VBS 2018 INTRODUCTION MEETING: Join us Sunday, January 21 following morning worship for our 2018 VBS introduction meeting. Anyone who is interested in helping is encouraged to attend. This year’s theme is GAME ON! It’s so much more than a sports theme. It’s about meeting people where they are (whether they are fans, band members, or athletes) and equipping them for life-the BIG GAME! It’s about discovering who we are In Jesus Christ, trusting him as Savior and Lord, celebrating our salvation and turning to the ultimate playbook- Gods Word! We are so excited about VBS this summer and hope you are too!

Well, it has been a busy month for us here in the student ministry. This month has been filled with some really neat opportunities to see the students serving. One Sunday after
church, we took a large group of them to a couple of nursing homes in Navasota. We had the opportunity to sing Christmas carols with some of the residents and then give them the cards we had made for them. It was really awesome to see the students not only participating but doing it gladly and with enthusiasm. Several of our students also participated in the church Christmas program and, once again, they did it with joy and enthusiasm. Seeing the student’s enthusiasm was a great blessing because, as you probably know, this is not always the response you get out of teenagers from these types of activities. We also had a Christmas party with an ugly sweater contest and a white elephant gift exchange. I thank all of you who have taken the time to pray for and invest in the lives of these students. Please continue to pray for the spiritual growth of the students and that God will give me wisdom on how to facilitate this growth.

It’s time to kick off the New Year with several more improvement projects. Our focus will be on making our facility a more comfortable place for ourselves and our guest to worship the Lord, learn about Him, and fellowship together. As we start the new year off in expectation of young families visiting and joining our body of believers, upgrades to our nursery and the creation of a special area for Children’s Church that they can call their own will be the main focal points. A special thank you to Jim Tuttle for the beautiful hand crafted custom cabinets he made for the nursery, to Cynthia Barton for her leadership of the nursery team, and to Cindy Ochsner for putting together and leading our new Children’s Church program. If you would like to serve with us or have a suggestion on how we can improve our facility, please come see me or Oscar Garcia. As always, feel free to call or text me any time at 713-417-0365. Thanks to all of you for serving Him in your own special way. Darren Ochsner

Happy New Year! The Women’s Ministry Team is happy to announce several upcoming events… Click here to learn more

Coming in January – FFS MEN’S RETREAT: “The Christian & Suffering: messages from the book of Job”

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Men and High School Men, Save the date for the FFS Annual Men’s Retreat, 6pm Friday, January 26 till Noon, Saturday, January 27 at Touch Ranch. Pastor Joel Mosier of Grace Life Baptist Church ( Grace Life Baptist Pastor ) will be our Guest Speaker. Cost $15.00/person

What the schedule looks like:

Friday
4-5 pm for early arrivals – yard games -horseshoes, bean bag toss and Viking chess
6-7 pm dinner
7:15 pm welcome and introductions
7:30 – 8:30 pm message
8:30- 8:45 pm break
8:45 – 9:00 reflections on message in small groups
9:00-till free time

Saturday
7am -8 am breakfast
8:15 call to order/sharing What has God said to you so far
8:30-9:30 am message
9:45 – 10:45 am yard games
11:00 -Noon message
Noon dismissal

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We are super excited to announce starting Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 The Fellowship at Field Store will offer CHILDREN’S CHURCH during regular worship service for Pre-K thru 5th grade in the Fellowship Hall.

On months with a 5th Sunday the children will be joining us in the Sanctuary for worship and will have the opportunity to share some of what they have learned. So, come be a part of this exciting adventure as we explore, “What’s in the Bible?” with Buck Denver and Friends.

Join us on Dec 31 from 4:00-6:30 for dinner, praise and worship, and a time to focus on just why we’re here and where God is at work and how we can join Him. Then we’ll end the evening and the year with praise works! You don’t want to miss it.

Well, during my time serving in ministry, I have learned it is very important to plan things well and it is equally important to be willing to change your plan when the Holy Spirit leads elsewhere. We have pretty consistently stuck with going through our lesson series on the building blocks of our faith on Wednesdays nights. However, on a few occasions over the past two months, God has impressed on my heart to take the conversation in a different direction. This last week one of the other leaders suggested we talk about the tragedy in Sutherland Springs. This was a good night where the students felt like they could open up about their feelings on the situation. We were able to talk about anger and frustrations and how God wants us to deal with these issues. It is exciting to see how God has used these conversations. There is one other encouraging thing with which I would like to leave you: Sometimes, as a student pastor, it is hard to fully convey all that God is doing in the student ministry without taking hours to write out all the details. However, I feel this one story does not need much explanation. A few weeks ago in Sunday school, one of the students said that they now lay in bed on Saturday nights excited that they get to go to church the next day. For this I must say thank you to God and to all of you who take time to pray for the students and this ministry. Please continue to do so.

The Facilities and Grounds team will be continuing work on the functionality, safety, and security of our nursery and preschool areas. There is a lot of excitement about, what has already been done in these areas and the plans for the near future, so come be a part.

The excitement for our very first Children’s Church Worship Service on Sunday December 3rd is also building. We will be preparing an inviting environment in part of the Fellowship Hall for our children to have a creative time of praise, worship, and learning about God’s word. I don’t know what all my lovely wife has in mind yet, but I know we will be doing our part to help make it a great success.

If you would like to help with any of our ongoing projects, please give me (Darren) a call at 713-417-0365. If I don’t answer, please leave me a message or send me a text 😉