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Mission Moments

Up-to-date mission news, events, and prayer requests

Mission Moment

July 21, 2024 • Scott Ward

We have a team of high schoolers in Brazil right now, so be praying for them. And pray for our team of over 50 people going on the mission trip to Wyoming next weekend.

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July 14, 2024 • Scott Ward

During Vacation Bible School starting tonight, the children will be collecting an offering. All of the money raised will go towards helping Community Rescue Mission provide milk for their children.

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July 7, 2024 • Scott Ward

Next Sunday kicks off our Vacation Bible School! We hope that you take this opportunity to be a missionary where you live, work, and play by inviting some kids to VBS. Every year, we share a clear gospel presentation and see many children place their faith and trust in Jesus.

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June 30, 2024 • Scott Ward

Throughout the month of July, we will be collecting some household items to be donated to the Buddy Smith Home, transitional housing for homeless veterans. You are welcome to bring gently used items from your home or purchase new ones. Just bring them to Guest Services or the Church Office beginning July 7th. Here are the items that we will be collecting... laundry detergent, fabric sheets, towels, wash cloths, deodorant, body wash, toilet paper, paper towels, men's underwear, disinfecting wipes.

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June 23, 2024 • Scott Ward

Come out and celebrate summer and the end of our Helping Hand Food Drive with a good ole fashioned church fellowship! We will be meeting in the parking lot behind the Helping Hand Ministry building on Sunday, June 30, at 6pm. We will be having hot dogs, smores, music, and yard games. We will also have our Helping Hand Ministry building open for you to tour. We know that many of you have never even seen what we do across the street, so we hope you will take this opportunity to check it out. There is no need to sign up. Just show up!!!

Mission Moment

June 16, 2024 • Scott Ward

CarePortal will allow you to see and meet real needs of children as they are vetted and made available by social workers and school counselors. On June 23rd, we will be hosting a free lunch to train everyone in how to use CarePortal. Sign up now on the app or website. You are welcome to bring your children along for the meal.

Mission Moment

June 9, 2024 • Scott Ward

Be sure to come by the Mission Area in Guest Services to grab a baby bottle. Take it home with you and fill it with change over the course of the next two months. The baby bottles are due back in on August 4th. This fundraiser benefits 1st Choice Pregnancy Medical Center.

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June 2, 2024 • Scott Ward

Our Disaster Relief chainsaw crews have been called up to work the damage done in Northwest Arkansas. We have two opportunities for you. Monday, June 3 - Don Lehman will be leading a crew up to NWA to work next week. The base of operation will be Elmdale Baptist Church. We are still working on the details of what time and when this crew will leave and return. It will probably be leaving sometime on Monday morning and returning home sometime on Friday or Saturday. Sunday, June 9 - Scott Ward will be leading a crew to NWA. We will leave sometime Sunday evening and return the next Saturday.

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May 26, 2024 • Scott Ward

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May 19, 2024 • Scott Ward

CarePortal is a new ministry partnership that we are entering into with Arkansas Family Alliance. It will allow you to see and meet real needs of children as they are vetted and made available by social workers and school counselors. There is no obligation, but if you have the opportunity to meet a need - you are able to do so. Get signed up for CarePortal now. We will be launching this the first of June. On June 2nd, we will be hosting a free lunch to train everyone in how to use CarePortal. Matt Whitson with the Arkansas Family Alliance will be with us to do the training. He said it would only take about an hour as we eat. You are welcome to bring your children along for the meal. You do not have to be at the lunch to sign up for CarePortal. We will provide some online training at a later date.

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May 12, 2024 • Scott Ward

We will be providing and serving desserts and/or snacks before and after the National Police Officers Memorial Ceremony which will be held on Thursday, May 16th, at 7pm at the Sebastian County Circuit Court - front courtyard area. Please deliver your food around 6:30pm and stay to enjoy the ceremony, support the families of our fallen officers, and honor our first responders. Sign up to either serve or bring a dessert. Our church will provide coffee and lemonade.

Mission Moment

May 5, 2024 • Scott Ward, Penni Burns

On Mother's Day, May 12th, we will be asking each of you to give $1 or more to benefit the mothers at the Crisis Intervention Center. Our goal is to bless them with a special gift in honor of Mother's Day. You are welcome to give by bringing a dollar or more in cash and placing it in the baskets at the Do Something Stations at the entrances to the Worship Center, or you can give online at the link provided here (in the "specify funds" line, just type "mother's day"). About the Crisis Intervention Center... They have an emergency safe house that is available to individuals and families suffering from domestic abuse. It is private, secure, and has a staff member on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When someone comes to stay, they are provided with food, shelter, and support services to help in their transition, including safety planning, one-on-one case management services, legal advocacy, child care, and more. Find out more about the Crisis Intervention Center by going to their website... http://www.fscic.org

Mission Moment

April 28, 2024 • Scott Ward

Please join us for the National Day of Prayer event at the Fort Smith Courthouse (35 S. 6th St.) on Thursday May 2nd, 12pm-1pm. We will have a time of prayer led by various elected officials and local pastors, as well as music by Union Christian Academy's children's choir. We will be located outside the courthouse at , but if it rains we will move it inside. We will also be livestreaming the event on the Sebastian County National Day of Prayer Facebook page.

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April 21, 2024 • Scott Ward

Our church will be having a booth at the Steel Horse Rally. We are needing volunteers to help man the booth. We will have some different activities available, including a large photo backdrop and a carnival game. Please offer to help people take pictures. We are also needing volunteers to help with the cleanup after the event is over on Sunday morning. This will be done prior to church starting, so you can still make it to church on time.

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April 14, 2024 • Scott Ward, Matt Whitson

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Currently, there are 380 children in foster care in Sebastian County alone. From now until May 9, 2024, Arkansas Family Alliance will collect new and gently worn shoes in various locations across Fort Smith to be donated to the children in need in our community. We will be collecting shoes at our church. Bring shoes of any size to the Missions Area of Guest Services or the church office.