When Dan Purviance was in seventh grade, his teacher assigned the students a 10-page research paper about a career that interested them. As a 13-year-old in rural Missouri, Dan had just gotten his first horse. He wrote about becoming a veterinarian. “What else would I...
Andrew Sweitzer serves as First Free Rockford’s production director. After accepting the job, he moved in June to Rockford from Charlotte, N.C. We spoke with Andrew about his life and faith, his new job … and about turning mild-mannered machines into hot rods. Tell me...
We spoke this week with Meredith Domanico, director of Student Ministries. Well, it’s the end of the school year and you probably have some reflections. How did it go this year? It’s been a good year because this is year two (after COVID) where we have had no...
“I was a stranger and you invited me in.”Jesus to his disciples (Matthew 25:35b) Looking for a chance to meet and minister to people from other cultures? First Free Rockford hosts English as a Second Language (ESL) classes on Saturday mornings throughout the year, and...
Up until about a generation ago, the Evangelical Free Church of America included the Women’s Missionary Society, which supported women who served as home or overseas missionaries, or as traveling evangelists. Under that umbrella, EFCA churches would then create...
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...
