What’s Happening 10/31/25

 

Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend! Be sure to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00am on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

Enjoy that extra hour of sleep—and we’ll see you bright and early for our worship service on Sunday morning at 10:30am!

 

Congratulations to Ronan Coats, Sawyer Coats and Isla Heinz on your recent baptisms! Your Forward Church family celebrates as you each begin your faith journey of a new life in Christ.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17

🎶 forKids Christmas Handbell Choir— Ring in Christmas! 🎄

Get ready to make a joyful noise! Our forKids Christmas Handbell Choir will perform at the Christmas worship service on Sunday, December 21st.

🛎️ Sign-ups begin next Sunday, November 9!
🎶 Rehearsal: Sunday, December 7
👧🧒 Ages: 5 years old through 2nd grade

Invite your family and friends, and join the fun as we make a joyful noise together, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior!

🎄 Prison Fellowship Angel Tree is Coming to Forward!

Hi, Forward Church family! My name is Betsy, and I have an exciting announcement for you—Angel Tree is coming to Forward!

Prison Fellowship Angel Tree is a ministry that serves children with incarcerated parents and their families. This Christmas, we have the privilege of purchasing gifts for these children on behalf of their incarcerated parent and delivering them with a personal message from that parent. Through these gifts, the children will know they are loved, remembered, and not forgotten.

We’ll be hosting this as a Women’s Event, but the whole family is invited to attend! Join us on Friday, December 5, at 6:30 PM. Ladies, please bring an appetizer to share and a gift for a child. We’ll enjoy food, fellowship, gift wrapping, and I’ll share more about this wonderful ministry.

You can sign up at the Welcome Center and select an Angel to purchase gifts for. Each gift should be valued around $25. Take your family shopping to pick out gifts for the child (or children) you chose, then bring those gifts with you to the event for wrapping.

If we run out of Angels, don’t worry! You can still participate by donating $25 Walmart gift cards, which will be used to bless parents in the home. These can also be donated if you’re unable to attend the event.

At the end of the evening, we’ll organize the gifts by family for personal delivery—a wonderful way for your whole family to share the love of Christ and invite these families to Forward if they don’t have a church home.

I look forward to seeing you on December 5th as we celebrate the joy of giving together!

— Betsy

Forward Church Family, mark your calendars!

We’re excited to invite you to a special Worship Night on Sunday, November 16th, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM right here at the church.

Bring the whole family and join us as we live out one of our core identities here at Forward — We are Worshippers. This will be a powerful evening of praise, prayer, and seeking God together as a church family.

Please note — this is a family worship gathering, so childcare will only be provided for 3 years old and under. We encourage everyone of all ages to come and experience worship together.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Women of Forward, we are so excited that so many of you are joining us for this year’s fall retreat! Here at the details for this year’s retreat:

Start time: Thursday, November 6th. First session begins 7pm
End time: Saturday, November 8th @ 3pm
Location: New Harmony Inn Resort & Conference Center
504 North Street
New Harmony, IN, 47631
Arrival details: You may arrive at the conference center any time after 5pm to sign in and get situated in your room. If you have the opportunity, come out earlier in the day and stop to see the historical sites around town.

Please make your final payments now. The total cost of the retreat is $240. Stop at the Welcome Desk this weekend with any questions. You may also reach out to Lisa Sutherland at lisa@forwardchurchfamily.com.

Share the Love of Christ – Serve at The Breakaway Recovery House

Join us once a month as we share a meal and the love of Christ with the ladies residing at The Breakaway Recovery House, our neighbors just across the alley from Forward Church. Our goal is to make these women feel welcomed, valued, and invited to worship with us if they don’t have a church home.

Volunteers from Forward Church will prepare a meal and/or spend time in fellowship with the residents. Women of Forward, if you’d like to help or learn more, please contact Tonia Hatfield at Hatfield912@gmail.com.

Upcoming Dates:

• November 16

• December 14

Young adults, ages 18-29 — whether you’re single or married — we’d love for you to be part of our community called Merge!

If you’re looking to meet others your age who love Jesus and genuinely care for one another, this is the place for you.

Our next gathering is on Monday, November 3rd, right here at the church. Come hungry — dinner begins at 6:30 PM, and our Bible study starts at 7:00 PM.

We’re currently studying the fundamentals of our faith and tackling some key apologetic questions to help strengthen your understanding and confidence in God’s Word.

To get connected, download the Stack Team App, search for Merge@Forward, and request to join our group.

If you have any questions, reach out to Tanya at tanya@forwardchurchfamily.com.

Come be part of a community where faith, friendship, and real conversations merge together. We can’t wait to see you there!

Open to all and meets Sunday mornings from 9-10am in the classroom behind the Worship Center. Join us as we start the book of James.
Contact Dave Hollander at dgchollander@yahoo.com with any questions.

Men, if you’re looking to connect with other guys here at Forward, this is a great group to be part of!

Our Tuesday evening Men’s Group is a time to dive into God’s Word, grow in faith, and build lasting friendships with other godly men.

You’re welcome to jump in any time; no sign-up required! The group meets every Tuesday at 6:30 PM right here at the church.

If you have any questions or want to learn more, reach out to Vince Garmon at vinceg0710@gmail.com.

Come be encouraged and challenged as we grow together as men of faith!

All men are welcome to join! Every Tuesday morning from 7-8am at Panera Bread on State Street. For any questions, reach out to Brent Kulwicki at brentkulwicki@gmail.com

If you are interested in becoming a member of Forward, contact Pastor Neil at neil@forwardchurchfamily.com!

The Chest of Joash provides an opportunity to give above and beyond the normal tithe. The money from it goes directly to work needed done on our building.

In 2 Chronicles 24 we find Joash repairing the temple and a chest was set outside of it for people to bring a tithe that was used to pay the workers restoring the temple. Verse 10 says, “And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.”

A huge THANK YOU to all of you who have joyfully donated just as the Israelite officials and people did!

You can give to the Chest of Joash by clicking the button below and selecting “Chest of Joash” in the drop down menu.

We want you to know that you are not giving TO Forward Church, you are giving THROUGH Forward Church! Our commitment is to stewarding every dollar that God entrusts to us for the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Join us online from anywhere every Sunday at 10:30am! You can stream our services here on our website! Just click “Watch Live” at the top of any page!

1 Peter 4:10, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”

We’re encouraging and challenging everyone to take the step to get connected in serving on a team with us at Forward! We have many opportunities to serve:

• forKids (Nursery, Toddlers/Twos, The Clubhouse/Pre-K, God City/K-1st, The Dig/2nd-5th)
• Propel Middle (meets Sunday mornings) and Propel High (meets Wednesday evenings)
• Greeters and Ushers
• Parking Team
• Tech Team

For any area you may be interested in or want more information on, click the “Serve With Us!” button below and we’ll get you started!