Seasons Change... That’s not only true about the earth, but also about people and churches. And Shelleena McConnell, First Family’s Children’s Director, is entering a season of change in which she will begin transitioning out of her role here in order to be with her husband, Bob, who is pursuing vocational pastoral ministry. Bob is currently one of our elders, and this pursuit has been stirring in him for some time. After a semester of leading E3 (our Saturday night service), Bob has elected to focus even more intensely now on “landing” in one place as a pastor. As you can tell, they are both in a season of change. While we will no doubt miss the McConnells, we are proud of them and thankful God used them to help plant First Family Church back in 2004. And to provide our growing congregation with the necessary information about this transition, specifically Shelleena’s since it involves over 200 children and 50 volunteers on a weekly basis, we have put together the … [Read more...]
Attention Parents of Kindergarteners
Starting Sunday, September 4, the children who will be in the kindergarten class will stay with their families during worship time. Feel free to check your child in as usual and then keep them with you until the "Children are Dismissed" slide is shown during worship time. The kindergarteners will then leave with the rest of the elementary children to go to Sunday School. They can be picked up in their classroom as usual. … [Read more...]
Kid Central + Begins September 14th
Kid Central is just around the corner! If you are itching to help or have a fantastic workshop in mind we want to hear about it! Click here to contact Ronell Carr. We can ALWAYS use extra help. … [Read more...]
Kid Central September Schedules Posted
Kid Central Volunteers - the updated schedules for the September ministries are posted and available on the web. You can access them on the church's main website (www.firstfamilyministries.com) by clicking on Grow --> Children --> Teacher --> Schedules, or you can access them directly. The ECE Schedule is posted here and the Elementary schedule is posted here. If you have any questions, please contact Ronell Carr at ronellcarr@firstfamilyministries.com or by calling the church office at 965-8300. … [Read more...]
Attention Parents of Kindergarteners
Starting Sunday, September 4th, the children who will be in the kindergarten class will stay with their families during worship time. Feel free to check your child in as usual and then keep them with you until the "Children are Dismissed" slide is shown during worship time. The kindergarteners will then leave with the rest of the elementary children to go to Sunday School. They can be picked up in their classroom as usual. … [Read more...]
Kid Central Begins September 14th
Kid Central is just around the corner (approx. 6 weeks away!!) If you are itching to help or have a fantastic workshop in mind we want to hear about it! Click here to contact Ronell Carr. … [Read more...]
Playground Help Needed…Take Two!
Adam Broughton will be working on finishing the playground Saturday the 16th. Work starts at 8:00 AM, break at noon for lunch, resumes at 2:00 PM, break at 5:00 for dinner and starts back up at 6:30 PM. Adam will work until it is finished or gets dark. People are welcome to stop by at anytime during those work periods. If you are dropping kids off for the FLASH basketball camp that day, consider sticking around to help for a bit. … [Read more...]
VBS Training Meeting July 19th
If you are helping with VBS this year, there will be a training meeting on July 19th from 6:30 - 7:30pm in the cafe. It is very important you attend this meeting to make sure this year's VBS runs smoothly and is a great experience for our kids. Contact Charis Fortenberry with questions at 515-494-2167. … [Read more...]
VBS 2011 Donation Needs
We could really use your help collecting decoration and snack items for this year’s VBS. You can bring all donations to the Kid Central table over the next several weeks. THANKS!! Please contact Ronell Carr with questions: ronellcarr@firstfamilyministries.com Decorations Committee needs: to borrow silk greenery chinese paper lanterns Snack Committee needs: Honey Nut Chex Cereal Lucky Charms w/ Stars & Moons Marshmallows Plain M & M’s and Red Hots Cinnamon Candies Cinnamon Graham Goldfish Yogurt Covered Raisins and Plain Raisins We will need Carrot Cake cupcakes (unfrosted/undecorated) Cans of Buttercream Frosting Quaker True Delights Cheddar Cheese Rice Snacks Triangle Shaped baked crackers Mild cheddar cheese in a can *Green grapes Long Pretzel Rods Vanilla Almond Bark Shakers of Cake decorations Graham Cracker Crumbs *Vanilla Yogurt (lrg tubs) *Frozen blueberries *Cool Whip Sandwich-sized resealable plastic bags 9 fl. oz. clear plastic cups … [Read more...]
Asking for Servants
Fellow FFCers, This is a plea that seems to be endless...but not hopeless. This is a request that is ongoing...but not without reward. This is a request that often gets deleted all too quickly because of its familiarity. We ask that you read this email and listen as God speaks to you. The small blessings we have in our church sometimes seem too numerous to count. We see evidence of them as smudges on our windows, wrappers left on the floors, and noise whirring through the halls. We hear the shrill laughter of the preschoolers as they're lead in song to celebrate the gift of Jesus! We watch as yet another elementary aged child memorizes scripture...hiding God's word in his heart for the first time. We smile as the little girl with pig tails asks, "How can such a BIG God fit inside my heart?" Friends, these are the little blessings we've been asked to nurture. These are the little blessings we've been given to walk alongside the path that leads to salvation in Jesus alone. … [Read more...]
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