FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INCORPORATED
WEBSITE TERMS & CONDITIONS
First Christian Church of Bradenton
www.fccbradenton.com
Effective Date: October 3, 2026
Please read these Website Terms & Conditions carefully before using www.fccbradenton.com (the “Site”). The Site is operated by FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INCORPORATED, commonly known as First Christian Church of Bradenton (“First Christian Church,” “FCC,” “Church,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
These Terms & Conditions explain the rules governing your access to and use of the Site and its content.
1. Purpose of the Site
The Site provides information about First Christian Church of Bradenton, including our Christian beliefs, worship services, Bible studies, church leadership, missions, events, ministry activities, and ways to contact the Church.
The Site and its content are provided primarily for religious, educational, ministry, and general informational purposes.
2. Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge these Terms & Conditions, our Privacy Policy, Website Disclaimer, and Website Accessibility Statement.
If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the Site.
3. Appropriate Use of the Site
You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes. You may not intentionally:
- interfere with or disrupt the Site or its security;
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to administrative areas, servers, accounts, or connected systems;
- introduce viruses, malicious code, or other harmful technology;
- use the Site to harass, threaten, defame, or harm another person;
- impersonate the Church, its leaders, volunteers, members, or representatives;
- reproduce or distribute Site content in a manner that infringes copyright, trademark, privacy, or other legal rights;
- submit spam, fraudulent messages, or unlawful material through the Site; or
- use the Site for unauthorized commercial solicitation.
4. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, original text, graphics, photographs, ministry materials, designs, logos, and other original content appearing on the Site are owned by FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INCORPORATED or are used by the Church with appropriate permission.
Third-party photographs, music, hymns, videos, graphics, trademarks, ministry materials, Scripture resources, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.
Visitors are welcome to share links to publicly available pages of the Site. Nothing on the Site grants permission to sell, reproduce, republish, modify, or commercially exploit Church-created or third-party content without appropriate permission.
5. Church Information, Events, and Schedules
We make reasonable efforts to keep information on the Site accurate and current. However, worship schedules, Bible studies, events, ministry activities, leadership information, programs, locations, and other information may occasionally change.
Visitors should contact the Church if confirmation of a particular event, service, program, or other information is important. The Church may modify, correct, update, or remove Site content as necessary.
6. Contact Form
The Site includes a contact form through which visitors may voluntarily provide information such as:
- first and last name;
- email address;
- telephone number; and
- comments, questions, or messages.
By submitting information, you represent that the information you provide is truthful and that you have the right to provide it.
Information submitted through the Site may be used to respond to your inquiry, provide requested information, arrange pastoral contact, communicate regarding Church ministries or activities, or perform reasonable Church administrative functions.
Please do not use the contact form to transmit information requiring guaranteed confidentiality or immediate emergency attention. Internet forms and email cannot be guaranteed to be completely private or secure.
For additional information regarding personal information, please review our Privacy Policy.
7. No Online Purchases or Donations
The Site does not currently sell products or services and does not process online donations or other payments. First Christian Church currently receives contributions through traditional offline methods rather than through this website.
Visitors should never submit credit card, banking, Social Security, or other sensitive financial information through the Site’s contact form.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, including ministries, mission organizations, social media platforms such as Facebook, mapping services, videos, and other resources.
These links are provided for information and convenience. First Christian Church does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their availability, privacy practices, accessibility, security, accuracy, or content.
When you follow a link away from our Site, the third party’s own terms and policies apply.
9. Religious and Educational Content
Sermons, Bible studies, devotional materials, Scripture references, ministry information, articles, videos, and other content are provided for Christian ministry, religious education, spiritual encouragement, and general informational purposes.
Please review our Website Disclaimer for additional information regarding reliance upon Site content.
10. No Warranties
We make reasonable efforts to maintain the Site and provide accurate information. However, the Site and its content are provided on an “as available” basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Church does not guarantee that the Site will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, completely secure, or that every item of information will always be current or complete.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INCORPORATED and its leaders, employees, volunteers, representatives, and service providers will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, consequential, or similar damages resulting from use of, inability to use, or reliance upon the Site or third-party websites linked from it.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
12. Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy for information about personal information collected through the Site and how that information may be used.
13. Accessibility
First Christian Church desires its website to be welcoming and usable for visitors of differing abilities. Please review our Website Accessibility Statement for more information and instructions for requesting assistance.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms & Conditions when our Site, Church practices, technology, or applicable requirements change. The current version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
15. Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and applicable federal law.
16. Contact Us
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INCORPORATED
First Christian Church of Bradenton
1815 18th Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Email: fccbradenton@earthlink.net
Website: www.fccbradenton.com
Effective Date: October 3, 2026