Kids at Spring Creek Elementary School will learn some Hebrew, thanks to a Jeremiah Fund grant from First Free Rockford. Wait, what? OK, it’s just one Hebrew term: gaga, which means “touch-touch.” The $750 grant from First Free will help the school’s Parent...
If you’ve shopped for groceries in the past six months, you’ve noticed occasional empty shelves, with staples like bread, dairy and meat in short supply. What you might not realize is that those shortages have a ripple effect, and it’s hitting needy families...
The Winnebago County court system has more than 1,000 kids involved in child abuse or neglect cases. One. Thousand. “That number should shake us to our core,” says Abby Finley, who attends First Free and who volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA....
Two special giving opportunities are available to help the people of Ukraine. Keep reading to learn more about who will receive the money and how they will use it to help rescue people. Giving Opportunity 1: First Baptist Church of Brovary Give to First Free...
Looking to take that “go, tell and show” thing more seriously? Want to get involved in serving our community but don’t know where to begin? Looking for a way for your Life Group or Adult Community to serve together? Take time at your next gathering to look through the...
Always for Sophia Vale, life has been pushed along by water. She lived much of her childhood on an island. Water would come to signify new life for her family … help her find identity as a teen … attract her to a college. It brought her and her husband together. And...
