Exciting Leadership News: Dear FCC Members, Friends, and Staff, We are delighted to announce that the Spirit has led us to a wonderful candidate for our settled Associate Pastor! Following a thorough, prayerful, and open search process, the Associate Pastor Search Committee unanimously and enthusiastically recommended Mark Lindberg to
Read more →We are thrilled to share that Andrea Rhoades has accepted the offer to become FCC’s new Financial and Business Administrator! Andrea brings over 16 years of executive leadership experience, alongside extensive non-profit board and budget oversight expertise. Her official first day with us was Wednesday, August 12.
Read more →We are delighted to announce that Sybil Donley has stepped into an expanded role as our Children & Middle School Ministry Coordinator, effective August 1! This newly expanded position builds on Sybil’s wonderful work with our children’s ministry to now include our middle school youth—a growth that
Read more →Pledge receipts for the end of June show a healthy 54% of annual pledge budget has been received. June’s pledge receipt is $70,078, for a total year-to-date of $348,881 (as of June 30, 2026). Our annual pledge budget is $650,000. Pledge statements will soon be mailed out;
Read more →Your FCC Board, Executive Leadership, and committees have been hard at work getting ready for our new program year starting in September. A major focus has been discerning who Spirit is calling to join our FCC ministry. We’re currently seeking candidates for four key roles: Associate Pastor,
Read more →Significant effort is continuing in the church office (with new issues still being discovered) to clean up accounts and establish appropriate procedures. Regular reporting is still being worked out. The Finance Committee discussed simplification of reporting to the Board and Finance Committee. There was a suggestion that
Read more →June signaled a month of transition and continuity with annual changes of Board membership and our June Board Retreat and Meeting, the semi-annual Congregational Meeting with recognition of FCC high school graduate recipients of Elkins-Nelson Scholarships on the 50th anniversary of this endowed scholarship fund, plus continued
Read more →Big thanks to all our volunteers, staff, and temporary helpers who have stepped up while we have multiple open positions. The Finance, Personnel, and Fellowship teams—and your Board—have all been working hard the past two months. We have started using new, low-cost payroll software that should make
Read more →Challenges in resolving bookkeeping issues in the Church office continue, but there is significant progress, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Sherri, a part-time external resource, is handling accounts in QuickBooks, the accounting software. Dana is stepping in to manage pledge processing in
Read more →May 2026 Over the past several weeks, FCC has been in a season of important administrative transition. Following the departure of our Financial Manager, our church leaders, staff, volunteers, and outside professionals have been working diligently to strengthen our financial systems, clarify our processes, and ensure that
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