bible Study

9:30am - 11:30am | Rooted Women’s Bible Study


Wednesday,  February 18th

5:15pm - 6:15pm I Family Meal

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Ash Wednesday Service | Chapel Youth | Chapel Kids | Nursery  [see groups]


Sunday,  February 22th

8:15am, 9:30am, 11am | Sunday Services


Tuesday, February 24th

6:30am - 7:30am | Chapel Men Bible Study

9:30am - 11:30am | Rooted Women’s Bible Study


Wednesday, February 25th

5:15pm - 6:15pm I Family Meal

6:30pm - 7:30pm | Lent Worship Service | Chapel Youth | Chapel Kids | Nursery  [see groups]


Wednesday Night Schedule

Join us for a family meal served on Wednesday nights, starting from 5:15pm - 6:30pm. 

Adult Groups, Chapel Youth and Chapel Kids run from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Nursery is available.


MENU

February 4 - Team Marilyn

Baked Ziti

Ceasar Salad

Garlic Bread

Coconut Cream Pie Cake


February 11 - Team Donna

Chicken Tetrazzini

Mexican Salad

Corn

Rolls, butter

Snickerdoodle Cake

February 18 - Team Flo (Black History)
Fried Chicken

Mac n' Cheese

Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans

Cornbread Muffins

Assorted Desserts


February 25 - Team Amy
Shepherds Pie

Jello w/fruit

Texas Toast

No Bake Cookies

Kingdom Builders 2026


In Matthew 28:19-10 Jesus commanded the church to, “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” For over 50 years, Christian Chapel has obeyed this command by sending and supporting missionaries and ministries globally, locally, and among the next generation. 


Kingdom Builders is the mission-giving arm of Christian Chapel. Through Kingdom Builders, we joyfully support the work of over 60 missionaries and ministries serving over 30 nations and our local community. Through the faithful generosity of the people of Christian Chapel, Kingdom Builders giving comprises on average 20%-30% of our annual budget. 


In the following pages, you will get a glimpse of the people and projects supported by Christian Chapel Kingdom Builders in 2026. When you make a Kingdom Builders gift or commitment, you help fulfill these Gospel opportunities. Through Kingdom Builders, we bring God’s light, life, and joy to people we may never meet in places we may never visit. 


Each Kingdom Builders Project and Partner has been thoroughly vetted. Our Global Partners are missionaries with Assemblies of God World Missions or Christian Chapel members serving with reputable ministries. Local Partners have a proven track record of successful ministry and wise stewardship, and we maintain ongoing connections with each. Our Next Generation investments are largely provided to college students, teenagers, and children with whom we are engaged in ongoing ministry and discipleship.




Make A Commitment

For 26 years, Christian Chapel has hosted Royal Family Kids Camp, a free, life-changing week of camp for 7–11 year olds in foster care across the Tulsa area. The stories you’re about to read come from staff members whose lives were changed right alongside the campers they served. These firsthand moments show the joy, challenges, breakthroughs, and unforgettable connections that happen when caring adults show up with consistency and love. As you read, we invite you to step into the story by signing up to serve at this year’s camp, June 28–July 3, 2026, and help create a week our campers will never forget.


If you would like to serve at Royal Family Kids Camp this year, please visit the table in the lobby either on Sunday, February 8th or 15th.

Julia Chapin

Counselor – 8/9 year-old girls 

I serve at Royal Family Kids Camp because every life is precious to God and every child deserves a chance to flourish. RFKC opened my eyes to the resilience and brilliance of these kids, who shine with curiosity and spunk. Well-equipped with trauma-informed training by RFK, the camp is set up as a safe place for these kids to experience love, acceptance, and the opportunity to have fun! I serve at RFK because God asks us to care for his lambs, and this camp is a life-changing opportunity for these kids to encounter Jesus!

Bill Tims

Staff – Fishing

After many years as a counselor, I now serve as one of 2 fishing mentors who teach the kids how to catch fish.  One of my favorite stories involves a boy name Pete.  After we encountered failure in helping Pete catch a fish during his regular time, he was really disappointed. It had been particularly hard catching fish that day, and we were tired.  My partner Chris decided to let the young camper try again that evening, and Pete caught more that one fish.  I figure one day as he reads about Peter catching a net full of fish, he’ll remember his experience at camp.

Charles Mather

Counselor - 8/9 Boys

Serving children at RFK is a privilege, a challenge and a joy.  In James we learn that pure and faultless worship involves helping the orphan in their distress. These children have been through things no child should and in many ways are orphaned.  They are precious to God and need to know He sees, knows, loves and has a plan for them. RFK camp gives them an opportunity to be in a safe, fun environment where they can just be kids and enjoy a week where seeds of hope are planted.   Getting to be a small part of this program is amazing.  Personally, it is a time of faith building and closer walk with God.  One quickly sees we cannot effectively do so this in our own strength and must rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to bear fruit in our lives.   Sharing that experience of serving with our Christian Chapel family makes it even better.

Lindsey Douglas

Counselor - 9/10 girls

Five years ago, new to Christian Chapel, my husband and I watched a video in the auditorium on Royal Family Kids Camp. Hardly knowing anyone at church and nothing more than what we saw on the video, we knew God was calling us to be a part of something bigger than what we understood. I initially served because God told me to, but now I serve every year because God taught me to see the unseen, love the unloveable, shine His light in true darkness, and teach someone to trust again. I serve at RFK because each year I watch seeds of faith be planted and watered to broken and hurting little hearts. God not only gave my husband and I a community but RFK provides a beautiful safe community that the kids look forward to every year. I’m thankful to be a small part of that. 

Claudette Perry

Staff - Sewing

I served at RFK because I have seen how camp has a positive impact on the lives of children in foster care. Being a retired social worker at DHS, I have seen children from my caseload that have gone to camp and really enjoyed it. Also, having a couple of kids that returned as helpers at camp at age 16. Initially as a counselor (11yr olds). Most recent as staff in sewing.

Diane Stephens

Staff - Sewing Activity Leader

I fell in love with foster kids!  They’re hungry for simple experiences and relationships that a lot of take for granted as a way of life for our own kids and grandkids. My college-age daughter encouraged me that very first year to give camp a try and that hooked me. I love guiding them to make a project on a “real” sewing machine.

Eric Robison

Counselor - 6/7 Boys

I've served at RFK as a counselor for 2 summers and I got sunburned, bug bitten, got a rash, had to pick up chewed bubble gum, got snot on me (that was not my own), also you're drenched in sweat the entire week.  


But the Lord doesn't call us to comfort, he calls us to live selflessly and to share him with others. You'll get to share the love of our Lord with some kids that really need love. I can't speak for the kids, but you will be left with memories that will last a lifetime. Please go serve.

Continue The Story Progress Update

We experienced a delay in the delivery of the steel for the construction of the new sanctuary and youth wing lobby additions. It should arrive in March and the expansion of the new building will move forward then. In the meantime, construction continues to transform our existing office wing into the new nursery and preschool area. 


At some point in March or April we will move to the gym for a few weeks of Sunday morning services. 


Thank you for your prayers, generosity, patience, and flexibility as we make more room for more people to find their place in God’s story!


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