FACTWeekly Update

Week of Sunday, APRIL 28, 2024

WELCOME! Our heartbeat is to Connect to Christ, Grow with Others, and Engage the World together for Spirit-led multiplication. We gather to be disciples totally committed to Christ, becoming like Him in supreme love for God, selfless love for others, and sacrificial love for the world as we go locally, regionally, and globally. We hope you participate today with an expectation to encounter the Lord and a desire to celebrate the wonder of Jesus.
It’s all about Him!

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We’re glad you are here. For information about Next Steps or Prayer, scroll to the bottom. Would you please take a moment and complete the Next Steps Card (button below) so we can start to get to know you? For information about FACTkids ministries (including Sunday morning Kingdom Kids), FACTyouth, or general FAQs about First Alliance Church, click here.

News & Information

In addition to the next steps given that are part of each opportunity, you can also stop by the Welcome Center or contact the FACT Office.

#connect to christ

Knowing and obeying God’s Word is essential. Find tools for both adults and children by clicking HERE.

#Grow with others

Intentional Hospitality is simply the act of inviting people on purpose to share food, conversation, and relationship to get to know one another better around a table. It can be to your home, a park, or a restaurant or coffee shop (Dutch treat). It doesn’t need to be fancy, just intentional. While not every time may involve a direct gospel conversation, every time is about expressing the love of Christ in relationship. Intentional Hospitality involves both people we know well and those we don’t, both brothers & sisters in Christ (#growwithothers) and those who don’t follow Jesus yet like neighbors, co-workers, etc. (#engagetheworld). We see hospitality as a core action and heart attitude of biblical, loving, Spirit-filled disciples in the pages of the New Testament. How can you be intentional in doing this?

#Engage the World

Pray for someone going to the Dominican Republic - Will you commit to pray for one of them from now until they come back?

#FACT Giving

March 2024

Monthly Needed Income for General Fund = $36,514
Monthly Received for General Fund = $26,557 (-27%)

Monthly Needed Income for GCF = $8,432
Monthly Received for GCF = $8,205 (-3%)

April 21, 2024

Received for General Fund = $
Received for GCF = $

#FACTFAMILY NEWS

M2535 Trip to Dominican Republic
Will you consider participating in this mission endeavor with us by giving a gift.  On Sunday, April 28th, we will be taking a special offering during the morning worship time for the DR trip and we are praying the HE will provide all that is needed. You may also give anytime during the month of April.  Mark your gift DR trip and designate it to 23900.  Thank you.

AWANA Grand Prix Work Day, May 3, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bring you car kit to work on along with family to help you. Various supplies will be available.

All Church Stuff Sale
On May 4 we will be holding our annual all church stuff sale to support Powertime Camp. Reserve your table now! $20 for an 8’ table.

Pork Plate Pickup
Enjoy a to-go plate of smoked pork, beans, slaw, and a roll for $10. You can get tickets from FACT students or call the church office. Plates can be picked up May 4 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.

CLC Year End Celebration, May 5, 5:00 pm, Ebenezer Baptist Church
The Stephens County CLC has invited us to their year end celebration. Join them as the celebrate all God has done at CLC this year. We want you to see firsthand the lives that have been impacted. Students will lead this celebration and share in both testimony and song about what God has done in their lives.

AWANA store night is happening May 8th. Children from pre-K through 6th grade will be shopping with their hard-earned shares, from memorizing verses and completing workbook sections.  Age appropriate donations would be appreciated. Please drop items in the AWANA box placed in the front office area at the children's entrance. 

Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, May 11, 8:00 am, FLC

AWANA Grand Prix, Saturday, May 11, 5:30 pm - Weigh In and Car Inspection, 6:00 pm - Meal, 6:30 pm - Welcome, 6:45 pm - Time to Race

Baby Bottle Boomerang for Toccoa Life Pregnancy Center will be underway May 12! Be part of supporting this vital local ministry that champions life and helps families succeed. Take home an individually wrapped baby bottle. Fill it with loose change and dollars (or a check written to TOCCOA LIFE, not FACT). Or give online at Toccoalife.org. Return bottles on Father’s Day, June 18th. Fill bottles with spare change and help save lives. 

