Our Ministries

Sunday Services: 
9:00 am
Sunday School for all ages
10:00 am
Fellowship time
10:30 am
Morning Worship Service
   
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
Women’s Fellowship
Quarterly
Men’s Fellowship
 
Special Ministries Throughout the Year:
  Annual Church Retreat
  Celebration of Graduates in the Church Body
  Missions Conferences and/or Missionary Speakers
  Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Celebrations
  Picnics
   
Opportunities to Attend:
  Family Camps and Summer Camps at Hidden Acres. Please visit www.hiddenacreschristiancenter.org for more information.
  Women of Faith
  Promise Keepers
  The Cedar Falls Bible Conference
   
Outreach Events:
  Block Parties in the Parking Lot
  Sturgis Falls Parade Outreach
  Distribute Water on the Bike Trails
  Baby-sitting Outreach (see article from Beacon magazine below)
  Special Concerts or Events
  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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