Family Worship Center

Mark Your Calendar! Ladies' Spa Day

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:21:00 +0000

Saturday, April 24th
1 - 3pm at the church

You don't want to miss this relaxing and inspiring afternoon just for the ladies. Our ladies will be pampered with treatments for face, feet, and hands. Treat yourself to a time of Yoga for beginners and healthy refreshments while in the company of friends.

Spa products will be available for purchase if you want to take something home.

Picnic & Church In The Park!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:18:00 +0000

Invite all your friends and family and join us at our Community Picnic at Church Service in the Park. We'll have lots of free fun suitable for all ages. BBQ, Baseball, Jumphouse, Cotton Candy, Snowcones and more!

Time: 11am-5pm

Location: Shenandoah Park, 911 Donaldson Way in American Canyon. Get directions here.

Church Members, please bring a side dish, dessert, drinks and a lawn chair.

4th of July

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

Family Worship Center's annual Independence Day festivities are just around the corner!

We'll be celebrating on July 4th beginning the day with American Canyon's parade. Then, we'll enjoy a BBQ and games at 5pm. Finally, we will wrap up the day's celebrations with the city's Fireworks show.

Bring a dish to share and your blankets and chairs.

See Kim Exum for details.

Citizen Emergency Response Training

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:05:00 +0000

Our church was offered a special opportunity to sign up for C.E.R.T training to prepare us to reach out and assist our community in the event of an emergency.

Citizen Emergency Response Training (C.E.R.T.)

Oct. 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 24th in Napa
(2 ½ Hours on week nights & 8 hours on Saturday)

Learning to Better Serve Our Local Community
When They Need it Most!

Basic First Aid
Basic Fire Training
Structural Triage and Damage Assessment
Residential Search & Rescue
Terrorism Theory
Disaster Psychology
Basic ICS (Incident Command System)
As well As other Important Topics

See John Hallman for details or to sign up.

Men's Houseboat Trip 2009 - Reserve Your spot!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Men's Houseboat Trip at Lake Berryessa
September 24-27th

Cost: $185 per person (includes lodging and food)
Payment Plan: $65 due 6/28, $60 due 7/16, $60 due 8/2
30 spaces available - reserve your spot ASAP!

See Mike Anderson for more info and to reserve your spot.

Grand Opening Services!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:48:00 +0000

You won't want to miss our Grand Opening and Dedication Services to celebrate our new location. The special events are happening July 11th & 12th!

Dedication:
Saturday, July 11th - 4pm

Grand Opening:
Sunday, July 12th - 10am
(Reception immediately following)

Be sure to pick up some fliers to pass out to your friends and family available in the church lobby.

Ministry Fair!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:10:00 +0000

Church Camping Trip 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Our 2nd annual Church Camping Trip will be held June 24-27!

CAMPGROUND INFO

- Campground: Sonoma Coast SB
- Site: Bodega Dunes Stan Dev 31FT
- Site Type: Standard - Tent
- Price: $25 per day, 1 vehicle (Additional parking is approx $5 per day)
- Maximum of 8 people per site
- Free showers at the campground

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

- Everyone is responsible for making their own reservations
- Each family will be responsible for their own camping equipment, transportation and food.
- Make your reservations ASAP - TODAY - to guarantee a campsite for your family.

Go to ReserveAmerica.com to place your reservations!

Once you have made your reservation, please contact Audrey Bruno so she can compile a list of who is going. She is also available to answer questions.

Constructing the New Sanctuary

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Exciting things continue to happen here at Family Worship Center! For the past couple of months, it's been full speed ahead on the construction project to get us into our new sanctuary. We've been using the lobby area of our new facility to conduct services, and though it's served us well temporarily, it's definitely cramped.

Almost every Saturday many of the men from the church as well as some of the women have been down at the building working fervently. These Saturday work days have been filled with lots of sweat and humor. Walls have been torn down, new walls put up, steps built, walls textured and painted, lights, electricity, carpet, etc, etc, etc. In short - a whole lot of work has been done in a short period of time. We are all appreciative to everyone who continues to sacrifice their time to work on this project.

Thursday night, we held our first Bible Study service in the new sanctuary although it's not 100% completed, it's getting close enough that everyone wanted to stretch out a little.