Annual Golf Tournament
Our 4th annual Student Ministry Golf Tournament will be held May 18, 2024 at the Links @ Lake Toccoa. This 2-person “Bubba” scramble is a new and fun format for our Scramble tournament. Proceeds will go toward service projects, summer camps, retreats, events, and domestic / international mission trips as well as a portion to Toccoa Life. Click HERE for more information and to register.   

Summer Camps
Camps are for children ages 4-12. All sessions run from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Below is the schedule. More information about how you can help will be coming out soon.

Volleyball Camp … June 3-7
Basketball Camp … June 17-21
Soccer Camp … June 24-28

We need helpers to run these summer camps. If you can help, please sign  up on the bulletin board by the Prayer Room, or talk with Pastor Terry. 

Powertime Camp will be here before we know it. We wanted to make sure you have your calendars marked for June 10-15, 2024. These are the dates for this summer's Powertime Camp, and we want your students to be there! More information can be found HERE. 

New Discipling Communities coming this Fall! If you are interesting in facilitating a group starting after the Summer please reach out to Pastor Luke. The Discipling Community can be focused on the study of scripture, prayer, fellowship, or anything else that involves living out the deeper Christian Life together!

We are also now looking for Discipling Community Hosts! There are those who would like to lead a group, but do not have the space to host. If you're interested and able to host a discipling community in any capacity, please reach out to Pastor Luke!

IW of the Month

Matt and Rachel Clason

• We are thankful for Rachels parents Doug and Karen Conkle who will be arriving in Germany this week. Doug is going to help with some construction needs at our new regional office and they will help watch our girls while we travel for a few days.

• Pray for our trip to Mongolia this next week. We are eager to see how God is at work in that country. Pray for safe travels and that we will be an encouragement to our IWs there. 

• These next few months are a season of many transitions for our MCA IWs as they come and go from their fields of service. This is a busy season with families packing and getting ready for new ministries and new routines. Pray for the hard goodbyes that are coming.

• We are thankful for a new family who recently arrived in Jerusalem. Please continue to pray for peace. 

Monthly Prayer Focus

PRAY FOR Discipleship and Outreach

Our prayer focus this month is on discipleship and outreach. Being witnesses of the love and reality of Jesus is one of our biggest privileges as disciples of Jesus. So, let’s pray that the Holy Spirit would increase our love and our desire to represent and proclaim Christ in practical and real ways. May we not see people as generic groups but remember that each person who is far from God is also created in the image of God. Pray that every person at FACT would fully embrace the complete picture of what it means to be a biblical, healthy disciple of Jesus and that as we live in the fullness of Christ, we would seek out and respond to the opportunities to bless people and make new disciples in our community every day. Pray for willingness and boldness to build relationships with individuals in our spheres of influence, even when it’s challenging because relationships open doors.

All of Jesus for All the World
Alliance Ministries

LIBERIA

Please pray for God’s comfort for the families of 16 individuals who died recently in a mudslide at a gold mine in Rivercess County. Some of the workers were members of the Alliance church.

WEST AFRICA

Several new boys were added at the detention center where an Alliance team ministers. The team writes, "They were freed from the hands of the bad guys in our country. After a few months, the boys were placed at the center where we serve. We have been praying for children who are in the hands of the enemy and that the Lord would free them. What a miracle to have them placed at this center that allows Bible classes each week! Pray that these boys will understand the good news."

Do you have questions about First Alliance Church Toccoa? Take some time to explore FACToccoa.com or call or contact the church office.

If you are ready to take a next step to Connect, Grow, & Engage together as a part of First Alliance, let us know via a Next Steps Card, visit the Welcome Center if on campus, or call or contact the church office.

Are things going on in your life? Is God challenging you and you would like to talk to someone? Following the service, some of our elders and their wives are available for prayer in the Prayer Room (off the lobby near the restrooms). You can also Request Prayer if joining online.

You can submit Prayer Requests via a Next Steps Card, by contacting the church office, online at FACToccoa.com/prayer, through the FACT App, or by calling the church office. When you need prayer, we’re here for you.

Giving is one of the ways we respond to God in worship. We are able to gather & go locally, regionally, and globally through the consistent, generous tithes and offerings given. Here’s how you can give:

• Check/Cash in a Giving Box or mailed in

• Online via FACT app or this website.

• Text Give to 706-567-7379

Online options are safe, secure, and can be used to set up automated giving.

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