Central Christian Church DOC - Springfield, MO

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Same seed. Same sower. WILDLY different results.

This Sunday, Rev. Geoff Weinman opens up Jesus's parable of the sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) in a message called "Hear, Then."

Jesus tells a simple story: a farmer scatters seed, and it lands everywhere — the hard-packed path, the rocky patches, the tangle of thorns, and finally the good soil.

Same seed every time.

Same sower.

But the outcome depends entirely on where it falls.

It's easy to hear this story and think about which category everyone else fits into.

Harder, and more honest, to ask — what kind of "ground" are we bringing this week?

Distracted, defensive, anxiety-ridden? Or actually open.

That's the real question behind "Hear, Then": not just what we're hearing, but whether we're ready to abundantly receive God's love — for others, and for ourselves too.

Come for a message and music that will move you, stay for the coffee and conversation, and expect a welcome that doesn't ask you to have it all figured out. We certainly don't pretend to!

We're a historic Disciples of Christ congregation right in the heart of Midtown Springfield, MO and we'd love for you to be part of our story.

YOU were created in the image of God.💫
YOU are truly welcomed & LOVED just as you are.❤️

📍 1475 N. Washington, Springfield, MO
⏰ Worship at 9:30 AM | Fellowship at 10:45 AM | Sunday School at 11:00 AM
🌐 centralchristianspringfield.org
🖥️ Join online: www.youtube.com/

Image: Vincent Van Gogh, "De zaaier (The Sower at Sunset)", 1888, oil on canvas, Kröller-Müller Museum

Join us at 9:30am for our worship service | June 28th, 2026:

June 28, 2026 | The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Springfield, MOFif...

On Sunday, June 21st, the tornado sirens went off in the middle of our worship service. The congregation, out of safety and concern, moved to the basement where we finished our worship service. We sat among friends and family, among boxes and old decorations. But we fellowshipped together, we worshipped together, we sang hymns and heard the choir, and we give thanks to God for all we have been given. It wasn't the service that was planned, but it just might have been one that we all needed.