Senator Roger Roth stopped by Pastor Dupree's office yesterday morning. They discussed community issues and strategies to bring equality for us all. A church engaged is a church that Jesus Christ has established!

Deacon Ford and newly appointed, Deacon Saeger went out on College Avenue to reach out to local businesses and individuals to ask for year-end donations towards the ministry. Not only did they shared about the ministry with many business owners but they prayed with many of them as well as other individuals they encountered. 

Tomorrow is Communion Sunday. We invite you to bring your friends and family to share in the gift the Lord gave, His Son for our salvation. And do not forget to bring your oil and/or water to be blessed during the service.

We have Early Risers Service at 8:00 A.M., Sunday School for all ages including adults starts at 9:30 A.M. followed by a 11:00 A.M. Worship Service. A light lunch will follow service.

Join us for Watch Night Service. There will be Praise Dancers, Speakers, Sunshine Band Flag Praise Dance, a Spoken Word, and Praise & Prayer into the New Year!

Article in the Post Crescent "Downtown Appleton evolves as faith center" by Jim Collar, Post-Crescent Media 12:06 p.m. CST December 24, 2015. To read article, click on http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2015/12/24/downtown-appleton-evolves-faith-center/77765798/.

Family First Ministries Church of God in Christ Christmas Program (Photo: Ron Page/Post-Crescent Media)

FAMILY FIRST MINISTRIES RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE SHOPKO FOUNDATION FOR THEIR CLOTHES GIVEAWAYS

Appleton, WI (December 15, 2015) – Family First Ministries is pleased to announce it has received a $500 grant from the Shopko Foundation for our clothes and toy ministry. These funds will support our clothes giveaways we hold multiple times each year by providing necessities like socks, underclothes and t-shirts and provide toys for our annual Christmas Eve toy giveaway. The presentation of the check was held Friday, December 18, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Shopko located at 1000 West Northland Avenue, Appleton, WI.

From the Shopko Foundation:

"Thank you for your recent grant application submitted through the Shopko Foundation's Community Charitable Grant program. This grant program was established to support charitable non-profit organizations through limited funding of local programs and events in our Shopko Communities. I am pleased to announce an approved grant for the Family First Ministries Inc."

In the picture below (from left to right): Shopko team member, Sister Hohner, Brother Dotson, Pastor Alvin T. Dupree, Jr. Phd, Shopko Store Manager Mark Grasmick, and more Shopko team members.