Dear Friends,

“You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look into the Father’s face and tell Him you have received His Christmas gift.”  Rev John R. Rice

At FCC we help people discover and delight in the Father’s gift of His one and only Son, Jesus!  To combat the commercialization of Christmas, FCC has joined a growing effort among American churches. It’s called the Advent Conspiracy and was started in 2006 by five pastors who decided to make Christmas a revolutionary event by encouraging their faith communities to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All! The response was overwhelming and is becoming worldwide. 

Join us for a Sunday celebration service and see how you can share in our Advent  Conspiracy.  Check out links on our home page for more info, and for activities you can be involved in.  Be sure to ask God to show you how as an individual or family you can bless others who have need by giving as God gave His Son to us at Christmas.
 
Our celebration service centers around praising God and learning how to live according to His word, His ways, and His wisdom.  Dress is casual and we sing contemporary songs.  A nursery is provided and we have a children’s program for pre-K through 5th grade.  We also have teen groups and adult growth groups that meet at other times.  We love to laugh and meet new friends who want to discover and delight in Jesus!

Greg Meyers, Pastor

Our Purpose: To believe, belong, and become like Christ! 

FCC Marriage Ceremony Policy

Fulmont Community Church (FCC) is committed to helping couples build Christ-centered marriages that will last a lifetime.

It is the desire of FCC that your marriage will be all God intends for you. Since God designed the marriage relationship, He knows best how to build a marriage that will last a lifetime.

As we read His Word, we are able to discern basic principles which must be understood and applied if we hope to experience joy and fulfillment in marriage. Ignoring these principles will result in frustration and possible failure in the marriage relationship.

Because we are committed to building healthy marriages that can go the distance, we want to present the following guidelines. Our purpose is not to condemn or reject anyone, but to comply with God’s principles for marriage.

1. We require pre-marital counseling for all couples wanting to be married by a pastor at FCC

Marriage is meant to last a lifetime and, therefore, requires a commitment to understanding God’s design of marriage, dealing with conflict, understanding finances, the gift of sex, communication, and the centrality of keeping Christ in the center of your marriage and family. Pre-marital counseling gives you the tools to build a lasting, joy filled marriage.

2. Divorced persons may be considered for marriage at FCC, provided they meet one of these biblical criteria:

a. The former spouse is now deceased. (Romans 7:2, 1 Cor 7:39)

b. The divorce occurred prior to one’s conversion to Christ. (2 Cor 5:17)

c. The divorce occurred because of sexual unfaithfulness by a spouse. (Matt 19:3-9)

d. Desertion by an unbelieving spouse. (1 Cor 7:15)

e. The former spouse initiated divorce and has remarried. (Romans 7:3)

If none of the above criteria apply to your situation, a meeting with a pastor may be arranged to consider your individual case. We acknowledge that other extenuating circumstances often relate to divorce.

A divorce recovery program must be completed either at FCC or another church. We believe a new relationship should not be pursued until the potential of a healthy reconciliation has been exhausted and significant healing has taken place.

3. Remarriage following the death of a spouse should occur after attending a Grief Recovery Class.

Widows, widowers and their fiancé(e)s must attend a Grief Recovery Class, or attend individual counseling, before they consider marriage again.

4. FCC Pastors will not marry couples if they are “unequally yoked” spiritually.

Both people must be on the “same page” spiritually with their future spouse. We will not perform a ceremony if one person is a Christian and the other is not.

5. The couple must make a commitment to celibacy prior to the wedding.

The Scripture clearly teaches that sex is a gift that is reserved for those who are married. Research has also discovered that couples who live together have a higher divorce rate than those who do not. We ask that if you are living together, you make every effort to find separate housing for each other. The pastor will ask you if you are living together and what your plans are.

6. No other Pastor on the FCC staff will marry a couple if another pastor of the church has refused to perform the ceremony, based on spiritual reasons.

In conclusion, these guidelines have been created based upon FCC’s belief in God’s plan for marriage, and are meant to encourage, protect, and strengthen the couple’s commitment to Christ. Due to the nature of interpersonal relationships and individual levels of maturity, there may be some exceptions to these guidelines, as determined on an individual basis by the pastor marrying you.

For questions regarding the FCC’s Marriage Policy, please contact Pastor Greg Meyers at 762-6621.