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Karl Reinagel on November 2nd, 2019

We have been blessed to be able to use the Ferguson Community Center for our weekly worship service this Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. It is at 1050 Smith Ave, Ferguson, MO 63135. Come join us to worship the Lord together!

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Karl Reinagel on October 31st, 2015

God has blessed us with a meeting location at the corner of Chambers and West Florissant for Sunday morning worship at 11 a.m. and Wednesday evening prayer from 3-7 p.m.  Join us to praise God and hear His Word proclaimed Sunday morning or drop in any time between 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday to join […]

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Karl Reinagel on February 17th, 2015

New Creation in Christ is rooted in nearly 65 years of integrated worship and harmony in the St. Louis area.  In December, 2004, our present congregation was formed by merging congregations from North County and South County.  We have long been a commuter church, with members driving from as far away as St. Clair and […]

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Karl Reinagel on October 10th, 2011

The following comment is from an online course I am taking regarding blind spots.  It seemed appropriate to share it here as well.  What do you think about the topic? True humility lies not in abasing ourselves, but in seeing ourselves as God sees us.  Our Father has the only accurate view of who and […]

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Karl Reinagel on April 17th, 2011

As I mentioned in today’s sermon, there is value in tracking where Jesus was and what he was doing each day of Holy Week.  Here are the verses in Matthew for each of the events he lists.  Please note that Matthew was more concerned with giving readers an accurate picture of who Jesus was than […]

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Karl Reinagel on February 12th, 2011

New Creation in Christ is blessed to have a good number of marriages that reflect the devotion and loving commitment that God delights in and that testify to younger generations how good is this divinely-ordained union.  The assault on this godly institution is relentless.  New television programming and advertising as well as Valentine’s Day promotions […]

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Karl Reinagel on December 22nd, 2010

Dr. Gary Deddo said this short paper really needed to be passed on, so here it is verbatim from my recently-completed class, The Doctrine of the Trinity. The Finished Work of Jesus Christ (by Karl Reinagel) There are numerous tools or approaches to presenting the Gospel to those who have not yet come to put […]

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Karl Reinagel on August 10th, 2010

Before you stands a brand-spanking-new website for New Creation in Christ.  We want it to be a tool to help you keep up-to-date on our activities, challenges, growth, reports of God’s goodness and whatever else might bring glory to him and edify you.   Please be so kind as to share your comments about the […]

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Karl Reinagel on August 10th, 2010

Karl Reinagel was born in Buffalo, NY, and was the second oldest of seven children—four boys and three girls.  As a child of divorce he moved to Tennessee at age 15 where he lived for five years becoming part of a blended family.  He began studying accounting at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville before moving to […]

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