Chatham Community Church sponsors many opportunities for fellowship. Various organized groups plan service projects as well as having fun together. In addition, church projects such as the Apple Butter Festival and the Living Nativity (See "Major Projects" below) provide fellowship while they serve the community. Dinners like the Ash Wednesday Soup and Sandwich Supper and the Annual Church Breakfast get members of the congregational family together. Fellowship after summer worship is held in the pavilion behind the Worship Center and features punch and home-made cookies.

All women are invited to participate in the activities of the Chatham Christian Women. The group meets the second Monday of each month. Its major fundraiser is a rummage sale in May. It donates to many charities, including the Community Services Center and the Battered Women's Shelter. It visits the Medina County Home with refreshments and entertainment and presents block quilts it has hand-tied. It prepares baskets for the needy at Christmas time and sponsors an annual breakfast for the congregation. Social activities have included Christmas parties, tea parties and Valentine's celebrations when the identity of secret sisters is revealed. Meetings include devotions and fellowship as well as inspirational programs and business discussions to plan their activities.

The men's group meets the first Sunday of each month at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and fellowship. Its service projects include re-roofing the home of an elderly resident, Habitat for Humanity construction, remodeling the Sunday School rooms, and maintaining the church buildings. They sponsor Make It Take It Day in December, assisting local youth to build wooden projects that they can give to their parents for Christmas. They volunteer to set up Vacation Bible School, the Apple Butter Festival and the Living Nativity.

The Chatham Community Seniors is a social group open to anyone in the community over 50 years old. The group meets the fourth Monday of the month for either a potluck meal or a social activity. Past activities have included dining at restaurants, going on sightseeing tours and to the theater, and enjoying summer picnics.

Monday March 26	Potluck supper at Worship Center	5:30 p.m.	Bring a dish
Monday April 23	Potluck supper at Worship Center	5:30 p.m.	Bring a dish
Monday May 21	Western Reserve Historical Society Diana Exhibit & Treasures of WR	9 a.m.	$26.50 + lunch
Monday June 18	Fish fry at Wellmans	5:30 p.m.	Bring a dish
Thursday July 12	Cuyahoga Valley Railroad Hale Farm (lunch at Hale)	8:30 a.m.	$37
Monday August 20	Mystery Trip Special Lunch included	TBA	$33
Monday Sept. 17	Ice cream social/picnic Location TBA	5:30 p.m.	Bring a dish
October	Carousel Dinner Theater has been canceled New activity will be announced	TBA	TBA

The Youth Group plans activities that teens enjoy. They do service projects and participate in fellowship with other Christian youth, such as concerts.

Chatham Community Church's two major projects are the Apple Butter Festival in October and the Living Nativity in December.

The Apple Butter Festival is held the second weekend in October. It is the church's only fund-raiser and offers excellent fellowship opportunities among church members and the community. The Apple Butter Festival is held the same weekend as the Medina County Fall Foliage Tour and is held at the Chatham VFW hall and pavilion on Rt. 83.

Members stir a huge vat of apple butter over an open fire, while visitors feast on home-made chili, bean soup, freshly made donuts, cider and biscuits with apple butter. A "country store" features a bake sale, a harvest fruits and vegetables, and country crafters. Visitors may purchase jars of applebutter, cider, pumpkins and apples. A craft fair is held inside the VFW Hall. The Apple Butter Festival Committee donates a 10% tithe to the Campership Fund, so that children may go to summer church camp.

The grounds of Chatham Community Church are transformed into Bethlehem on the second Saturday of December (Dec. 8 in 2007). Visitors are invited to join us in seeking the Savior during this re-enactment. Visitors meet the traveler guide around a bonfire in the parking lot and soon encounter the Angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Son of God. The guests are then led to six more sites while searching for the Savior. They visit a Jewish temple, Herod's palace and a shepherd's camp. They hear an angelic choir and later try to get information from the busy innkeeper. They arrive at the stable where Jesus was born just as the Wise Men present their gifts. Children may pet live animals and come into the church dining area to enjoy free hot chocolate and cookies. There is no charge for this inspirational event. Visitors may bring canned goods that will be used in the Christmas baskets that the women's group makes for community families and shut-ins.

For more information about any of these activities, contact the church lay leader.