JUNE 2026 ELDER UPDATE   

Dear Faith Community Church,   

Your Board of Elders desires to inform you of our recent activities and request your prayer for us as we collectively pursue our Spirit-led mission of making more and better disciples of Jesus Christ. Below is a summary of our June activities. If you desire to learn more about a given subject, please don’t hesitate to contact a pastor or elder. Thank you for your interest and desire as we seek to help thousands more experience Jesus in a gospel inspired life.   

June 9, 2026: Regular Elder Meeting:   

Updates   

• The elders were updated on the building expansion project. The final walkthrough has been completed and the construction phase is now complete.  Certain final and smaller details still need to be completed.  The design and build costs continue to be on budget.  Barring any surprises, this is expected to be the final project update! 
• The elders were updated on recent adjacent land interests. 
• The elders were updated about on-going campus planting discussions and various LEAD team activities and interests. 
• The elders were provided and reviewed the Executive Reports for April and May. 
• The elders were reminded about the upcoming budget vote and agenda. 
• The elders were reminded about the building dedication planned for June 28.  
• The elders approved a capital spending request that had been previously authorized by the membership. 
• The elders were updated about inactive member follow up.  The task is 90% complete. 

Topics   

Prayer: The elders discussed various needs and situations and spent time in prayer for our church.   

Staff Objectives Review:  The elders were updated on the status of various staff objectives and how they align with our vision script plans.  The elders affirmed and appreciated the efforts and the approach to monitoring.   

Roles Responsibilities and Authority Structure in the Local Church – Organizational Topics:  The elders reviewed, commented, and directionally affirmed a paper that outlined the basis for approaching the subject.   

Diaconate Update: The elders were updated on recent activities being undertaken by the diaconate.  The elders continue to be very thankful for the efforts, outreach, and care being tangibly demonstrated. 

Missional Funding Request:  The elders reviewed a request for missional funding that had been initiated by one of our sponsored missionaries.  An amount was approved based on an agreed to continency. 

Possible future non-vocational elders: As noted in previous reports, the elders continued this discussion.  Follow-up regarding the plans of current non-vocational elders has begun.  What is learned will likely impact this topic.  Continued prayer was requested. 

 How you can pray us:   

• In thankfulness to God for his continued and faithful provisions to FCC and his work in drawing many more in joining with us.   
• For God’s guidance and wisdom as we contemplate how to best develop a discipleship initiative to meet the needs of FCC and specifically for the recent men’s discipleship activities. 
• That our new building spaces will be effective in enabling our mission to make more and better disciples of Jesus. 
• For God’s wisdom and guidance as FCC contemplates what church planting via a campus planting model means in practice.   
• For God’s wisdom, guidance, and unity for the elder board as we continue to contemplate and discern many matters of importance, including our continued discussions concerning roles, responsibilities, and authority within the local church and specifically how it applies to our context at FCC.   
• For peace and unity. 
• For God’s wisdom and guidance as we begin to discern possible non-vocational elder candidates. 

  

In Love and Peace,   

Gregg Bennett – Chairman of the Elders on behalf of your Elder Board:   

(Gregg Bennett, John Blum, Bill Brinkman, Jim Duffey, Dan Fosterling, Jon Gross, Eric Lent, Tim Porter, Tim Prince, Pat Stream, and Jan van Amerongen)