Faith Practices EncouragementSession 3 — Prayer(Faith Practices book, p.36-38) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1 “. . . , he [Jesus] went up on a mountainside to pray.” Mark 6:46, Luke 6:12 Prayer Father, Son, and …
Engaging Scripture
Faith Practices EncouragementSession 2 — Engaging Scripture(Faith Practices book, p.24-26) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “For everything that was written in the past, was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 Prayer Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we open our hearts to you …
Gratitude
Faith Practices EncouragementSession 1 — Gratitude(Faith Practices book, p.15-17) Arrival and Fellowship Invitation “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 Prayer Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we open our hearts to you at the beginning of this journey. Fill us and shape us. (adapted from prayer in Faith …
Faith Practices
The book Faith Practices provides many helpful tools for engaging twelve faith practices. These 3 sessions have been developed to help put into practice some of those tools giving a mention to the faith practices of gratitude, engaging scripture, and prayer. Hopefully working through these 3 sessions will begin to establish a pattern or continue to nurture …
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It is a time of fasting and renewal for those who follow Christ. Ash Wednesday is marked by counting back forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays) to correspond with Christ’s forty days of fasting and preparation as he began his earthly ministry (Matthew 4:2). The reason we observe Ash …
Support the Food Pantry
The food pantry is currently open Monday 9-12, Tuesday 6-7:30, Thursday 9-12. Every family that comes for emergency food assistance receives two pre-packed bags of groceries. The items included in the pre-pack bags are: Pasta, Pasta Sauce, Rice or Hamburger Helper, Cold Cereal or Hot Cereal, 2 Boxes Mac & Cheese, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Peanut Butter, 4 Canned Veggies, 1 Canned Fruit, 2 Cans Soup, Tuna or Chicken, Meat …
Membership at Fellowship Church
Membership at Fellowship Church Why become a member? We believe that the church is a covenant community. We worship a God who binds himself in a covenant promise to us, and we to him. And so, we also believe the Bible teaches us that we are a covenant community with one another. That is why declaring …
Partner Organizations
Fellowship Church works closely with several ministry organizations. Love Your Neighbor Pregnancy Resource Center World Renew Resonate Global Mission Our Missionaries around the world David & Sara Lont – Desert Streams Paul & Charlotte Mpindi – Mission French Africa Jesse & Jari Rodriguez – Nehemiah Center
Michigan Blood Drive
Fellowship Church partners with Michigan Blood, which is an organization helping many people have an opportunity to live by receiving blood. We have four blood drives a year – February, May, September, and December. Fellowship Church has been holding blood drives for 12 years and have had over 900 pints of blood donated. Anyone 18 …
Kids’ Food Basket
Kids’ Food Basket is a non-profit in Grand Rapids committed to serving an evening “sack supper” to over 6,000 school aged kids in 37 Kent County Schools. These meals are packed with nutritious food and love, positively impacting each child’s health, academics and behavior. During the school year a small group from Fellowship Church helps …