Our preaching this Sunday (November 16) will be on James 5:7-12. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message. 

Sunday school reminders for Thanksgiving week: NO Sunday School on November 23, back in session November 30.

Giving Tree Thank You and notes:
Every single tag was taken! Thank you for your generous spirit and enthusiasm.

There were two tags taken that were not signed out. If you have tag #8 or #27, please let the office know (office@cvbc.net).

If you took a tag, PLEASE note these 3 instructions:

• Buy a gift card for the place on the tag ($20 suggested amount).

• Write a personal Christmas card for the person named on the tag. Return card with gift card in it to CVBC by Dec. 14.

• Commit to praying for that person throughout the Christmas season. You can contact the office (office@cvbc.net) for prayer requests. If your tag recipient gave us a request we will pass it along to you.

CVBC Men’s Chili Cook-off event is Monday, December 1, at 6:00pm.

RUBY’s PANTRY is this week, with food distribution from 2:30-5:30pm. Volunteers are welcome anytime all day! Extra help is needed between 2:15 and 4:30 loading groceries into vehicles. First-time volunteers, please use the following link: 

https://www.rubyspantry.org/become-volunteer.

Register by November 13 for DISTRICTS, January 9-11, 2026. For all students in grades 7-12. Brochures are available at church.

Seniors’ Harvest Dinner will be on Thursday, November 20 from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Sign up soon, and if you’d like to bring bars for dessert, let us know that, too.

Attention Ladies 18 yrs. and older: You are invited to our annual Ladies' Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 13, from 10am to 12pm.  We will sing Christmas carols, listen to an inspirational talk by one of our own CVBC women, enjoy fellowship and a delicious lunch.  When you sign up you can also choose to do any of the following:

• Bring cookies

• Bring sets of mugs or teacups 

• Decorate a table

These are all optional. Do not be intimidated about decorating a table! Your decorations can be any theme and can be simple, elaborate, or somewhere in between. It's really fun to see so many different styles, designs, colors, and personalities on the day of the celebration! Sign up in the foyer or online by December 8. 

This Sunday is our last class in the Adult Sunday School series on Missions. Join us for a new series, a Biblical view of Death and Grief, November 30-December 14. 

Ladies: Join us for our 4th and final discipleship class, focusing on PRAYER! Monday, November 17, from 6:30-8pm.

Interested in the Biblical Counseling Training in February? The plan is that we will have the training here at CVBC instead of traveling to IN, and will access classes via live stream. To learn more about this training, click HERE. Contact Dave & Sue LeMay if you have questions.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Zechariah

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (November 9) will be on James 5: 1-6. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message.

CVBC Men’s Chili Cook-off event is Monday, December 1, at 6:00pm.

 The Giving Tree will be in the lobby starting this Sunday, November 9, filled with tags for gift ideas for people from three places: The Chippewa Falls Police Department, Halmstad School, and Go Riteway Bus Company. 

Instruction cards will be next to the tree, so don't forget to take one when you choose your tag and sign it out. 

Register by November 13 for DISTRICTS, January 9-11, 2026. For all students in grades 7-12. Brochures are available at church.

Fall Women’s Fellowship – Craft Night, Saturday, November 15 | 6:30–8:30 PM Ladies, join us for a cozy evening of friendship, fun, and creativity at our Fall Women’s Fellowship! We'll be working on a beginner-friendly sewing project—no experience needed. Just bring a snack to share and come ready to enjoy meaningful time with one another. Sign up in the lobby or online by Sunday, November 9. We’re “sew” looking forward to seeing you there!

Seniors’ Harvest Dinner will be on Thursday, November 20 from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Sign up soon, and if you’d like to bring bars for dessert, let us know that, too.

Ladies: Join us for our 4th and final discipleship class, focusing on PRAYER! Monday, November 17, from 6:30-8pm.
We’ve been using the Daily Grace Co “Better Together” book, so if you have it feel free to take a look at it ahead of time! However, if you do not have the book or don’t have the chance to look ahead, please come anyway.
We’re asking that you RSVP ahead of time, because we will be having a meal - Tacos will be ready to eat at 6:30 pm. Come hungry!
If you have not come to a session yet, this is a perfect time to come and join the group. As the focus will be on prayer, we will be using an extended amount of time to pray for each other, our church, our community, etc.

Interested in learning more about the Biblical Counseling Training in February? You  can click HERE or see information & brochures in the church lobby.

