Community FIRST–Committed

Robby BradfordChurch life, Community center, community development, Community First, First Assembly Community Ministries, giving, outreachLeave a Comment

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

Robby BradfordChurch life, Community center, community development, Community First, financial stewardship, First Assembly Community Ministries, money, outreachLeave a Comment

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

First Assembly Community Center Plans Presented on the News

Robby BradfordCommunity center, community development, First Assembly Community Ministries, Indiana, LafayetteLeave a Comment

This weekend, we’ll be making commitments and celebrating what God is doing at First Assembly Community Ministries through our CommunityFIRST funding initiative.  Through this project, that you can learn more about by clicking here, we’re looking to reach more deeply into our community’s needs and improve our present facility on 108 Beck Lane. Check out the story, featured on the … Read More

Community FIRST: How to Step In

Robby BradfordChurch life, discipleship, faith, First Assembly Community Ministries, risk, visionLeave a Comment

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

Short-Term Missions Trips at First Assembly in 2015

Robby BradfordAfrica, AGWM, Assemblies of God, compassion, Convoy of Hope, First Assembly Community Ministries, Haiti, missions, Togo, work tripsLeave a Comment

Three trips are being organized by First Assembly Community Ministries in 2015!  See below for more details. Intercession Trip in March.  Next month, we will see a team go to pray with missionaries in a sensitive country.  We’re thrilled to see the six people going to encourage our partners there and to pray for breakthrough in a part of the … Read More

Community FIRST: Where are We Going?

Robby BradfordChurch life, Community center, community development, Community First, First Assembly Community Ministries, Indiana, LafayetteLeave a Comment

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

Robby BradfordCommunity center, Community First, First Assembly Community Ministries, funding initiative, preaching, Sunday message series, teachingLeave a Comment

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

Robby BradfordAdventure Station, Church life, community development, Community First, First Assembly Community Ministries, outreachLeave a Comment

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

How and Why We Are Restructuring

Robby Bradfordchildren's ministries, Church life, community development, First Assembly Community Ministries, redeeming the community1 Comment

Right now is an exciting time of expansion at First Assembly Community Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana.  Beyond the fact that we are getting ready to present our plans publicly for a new community center that will be located across the street from our present campus, our church’s “community ministries” focus is going to a new level. During the past nearly … Read More