Our History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="313864a0.png" border=0 width="134" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ou Beliefs"><U>Our Beliefs</U></A></div> <div>  <A HREF="staff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Staff"><U>Meet the Staff</U></A>   </div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><U>Upcoming Events</U></A></div> <div>  <A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our History "><U>Our History</U></A>  </div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Ministry"><U>Children's Ministry</U></A>  </div> <div> <A HREF="youth.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Youth Ministry"><U>Youth Ministry</U></A>  </div> <div>  <A HREF="adult.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adult Ministry"><U> Adult Ministry</U></A>  </div> <div> <A HREF="missions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>Missions/Outreach</U></A> </div> <div>   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Ministry"><U>Music Ministry</U></A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><U>Newsletter</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sermons"><U>Sermons</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://sites.google.com/site/alphacoursefranklin/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sites.google.com/site/alphacourse"><U>ALPHA</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.childrenschristiantheatre.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.childrenschristiantheatre.com"><U>Children's Christian Theatre (CCT)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building Process"><U>Our Journey </U></A></div> <div>   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Gallery"><U>Picture Gallery</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Garamond" ><B>Faith Community Church & Faith Academy</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Garamond" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Californian FB" >      </FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faith Community Church Faith Academy"><U>Home</U></A>     <A HREF="church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faith Community Church"><U>Church</U></A>    <A HREF="academy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U>Academy</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Our History </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Faith Community Church Charter Covenant </B></div> <div> To glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we humbly submit our efforts to teach and preach God's Word, become a spirit-filled community of faith and to uplift and support one another in God's name. Amen</div> <bR> <div> <B>The Plan</B></div> <div> Faith Community Church (FCC) was born out of a love for God, thirst for community and a need to minister to God's children. The birth of our church was on March 20, 1998 when 25 friends gathered in prayerful community and formed a mission church. That night Rev. Dr. Ardyth Kovacevich Johnson was called to be our founding Pastor. Our name, Faith Community Church, was chosen on April 3, 1998 followed by our first Sunday worship service on April 5, 1998. </div> <bR> <div> Later, on June 6, 1998 Faith Community Church was incorporated in accordance with Section 501©(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and chartered the following day, with Rev. Dr. Johnson being installed. Our affiliation with the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, approved by the church membership on January 24, 1999, provides us an identity <A HREF="congregationalism.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Congregationalism"><U><B>(Congregationalism)</B></U></A> and a means to achieve our ministry goals. Furthermore, the congregation approved a <A HREF="constitustion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Constitution/Bylaws"><U><B>Constitution</B></U></A> (defining what we believe in) and <A HREF="constitustion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Constitution/Bylaws"><U><B>Bylaws</B></U></A> (defining how we are to operate). </div> <bR> <div> Our first home was a small school facility owned and operated by Jubilee Christian Church, a non-denominational church in Franklin, WI. While the facilities had much to offer, a need for our own facility and identity is crucial for our future growth. Our organizational structure is made up of four executive board members and nine ministries. The nine ministries are Worship, Christian Education, Membership, Finance, Wellness, Music, Missions, Building and Registrar. As a new church, with a mission emphasis, we have devoted much of our time to the identification of future programs. Many of these programs were witnessed during our first year of existence. </div> <bR> <div> Flexibility is imperative in both the Sanctuary and Narthex. Classrooms are also an important part of our plan. Due to the limited funds that can be generated by our current church membership of 198 baptized members, we will build in phases. The essentials will be done immediately, with expansion to allow for the implementation of new ministries as space and funding permits. The physical layout of our church has been designed to striking a balance between sufficient membership to financially sustain our desired programming and a membership too large to retain the close friendly atmosphere we currently enjoy. This has led us to an optimal membership size of around 600 members. The result is a facility offering seating for 200-300 members per service. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dedication"><U>Click here to see our dedication</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>