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

First Assembly Offers Career and Resource Fair

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First Assembly CommunityMinistries and the First Assembly Community Center announce “Community First Day” on Wednesday, July 29 from 6:30 pm to 8:30pm at First Assembly‘s campus at 108 Beck Lane. This is a free family-friendly event.  If you are seeking employment, local employers and agencies will be set up for you to meet with on the spot.  Community resources are another focus … Read More

First Assembly Hires Community Center Director

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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

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: 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

Winter Series: Community FIRST

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Community First is the next series we’ll be tackling in our Sunday morning messages.  We have a collective vision to reach our community with greater and greater effectiveness. God has put not only an amazing mission in our hands: “To create a community where waves of people are transformed by the love of God.”, but we now have a huge … 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