The little church in the meadow in
Duck Creek Village, Utah.
PASTOR APPRECIATION DAY
Western-themed fun, food, & fellowship
on October 13 honoring Pastor Steve
Snaphots of the cast of characters on October 13
DCCC ALMS
Supporting community needs.
DCCC Alms gifted more than 100 small trees to senior centers in Cedar City so that they could be given to seniors at Christmas. Alms also raised $1200 through hosting a Hawaiian-themed lunch held on August 11, 2024, in the Fellowship Hall. Church members contributed various dishes, appetizers, and desserts. No one walked away hungry! Church goers donated $20 per person to enjoy this fabulous lunch. All monies raised help to support this year's projects benefitting seniors, families, and various worthwhile community charitable endeavors. The Alms project is led by DCCC Board member Cathy Riley and DCCC member and Sunday School Leader Pam Bugbee.
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DCCC is decorated for the special Thanksgiving Service on November 24 and the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at 5:30 p.m. on December 24, Tuesday.
Duck Creek Village area Photographer and Videographer Patrick Mahler took this beautiful footage of Duck Creek Community Church in Duck Creek Village, the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Duck Creek Village, and the Nativity co-sponsored by DCCC and the Alton Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The young people who staged the Nativity were from the Alton Ward and live goats in a nearby pen, also from Alton, added to the realism. The mountain is a beautiful place full of the Christmas Spirit as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior!
Tom Smith was an avid fishermen. Even knee surgery couldn’t keep him from grabbing his fishing poles and heading out to the lake for a day of angling. He is shown here, last year, in front of his home in Texas heading out to fish.
In Memory of Tom Smith
Thomas Alfred Smith, age 80, of Celina, Texas, and Hatch, Utah, passed away September 26, 2022. Tom and Marcie Smith are founding members of Duck Creek Community Church and spent many hours helping to build Duck Creek Community Church, working with Founding Pastor Steve Altig and his wife Bonnie on the massive project of designing and constructing our little church in the meadow. Tom made the beautiful log chairs in the DCCC foyer and sanctuary. He helped to start the DCCC Fly Fishing Club and was a member of the DCCC Old Geezers Guitar Club, led by Bob Diaz, that played at Sunday services now and then. He and Marcie spent summers in Utah and attended DCCC in the warmer months but had to leave in September this year and head back to Texas to be with family when Tom suddenly experienced health issues.
Thomas was born October 20, 1941, in Tulare, California, to Warren G. and Donna Mae (Pierce) Smith. He married Margaret Lamar Duke on April 7, 1958, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thomas was an operating engineer in the construction industry.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Smith of Celina, Texas; daughter, Suzi Monzingo and husband, Mike, also of Celina; son, Ken Smith and wife, Lindy of Trego, Montana; grandchildren, Jennifer Vann and husband, Charles, Ashley Smith, Brian Monzingo and wife, Sara, Tori Smith, and Savannah Smith; great-grandchildren, Kayleigh Vann, Annabeth Monzingo, and Kairo Smith; and sisters, Sandy Utterback and husband, Joe and Debra Dahl and husband, Jeff.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 109 S. Oklahoma St., Celina, Texas, 75009. Interment followed at Cottage Hill Cemetery in Celina, Texas.
Latest comments
18.07 | 23:18
Thank you, Sharon! See you soon!
18.07 | 22:38
I will bring a crab salad for the picnic
01.06 | 23:26
Pastor Baden’s Memorial Day sermon was one of the best sermons I’ve heard in my entire life! Wish I was there to hear it. I hope those who were there appreciate his message. God Bless Pastor Baden.
27.02 | 14:13
Hi Chris: Church doors are open and we are holding in-person services every Sunday 11-noon with Fellowship following services. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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