There’s a Red Cross Blood Drive happening at CVBC on Friday, November 7, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Go to www.redcrossblood.org. Just click on “Find a Drive,” enter zip code, then find CVBC Blood Drive and reserve your spot. Remember: walk-ins are always welcome the day of the drive, too.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Zechariah

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (November 2) will be on James 4:13-17. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message. We are partaking in communion this Sunday.

This Sunday is our prayer gathering at 6pm. If you signed up for the informational meeting at 4:45, you are welcome to stay after for the corporate prayer time!

Turn Your Clocks BACK one hour this Saturday Night!

Registration has begun for DISTRICTS, January 9-11, 2026. For all students in grades 7-12. Brochures are available at church

Fall Women’s Fellowship – Craft Night, Saturday, November 15 | 6:30–8:30 PM Ladies, join us for a cozy evening of friendship, fun, and creativity at our Fall Women’s Fellowship! We'll be working on a beginner-friendly sewing project—no experience needed. Just bring a snack to share and come ready to enjoy meaningful time with one another. Sign up in the lobby or online by Sunday, November 9. We’re “sew” looking forward to seeing you there!

Seniors’ Harvest Dinner will be on Thursday, November 20 from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Sign up soon, and if you’d like to bring bars for dessert, let us know that, too.

Ladies: Join us for our 4th and final discipleship class, focusing on PRAYER! Monday, November 17, from 6:30-8pm.
We’ve been using the Daily Grace Co “Better Together” book, so if you have it feel free to take a look at it ahead of time! However, if you do not have the book or don’t have the chance to look ahead, please come anyway.
We’re asking that you RSVP ahead of time, because we will be having a meal - Tacos will be ready to eat at 6:30 pm. Come hungry!
If you have not come to a session yet, this is a perfect time to come and join the group. As the focus will be on prayer, we will be using an extended amount of time to pray for each other, our church, our community, etc.

Interested in learning more about the Biblical Counseling Training in February? You  can click HERE or see Dave & Sue LeMay this coming Sunday at CVBC. They'll be at the table in the lobby before and after services. 

Christmas for Missionaries continues through November 2.  We have a table in the lobby with Christmas cards for everyone to sign. Our supported missionaries love getting these greeting cards and seeing all of our names, even if they've never met some of us! Please take a few moments between now and November 2 to sign the cards and bless our missionaries. Monetary donations toward a Christmas gift from CVBC can be made online or dropped in the offering box in the lobby. Just include Missionary Christmas in the memo line.

There’s a Red Cross Blood Drive happening at CVBC on Friday, November 7, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Go to www.redcrossblood.org. Just click on “Find a Drive,” enter zip code, then find CVBC Blood Drive and reserve your spot. Remember: walk-ins are always welcome the day of the drive, too.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Zechariah

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (October 26) will be on James 4:1-12. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message.

Sign up for the November 2 informational meeting (4:45pm). We need a head count for food. Stay after for prayer!

Registration has begun for DISTRICTS, January 9-11, 2026. For all students in grades 7-12. Brochures are available at church

The October Women's Newsletter is available. If you'd like to be on the email or postal mailing list, let us know.

Adult Sunday school continues with Spiritual Disciplines through October. 9:00am. New series begins Nov. 2.

Fall Women’s Fellowship – Craft Night, Saturday, November 15 | 6:30–8:30 PM Ladies, join us for a cozy evening of friendship, fun, and creativity at our Fall Women’s Fellowship! We'll be working on a beginner-friendly sewing project—no experience needed. Just bring a snack to share and come ready to enjoy meaningful time with one another. Sign up in the lobby or online by Sunday, November 9. We’re “sew” looking forward to seeing you there!

Interested in learning more about the Biblical Counseling Training in February? You  can click HERE or see Dave & Sue LeMay this coming Sunday at CVBC. They'll be at the table in the lobby before and after services. 

Christmas for Missionaries continues through November 2.  We have a table in the lobby with Christmas cards for everyone to sign. Our supported missionaries love getting these greeting cards and seeing all of our names, even if they've never met some of us! Please take a few moments between now and November 2 to sign the cards and bless our missionaries. Monetary donations toward a Christmas gift from CVBC can be made online or dropped in the offering box in the lobby. Just include Missionary Christmas in the memo line.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Zechariah

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (October 19) will be on James 3:13-18. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message.