We're looking forward to the fully finished product.

View More Photos of the Building Project

Voice of the Pastor: March 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:52:00 +0000

We have just celebrated our 9th anniversary of Family Worship Center (view photos). What a joyful occasion it was! The service was full of great music including a special presentation from our Deaf Ministry. There were also awe-inspiring testimonies of appreciation of what God has meant to them this last year. To cap things off, a moving slide show chronicling 2008 was shown. It brought back many great memories. The service concluded with the always-entertaining preaching of Rev. Joel Bryant. Afterward, we gathered into our future sanctuary to enjoy a huge spread of food, finished with a special anniversary cake for dessert. We, no doubt, have some of the best cooks in all of Pentecost. Wow! What a great year it has been. Thank you, Jesus!

These last couple of months were marked as times of sacrifice for our church body. These sacrifices encompassed our time, talent, and finances. God has indeed honored it.

I would like to extend my appreciation to all who participated in our continuous chain of prayer and fasting in the month of February. The results were answered prayers and powerful moves of God during our church services. Some of you even chose to extend your commitments into the next month. I am thankful for that.

There were also sacrifices of your talents. Men gave up many of their Saturdays and came to the church to work on our new sanctuary (view photos). The women also got involved by cooking sumptuous meals for our workers. There was a great spirit of unity present throughout.

Financial sacrifices were also included. For instance, in one Sunday over $24,000.00 was given in offerings by church members towards our building program to finish the church sanctuary. On the same day, another $4,000.00 was taken up as commitments to give later. People also brought to the altar things which kept them from drawing closer to God. Others wrote things on slips of paper and gave them up to God as a sacrifice. As a pastor, I couldn’t be more deeply moved by their responses.

An important principle was illustrated by King David in 2 Samuel 24:24. David said, “...neither will I offer burnt offerings (sacrifices) unto the LORD my God of that which cost me nothing.” In other words, sacrifices are not sacrifices unless it costs you something. As one preacher put it, “It’s not a sacrifice unless it hurts”. We soon learn that the greater the sacrifice, the greater the cost. But surely the greater reward will be in the end. God is indebted to no man. He will dispense His rewards accordingly. No doubt, great treasures are being stored up in heaven. Thank you for your many sacrifices.

In His service,
Pastor Lawrence Exum

Voice of the Pastor: Entering 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:20:00 +0000

The holidays are behind us and the year has come to a close. This last year has been an eventful one that experienced many of God's blessings. What does 2009 hold? Only God knows. We are beginning a new presidency for our country. Our economy is now officially in a recession. We, as a church, have ventured out and moved into a larger building which is exciting but more financially challenging. There are also personal struggles that face many of us (physical as well as Spiritual). While I am confident that God can get us through it all, it will not happen by accident. Most good things occur on purpose.

In the Bible, the Israelites understood a valuable principle that brought them many blessings throughout the year. In accordance to the Mosiac law, individuals brought to the House of the Lord "The first of the first fruits of the land" (Ex. 23:19, 34:26). This included grain, wine, and oil. The tithes (tenth) that supported the priests were also based on that principle. They were not only giving God their best, but were doing it "first."

The other important lesson that Scripture teaches us is the importance of fasting during challenging times. Queen Esther fasted when her nation and people were threatened (Esther 4:16). The early church often fasted in seeking God's will in the local church (Acts 13:2). Individually, Jesus expects us to fast as part of the normal Christian experience (Matt. 6:16-17). Jesus Himself fasted and prayed to prepare himself for the challenges that were ahead (Matt. 4:1-2). How much more should we? Jesus even said somethings can't come except by prayer and fasting (Matt. 17:21).

All of this being said, I feel strongly that it is the will of God that we apply these principles of "first fruits" and "fasting" to Family Worship Center. What better way to begin the year than with fasting and prayer? As pastor of this church, I would like to declare the entire month of January 2009 a time of fasting and prayer.

I would like to have each day of this month set aside for this purpose. Please sign up for at least one day this month. Some of you could fast for several days. There are enough people in our congregation that we should have each day of the entire month covered. What an assurance it would be for me as pastor to know that every day in the month of January will be covered with prayer and fasting. Please pray for God's strength, provision and direction in individual lives and as a church. Please also pray that God will continue to send a harvest of souls our way and for revival.

