Current Series:
Ephesians, An Inside Look
Join us on Sundays at 10:30 am as Pastor Carl leads us through the book of Ephesians
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
Thank you for your continued giving to the church and to our Servolution Opportunities!
Thank You for Giving
Water Baptism
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PRAYER
Pray Local. Pray Global. Small Group Prayer.
Worship/Devotional Prayer
“From the rising of the sun, to its going down, the name of the Lord will be great! In every place a pure offering shall be offered to My name.”
Malachi 1:11
Wednesday, May 5th 7-8 pm Sanctuary
Primetimers
Lunheon
Special Speaker: Diana Downs
Friday, May 14, 2021
Noon-2
Catered by: Chick Fil A
$7.00 per person
Sign up at the church Welcome Center
Missions Sunday
May 2, 2021
First Assembly Youth Ministries
FAYM
will be meeting in-person
on Wednesday Nights at 7 pm
in the gym.
Check out the Instagram account
“faym_gram “
for ways to connect!
FIRST KIDS
KIDS CHURCH
We are now meeting in the Kids Church Room while still observing all proper social distancing guidelines as much as possible!
From the lobby, turn to the right hallway. The kids church room is the last door on the left.
When you pick up your kids, you will return to the door with your check in ticket.
Activities are designed to be as contact free as possible
Nursery News: There will be attendants available in the nursery for birth-4 years old. The nursery is right across the hall from the kids church room.
COVID GUIDELINES
OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING – PLEASE MOVE INTO THE SANCTUARY UPON ARRIVAL.
SELF-SCREEN FOR SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS BEFORE ATTENDING- YOU ARE WELCOME TO WEAR A FACE COVERING, BUT IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE HAND-SANITIZING STATIONS.
WAVES AND SMILES ARE WELCOME. IT’S BEST TO REFRAIN FROM SHAKING HANDS, HUGGING, OR HIGH-FIVING.
THE NURSERY IS NOW OPEN WITH ATTENDANTS.
KIDS CHURCH IS IN THE KIDS CHURCH ROOM BEGINNING AT 10:30 AM.
PRAYER REQUEST
OUR FIRST ASSEMBLY FAMILY WILL JOIN
WITH YOU IN PRAYER
FOR ANY NEED YOU HAVE
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and we will add your request to our prayer list.
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CALL TO PRAYER
Prayer List
1. Pray for the church. (Staff, leadership, unity)
2. Pray for those who are hurting. (sick, unemployed, personal struggles)
3. Pray for the community. (To love them and work through First Family)
4. Pray for missionaries. (safety, health, success)
5. Pray for first responders. (safety, health & families)
6. Pray for those who need God. (acknowledgement, salvation)
7. Pray for the education system. (teachers, students, administration, SAGU)
8. Pray for the nation. (guidance, leadership, election)
There are several ways you can join us in our
Call to Prayer Emphasis:
Come and Go Sanctuary Prayer – Open from 6 am to 4 pm
Parking Lot Prayer – Park in the front parking spaces of the church and pray
Prayer Walks – in your home or in your neighborhood or community. Here are some links for ideas:
Create a Prayer Station – War Room in your Home
Prayer Partner or Team – Pray together or pray over the phone or in a zoom, facetime, etc.
Family Scavenger Prayer Walks- Pre-determine items to find and what to pray for you when find those items.
This link will give you ideas.https://www.childrens-ministry-deals.com/products/prayer-nature-walk?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social
Also Here are 5 ways to pray with kids:
Prayer Drives-Pray while you drive to work, or plan a pre-determined course to drive in the community and stop to pray.
Google Map Prayer-Look up addresses of places and people you know, pull up their location on your google maps and pray.
SERVOLUTION AT FIRST ASSEMBLY
First Assembly is always looking for ways to connect with, support, and serve in our local community. We call these opportunities SERVOLUTION.
BLESSINGS GIVEAWAY-First Assembly joined with several other ministries and businesses in Waxahachie to bless people with food and goody bags for their family and kids during the Holiday Season. The event was a drive through where volunteers loaded up cars with bread, produce, milk, meat, and games and activities for the family. Thank you to all who supported the event and volunteered.
SAGU OUTREACH– First Assembly joined with Chick-Fil-A to provide lunch for 300 SAGU students in October. We enjoyed our visit to campus and our connection with the SAGU community!
BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK GIVEAWAY-First Assembly joined with Canales Furniture Store, Heart and Home Ministries and others to buy supplies, stuff backpacks and hand them out to students in Waxahachie.
PLEASANT HILLS CHILDREN’S HOME – First Assembly was able to provide a generous love offering to the home for ongoing expenses. Mike and Eulessya Miller, the owners of Ennis Janitorial blessed PHCH by donating and delivering a full palette of much needed paper goods and cleaning supplies! Thank you to the Millers and to everyone who gave to make this servolution possible.
