We were fortunate to hear Renod Bejjani preach in worship on Sunday, February 12 to kick off Missions Week, and it’ll be even better to have him and his wife, Karen, back with us! We live in a culture that challenges us when it comes to speaking of our faith. Methods we may have learned in the past are no … Read More
English Conversation Hour (Spring ’23)
A great way to practice English and make friends—Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
English Conversation Hour
Join us Wednesday Nights at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a simple way to practice English speaking and comprehension. This is not an ESL Course.
Pray, Act, & Give
On Sunday night, First Church screened a documentary about human trafficking called Call + Response. The film told us about the problem – it was the CALL. Below is a RESPONSE from Sarah Bales. Be sure to read to the end, where she has identified some organizations that you can get involved with. If anyone else had a response that they would … Read More
Refugee Services of Texas
Some of you may have read about how our church is beginning to be involved in helping refugees that have been located to Dallas from all over the world. If you would like to be involved in this, below are some of the needs that they have. I have organized them based on what you might have to give: Time: … Read More
Local Volunteer Opportunities
Below is a letter I received from a volunteer coordinator at World Impact Ministries in Dallas. Groups from our church have volunteered with them several times and we are big believers in what they are doing. Check out their website for more information about them. Please let me know if there is anything on this list that you would like to help … Read More
Updated Trip List 2009
Here is an updated list of all of the mission trips and local mission opportunities for 2009: Hurricane Ike Relief Trip (for men)Dates: April 1-5Cost: $100Contact: Steve Niermann(stevenniermann@tx.rr.com) East Asia Vision TripDates: March 13-22Cost: Trip is fullContact: Ellen Childress(ellen.childress@verizon.net) Quito, EcuadorDates: Late JulyCost: $2,000Contact: Sharon Roelke(roelke1@tx.rr.com) Aurich, GermanyDates: July 24 – August 2Cost: approx. $1,500Contact: Bruce & Joanna Breckenfeld(breckenb@verizon.net) KenyaDates: Late … Read More
Feed My Starving Children
A great opportunity for local volunteering is coming up at our church this summer. On June 5-6, we are hosting a Mobile Packing Day at the church where we will be packing 100,000 meals for children all over the world in a day and a half. We need at least 500 volunteers to be able to do it! The meals … Read More