What’s Happening 12/26/25

THANK YOU to all who faithfully gave this past weekend to the Friends Forever Fund!

Our FFF goal this year was $250,000. Pastor Neil will give an update this Sunday on our grand total and you are NOT going to want to miss this!!

As a reminder, your donations go to support the following:

1. Facility Expansion
We will expand our worship center to seat more people, create larger spaces for our Propel and Merge ministries, add more rooms in our forKids area, and enlarge our restrooms. This will allow us to better serve our church family and the many guests God brings our way.

2. Mission of Hope Meal Packing
We are once again partnering with Mission of Hope to pack meals for families in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where a severe hunger crisis is ongoing. On February 21st, we will gather together to pack 40,000 meals to be shipped and distributed to those in need. At 35 cents per meal, this project will cost $14,000.

3. Island Encounters — Fiji
We will purchase a large ministry tent for Island Encounters in Fiji. This tent will be used for youth outreach events and community ministry throughout the year.

4. SOAR Ministry Support
We will support SOAR, a ministry helping men and women find healing from sexual abuse, bringing the hope and freedom of Christ to those who are hurting.

5. Forward Church Mission Partners
We will continue supporting the local and global mission work being carried out by faithful members of Forward Church.

Your generosity has the power to impact lives for eternity.

Luke 16:9 (AMP) says:
“And I tell you [learn from this], make friends for yourselves [for eternity] by means of the wealth of unrighteousness [that is, use material resources as a way to further the work of God], so that when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.”

See you all this Sunday for worship!

Volunteer Opportunity: White Flag Shelter

You can bless our community by volunteering with Southern Indiana’s White Flag Shelter—an emergency overnight shelter that opens its doors when temperatures drop below 35 degrees. The shelter operates from November 15 through April 15.

There are many ways to serve, including helping with dinner, laundry service, preparing bedding, and—most importantly—building relationships with guests.

👉 Learn more or volunteer at nomadchurch.org/volunteer

Our discipleship groups are currently on a holiday break. We invite you to join one of the groups listed below when they resume after the break. Please take note of each group’s start-up date and time—we’d love to have you connect!

Propel Youth Ministry
Gathering back together at the church on Wednesday, January 7th, 7pm. Propel is for all middle and high school students. Contact Blake Belles at blake@forwardchurchfamily.com with any questions.

Merge Young Adults
Merge will be gathering on January 12, 2026, so be sure to mark your calendars. If you are a young adult (age 18-29), make plans to join us and bring a friend. We can’t wait to kick off the new year together!

Sunday School Class
Class will resume back on Sunday, January 4th. We will pick back up in James 3:1-12.
Open to all and meets Sunday mornings from 9-10am in the classroom behind the Worship Center.
Contact Dave Hollander at dgchollander@yahoo.com with any questions.

Tuesday Men’s Bible Study
Study will resume on Tuesday, January 6th. All men are welcome. If you have any questions or want to learn more, reach out to Vince Garmon at vinceg0710@gmail.com.

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!