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On Saturday, October 28th, many of our Small Groups will be sharing joy with our local partners through Share Joy DSM – Small Group...

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...

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...

It’s Passion Week 2023, and I want to give you some important details regarding our gatherings coming up! Please read on below so...

Did you know FFC has an online bookstore with resources available for purchase that are recommended by our leadership? Recently added are a...

We‘re starting a short new series today that will accompany Passion Week 2023 called “Eight Days that Changed History.” A series...

FLASH Sports has ended as a ministry of First Family Church as of March 1st, 2023. After 13 years of impacting many children throughout...

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...

We‘ve begun our new sermon series called “Living with Lamenting and Longing,” focusing on the Psalms of lament. Visit...

We’re looking for a handful of volunteers willing to help our Carlisle campus with setup at the middle school during the months of...

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...

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....

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...

If you’re interested in areas like photography, videography, writing, design, or social media, we’d love to have you join the...

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...

Our prayer team has begun gathering during services Sunday mornings during both services, praying over the services as well as other...

Our upcoming short-term mission trips have been announced, featuring trips to Kazakhstan, South Africa, Engage Global, Turkey/Iraq, and...

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...

Construction on the Trestle Trail path will be taking place between the U-Haul and our west entrance this Sunday, affecting coming to the...

Mark your calendars for some upcoming family ministry events: VBS is June 12–16, and Family Camp is August 5–7! Registration for both...

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...

Help us welcome Wings of Refuge, a Christ-centered organization providing opportunities to survivors of sex trafficking, to FFC today. They...

Make sure you don’t miss our services on February 27! We’ll be commissioning the core team of Ankeny Gospel Church, our latest church...

Next weekend, Februar y 18–20, we have two groups of students heading off to retreats! The 3–5th graders will be heading to Hidden...

FFC married couples, make plans to join us for our Marriage Retreat coming up March 25–26! We want you to have a weekend away where...

If you haven’t yet, make sure you pick up a study guide that follows along with our new series in 1 Peter, “Holiness in the Midst of...

Baby bottles are due back today! Drop them off at the Connect Center or children’s check-in desk, or you can also drop them off this week...

Monday, January 31 is the final day to register for the 3rd–5th grade weekend retreat! Please use the link from your email to register or...

Pastor Todd will be continuing 2021’s First Person events in 2022! These are quarterly chats about missions and culture from Todd, often...

To help the traffic in our lots on Sunday morning move more smoothly, we’re starting a Parking Team! If serving on this team interests...