From Jes:

As Porter and I sat down to talk about the theme for this year’s campaign, we took inspiration from the Fall Sermon Series, which is using active verbs in all of its sermon titles. “God Promises,” “Abraham Sacrifices,” “Rebekah Rises,” and so on. We have chosen the theme “FAPC Gives.”

It’s that simple. It’s that straightforward. This congregation is an “active verb” community, applying our resources and our energies to bring God’s kingdom to Earth.

We love that this theme links the fall fundraising campaign to our community-wide Outreach event in the spring, “FAPC Serves,” and we believe one of the many ways this congregation is so special is that it is filled with people actively doing good church.

For the next five weeks you’ll be hearing more from us and from other members of our congregation about the many ways that FAPC Gives. We encourage you throughout this campaign to think about what you can give—not just on a weekly basis, by putting something in the offering plate, but the commitment you can make to the larger mission of this church for the coming year.