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST APPRECIATION-BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE, WAXAHACHIE- First Assembly was able to give each therapist a gift box and provide pizza for every shift as our way of saying thanks to all the health care workers who are on the front lines keeping us safe. Thanks to Jordan E.’s Popcorn and Candy Company for helping us make the gift boxes extra special!
FOSTER FAMILY GAME NIGHT BAGS – In an effort to provide a much needed break from the strain of the current restrictions we were privileged to put together a fun filled Game Night Bag for the Ellis County Division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Your faithful giving made this possible. Special thanks to Heidi Dollar for organizing and facilitating this outreach!
SALVATION ARMY FOOD PANTRY – Because of the generous donations of our church family we were able to provide much needed food items as well as a cash offering to help the Salvation Army with their operating budget. The Salvation army is feeding many more people due to the pandemic and is doing an incredible work in our community.
MISSIONARY BLESSING – We had a unique opportunity to bless our missionaries to Belgium, Blair and Dina Bonin. They traveled to Waxahachie to spend time with family during the pandemic and we were able to prepare their apartment that they will live in for the next few weeks that they are here. Thank you to the volunteers that made all of this possible.
WAXAHACHIE POLICE DEPARTMENT-We were honored to bless some of our heroes during this crisis and show appreciation for their service and sacrifice. We committed our church to pray for them and gave them hand sanitizer that was donated by Brandon Gazaway.
Click the button to see more details and pictures on our facebook page at facebook.com/firstwaxahachie/
You can also check our facebook page for more details about any upcoming SERVOLUTION opportunities!
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS CAN BE ACCESSED ON OUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT BY CLICKING THE BLACK BUTTONS.
PARENTING ON PURPOSE
with Dr. Darren Daugherty
Click these links to view On Youtube:
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Session 7
Session 8
Great Songwriters Edition
Online Hymn Sing
Enjoy the classics of songwriters like Crouch, Stanphill, Gaither,Wolfe, Rambo, and Lister at the
Friday Night Online Hymn Sing
Click on the black button to listen:
Hymn Sing, Part 3
is now available for enjoying on our
YouTube Channel: First Waxahachie.
Click the button below to enjoy this time of praise and worship through Hymns!
“Lord Make Us Instruments of Your Peace”
is now available for viewing on Youtube.
Click this link:
All of our Services,
Missionary Interviews,
Bible Studies, Hymn Sings, and
First Kids Services
can be viewed on our Youtube Channel
(click on the button)
or on our Facebook page
(click the button)
OUR CORE VALUES
We unashamedly and uncompromisingly strive to be:
BIBLICALLY BASED
God’s Word is our guide, authority, and conscience in everything we do. Psalm 119:105
FULLY DEVOTED TO CHRIST
We measure our success by our full devotion to Christ and our ability to be and make disciples. Luke 9:23
GROUNDED IN GRACE
We acknowledge our complete dependence on the goodness and grace of God. We have experienced it, therefore we eagerly extend it to others. Ephesians 2:89
PASSIONATE ABOUT WORSHIP AND PRAYER
We are called to exalt Christ as the center of every aspect of our lives. John 4:23 We believe the attitude and action of prayer is essential to everything we do. Colossians 4:2
COMMITTED TO PEOPLE
We believe that people matter to God, therefore they matter to us. Jesus came to seek and save the lost and has left us here to do the same. Luke 19:10
FOCUSED ON MINISTRY AND SERVICE
Every believer is a minister and we believe that the Holy Spirit has imparted to each one a spiritual gift; empowering and equipping us to minister out of our gifts and passion. 1 Peter 4:10, Colossians 3:17
A PEOPLE OF EXCELLENCE
Because God gave His very best for us we offer excellence in our service to Him. In serving Christ, love will always be our motivation and excellence will always be our goal. Psalms 29:2
Because God gave His very best for us we offer excellence in our service to Him. In serving Christ, love will always be our motivation and excellence will always be our goal. Psalms 29:2
LOCATION & SCHEDULE
Office Hours Monday-Thursday | 9am – 4pm
Address 701 US-287 BYP, Waxahachie, TX 75165
Telephone (972) 937-4692 |
Fax (972) 923-9517
SUNDAY MORNING
WORSHIP SERVICE
10:30 AM
KIDS CHURCH
K5-5TH GRADE
10:30 AM
BOTH OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ONLINE ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND IN-PERSON
WE PROVIDE A NURSERY FOR BIRTH-4 YEARS OLD.
FREE COFFEE IN THE FOYER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
YOUTH
7:00 PM
IN THE GYM
WORSHIP & PRAYER
SERVICE
AND
KIDS SERVICESARE
TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDED
DUE TO COVID.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Pastor Carl and Cindy Richard
Lead Pastor
Pastor David and Kim George
Executive Pastor and Worship
Pastor Bryce and Hayley George
Youth Ministries
Pastor Tonya Langston
Kids Ministries
Rev. Rennie and Lector Baker
Pastor Emeritus