WELCOMING MS. IRENE!

Emmanuel Fellowship Church is excited to announce the addition of a new team member to our staff.  To help meet the needs of continued growth, Irene Escobar is filling the newly formed role of Associate Children’s Pastor.  Irene has been an essential part of our Children’s ministry for the past several years, serving as a [...]

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EFC at the City Auditorium this Sunday!

Emmanuel Fellowship Church is excited to host our annual Christmas Pageant this Sunday, December 18, at the Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium (400 Locust Street).  You are invited to join us at 11:00 a.m. for this special worship service and presentation of “Yesterday, Today, and Forever” by the EFC Children’s Ministry. On the evening of December 18, [...]

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LEARNING HOW TO FAST

At the close of yesterday’s service, we announced to you that we will be hosting a special night of worship and prayer this Wednesday.  We also explained that we would be focusing on prayer for healing, particularly for our children. With physical and emotional ailments on the rise in children, this is a major area [...]

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Kids’ School of Worship: Jammin’ With Jesus!

Children from 3 years old to 5th grade are invited to join us for this year’s School of Worship.  Beginning Sunday, July 31, through Wednesday, August 3, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm each evening, our kids will gather for a radical time of faith-filled fun and exploring the fruit of the Spirit. We will [...]

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National Marriage Week

Yep!  It really is “National Marriage Week!”  Bet you didn’t even know that one existed!  But, the week of February 7-14 is set aside in our nation to invest in the fundamental building block of healthy families—good marriages. Although there’s plenty of research that shows marriage does indeed help people become healthy, wealthy, and wise [...]

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HAVE YOU HERD?

Emmanuel Fellowship Church is adding a second Sunday morning service! Moving to two services will provide us with the space needed to continue to grow as a congregation.  It will also allow our volunteers to serve more effectively each Sunday morning and provide them with options for attending and serving each weekend. We will offer two [...]

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A FEW SURPRISES!

My friends, God is doing absolutely amazing things among us.  The next few weeks will lead us into some exciting changes that will enable us to accomplish our purpose more effectively in Sweetwater. You can catch some hints by attending Lifegroup this Wednesday night, and we will be sharing the full details next Sunday morning! [...]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Links A Collection of MondayMorningReview Christmas posts: A Christmas Without Options The Inn in Bethlehem Why Santa?  The Divine Exchange  Manger Danger  Wanted: A Few Good Shepherds  My personal favorite: A Christmas Message from our Elders   On The Radar Our youth will be rocking in the New Year at the Red Letter Rock Fest [...]

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THIS PASTOR’S THANKSGIVING TOP TEN

I am thankful to be part of a team of ministers who are amazingly energetic, passionate, and creative. I am thankful to be part of an elder board that is wise, prayerful, and hands on. I am thankful for an army of EFC volunteers who love children, greet, welcome, usher, serve communion, and work hard [...]

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COMMMUNION AND HEALING

Communion and Healing go hand in hand.  Paul affirms this truth in 1 Corinthians 11.  In his moment of correction and re-teaching concerning the Lord’s Supper, Paul explains that many of the Corinthians were battling sickness because of their failure to recognize the “Body of the Lord” in the Communion meal.  As the center piece [...]

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