First Assembly Hires Community Center Director

Robby BradfordChurch life, Community center, community development, Community First, CommunityFIRST, developmentLeave a Comment

Check out this article, posted in the Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana’s newspaper about the new community center director that First Assembly Community Ministries has hired! I am personally so pleased with this addition and am happy the Peercys are serving on the staff of FACM again. Learn more about First Assembly Community Center developments by liking this page here. … Read More

First Assembly Certified as a Great Workplace!

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Those who work at First Assembly Community Ministries know it is a great place to work. Now, the Best Christian Workplaces Institute has verified what they’ve always known to be the case! Through conducting a survey of all the employees of the church, The Best Christian Workplaces Institute, located in Mercer Island, Washington took an objective snapshot of the First … Read More

Community FIRST–Committed

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Yesterday we finished our series on a note where we asked people to commit to the vision of reaching more and more people in our community with God’s love through developing a community center. In particular, the message in the video below looked at Luke 15 and asked what God values. Accomplishing great things for God requires aligning our heart … Read More

Community FIRST: Sacrificial Living

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For the past four weeks, I’ve been calling on our church about making a sacrificial commitment for three years in order to accomplish significant projects that will position First Assembly Community Ministries to reach our community more skillfully. In the message below, I’ll be exploring the following questions: What is sacrifice?How does one create treasures in heaven, like Jesus taught?How … Read More

Community FIRST: How Can I Participate?

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Last Sunday was a snowy day!  It seems a foot of the white stuff fell and kept a lot of people away from First Assembly.  We moved ahead with the service and with our series Community FIRST. We’re looking at the promised land again and the opportunities that were there for Joshua and the children of Israel.  What happens when … Read More

Community FIRST: How to Step In

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This past Sunday, we continued our series called “Community FIRST”.  We’re focused on putting First Assembly into our community, but this message especially focuses on the fact that we must follow God closely because he usually stays ahead of it. Based on Joshua 3, this messages also focuses on receiving from God when we take risks in accordance with what … Read More

Community FIRST: Where are We Going?

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What a morning at First Assembly Community Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana!  Today was the start of our funding initiative, our annual fasting and prayer journey. The theme of this first message is “Where are we Going?”  This message focuses on the fact that you can’t see where you’re going, if you’re always looking behind you–your past. Beyond the easy application … Read More

First Assembly Unveils Community Center and Church Plans

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First Assembly Community Ministries is seeking to expand its reach to our community by developing a community center at the location of the old Payless grocery store that was formerly located at the intersection of Beck Lane and Old U.S. 231 in Lafayette. Below you will see the plans for the building and the renovations that will occur to the … Read More