NEW WEBSITE INTRODUCED


Among the presentations at the leadership retreat was the first public demonstration of FPCA’s new website, which launched the week of January 19.


Tables presented highlights of their conversations.


• Enhanced Christmas and Lenten choral offerings such as Vivaldi’s


Gloria and Ray’s Gospel Mass


• Extension of alternative worship music into the community


through playing at local events, holding a Christmas concert, and recording a CD (see page 14)


• Improved safety and communications


• Staff and program adjustments for Spiritual Formation,


including formation of new leadership teams and youth events such as the reinstituted youth brunch


• Mission highlights such as fund-raising for Daybreak,


helping with a new seasonal homeless shelter in Allentown, the Honduras well-building trip, the Advent alternative gift fair, and knitting 1,000-plus hats for Allentown children


• Clearer financial decision making, formation of a revenue-


generating steering team, and introduction of the Barker Society for planned giving (see page 15)


• Gearing up urban ministry and technology teams under Long-


Range Planning


• A variety of leadership and team development measures


related to our transitioning to a new leadership structure and undergoing the interim process


To learn more about church leadership, contact office@fpcallentown.org.


Groups at tables mixed church staff, elders, deacons, and other people takng active roles in church life.


Positions are available in all areas of FPCA ministry outlined in the leadership matrix posted on the new website under “About Us / Leadership.”


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A “Give Now” button on the top menu bar takes you to a page outlining various ways to make a financial contribution—including a new option for members and friends to give online using a credit card.


All-new information is also available on the church’s ministry areas, along with details about our church, including a point-by-point explanation of our mission statement, notes on the church campus and what visitors can expect, and links to Google Maps that make it easier than ever to find us.


Church communications are becoming increasingly integrated, and a “Subscribe” button at the top of the website allows you to sign up immediately for email news and updates that will help keep you connected to the life of the church.


The site is designed for easy navigation, with new large, clickable icons that take you to news and announcements, forms and documents, the church calendar, and “My FPCA”—where members who set up an account can access a variety of information, including the church directory. Other large buttons take you straight to the latest edition of Tidings, the Sunday Bulletin, and a page dedicated to newcomers.


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