Ministries of Faith United Church

     The ministries of Faith United Church are focused on and evaluated according to Ephesians 4:11-16 which says,
     "It was he [God] who gave some
     to be apostles, some to be
     prophets, some to be evangelists,
     and some to be pastors and
     teachers, to prepare God's people
     for works of service, so that the
     body of Christ may be built up
     until we all reach unity in the faith
     and in the knowledge of the Son
     of God and become mature,
     attaining to the whole measure
     of the fullness of Christ. Then we
     will no longer be infants, tossed
     back and forth by the waves, and
     blown here and there by every
     wind of teaching and by the
     cunning and craftiness of men
     in their deceitful scheming.
     Instead, speaking the truth in
     love, we will in all things grow up
     into him who is the Head, that is,
     Christ. From him the whole body,
     joined and held together by every
     supporting ligament, grows and
     builds itself up in love, as each
     part does its work."

     From this important passage of Scripture we've learned these truths:
God gives every local church the
     people and resources they need
     to minister in the way He wants
     them to.
All ministries within the local
     church are to be about serving
     others. Some ministries prepare
     God's people to serve and other
     ministries actually do the serving.
When a local church is focused on
     serving through its ministries the
     people within that church will grow
     more mature in faith, more unified
     in their goals, and more effective
     in ministering to their community.

At Faith United Church our greatest desire is to carry out the ministries God gives us in the way Ephesians teaches us to. We're constantly evaluating and adapting the way we do things to try and make sure we're glorifying God, showing His love, and being a productive part of our community.

The ministries of Faith United Church are all about preparing people of all ages to serve, or giving them opportunities to serve. While we don't take ourselves too seriously, we're very serious about worshipping God, teaching His Word, and showing His love in our community. We think this is the best way to fulfill our ultimate, Biblical directive, which is: TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS THAT JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIS LIFE SO THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CAN BE FORGIVEN OF THEIR SIN AND KNOW GOD.

With that in mind, we're doing our best to give folks a chance to Worship, teach the Bible in ways people can understand regardless of their age or background, to help those in need, open up our building to various community groups, and finding ways to take Jesus Christ into Grand Blanc, Mundy and Flint townships.

Here are just a few of the ministry opportunities that are available here at Faith United:

The Bible says, "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15)." At Faith United Church we take the Bible very seriously. We believe it is God's Word and the source of Truth. Believing that, it just makes sense for us to learn as much about what the Bible says as we can and then apply what we learn to the way we live.

Faith United Church offers opportunities for anyone of any age to study the Bible in a variety of ways. CLICK HERE to learn more.

We're absolutely crazy about kids at Faith United Church! Jesus Christ was crazy about kids, too. He said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these (Luke 18:16)."

Because we love children and because we know Jesus does, too we are investing a great deal in the kids at Faith United Church. We offer age-appropriate Sunday School classes, specially designed Children's Worship, the FaithWeaver Friends Club on Wednesdays, and a truckload of activities and events just for kids.

Teenagers are a very important part of Faith United Church. The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity (1 Timothy 4:12)." In light of that, we treasure the things teenagers contribute to this congregation. We're investing in them because we believe they will change the world.

We've recently renamed our student ministry, S.T.A.T.I.C. which stands for, "Students Taking Action Together In Christ," and we're very excited about the things that are happening among them.

Our Women's Ministry got off to a great start in 2007 and we're very excited about what they'll be doing in the year to come. The ladies get together on the 3rd Thursday of every month and are planning additional activities for 2008.

In 2007 we started, "moMENtum," a ministry involving the men of Faith United Church. Our guys get together on the 2nd Saturday of every month for Bible study and fellowship. We're excited about what will happen with them in 2008!

C.O.G., or "Children of God," is a group of 20ish - 30ish adults who have recently become very active in ministry through Faith United Church. They have quickly become an extremely important part of the church family and developed a passion for community involvement.

Faith United Church is working hard to make a positive contribution to the community God has put us in. We strongly believe Jesus expects us to show His love by simply being good neighbors and sharing the resources He has given us. While we certainly don't want to "toot our own horn," we do want folks to know that we're here and trying to be a blessing.