Men's ZOOM Bible Study
Saturday mornings 8am – 9am
This Saturday will be week 2 of our study over the Minor Prophets!
If you would like to join us click the button below to sign up!
Women's ZOOM Bible Study
Tuesday evenings 7pm – 8pm
This coming Tuesday will be week 2 of our study of Philippians through Jennie Allen’s study Get Out of Your Head (no books required).
If you would like to join us click the button below to sign up!
TRUNK - OR - TREAT
Our annual Trunk or Treat is THIS Sunday, October 18th from 5pm – 7pm!
Be sure to come on out and invite everyone you know!
-We’ll be following any precautions recommended by local and state governments at the time of the event.-
Administrative Assistant - Brittany Blanton
Name: Brittany Blanton
About me: I’m 31 years old. Along with working at Forward, I’m also a stay at home mom and love homeschooling our girls. I enjoy anything outdoors like camping and riding 4-wheelers on our family farm. I also love to read and listen to and play music.
About my family: My husband’s name is John. We’ve been married for 10 years! We have 3 daughters: Abby – 9, Allie – 8, and Analyn – 6 next month. We have a bearded dragon named Blaze and 3 bunnies – Thumper, Fluffy, and Olive.
Fun facts–
Favorite ice cream flavor: Black Raspberry Chip from Graeters
Favorite dream vacation destination: Anywhere out west in the mountains
Favorite board/card game: Clue and Uno
Favorite movie/TV show: Movie – Tombstone, TV show – Dateline
Can you tell I like mysteries 😉
Favorite Bible verse: Hebrews 6:19 AMP, “This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],”
How long have you attended Forward? My family and I have consistently attended Forward since we moved back to the area 4 years ago. We attended anytime we were in town in the years prior to that.
How long have you been on staff? I’ve been on staff for 3 years.
In what ways do you volunteer at Forward? I play bass guitar on the worship team. I also love to serve at our Outreach events and for our annual Harvest Homecoming Clean-up. When opportunities arise I’ve enjoyed speaking at events and leading classes as well.
Tell us about a time that was especially meaningful for you in your time of ministry at Forward. Mine’s not a specific time, but I love being a part of a church family that fervently prays for each other. I love seeing people come to the altar during Invitation to lay everything at Jesus’ feet. Then you not only see Pastor Neil or Pastor Blake come up to pray over them, but sometimes you see a whole crowd of people who come to join in lifting the person’s needs and lives up to God as well. We’re a church, a family, that believes in and knows the power of prayer and that’s something meaningful to me.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
1 Peter 4:10, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”
We’re encouraging and challenging everyone to take the step to get connected in serving on a team with us at Forward! We have many opportunities to serve:
- forKids (Nursery, Toddlers/Twos, The Clubhouse/Pre-K, God City/K-1st, The Dig/2nd-5th)
- Propel Middle (meets Sunday mornings) and Propel High (meets Wednesday evenings)
- Greeters and Ushers
- Starting Point Guides
- Security Team
- Tech Team
- Outreach Team
- Prayer Team
- Parking Team
For any area you may be interested in or want more information on, click the “Serve With Us!” button below and we’ll get you started!
Also, if you’re interested in helping out with events as we have them, you can click the “Event Volunteer Opportunities” button below to find ways to serve!
Live Stream
Join us here online from anywhere every Sunday at 10:30am! You can stream our services here on our website, Facebook, or Youtube.
We're Here For You
If you need any kind of help, especially with grocery shopping, please contact Brittany and one of our Elders or Staff will make sure you get what you need!
If you or someone you know needs prayer, please reach out to Brittany, your Homegroup leader or any staff or elder.
Week of October 11, 2020
- Weekly Need- $7,480
- Last Weeks Giving- $8,704
- Year to Date Need- $306,680
- Year to Date Giving- $278,000
- Shortfall- $28,680
Chest Of Joash
The Chest of Joash provides an opportunity to give above and beyond the normal tithe. The money from it goes directly to work needed done on our building.
In 2 Chronicles 24 we find Joash repairing the temple and a chest was set outside of it for people to bring a tithe that was used to pay the workers restoring the temple. Verse 10 says, “And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.”
A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have joyfully donated just as the Israelite officials and people did!
With money that has been raised in the Chest of Joash over the past 3 years ($50,089 since January 2017!), we have been able to
- Build a ramp off of our sidewalk for those with a handicap
- Dedicate parking spots in our parking lot with Handicap and First Time Visitor signs
- Seal our roof to repair several leaks
- Paint the exterior of the building along with the barn wood design and Forward Church signage
- Build classrooms in our back hallway for Bible studies and other classes to take place
- Pave and stripe our parking lot
- Currently working on expanding our worship space to provide room for more people (this was always the plan for this area but especially necessary now under COVID-19 response guidelines)
You can give to the Chest of Joash by clicking the button below and selecting “Chest of Joash” in the drop down menu.
