FACTWeekly Update

 
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Week of Sunday, July 6, 2025

"Patriotic Sunday”
Rev. Kris Gerow

WELCOME! Our heartbeat is to Connect to Christ, Grow with Others, and Engage the World together as Family. We gather to be disciples totally committed to Christ, becoming like Him in supreme love for God, selfless love for others, and sacrificial love for the world as we go locally, regionally, and globally. We hope you participate today with an expectation to encounter the Lord and a desire to celebrate the wonder of Jesus. It’s all about Him!

New (or New Again)?

We’re glad you are here. For information about Next Steps or Prayer, scroll to the bottom. Would you please take a moment and complete the Next Steps Card (button below) so we can start to get to know you? For information about FACTkids ministries (including Sunday morning Kingdom Kids), FACTyouth, or general FAQs about First Alliance Church, click here.

News & Information

In addition to the next steps given that are part of each opportunity, you can also stop by the Welcome Center or contact the FACT Office.

Connect to Christ

RightNow Media is a free resource for you providing access to 20,000+ Christian streaming videos for all ages covering a wide variety of topics as a supplemental resource for your journey as a disciple. View on internet connected devices, including an app for iOS and Android. Visit FACToccoa.com/resources/ to get started.

Grow with Others

As we approach a new ministry year starting in August, pray about how you can serve and grow with others during that year. Take a turn in a ministry like Kingdom Kids (nursery, toddlers, elementary), Safety Team, Technical Team, Greeters, or something else. If you are ready to take a next step, contact a member of the elder board or call the church office. We’re better together when we all serve.

Engage the World

Pray for our kids going to LIFE Conference as they gather with over 6000 others to worship and explore the calling, purpose, and opportunities for their lives through the transformational love of Jesus.

FACT Giving

June 2025
Monthly Needed Income for General Fund = $36,514
Monthly Received for General Fund = $31,371 (14% under budget)

Monthly Needed Income for GCF = $8,432
Monthly Received for GCF = $8,200 (3% under budget)

June 29, 2025
Received for General Fund = $6,233
Received for the GCF = $500

FACTFAMILY NEWS

Join Us in 24/7 Prayer Over LIFE 2025
Pray for our kids as they attend Life Conference this week. They are traveling to Indianapolis on July 3. The LIFE Conference is July 4-8, 2025. They will be traveling home on July 9.

We’re asking everyone in our Alliance family to choose one hour during the week of the LIFE Conference to pray! Spread the word, invite a friend to join you, and let’s see what God might do when His people collectively pray from the break of dawn into the night for five straight days.

Back to School Prayer & Pie
Mark your calendars now for an evening of ‘Back to School Prayer & Pie’ as we gather to pray for our faculty, staff, and students, Wednesday, July 23, at 6:30 pm. Bring a pie to share and stay for pie and fellowship after prayer.

The Well Toccoa will facilitate a Worship Prayer Night for FACT on Thursday, July 24, at 7 pm. It will be a special evening of worship-based prayer, including time for reflecting on God’s goodness over the past ministry year and leaning in with anticipation to receiving what God has in store for the next ministry year at FACT. 

FACT Youth will have a cookout and water games on Wednesday, July 30. More details to come soon. 

Everyone working with kids under the age of 18 must complete Risk Management Training each year. Your Risk Management Training must be completed before you begin your ministry. If you work with kids in the nursery, Kingdom Kids, AWANA, youth group, security, or the upcoming soccer camp, you will need to complete risk management training. Now is the perfect time to complete your Risk Management Training for the fall. Those that complete it now will be qualified to serve in summer ministries but also be ready to serve for all of the next church year starting in July. Just go to https://factoccoa.com/risk to begin!

Monthly Prayer Focus

Give Thanks In Expectation

As we conclude one ministry year and get ready to start a new one, give thanks for how the Lord has been with us during the 2024-2025 ministry year – for how He has been at work among us, for new FACT family relationships, and for spiritual growth both individually and together. Praise Him for His faithful presence and provision as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King. As we look toward the 2025-2026 ministry year, begin by quieting your heart and inviting the Spirit to speak to us as His sacred people. Are you open to what He wants to do in and through us as biblical, loving, Spirit-filled disciples in our community, region, and world in response to His sacred calling? How does He want to challenge us for Gospel growth in this sacred time? Will we live with a ready expectation as we continue to connect, grow, and engage together seeking where God is at work and joining Him there in the sacred power of the Spirit?

All of Jesus for All the World
Alliance Ministries

Alliance World Fellowship – Dominican Republic

Please pray for Pastor Francisco del Rosario and Pastor Adelso Rosa, who are both facing serious health challenges.

United States

Resonate is an annual gathering of newly licensed workers in The Alliance to discover their part in bringing all of Jesus to all the world. It is an opportunity to meet other new workers, connect with national leadership, and discover their part in bringing all of Jesus to all the world. It will take place August 11-14, 2025. Please cover this event in prayer.

Highlights

Office Hours
Tuesday - Friday
10am - 5pm

Sunday 7/6

Coffee & Connection
10:00 am, FH

Worship Service
Patriotic Sunday
Kingdom Kids
Nursery & Toddlers
10:30 am
Sanctuary & livestream

Wednesday 7/9

Prayer for Revival
12:00 pm, Sanctuary

Prayer Meeting
6:30 pm, FLC Room 212

SATURday 7/12

Men’s Prayer Meeting
8:00 am, Library

Sunday 7/13

Coffee & Connection
10:00 am, FH

Worship Service
Student Sunday
Kingdom Kids
Nursery & Toddlers
10:30 am
Sanctuary & livestream

LOOKING AHEAD

7/21, Elder’s Meeting
7/23
, Back to School Prayer & Pie
7/24, Worship Prayer Night
7/30
, Youth Cookout & Games
7/30
, AWANA Registration Begins

FH = Fellowship Hall
FLC = Family Life Center

Next Steps

Do you have questions about First Alliance Church Toccoa? Take some time to explore FACToccoa.com or call or contact the church office.

If you are ready to take a next step to Connect, Grow, & Engage together as a part of First Alliance, let us know via a Next Steps Card, visit the Welcome Center if on campus, or call or contact the church office.

Need Prayer?

Are things going on in your life? Is God challenging you and you would like to talk to someone? Following the service, some of our elders and their wives are available for prayer in the Prayer Room (off the lobby near the restrooms). You can also Request Prayer if joining online.

You can submit Prayer Requests via a Next Steps Card, by contacting the church office, online at FACToccoa.com/prayer, through the FACT App, or by calling the church office. When you need prayer, we’re here for you.

Giving

Giving is one of the ways we respond to God in worship. We are able to gather & go locally, regionally, and globally through the consistent, generous tithes and offerings given. Here’s how you can give:

  • Check/Cash in a Giving Box or mailed in

  • Online via FACT app or this website.

  • Text Give to 706-567-7379

Online options are safe, secure, and can be used to set up automated giving.

Get Connected

There’s an easy way for you to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the various FACT e-newsletters. Visit FACToccoa.com/newsletters to subscribe to FACT news (weekly FACTs You Can Use and occasional other updates), prayer requests, men’s opportunities, women’s opportunities, FACTyouth Parents Update, or Married People Monthly.