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Welcome to the Student Ministries page! Please scroll down to find out more about us, meet our director, and see what events are coming up for youth at First Alliance Church. You can also find our weekly update on this page, so you know what your student was learning about this week on Wednesday night. Questions? Go all the way to the bottom and contact us!
Stay connected or contact us via Social Media by clicking on the icons. |
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Who We Are |
The Crash is the name of our Student Ministry at FAC. We meet Wednesday nights (from September-May) from 6:16-8:18. In this environment all students benefit from a small group setting with one or more caring adults whose mission it is to love students to and through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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What's with the Name? |
Just as a group of elephants are known as a HERD, a group of rhinos is called a CRASH. Rhinos are unique animals that, despite their incredible mass, can run at speeds up to 40 mph. What is even more remarkable is that a rhino can only see about 15 feet ahead. It takes a great deal of faith to run at 40 mph with such limited visibility, but ultimately it doesn’t matter what is 15 feet in front of the rhino because it had better get out of the way. We want our students to exercise this kind of faith in life. That is why our guiding verse is 2 Corinthians 5:7, “We live by faith, not by sight”.
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Where can you find us? |
On Wednesdays during the school year, you can find us in the worship center or in small group rooms from 6:16 - 8:18. We have a large group time of worship, announcements, a speaker, and often a crazy game - followed by small group breakouts based on grade level and gender. When small groups end, the youth enjoy free time in our open gym, snack bars, game room, and cafe! On Sundays at 9:20, look for us in Building C (The Crash) on campus, and at 11:00, many of us sit together in the front right side of the worship center. |
Duane Richards, Director of Student Ministries
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James Ugland, Student Ministries Intern
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Word of Life Summer Camp is July 14-20
Click on the image to see our Facebook Event
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The cost is $420. Price includes camp tuition and transportation, and we try to lower that cost with a fundraiser. See below for more information on how you can help & benefit from the fundraiser!
Register by turning in the Sign Up form (downloadable below) and paying a $75 deposit. Word of Life Camp Scholarship Application Printable Sign Up Form for Word of Life Camp |
Upcoming Big Events & Announcements
Camp Fundraiser: Envelope Wall - Through May
You can share our Facebook event describing the fundraiser by clicking on the image.
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In order for students to earn money from the fundraiser to reduce their cost for camp, they must donate at least four hours of their time serving others. A couple of opportunities we are offering are:
Outside of these opportunities, students may perform any other service that helps others. Please log all hours on the verification sheet. Hard copies are available in Crash Landing or you may download it as a PDF or follow this link to access it as a Google Doc. | ||
The Crash Finale - May 22nd
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Our final regular Wednesday night meeting of the 2018-2019 school year will be on May 22nd. Don't miss it!
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Word of Life Summer Camp: July 14-20
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This is an incredible opportunity for students to make new friends, deepen their relationship with Christ, and have an incredible week full of fun activities! See the information at the top of our page and mark your calendars. Get your $75 deposit (check made out to First Alliance Church) and sign-up form in ASAP! Click on the image for our FB event.
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Summer Calendar 2019
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Click on the blue links behind each date to see and share the Facebook events for each activity. See you in the summertime!
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June 11: $2 Tuesday @Stone Crabs meet in section 204 6:30pm
June 14: Mystery Event at FAC 6:16-8:18 PM July 1-5: Winshape Camp at First Baptist Church, PC July 5: Movie Night in Crash Landing 6:16-8:18pm July 10: Self Defense @ Nokido Ju-Jitsu 1050 Innovation Ave, Unit B109 North Port 2:00-3:30pm July 14-20: @WOL Camp (Sun-Sat) July 23: Camp Reunion: $2 Tues @ Stone Crabs meet in section 204 6:30pm July 31: Wed Family Game Night in Crash Landing 6:16-8:18pm August 7: Open Gym Dodgeball 6:16-8:18pm September 4: Crash Kickoff 6:16-8:18pm |
Weekly update from Pastor Duane
Week of Wed, May 15
Dear parents,
This is it! This week is our finale. We will be celebrating the end of a great school year with some delicious Kona Ice and a rock climbing wall. We will also be deep frying just about everything in our Crash Cafe Test Kitchen.
Let's get one thing straight though, WE ARE NOT TAKING A BREAK THIS SUMMER! Be sure to keep up with our summer calendar. We have LOTS planned and we can't wait to spend time with our students.
Have a great week,
Duane
Dear parents,
This is it! This week is our finale. We will be celebrating the end of a great school year with some delicious Kona Ice and a rock climbing wall. We will also be deep frying just about everything in our Crash Cafe Test Kitchen.
Let's get one thing straight though, WE ARE NOT TAKING A BREAK THIS SUMMER! Be sure to keep up with our summer calendar. We have LOTS planned and we can't wait to spend time with our students.
Have a great week,
Duane