I was also pleased to find out that our General Superintendent Kenneth Haney has also proclaimed the month of January as a time of prayer and fasting for the United Pentecostal Church worldwide. Please join me for a time of prayer and fasting for God's continued blessings. I am confident that we will then be prepared for the challenges of this coming year. Thank you for your participation.

In His Service,
Pastor Lawrence Exum

We've Moved!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:50:00 +0000

All services will now be held at our new location at 109 Klamath Court!

Please join us at our new church building for all upcoming services and events.

Get Directions

Contact us if you have any additional questions.

Don't forget the Time Change!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:53:00 +0000

This Saturday night, Daylight Savings Time ends. Don't forget to change the time on your clocks BACK one hour before you go to bed. If not, you'll be an hour early to church!

We need your help to move!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:53:00 +0000

Anyone available to assist with packing and moving on Monday, November 2nd around 10:30am, please see Pastor Exum or Audrey Bruno.

We're Moving!

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:41:00 +0000

All services will be held at our new location at 109 Klamath Court beginning Thursday, November 6th.

Our last service at 11 Poco Way will be Sunday, November 2nd. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we will be having a Potluck immediately following the morning worship service. Please, bring a dish to share.

Prayer on Monday, November 3rd will be held at the 11 Poco Way location.

Contact us if you have any additional questions.

Men's Houseboat Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:06:00 +0000

About 25 of the men of Family Worship Center gathered on Thursday evening at Lake Berryessa for three days of male bonding, fun, relaxation and spiritual renewal.

The weather was a mix of rain and and sunshine, and the men took advantage of those sunny moments by playing in the lake. To refuel the spent energy, they enjoyed the spectacular meals prepared by Bill Mentser and Matt Monroe.

Services with topics geared especially toward being Godly men were taught by both Pastor Exum and Rev. Trent Gilliam. They each were touched by God's spirit, bringing renewal and binding them closer together in unity.

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Fall Festival - October 31st

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Pull out your poodle skirts and join us for our 50's themed Fall Festival on October 31st at 6:30pm at the church. There will be food, candy and games.

Mark your calendars now so you don't forget to be there! Bring all your friends and one bag of candy.

Sunday School Picnic

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:27:00 +0000

This year's Sunday School Picnic and Worship Service in the Park was a fabulous success. Approximately 150 people from the church, their friends, family and other acquaintances swarmed into a local park for worship, food, fun, contests, and games. We were especially honored to have Pastor Exum's father and mother in attendance.

The set-up crew arrived bright and early to get all the tents, tables, and chairs ready for the coming events. Bill Mentser fired up the barbecue and before long the fragrance of tri-tip and chicken was wafting through the park.

After a short song service, Pastor Exum preached a message on Heaven to the congregation spread out under tents on folding chairs, lawn and camping chairs, blankets, or standing along the edges. Then it was time to eat the incredible spread of food.

When everyone had their fill, the kids ran off to enjoy the jump house, petting zoo, and pony rides. Soon after, games and competitions began. A highlight of each years' picnic is the watermelon eating contest. The kids were up first with girls' and boy's winners. Then, the ladies' dove in with vigor where Ruby won first place. The men always are up for the challenge to try to beat the past 2 year's running champion - Robert Exum. Dispite their nobel efforts, Robert once again took first place.

There were bag races and tug of war. They decided to do the "older" men versus the "younger" men. The younger men didn't hold any weight (literally) against the older men. But everyone was in good spirits and had a lot of fun.

Throughout the afternoon, everyone enjoyed snow cones and cotton candy - especially the kids which was appropriate since this event was specifically geared toward the Sunday School aged children in the community. But regardless of age, everyone had an equal amount of energy and fun.

A special thanks to our Pastor's Wife, Kim Exum, and her crew for all her had work to make this event a success. We're all looking forward to next year's!

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Multimedia Fundraiser

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:23:00 +0000

The Multimedia Department is raising funds by selling Florence Caragan's famous Chicken Adobo with Rice and Banana Lumpia. Order yours Sunday or Thursday and pick it up Sunday, October 18th after Sunday Morning Worship Service. A table with ordering information is set up in the fellowship hall area.

