Congratulations on the recent baptisms of Payton Francisco and Grant Allen!! What beautiful testimonies!
Forward Church Family, as we prepare our hearts for Easter, we hope you will make plans to join us for our Good Friday worship service on April 18th at 7pm here at the church. This is a special service in which we will look upon the cross and remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
During the Good Friday service, our forKids ministry will be having an egg hunt, fun stations, and spiritual lessons to get their hearts set toward Easter Sunday! If you know for sure that you’ll be attending the Good Friday service you can sign your kids up online or at the Welcome Desk.
Join us Easter Sunday, April 20th, at 10:30am for a celebration of the resurrection of our savior Jesus Christ! Easter is a great time to invite your family and friends to join you for church, as they are more open to try a church service during this holiday. Maybe even offer to pick them and help us keep some parking spots open for visitors. We have small Easter invitation cards for you to hand out. Pick some up this weekend at the Welcome Desk.
Do you have questions about Forward Church and/or are interested in how to become a member, then join us on Sunday, April 27th immediately following the church service in the Propel room. A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Sunday, April 20th.
MERGE: For our young adults, ages 18-29, we are beginning a brand new study, Freedom in Christ, this Monday evening! Join us here at the church at 6:30pm for dinner and then we will dive into the study at 7:00pm.
Contact: Tanya at tanya@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
We are offering a basic photography class here at Forward, with the focus being on church photography. The key takeaway for this class is that “Our art is the perfect opportunity to reflect God’s light in our lives for others to see and to share his Glory”.
This class will be Wednesday evenings, April 2nd-May 7th, from 6-7pm at the church. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, click on the link below to find out all the details and to get registered.
Parents, don’t forget to get signed up to have our Belize team members Egg Your Yard! Bless your kids and our Belize Mission trip participants at the same time by hiring the team to hide Easter eggs in your yard for your children to find on Saturday morning. The team will deliver and hide the eggs in your yard on the Fridays of April 4th, 11th or 18th.
You may purchase eggs: $25 for 25 eggs, $50 for 50 eggs, $75 for 75 eggs or $100 for 100 eggs. The eggs will have a mix of candy and small toys. When signing up, please indicate number of eggs, address and date to be delivered.
Forward Church family, you can also help us out by donating plastic eggs, candy and little trinkets to fill the eggs. We will collect these items at church.
To sign up click on the link below. There is a link on the form for credit card payment. If you prefer to pay by cash or check, you may fill out a tithe envelope with your information and drop into one of our giving boxes. Please make sure to clearly mark that you are donating for the Egg My Yard event.
Each month we are honored to serve the ladies at the Breakaway House, which is located just down the road from Forward Church. Volunteers from our church provide a meal and visit for a couple of hours with the ladies that live there. Women of Forward, helping with Breakaway meals is a great way you can get involved in the community. Typically we need 4-5 women to serve.
Our next serve days are the Sundays of:
April 6th and May 4th
If you are able to help, please stop by the Welcome Desk and sign up. For any questions, email Tonia Hatfield at Hatfield912@gmail.com.
Ladies, get plugged in by jumping in to one of our upcoming Bible studies. We have a 6-week women’s Bible study starting soon called Daughters of Grace. We are offering two days for study again. We will begin on Wednesday, April 9th at 6:30PM here at the church and we are also offering a Friday morning study, beginning April 11th at 9:30AM. There are a limited number of workbooks for sale at the Welcome Desk for $10. Sign up this Sunday!
Our next day camp will be on Saturday, April 12th. We will have another great day of learning from other ladies in the church on topics like gardening, bread making, canning and preserving, candle making and so much more! You won’t want to miss this! It’s a great opportunity to meet other women in the church, so we hope you will join us.
SAVE THE DATE! June 2nd-6th we will be hosting VBS! This will be a 5-day adventure to Wonder Junction as the kids learn how to marvel at Jesus and live for His Glory. If you would like to volunteer for this or learn more about what serving would look like, there will be a volunteer informational meeting Sunday, March 30th after church. Contact Brittany Blanton at brittany@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
The trip is June 21-27th. Reach out to Alex McManus at Alexandria.mcmanus85@gmail.com with any questions.
Upcoming fundraisers:
Egg My Yard – April 4th, 11th, or 18th
May 3rd & May 10th – “Hire a Missionary” to help with spring cleaning and to-do lists
Hey Propel students, we are excited to announce that we will be attending summer camp! We will be attending the rEVOLution camp in Orleans, IN. This will be an incredible opportunity to grow closer to God and with other teenage believers like yourselves. We have been prayerfully looking for a great summer youth camp within driving distance and I believe we have found one!
Who: Propel Middle and High Students
(going into grades 7th-12th)
What: rEVOLution Summer Youth Camp
Where: Orleans Wesleyan Campground, 1617 Maple St Orleans, IN
When: June 16th -June 20th
Cost: $240
Contact Blake Belles at blake@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
Open to all and meets Sunday mornings from 9-10am in the classroom behind the Worship Center. Contact Dave Hollander at dgchollander@yahoo.com with any questions.
Our group meets here at the church each Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. Forward’s Tuesday evening men’s group is a place where guys can study God’s Word and build friendships with other Godly men! Bring your Matthew study guide with you as we unpack and discuss our weekend scripture text and message – and lessons we can apply in real life!
All men are welcome to join! Every Tuesday morning from 7-8am at Panera Bread on State Street. For any questions, reach out to Brent Kulwicki at brentkulwicki@gmail.com
The Propel Middle & High School Ministry meets at the church every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30pm. Reach out to Pastor Blake at blake@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.
WANT TO BECOME A MEMBER?
If you are interested in becoming a member of Forward, contact Pastor Neil at neil@forwardchurchfamily.com!
Live Stream
Join us online from anywhere every Sunday at 10:30am! You can stream our services here on our website! Just click “Watch Live” at the top of any page!
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!
You can give to the Chest of Joash by clicking the button below and selecting “Chest of Joash” in the drop down menu.
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
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!
