Women's Ministries - Opportunities to Serve
 

There are opportunities within First Free Church beyond Women's Ministries programs and events for women to serve or be connected with other women.


Deaconesses

Deaconesses have long been an active part of Women's Ministries at First Free. Theirs is a ministry that is most often behind the scenes and unheralded, but a ministry that is pivotal to meeting the needs of the body of believers at First Free.

These women are actively involved in ministry opportunities where they employ their spiritual gifts of serving and mercy. Among their many areas of service include: visitation of elderly/shut-in women of the First Free family and in-home celebration of their birthdays; an annual Birthday Party for all of our over 80 folks; assisting families in their time of loss; and distribution of benevolent funds to needy women.

Mary Lou Widstrom is the 2007 Chairperson for the Deaconesses and can be contacted through the Caring Ministries office at First Free. Visit the Caring Ministries web page here.

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Missions & More

For more than 100 years, First Evangelical Free Church of Rockford has been sending missionaries "into all the world." Forty-two families are now serving throughout the United States and around the globe. From teachers to pilots, church planters to doctors, our families are involved in speaking and teaching the transforming message of Jesus Christ.

How do we as a church meet the diverse needs of these missionaries? Missions & More plays a significant role in caring for the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of these families. Whether rolling bandages, sending care packages, or providing for the Treasure Chest, the goal is to increase the effectiveness of our missionaries. Along with "hands-on" projects, a challenge for this coming year is to uphold each missionary family in regular times of prayer. As we get to know our missionary family members in a more personal way, we can minister to their needs more effectively.

Nancy Carlson, Missions & More chairperson, and the members of the Executive Board direct the various ministry opportunities. Contact Nancy through the World Missions office.

 
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