Convoy of Hope Returning to Greater Lafayette

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Next fall, Convoy of Hope will partner with local businesses, churches, government agencies and nonprofits during a community celebration in Lafayette on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette.  During the celebration, Convoy of Hope and the Greater Lafayette community will provide goods and services, including free groceries, health services, shoes for children, haircuts, family portraits, job services, a … Read More

“The Huddle” Starts TODAY

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Today, The Huddle, a weekly meeting will begin for Christian men throughout Greater Lafayette.  Starting at 12:10 and ending at 12:50 at The Junction House, located at 213 Smith Street, Lafayette. The Junction House is just off the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Smith Streets. This meeting is intended for men of all kinds from all kinds of backgrounds and … Read More

Spiritual Gifts Assessment

Robby BradfordChurch life, discipleship, discover, First Assembly Community Ministries, First Assembly of God Lafayette, Holy Spirit, leadership, leadership development, spiritual gifts, spiritual growthLeave a Comment

One of the ways that we’re wanting to help you to reach your potential as a believer is by providing a simple path to identifying the spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit has placed in your life! By clicking here, you’ll be able to take a test that will take less than 10 minutes to complete!  It will then give … Read More

SEASONS–Spring 2016 Series

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The Bible begins with seasons.  God creates them in the first chapter of Genesis.  The cycle that unfolds based on the seasons fill the rest of the Bible in many different ways.  And in particular, four seasons related to growth emerge: plowing, planting, watering and harvesting. So it is with nearly everything that God does, whether corporately (in the life … Read More

First Assembly Appoints Interim Community Center Director

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With the retirement from active ministry by outgoing Community Center Director Wayne Peercy, Bob Fallon of Lafayette has been appointed as the interim director. Bob has more than 30 years involvement with First Assembly Community Ministries and has long been a proponent of the acquisition and development of the property now owned by First Assembly Community Properties, LLC that is … Read More

EASTER OFFERING 2016

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For the past three Easters, First Assembly Community Ministries has collected an “Easter Offering” designated to a number of projects.  This year, our “Easter Offering” will be going completely to one project that is a huge need–world hunger. We will be partnering with Convoy of Hope, the disaster relief and community development partner of the Assemblies of God.  Every day, … Read More

The Journey Through–Winter 2016 Series

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God has a dream for your life and yet getting there to see it happen can be an elusive struggle. We’ll be looking at one of the most vivid stories of that truth found in the last quarter of  the book of Genesis in the story of Joseph–the teenager whose brothers beat him and sold him into slavery, the young … Read More

God-Sized Miracle for First Assembly Community Center!

Robby BradfordChurch life, community outreach, First Assembly Community Center, First Assembly Community Ministries, First Assembly Community Properties, Indiana, Lafayette, outreach1 Comment

The developing First Assembly Community Center (formerly South Plaza) at the intersection of Beck Lane and Old U.S. 231 on Lafayette’s south side just received a boost that leaders acknowledge only God could have engineered. In the summer of 2014, First Assembly Community Ministries acquired the exclusive right to purchase the property for approximately $600,000 after some businessmen from the … Read More

Why Should I Invite Family & Friends to First Assembly on Christmas Eve?

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Christmas is a big deal.  We make it a big deal at First Assembly Community Ministries!  The reason is because this is a time when our culture actually celebrates Jesus and the stories of the gospels about him in a variety of shiny and colorful ways. Sometimes believers can get caught up in the way Christmas is celebrated by the … Read More