Community Outreach Week A global heart always begins with a local hand. That’s precisely why we’re complementing GO Week, our annual focus on the nations, with...
Colossians Tees Similar to our Psalms series last year, we’ll be making Colossians-themed tees available for purchase throughout our Christ Alone series...
Save the Dates! Two events to get on your calendar for this summer are VBS and Family Camp! Vacation Bible School at the Ankeny Campus is coming up on June...
New Series On April 7, we began our 20-week journey through the book of Colossians in Christ Alone: Experiencing the Preeminence of God’s Eternal...
New Merch New long sleeved tees for FFC, FFC Kids, FFC Youth, and Campus Collective are now available! Cost is $25. Pick yours up on Sunday between...
All-Campus Fireside Chats This semester, instead of the elders coming to Small Groups, we’ll have two identical Fireside Chats on Sunday, March 17th at 4pm and...
New Men’s and Women’s Groups We have new study groups kicking off in both our men’s and women’s ministries! Visit firstfamily.church/men or firstfamily.church/women...
New Series: Living Proof We started a new series January 28 called “Living Proof: The Fruit of the Spirit and the Kingdom of God” from Galatians 5. We have new...
Share Joy DSM – Local Ministry Item Donation On Saturday, October 28th, many of our Small Groups will be sharing joy with our local partners through Share Joy DSM – Small Group...
ASL Interpreted Church Service At our Ankeny Campus, we have ASL interpreting at the 8:30am service each week. We also have a small deaf community that sits at the front...
Small Groups We grow best in community, and community happens best in a Small Group! A new year of Small Groups is right around the corner. You can sign...
Passion Week Details It’s Passion Week 2023, and I want to give you some important details regarding our gatherings coming up! Please read on below so...
Online Bookstore Did you know FFC has an online bookstore with resources available for purchase that are recommended by our leadership? Recently added are a...
Passion Week Series We‘re starting a short new series today that will accompany Passion Week 2023 called “Eight Days that Changed History.” A series...
FLASH Sports Update FLASH Sports has ended as a ministry of First Family Church as of March 1st, 2023. After 13 years of impacting many children throughout...
New Study Groups One new study group is underway and another is starting soon! At Brown Bag Theology, bring a lunch and learn about the five doctrines of...
New Series We‘ve begun our new sermon series called “Living with Lamenting and Longing,” focusing on the Psalms of lament. Visit...
Carlisle Campus Setup Help We’re looking for a handful of volunteers willing to help our Carlisle campus with setup at the middle school during the months of...
18 Year Anniversary Sunday The week of September 11 will mark the conclusion of our 18th year as a faith family, and Pastor Todd will bring a special message on that...
Fall Kickoffs Summer is winding down, and that means fall is almost here! We’re excited for a number of our ministries to kick off for the schoolyear....
Stories We want to hear and share stories of how God is working in the people of First Family! If you know of a God story in FFC that needs to be...
Communications Team If you’re interested in areas like photography, videography, writing, design, or social media, we’d love to have you join the...
Youth Mission Trip Our FFC Youth ministry is taking a part in a local mission trip this week right here in the Des Moines area! They’ll be serving the...
Sunday Morning Prayer Team Our prayer team has begun gathering during services Sunday mornings during both services, praying over the services as well as other...
2022–23 Mission Trips Our upcoming short-term mission trips have been announced, featuring trips to Kazakhstan, South Africa, Engage Global, Turkey/Iraq, and...
Love First Family? One way you can help spread the word about what God is doing at FFC is by leaving us a positive Google, Facebook, or Yelp review! Great...
Road Construction – June 26, 2022 Construction on the Trestle Trail path will be taking place between the U-Haul and our west entrance this Sunday, affecting coming to the...
Summer Family Events Mark your calendars for some upcoming family ministry events: VBS is June 12–16, and Family Camp is August 5–7! Registration for both...
Prayer Team You can submit prayer requests at firstfamily.church/prayer and the elders and/or prayer team will be praying over them! The team has also...
Wings of Refuge Help us welcome Wings of Refuge, a Christ-centered organization providing opportunities to survivors of sex trafficking, to FFC today. They...