Connector June 1

This Week’s Highlights

Affinity Groups Are Open Now

Affinity Groups are back this summer! They’re a great way to connect with others at FAC and do something fun. Groups will meet about once a month in June, July, and August. See a full listing and sign up now.

Summer Sunday Schedule Change ☀️

Starts Next Sunday

With college students home for the summer and many families traveling out of town, we’re going to move to 3 services for a few weeks this summer!

• There will be no 12:30pm service in person or online beginning next Sunday, June 8.
• Our 8:15, 9:30, and 11:00am services will continue to meet in person and online.
• The Chapel/Lower Auditorium will remain open for those who wish to worship there.
• We will return to 4 services on August 3!

Annual Business Meeting Celebration

Next Sunday during all services

We look forward to celebrating all that God has done in the last year at our Annual Business Meeting Celebration. We hold it during all our morning services next Sunday, June 8.

Visit our special Annual Meeting page on our website for everything you need to know as the meeting approaches. It has been updated with our Annual Report, proposed budget and financial summary, a video from the Leadership Board Treasurer discussing the proposed budget, and the slate of officers up for election. Physical copies of the Annual Report will be available in the Atrium.

This Saturday

Men’s Ministry May Mini-Conference:
How to Plan a Wedding

Saturday, May 31 from 8:00 to 11:00am

The is a free follow up to our original conference in February. We will watch a video from Greg Stier about the Great Commission, receive training on how to share our faith by FAC member Steve DeVries, and put what we learn into practice!

This Sunday

Do Waste a Precious Gift

Our Lead Pastor Paul Smith will bring a message from Exodus 20:7 as we continue our series That You May Live.

9:30am

Connections Breakfast

Sunday, June 1 at 9:30am

If you are newer to First Alliance, we would love to have you at our Connections Breakfast!

This event will be hosted in the Conference Room during our second service. You will meet some of our pastoral staff, hear about our church, enjoy a light breakfast, and find out ways we can serve you.

Please reach out to our Guest Services Coordinator Cecily Vinegar with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!

Open Word

Family Life Center Room 203-204

This long-standing class is centered around an in-depth study of a book of the Bible and taught by a team of teachers. We alternate between Old and New Testament and spend the summer months in Psalms. Learn more.

Young Marrieds and Growing Families

Dining Room

This class is aimed at helping those in this season of their lives with biblical teaching and community. Learn more.

11:00am

Deeper Walk

Dining Room

Pursue spiritual maturity and claim the spiritual freedom afforded you in your relationship with Christ. Learn more.

Deeper Walk is discussing The Soul Care Leader: Healthy Living and Leading by Dr. Rob Reiner. All are welcome to attend!

Upcoming Events

This Week

Men’s Ministry Bible Study

Monday at 5:30pm

This weekly study will be working through Man Up by Jody Burkeen. We will be going through one chapter a week, so you can jump in and out at any time and still keep yourself up-to-date. Sign up now.

Vertical

Monday at 6:45pm

This powerful gathering happens every week! Meet us in the Sanctuary for a time of corporate prayer as we intercede for our church, community, and world. Learn more.

Food Service Ministry: Informational Meeting

Tuesday at 5:30pm

Our new Food Service Ministry focuses on serving other ministry groups at FAC and is a wonderful way to build community while serving. Whether you enjoy the thought of cooking in our kitchen here at FAC with a small group of people, providing items for special events straight from your home, or simply serving food and drinks to those attending various events, there are a plethora of participation options throughout the year.

Come to the informational meeting on Tuesday, June 3 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm to find out more about the ways you can serve with this new ministry.

Dialogue Session

Tuesday at 6:00pm

Our Executive Team will host a Dialogue Session in the Lower Auditorium to answer any questions you may have about the Annual Report on this Tuesday, June 3. This meeting is optional—no presentations or voting will occur.

If you have any questions about the Annual Meeting materials and aren’t able to attend the Dialogue Session, please send them to Deb MacKay, our Executive Pastor of Strategy and Operations. She will make sure they are directed to the appropriate person.

Men’s Mid(ish) Week

Thursday at 6:30am

Our Men’s Ministry meets weekly to enjoy a delicious breakfast, share about our lives, and study the Scriptures as we grow together in community as followers of Jesus Christ. Sign up now.

Men’s Ministry Freedom Group

Thursday at 6:30pm

The purpose of this new group is to help each other walk in freedom from anything that keeps us from living the life that Jesus purchased for us on the cross. We will meet in room 203 and 204. Please enter through the main entrance. Sign up now.

Young Professionals

Thursday at 7:00pm

The Young Professionals group meets weekly on Thursdays in homegroups throughout the area to share a meal and dive deeper into what it looks like to follow Jesus. Sign up now.

Coming Up

Summer Kickoff:
A Celebration of Who He Is

Tuesday, June 17, 6:30-8:30pm

Stryker Farm*

Join us for sunshine, worship, and community as we begin the summer quarter in Women’s Ministry. We will hear from some FAC women, worship together, and learn about all of the opportunities to engage this summer. You do not want to miss this event; we hope to see you there!

* See registration confirmation for address. In the event of inclement weather, the kickoff will be hosted at FAC.

Women’s Ministry Bible Study:
The Attributes of God

Groups start the week of June 22

This 7-week study of God’s character walks through God’s incommunicable attributes, which are characteristics that are only true of Him, as well as His communicable attributes, which are attributes that we are called to reflect. When we know God, we love Him, and He changes everything.

Groups will meet in person and online at varying days and times throughout the week.

Women’s Ministry Bible Study:
The Bible in a Year

Groups start the week of June 22

One of our FAC core values is being biblically grounded, so we are offering resources and groups to read the Bible in a year in 2025! This group will be jumping right into where we should be in our weekly readings. These groups are for people who are continuing their Bible in a Year reading or are ready to jump in alongside others as we keep reading through the Old Testament.

Groups will meet in person on varying days and times throughout the week.

Next Gen Ministries

Don’t Do Summer Alone

Tuesdays at 6:00pm

WGM Student Center in Wilmore

Join the College Ministry weekly throughout the summer as we spend time studying the scriptures together. We will have a time of fellowship, teaching, small groups, prayer, and reflection.

Don’t Do Summer Alone will meet through August 15.

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Announce­ments

YoungLives Donations

FAC’s local partner YoungLives thanks you for your generous donations! Here is a list of items that we are currently accepting.

• Diapers (size 6) and pull-ups (2T/3T and 3T/4T)
• Baby wipes
• Girls’ sleepers and clothes (sizes newborn to 4T)

Helpful Links

• New? Have a prayer request? Connect with us.
• Check out RightNow Media, a free library of faith-based videos and Bible studies.
• Miss a sermon? Subscribe to our sermon podcast on iOS or Android.
• Listen to your favorite worship songs all week on Spotify.

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