Family Ministry

Family. The word has taken on new meanings in our society. Some changes have been good. Although God set up the first family with Adam and Eve and their children Cain, Abel, Seth and then others, societal changes have impacted the definition of family. God also refers to His church as the "family of God". In fact, for many of the Fellowship, FOC is more of a family than their "kin folks"!

Today, the definition of family is currently under siege with increased vigor. In biblical terms, a legitimate family unit is a married couple, a single person, a two-parent family, a blended family or a single-parent family. However, as society seeks to redefine marriage, it has already redefined family to include unmarried couples living together, unwed parents with children and those wishing to co-habitate as a group (aka communes).

At the Fellowship of Christ, we hope to encourage the family to remain strong - to remain biblical - to remain focused on God's original purposes. We hope to help your family set the foundation of the Scriptures at the base of your family. We desire to encourage you to be a biblical member of your family, fulfilling your God-given roll. We purpose to train parents to rear the next generation of parents with an improved sense of how the Bible applies to family life.

Here is how the FAMILY MINISTRY DIVISION looks at the Fellowship.

PRESHOOL - Fellowship Preschool has programs designed for ages two through five. If you would like more information about Fellowship Preschool please contact Rebecca Rossi at 380-0533.

CHILDREN - the Children Ministry of FOC, directed by Pastor Greg Fisher; ministry to children from infants to grade 5; ministries include Sunday school, camps, bible club and Children's Worship on Sunday mornings.

XLUth - the Youth Ministry of FOC, directed by Kristen McLean; ministry to students grade 6 - 12 and college students; ministries include Sunday school, camps and retreats, weekly fellowship night, C.A.R.E. groups, worship just for youth, service projects, outreaches and missions.

CAREER - this ministry currently has no leadership but would love someone with a passion for the single young adult (age 17 - 20's) who needs some mentoring and encouragement, as well as some social outings to round out a busy life.

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT - includes ministry to those contemplating marriage, just married types and those who have been married for longer than they can remember! We are needing a director for this ministry, but currently, there is an effort to do some marriage ministry through occasional seminars sponsored jointly by the Care Ministry Division and Family Ministry Division.

FAMILY LIFE - for the sake of simplicity, Family Life will generally minister to those with children (or in the planning stage of having children) whether naturally or through adoption. Family Life will focus primarily on parenting issues and concerns with interdependency on the Marriage Enrichment ministry to augment the parents relationship to each other.