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FACT Giving

October 2025
Monthly Needed Income for General Fund = $36,514
Monthly Received for General Fund = $34,455 (6% under budget)

Monthly Needed Income for GCF = $8,432
Monthly Received for GCF = $15,485 (83% over budget)

November 16, 2025
Received for General Fund = $6,290
Received for the GCF = $2,432

FACT Family News

On Sunday morning, November 23, we will be having a service of Thanksgiving and Praise to recognize all the the Lord has done for us over the last year through testimony and reports. As part of that service, we will be having baptisms. Anyone interested in being baptized at that time should reach out to Jarvis Crosby. 

Our church will be hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for Developmentally Disabled Adults on Tuesday, November 25.  We will need people to donate needed food items as well as volunteers to help with set-up the day before, serving food, mingling with the AVITA guests, and clean up after the meal. Please sign up in the foyer if you can bring food or volunteer to help. 

• If you are bringing food, please have the food in the kitchen by 9:30 am on November 25. 

• If you are bringing a cooked turkey, please bring the juices from the turkey so we can make gravy. 

• If you prefer, we can cook the turkey for you.

• Please bring turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing in 9x13 disposable. aluminum pans.

If you have questions, please contact Judy Rollins or Cheryl Green.   

Our campus will be closed November 27-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. On Wednesday, November 26, there will be noon prayer time. There will be no activities at the church Wednesday evening. 

Dear FACT Family, as we approach this Christmas season, we want to bless our entire church staff with a monetary Christmas gift as a church family. If you would like to share in this gift of love and appreciation, please place your cash or check in a regular offering envelope marked “Christmas Gift” or give your gift online at FACToccoa.com/give and select “Love Offerings” in the “Give to:” box. You can give from now until Sunday, 12/21. Thank you for being a blessing to our church staff. We are grateful for your faithfulness to the Lord and to our church family. May peace and joy fill your heart this Christmas season! 

We are putting together a Christmas Vocal Ensemble for the month of December. If you would be interested in singing, please contact Diane Warden at 706-599-9106.

TFC will present their annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 4th at 7PM at the Grace Alford Performing Arts Center. This concert will feature the College Choir, Singing Men, Theater Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Concert Band, and the Worship Team. Start your Christmas season with this sacred music. This event is free and open to the public. 

It’s a Christmas concert for all ages featuring the Toccoa Symphony Orchestra, the Toccoa Community Choir, and the Currahee Artist’s Guild, on December 7, 2025. Art Sale is from 2-4pm, and the concert begins at 4pm. The concert is a ticketed event, with tickets available in advance at toccoasymphony.org or at the door the day of the event.   

Men’s Breakfast, Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8:00 am in the Family Life Center.

Come support our children as they present the Christmas program "The Christmas Road Trip". Sunday evening, December 14 at 5:00 pm in the sanctuary.

On December 14, after the Children's Program, we will be having our annual Christmas Potluck Dinner. Come join us for an evening of great food and fellowship Sunday, December 14 at 6:00 pm. There will be more details soon on what to bring for the potluck. 

The Alliance Women will be hosting a Christmas Tea for all ladies of the church on Tuesday evening, December 16 at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. You won't want to miss this special time of food and fellowship.

AWANA store night is happening December 17th. Children from pre-K through 6th grade will be “shopping“ with their hard earned shares, from memorizing verses and completing workbook sections.  Age appropriate donations would be appreciated. Please drop items in the AWANA box placed in the front office area at the children's entrance.

Friends will have their Christmas fellowship on Friday, December 19 at Noon in the Fellowship Hall. 

You are invited to a drop in birthday celebration for Carolyn Eckman Ballard on December 21 in the Fellowship Hall.. No birthday card is necessary. Write a note on a card provided to be put in a photo album for Carolyn to enjoy later. If you'd like to donate to her birthday wish for $90,000.00 for Paradise Mountain Ministries, a basket will be available for monetary gifts.

Come celebrate the birth of our Lord at our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24 at 6:00 pm.

Winter Blast 2026 - Middle school and high school students are invited to kick off the new year at Winter Blast 2026! The retreat, taking place January 9-11, 2026 at Ridgecrest Conference Center, will be full of worship sessions, group games, and fellowship with youth groups from throughout the district. Cost is $125 per person. This year’s speaker is District Superintendent, Tony Jones. For more information, please contact Pastor Luke.

Ladies, you are going to want to save the date for   this years AW Women's Getaway for fun, fellowship, worship, & great speakers. April 24-26, 2026 in the Embassy Suites, Greenville, SC. This is sponsored by the Alliance South Alliance Women. For more information, please contact Sharon Crosby.

First Alliance Church of Toccoa is forming a short-term missions trip to Envision Atlanta in April 2026. The dates are April 24-26 and the cost is $175. This cost would cover lodging and meals. If you would be interested in this ministry, please contact Jarvis Crosby.

Monthly Prayer Focus

Thankfulness - “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.” Pray that this command of Scripture, which appears multiple times, would take root in our hearts. Pray that we would have an ongoing awareness of the blessings of the Lord (like His presence with us, His answers to prayer, and His provision of our daily needs) and that all things come from Him. Pray that we would not take the Lord or His goodness for granted and that we would foster an attitude of thanksgiving that endures year-round. Pray that we would be a grateful people in all circumstances and that this gratefulness would be a blessing and testimony to others. In our prayers and worship, may thanksgiving be always present.