Faith Community Church

JUNE 2009 REV. MARK GARDNER, ASSOCIATE

ASSOCIATE PASTOR

aren’t a part of the church as a whole. I’m

The Time Is Now! thankful that isn’t the case at FCC.
54662 Ash Road, Osceola, IN 46561

I have just finished up my third full year of This age group is so important when it
working with the youth at FCC and am so comes to reaching lives and making deci-
excited about the group we have and their sions. I found the following statistics re-
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willingness to serve and to participate in
youth events. We are constantly competing
with school events, sporting events, family
obligations, and work responsibilities yet we
seem to have a very high rate of participa-
tion when it comes to youth events. Many of
our students have shown themselves to be
dedicated to the group and to making its ac-
tivities a priority in their lives. Often, when
we are with other area church groups for
events, we have one of the highest percent-
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garding the age at which most people ac-
cept Christ.
The current Barna study indicates that
nearly half of all Americans who accept
Jesus Christ as their Savior do so be-
fore reaching the age of 13 (43%), and
that two out of three born again Chris-
tians (64%) made that commitment to
Christ before their 18th birthday.

ages of youth participation.

As you can see, reaching people for Christ
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before their
I appreciate
the support 18th birthday is
Spring Youth Campout Campers vital and that
we receive
from the is why we
church and work so hard
the opportuni- at FCC to
ties our teach, mentor,
church pro-
and guide
vides for our
youth. The them as they
youth can be grow in their
found on the faith and make
worship team, decisions
the outreach about their
team, the trus- FCC Youth Group … changing lives salvation. It is
tees, serving
Wednesday Nights 6:30 pm
Sunday Worship 9:30 am

so important
as greeters
and working in children’s ministry. I strongly for us to plant seeds and to help them build
believe that our youth make church a priority a strong foundation upon which to construct
because they’ve been allowed to “play” and the rest of their lives. Please continue to
participate in so many areas of ministry. pray for our children and youth as well as
They are viewed as, and see themselves as, those who serve as teachers and volun-
an important part of Faith Community
teers in the children and youth ministry ar-
Church. So many times I hear about other
churches where the youth have their own eas.
building and their own service, but they -Pastor Mark
Camping Recap
23 FCC youth and 10 adults spent the
weekend of May 8-10 camping at Potato
Creek State Park. In addition to Bible
devotionals, campers participated in a
variety of activities including biking,
KUBB, cornhole, football, kickball, bad-
mitton, and more. Many of the youth
enjoyed riding, walking, and running
along the many beautiful trails at the
park. We endured temperatures that
dipped into the low 40s, but still had a
great time. I am thankful for each youth
and chaperone that went with us.
Summer of Service (SOS)
The Summer-of-Service 2009 Student
Weekend at Bethel College is from
Thursday, June 4 – Sunday, June 7. The
cost of the weekend is $50 per student
but we were able to offer it to our stu-
dents for $25 each because of the gener-
ous offering we received in March at
FCC. Thank you to all who have sup-
ported us financially and allowed us to
make this weekend so affordable in or-
der to assure that our youth can partici-
pate. FCC is sending a group of 21
youth and 5 leaders who will join other
local youth groups for this weekend of
service.
Sunday Worship 9:30 am
Wednesday Nights 6:30 pm
Randy, Lead Pastor Mark, Assoc. Pastor
Shannon, Admin. Asst.
• We’ll be having car washes where we give
the customer $1 for allowing us to wash
their car.
• We’ll be hosting block parties at two apart-
ment complexes.
• We’ll be giving away free bottled water at
different locations
• We’ll be painting, spreading mulch, and
cleaning up at city parks
The goal of SOS is to build a stronger
“community” among our youth while also
being a blessing to the “community” we
live in.
Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Things are about to get wild on Wednes-
day nights at FCC. Beginning on Wednes-
day June 10th, we will be having an 8
week VBS from 6:30-7:45pm for kids age
2-5th grade. Each Wednesday evening
will include a variety of activities including
watching a skit, listening to a story, mak-
ing a craft, enjoying snacks and games,
and singing songs. The theme for this
year is Kingdom of the Son: A Prayer Sa-
fari and I encourage all of our children to
invite their friends to participate in this
fun program on Wednesday nights.
Faith Community Church
54662 Ash Road, Osceola, IN 46561
Tel: 574-674-8494
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