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For nearly 30 years, Upward Sports has ministered across the nation with more than 2,800 sports experiences every year. In March, Grace Church in Morton, Illinois concluded its 21st season of Upward basketball and cheerleading, serving 430 boys and girls from the surrounding community. Players not only learn a competitive sport through Upward, but league [...]

Millions of Ukrainian refugees fled their country in 2023, with one family finding a safe haven for the next two years in Lyons, Kansas thanks to a sponsorship through King’s Cross Church. This young church plant opened its doors in 2020, seeing God’s faithfulness firsthand amidst the uncertainty of the pandemic. Last year, God stirred [...]

The Christian Service Foundation will, once again, award scholarships to qualifying college students for the fall of 2023. Applications opened in November, 2022 and 20 FEC students were awarded a scholarship. In the last 10 years, over $410,000 have been awarded to college students and CSF President Bruce Wright hopes it’s just the beginning. “We [...]

The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches will gather for its annual conference on July 27-28 at the Parkview Mirro Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This year, the theme will be “Illumine,” FEC President Rocky Rocholl announced. Choosing “illumine,” which means “to light up or brighten,” intentionally points everyone to God’s message in John 8:12 when Jesus [...]

Pine Hills Auburn is “a church for the city, loving people where they are with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Now they’ll serve Auburn in a permanent location after being given a building this spring. Pastor Matt Lehman praises God for the opportunities this gift provides. “We have an incredible tool to use for the [...]

Toledo, Ohio, [test] has welcomed generations of immigrants, especially from the Middle East. And now, a new FEC church, New Life, or Hayat Jadida (in Arabic), seeks to build relationships with Arab people in the Toledo area. They meet people by hosting unique events and Friday-night gatherings in a home. Pastors Mark Clausing and Nashwan [...]

At the 2022 FEC conference in Denver last summer, church leaders experienced a special moment during worship at LIFEGATE. Pastor Jason Best led the worship team in a multilingual version of the song “Living Hope,” and the expression of seven worship leaders singing in five different languages created a uniting and moving atmosphere. Jason said, [...]

Launched in 2019, Redeemer Community Church in Minonk, Illinois, experienced a worldwide pandemic during its first year. After that, 2022 brought a challenging season of loss and grief to many church members, but 2023 began with five baptisms, a reminder of new life and hope. Last year, many church members experienced loss. On January 1, [...]