Chicken Adobo with Rice

2 pieces of chicken with rice (approx 1 serving) - $4
4 pieces of chicken with rice (approx 2 servings) - $7

Banana Lumpia

6 pieces - $7
12 pieces - $12

Thank you for your support!

Ladies' Day at the Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:15:00 +0000

Our first ever ladies day at Lake Berryessa was a blast! It was a time of just plain fun with absolutely no need to get anything done except relax, enjoy other ladies' company and savor the day. It is not often we can get a group of women and young ladies racing about in a speed boat, tubing behind that same speed boat with a lunatic driver, riding on jet skies, attempting to water ski (I tried 8 times but could not stay up. Maybe next outing I will succeed).

Or.... for the less adventurous ones, floating on the private island tied to the houseboat or tanning while laying on the floating devices, swimming in the water that felt so refreshing or eating through out the entire day on the other pontoon boat we had (You know fellowship always requires food).We even saw a deer come down close to the water. Amazing. This event was such a hit that we will certainly be doing it again next year.

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- Naysla Stacks

Campmeeting 2008 CDs

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:09:00 +0000

Did you miss Western District Campmeeting this year? There were nothing but rave reviews by everyone who attended saying that the teaching and preaching were incredible.

We're making the entire 18 disc set of "Storming the Gates" CDs available to you. It includes all the teaching, preaching, and music for just $40.

If you're interested in purchasing a set for your home collection, please see Angela.

Sunday School Picnic & Service in the Park

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:28:00 +0000

This Sunday, September 14th is our annual Service in the park and Sunday School Picnic from 11am - 5pm. It will be held at Northampton Park in American Canyon. Northampton Park is located at 242 Nottingham Lane Between American Canyon Dr. & Northampton Drive. (View Map)

The event will begin with a casual service held in the park at 11am followed by lunch and plenty of fun activities for the children and adults alike. There will be 2 jump houses, cotton candy, snow cones, a big barbecue and softball games.

You won't want to miss it!

Church Members:

Please be there at 10 to help set up
Bring a side dish, dessert and lawn chairs
See Kim Exum to sign up for set-up or clean-up

RMP Raceway Men's Event

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:20:00 +0000

It was about 9am on a Saturday morning that the Men of Family Worship Center got together and headed off for breakfast and go to RPM Raceway for some go-kart races. Before the drive to Sacramento, where the raceway is located, the men decided to go to Highway 29 Café for a hearty meal that would stick with them throughout the day.

Finally, around 12pm, we pulled into RPM Racing. There were 7 men who came out to race including Shannon Boyt, Rafael Barrera, Eddie Caragan, Jon Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, Bobby Jackson, and Tony Lamattina, After everyone who wanted to race registered to drive, they got their racing cards and tickets showing what time to get suited up for the race.

The racers had to put on a special racing suit, mask and helmet and before long, they were all feeling just how hot this race was going to be. Finally at 12:40, it was time to race! We were off! Jon Jackson was in front of the pack followed by Bobby, Jonathan, Tony, Rafa and Shannon. Eddie was on the sidelines taking pictures of everyone racing.

There were a lot of twists and turns going around the race track. And we felt each and every one because going at top speeds of 40mph is pretty fast for a little go kart!

When the first race was finished, we took of our helmets and found out how hot and sweaty we all were. We took a five minute break until it was time for the second and final race. The total race time is 10 minutes, but it felt shorter since we were all having a good time. Plus, the second time through the track didn’t seem as hard, but it was still pretty tricky. When finally the race was over, we were all hot and tired. We knew we were going to feel it in the morning for sure!

At about 2pm, everyone decided that two races would be enough for one day and started to head home. We proudly collected our papers showing our race performance and lap times. So after a long day of adrenaline, sweat, and rubber I’m sure we all can say that the FWC Men’s RPM Racing 2008 Event was yet another successful event!

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- By Rafael Barrera

Fourth of July: Parade, BBQ & Fireworks

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:21:00 +0000

What felt like the crack of dawn for some us, we were up early in anticipation of the long and exciting day ahead. We were excited to be representing Family Worship Center for the first time in American Canyon's annual 4th of July Parade. It seems like everyone from the town pours out to watch, so we knew our debut had to be just right.