Sign up for the November 2 informational meeting (4:45pm). We need a head count for food.

The DISTRICTS Youth Conference (January 9-11, 2026, in Green Bay, WI) will be open for registration soon. Watch for more details in bulletins and emails.

The October Women's Newsletter will be available soon. If you'd like to be on the email or postal mailing list, let us know.

A lunch for young adults (ages 18-25) will be held this Sunday at noon. Sign up and join us.

Ruby’s Pantry will be held this Tuesday.

Adult Sunday school continues with Spiritual Disciplines through October. 9:00am.

Christmas for Missionaries continues through November 2.  We have a table in the lobby with Christmas cards for everyone to sign. Our supported missionaries love getting these greeting cards and seeing all of our names, even if they've never met some of us! Please take a few moments between now and November 2 to sign the cards and bless our missionaries. Monetary donations toward a Christmas gift from CVBC can be made online or dropped in the offering box in the lobby. Just include Missionary Christmas in the memo line.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Zechariah

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (October 5) will be on James 2:14-26. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message. We will also have communion this week.

Youth Group is at FIELDS of FAITH tonight. Meeting at church at 6:15pm.

Sunday night is our monthly prayer gathering at 6pm. All are welcome.

Join us for a night of worship October 12, including songs that are based on the principles in the book of James, our current sermon series. Everyone is welcome! 6:00pm.

Presentations about CVBC’s future are going to be held Sunday, Oct. 12 at 12:00pm, or Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4:45pm. A meal will be served at both meetings, and the content of the presentations will be exactly the same. Let us know which one you plan to attend.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Matthew

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (September 28) will be be on James 2:1-13. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message. 

Sunday School, BLAST, Nursery, and Youth Group families: Register your children and teens if you haven't yet.

Youth Group News: Fields of Faith is happening next Wednesday October 1. In place of our normal youth group gathering we will be going to this event, hosted by FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), at the Eau Claire Memorial High School. 

Local youth groups and FCA groups are gathering for a night of fun, musical worship, testimonies, and prayer. It will be a great time for kids to gather and be encouraged by other Christians their age. Because we will be leaving the CVBC property there are some IMPORTANT logistics for you to be aware of:
- Parental permission is needed to attend. We require this for all off-site events.
- It will be an earlier start to youth group night. We will be meeting at CVBC at 6:15 PM to take a bus to the Eau Claire Memorial football stadium.
- We will return to CVBC a little after 9:00 PM.

Join us for a night of worship October 12, including songs that are based on the principles in the book of James, our current sermon series. Everyone is welcome! 6:00pm.

Presentations about CVBC’s future are going to be held Sunday, Oct. 12 at 12:00pm, or Sunday, Nov. 2 at 4:45pm. A meal will be served at both meetings, and the content of the presentations will be exactly the same. Let us know which one you plan to attend.

Women's Bible Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 9:00am - Matthew

• Mondays 6:30pm - John  

• Tuesdays 9:00am - Nehemiah | off-site 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Colossians 

• Tuesdays 9:30am - Tuesday Morning Moms | Psalms

Men's Studies - Fall 2025

• Mondays 6:30pm - Leviticus

• Tuesdays 7:00am - Ephesians

• 1st & 3rd Saturdays 7:30am | Men's Breakfast

Our preaching this Sunday (September 7) will be on James 1:1-11. Please read this passage ahead to prepare for the message. We will also have communion this Sunday. 

Sunday school for all ages begins this Sunday at 9:00am (4K-Adults).

Prayer Gathering at 6:00pm this Sunday.

Sunday School, BLAST, Nursery, and Youth Group families: Register your children and teens if you haven't yet. Click on the Signups banner below.

We are back to TWO services this week (9:00 & 10:30am).

New Sermon Series: JAMES - living faithfully

Women’s Retreat registration continues through September 21.

Children’s Ministry needs volunteers!

Senior Connection Shoe Box Packing event: September 18 & 19.

Men’s Mentoring will begin this fall.

Blood Drive Friday, September 5, 9am - 3pm.

The October Mexico Mission Trip is happening soon. Donate online.

The next Membership Class is September 21 at 10:30am.

Women’s Bible Studies are starting up this week.

The Apple Walk for Life is Saturday, September 13 at Owen Park in Eau Claire. Check-in at 9:00am; Walk begins at 10:00am.