Weekly Update for October 10, 2024
The Fall approaches. May your sweaters and sweatshirts be fresh and free of mice nests. Bowling League Paused Due to an initial lack of interest this year, the 3rd Tuesday Bowling League will be put on hold for this year. If you’re a bowler and were looking forward to the league, please reach out to […]
Weekly Update for October 2, 2024
Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a good week and is enjoying the cooling weather. Construction on the entrance is progressing The Property Team and the Dan Hoeksema crew is making great progress on the entrance. Framing of the roof is nearly complete and final exterior material decisions are being made. The left three doors […]
Weekly Update for September 25, 2024
Happy mid-week, church family! Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the cooling temperatures and first signs of Fall. Enjoy the updates! It’s happening! Entrance construction is underway The hole has been dug and the foundation is poured for the east entrance update. This project will address some sagging in the door framing, create an airlock for better efficiency […]
Weekly Update for September 19, 2024
It’s been a dry and hot September, so far, unlike these updates are hot, but never dry. “Joining” Basics Class this Sunday Our Basics Classes are the set of 5-6 classes that we are asking all members to take. These classes cover the basics of a life walking with Christ and will give our church […]
Weekly Update for September 12, 2024
We hope everyone is having a fantastic week. Here are some updates for all the happenings around First for the week. We’re Kicked Off! We had a great Fall Kick-off last week! It was a delightful service full of worship and a consideration of Isaiah 5. We looked at how God has provided us a […]
Weekly Update for September 4, 2024
Summer is over!! I don’t care wha the calendar says. But that’s ok, because the Fall rocks, too. Fall Kick-off is this Sunday! It’s finally here: a celebration of new things to come with Fall Kick-off. It’s been an incredible summer of administrative updating, technology additions, remodeling and planning. And all that work is building […]
Weekly Update for August 28, 2024
Beat the heat with some cool facts about our cool church: September 8th Fall Kick-off Summer’s about over, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end! In fact, the fun is just beginning with our line up of new Fall programming. Join us Sunday, September 8th for a special Kick-off worship service at 9:30 […]
Weekly Update for August 22, 2024
Fall Kick-off! It’s been a great summer season, but we’re ready to get back to our regularly scheduled program! Sunday, September 8, 2024 (just two weeks away) will be our Fall Kick-off, where we will remind ourselves of our mission as a local church and learn about the options for discipleship, fellowship, and service for […]
Weekly Update for August 15, 2024
Lots to cover this week, so let’s jump in! RightNow Media is available to you! Just a reminder that First has a subscription that allows any of our members (as well as any friends or family you’d like to add) to access RightNow Media for free. This is a “Christian Netflix” so-to-speak. It has shows […]
Weekly Update for August 7, 2024
Welcome to August! A lot is happening as we enter the last third of summer. Enjoy the updates… City of Portage Farmers Market Proposal As some of you already know, the City of Portage is interested in some portion of our property (half to all of the grass area east of the parking lot) to […]