The youth group and children from Sunday School arrived at 8am at the Exums' home to decorate bikes and the Brunos' truck in full patriotic regalia. You've never seen so much red white and blue in one place! The truck was covered in streamers, tassels, banners, flags, and anything else we could get our hands on that represented the proud colors of our country.

Not only did we deck out the truck and bikes, but we also decked ourselves out. Everyone proudly donned red white and blue hats, wigs and tee shirts embroidered with Family Worship Center's insignia. Even Tony Bruno got into the spirit of the holiday by wearing the "Uncle Sam" hat and beard. That made for fun pictures!

We waited patiently until the parade started at 10:30am. When it finally got underway, Larissa, Rosa, & Laura held the church banner at the front of our group while Noel & Gwyneth rode their fully decorated bicycles. On the sides, our youth group passed out candy to the people lining the streets while Tony & Charlie rode in the truck with the menagerie of Sunday School kids waving and holding their flags.

The whole group was inspired to see how much of our church family came out to cheer us on through our two mile walk. When we arrived at one corner, a whole slew of the church had turned out to help pass out water bottles to the parade participants, courtesy of FWC. They even made contact with the mayor and other officials in the community. Since it was so hot, everyone was very appreciative of this kind gesture. It's just one more way FWC is reaching out to help our surrounding area.

By the end, we were exhausted and hot, so we disbursed, some going to get some pizza and others to relax at home for a while before the next stage of FWC's Grand 4th of July party.

Around 4pm, people started to arrive at the church to help get ready for the BBQ and by 6pm we had a full tri-tip feast set out with all the delicious sides and desserts. And when everyone had their fill, friendly competition ensued with a volleyball game in the parking lot. They even brought out a mini bike and the kids, and even our Pastor, took rides around the lot.

At last! Evening started creeping in, reminding us that soon Fireworks would be ringing through the night, reminding us of our Freedom. We hurried to clean up and reserve prime seating at the Community park for the show.

All the church family gathered around with chairs and blankets in preparation of the fireworks show. And we were not disappointed. Everyone craned their necks to watch the magnificent fireworks display that seemed to be right above our heads with "oohhhs" and "ahhhs".

And thus ended another fabulous 4th of July, celebrating our country's birthday with church family and friends.

View more pictures here

Church Camping Trip 2008 Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Family Worship Center) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:19:00 +0000

About 25 people from Family Worship Center ventured out to Bodega Dunes at Bodega Bay for the first annual church camping trip. God was looking down on us and blessed us by providing us with beautiful, warm and sunny days at the beach. The evenings were a bit chilly, but that made it perfect to sit around the campfire, eat s'mores, and in traditional camp spirit, sing songs and tell stories.

Larissa & Charlie managed to come across a Coast Garter Snake one day and after some debate about the name, landed on the name Maximus. While some of us, like Tyler, Nebil and Sis Audrey shied away from the creature, Larissa and Charlie seemed to enjoy their temporary pet snake quite a bit.

The snake wasn't the only wildlife with whose presence we were graced. Raccoons invaded a few ice chests, sneaking off with eggs and bacon. And the skunks. Well, they got a little too close for comfort. You would have thought everyone was stone statues as they waited for them to meander far enough to not get frightened and spray.

One morning, Bro Mike and Bro Matt went diving for abalone. That evening, we were provided a tasty feast with the fruit of their labor. While they were diving, Sis Exum and others channeled her inner-kid and built sand castles. And some of the youth group wasted the time away by playing games such as Balderdash and Monopoly.

We all kept entertained with the seals that had beached themselves on the sand. Charlie even had the great idea to try to pick up one that wasn't doing much moving. That didn't turn out so well when the seal picked up his head and growled at them. Other entertainment was provided by Nebil, who proceeded to sing and dance for everyone.

One of the highlights of the trip was the most magnificent sunset on Friday evening. As the streaks of orange painted the sky over the water, we were reminded of the Greatness of God and his creation.

It was a spectacular trip. Everyone had a great time building lasting relationships with one another and creating a bond of friendship. We look forward to next year's camping trip!

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