November 2020

Please join us Sunday, November 1 at either our 9:30am or 11am Service as we gather together to observe communion.  

Remember to set your clocks back one hour this Saturday (10/31/20) before going to bed. You will get an extra hour to sleep in! Remember to make plans to join us on Sunday at 9:30 or 11am! RSVP here for your favorite Service time.

We are so happy to see more families on our campus on Sundays!

In an effort to help our youngest and wiggliest attenders, we are providing a "Family Room" each Service, located in the main building, Middle School Room. This Family Room is for a parent(s) and children 2nd grade and younger (children have to be supervised by their parent/guardian at all times) and will offer a space with tables and chairs, with the Service live-streamed on televisions. Masks and social distancing are still required. Bring your own snacks and quiet activities for individual play. This room is offered on a "first come – first served" basis and will close once it reaches maximum capacity.  

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Faith Church, in partnership with Meridian Elementary School, will provide Thanksgiving dinner for up to 20 families this holiday season.

You can participate with your family or Life Group by adopting a Box! (Adopt-A-Box here.)

Boxes need to be returned to Faith Church by Sunday, November 15.  Items will be distributed to Meridian families Friday, November 20 & 21.

Items needed:

• 5 or 10 pound bag of potatoes
• Box or bag of stuffing mix
• Can of cranberry sauce
• Jar of gravy or gravy mix
• $25 Safeway gift card (to purchase perishable items)

*Turkeys donated by Union Gospel Mission

Contact Weston for more information.

This is an evening to come together for Worship followed by Prayer. 
We gather to pray for our church, its people, the leadership, our community, country and the world.
It is primarily a prayer ministry with Worship and a time set aside to pray.
Any questions, contact Justin here.
Please remember your mask.

This is a bi-weekly check-in for 1st through 6th grade elementary students with Children's Ministry Pastor Stu Chapman, via Zoom on Sunday nights from 6:30-7pm. Register here to enter the meeting :)

Families - Come kick off the Christmas season with Kids of Faith at an event for the entire family called Crafty Christmas! Saturday, December 5th, families will work together to complete a couple of crafts and play a few socially distanced games. You bring your family, masks, and wear a Christmas sweater (optional, but fun!) while we bring the supplies, games, and Christmas music. Crafty Christmas is from 10-11am or 11:30am-12:30pm. Register HERE.

Come and hang out with other women from Faith Church Friday, November 13, 7-9pm in the Worship Center and make your own holiday wood sign. $20 cost for supplies. Choice of project colors at registration. RSVP here.

We have been highlighting staff over the last few months and decided to introduce you to our new Lead Pastor Steven Hill and his family. Since Steven began his service here in September, he admitted that he is “still learning where all the fun hiding places are on campus when [his] son comes to visit and play hide-and-seek!” He stated that he is grateful to not be the “new guy” for very long as Stu Chapman is joining us as our new Children’s and Families Pastor.

When asked about his family, Steven shared that he and Hayley have been married for ten years and are grateful for their son, Amos, a sweet, smiley, red-headed two year-old. “Hayley and I met in college and I knew she was wonderful from our very first conversation. We love being outside together and exploring new places. Amos loves typical boy stuff (dump trucks, sticks, etc.) but is also really funny and sweet.”

As the Lead Pastor, Steven does a little bit of everything. He said, “I love studying God’s Word to create compelling, relevant, biblical sermons for Sunday mornings. I also love spending time with our staff, encouraging them in each of their ministries, and praying for God to move in and through their life, family, and ministry.” Steven says one of his favorite tasks each week is following up with those who visited Faith for the very first time on Sundays, “I have enjoyed getting to grab lunch and coffee with several volunteers in the church and look forward to getting to know more people who make Faith Church such a great place to be!”

Steven said he enjoys that Faith Church has a desire to be used by Jesus, “This desire informed our current sermon series, and it stemmed from my observation that Faith Church is not a church relying on its history by looking backward. Instead, it appreciates all that God has done in and through us. This church body also wants to see ministry improve and increase and continue to reach new people for Christ in our community, and to the ends of the earth.”

If you haven’t picked up on it yet, Steven has a great sense of humor, evident as he shared this unfiltered staff-life story: “Jake and I were together for our regular weekly 1-on-1 meeting when we decided to drive to Chick-fil-A for lunch - because we follow Jesus. On the way back, not far from the church, a lady in an SUV pulled out RIGHT in front of us trying to turn into her neighborhood and I had to slam on my brakes. We almost collided with her and she showed no concern whatsoever. Grateful to be alive, we looked to the backseat, where I had stored God’s chicken in my son’s car seat. We were devastated to find that the whole bag had tumbled down and every single waffle fry was now on the not-so-clean floorboard. When we returned to church, we both picked the fries off the floor, put them back in their cardboard containers, and ate every single one of them with smiles on our faces. We are grateful to be alive, and grateful to serve at Faith Church!"

In hopes for the future of Faith Church, Steven would like it to be a place known for its radical generosity, singular devotion to Jesus, and a place that people far from God can hear the Gospel clearly, and be welcomed into the family of God warmly. "Far too often, churches that have existed longer than ten years or so begin to turn inward and circle the wagons against outsiders. They begin to fight over certain ministry programs or personal preferences in worship. I am so glad that doesn’t happen here. 50+ years in and Faith Church is excited to see new people come to know Christ, grow in Him, and learn how to make a spiritual difference in the life of someone else."

Fun favorites of Steven’s:

Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

Movie: Gladiator

Ice cream: Chocolate chip cookie dough (I strongly dislike chocolate ice cream…)

Vacation spot: Yosemite National Park

Habit: I consume an unhealthy amount of coffee almost every day

We want to thank you for signing up and for submitting RSVPs for events here at Faith. Checking in is a necessary and a normal part of business operations today. If someone reports having been diagnosed with coronavirus, we will send email and/or text notifications to those who may have had possible exposure.

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