Our
Ministries
| Sunday
Services: |
9:00
am |
Sunday
School for all ages |
10:00
am |
Fellowship
time |
10:30
am |
Morning
Worship Service |
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| Throughout
the Week: |
Sunday
6:00-8:00 pm |
Growth
Group Home Bible Study,
" Watching for Angels " (A study of the importance of angels,
what they do, how they play a purpose in your life, and more...). |
Monday
7-8:30 pm |
Growth Group Home Bible Study, "Traveling Light (The Promise of Psalm 23)
" by Max Lucado (This study will focus on letting go of excess baggage in our life including the suitcase of guilt, the backpack of anxiety, the overnight loneliness, and the briefcase of
perfectionism). |
Tuesday
7-8:30 pm |
Growth Group Home Bible Study, "Running the Race" by Bill Hybels (A study of Philippians which looks at the Christian life as a marathon rather than
a sprint, finding strength for the race, running with confidence, and finding
joy beyond measure).
" |
Wednesday
6:30– 8:00 pm |
Pioneer
Clubs (K-9th grade) |
6:30– 8:00 pm |
Adult
Bible Study |
Thursday
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Ladies’ Encouragement
Group |
Bi-Monthly
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Women’s
Fellowship |
Quarterly |
Men’s
Fellowship |
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| Special
Ministries Throughout the Year: |
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Annual
Church Retreat |
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Celebration
of Graduates in the Church Body |
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Missions
Conferences and/or Missionary Speakers |
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Easter,
Thanksgiving, and Christmas Celebrations |
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Picnics |
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| Opportunities
to Attend: |
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Family
Camps and Summer Camps at Hidden Acres. Please visit
www.hiddenacreschristiancenter.org for more
information. |
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Women
of Faith |
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Promise
Keepers |
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The
Cedar Falls Bible Conference |
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| Outreach
Events: |
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Block
Parties in the Parking Lot |
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Sturgis
Falls Parade Outreach |
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Distribute
Water on the Bike Trails |
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Baby-sitting
Outreach (see article from Beacon
magazine below) |
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Special
Concerts or Events |
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And
More! |
First
EFC (Cedar Falls, Iowa) started an outreach team that
both prays for individual opportunities – holding
each other accountable – and brainstorms church-wide
ideas for reaching into their community.
One
creative outreach involves free babysitting. First EFC
offered its first free babysitting on a Friday night
last December, so people could do Christmas shopping
or get out for an evening. The community learned of the
offer through public-service announcements on secular
radio stations, fliers at pregnancy crisis centers and
other places and a free newspaper article.
Five
non-church families and 17 children participated, with 25
from the church helping with games, crafts and other activities.
Families signed up ahead of time, and each received a created-especially-for-them
bag of gifts and snacks and a JESUS video upon leaving.
“The
kids had a blast and the parents were so appreciative,” Pastor
Gary Allen says. “One lady had not been out of
her house for more than two years because of her baby
and she was overwhelmed by our outreach of love.” The
outreach was so successful (and fun) that First EFC held
it again on Valentine’s Day, with some new families
and some returning ones.
“It
shows you don’t have to be a large church to reach
lost people.”
This
article appeared in the May/June 2003 issue of the Beacon
magazine
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