CONNECTIONS

Worship Service:  Worship Service:  Pastor Ken will continue our study from the gospel of John today and the title of the message is "Transforming Power of Belief."  The youth will be joining us for communion.

Discipleship Conference: Pastors Edmund and Ann Chan, the founders of Intentional Disciple Making Churches (IDMC) Global Alliance movement, will be speaking at our church from March 8-10.  The theme is "Excited and Rooted in God's Word."  Early bird is $30 after February 10 it will be $40.  Sign up with Paul; Paul.c.chang@gmail.com

Abiding and Advancing the Kingdom of God Class:  We will begin this class today at 11:30 a.m. in E-7.  We will be using "The Upside Down Kingdom" by Donald A. Kraybill.

ThrYve Vibrant Community:  Come fellowship with other young adults and study the gospel of Mark together! Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for more info.

Family Life Vibrant Community:  We are continuing our study from the Gospel of John this Friday at 8 p.m. in E-10.  Contact John Shao at john_shao@yahoo.com for info.

Women's Vibrant Community:  We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of the month at Anni's home, 8:30 a.m. Contact Anni for more info: wonganniy@yahoo.com. The group is discussing "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

Sunday Vibrant Community: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng residence.  Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for info.  We will discuss "Radical Discipleship" by Edmund Chan.

Light House Vibrant Community:  Meet at Andrew and Liz's home on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Temple City. Contact Andrew at Andrewlamcpa@yahoo.com.  They are studying "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

YOUTH

Sunday Service: We will have our combined and communion service in chapel 2 TODAY. Let's get together in youth center after the communion for a special sharing time with Will Ministry team. Don't miss out!

Sunday School: All Sunday classes meet at 11:30 a.m. TODAY.  Junior High students will be with Pastor Ben in E9.  Freshman and sophomore will be in E10 with auntie Virg and auntie Anni. Junior and senior will be with Dr. Glenn in youth center.

Friday Night Fellowship: We will continue our small group lessons on 2/1 at 8:00 p.m. in youth center.  Invite your friends to learn about ethics and morality together.  

Turn Your Campus 2019: A one-day training for all junior high and high school students to be a great witness at school with 40 workshops offered. It will be at Biola University on Saturday, 2/2 at 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost $20/person includes notes and lunch. TODAY is the last day to sign up!

Baptism class: Pastor Ben will offer a baptism class beginning on Sunday, 2/3 from 1-2 p.m. at the back room in youth center. Talk to your parents and pray about it before joining the baptism class.

February 2019 SENA: Pick up your own copy at pastor Ben's office after the service.

 ALL CHURCH

Thank you for your prayers: Pastor Abraham Li's R-1 visa application was approved on 1/23 after a successful interview at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. We look forward to his return to the U.S. where he will resume his pastoral duties at House of Abundance. Praise the Lord for this good news, and let's continue to keep him and his family in our prayers!

2018 Special Thanksgiving Offering: A huge thank you to all the brothers and sisters who contributed to our 2018 year-end Special Thanksgiving Offering. We received a total of $24,677.92.  Twenty-five percent of the donation will be given to N. Iraq Refugee Relief and the other 75% will support Taiwan West Coast Mission ministries.  Please continue to pray for the work of God's Kingdom and actively participate in glorifying the Lord's name in all the earth.

Taiwan Shuilin Church (Yunlin County) Offering: A special offering was collected in December for church planting efforts in Shuilin, located in the Yunlin county of Taiwan.  We received a total of $9,406.00, and the funds will be wired out directly to the church. Thanks to all the brothers and sisters who contributed.

AGAPE CARING CENTER

Against Marijuana Cultivation Facilities in El Monte: A few weeks ago, the City of El Monte approved the marijuana cultivation production and trade in their city. The ordinance will be effective on Feb 7. As a result, a huge marijuana facility will be opened, located close to the Home Depot on Lower Azusa Road. A nonpolitical coalition, by the name"Greater Los Angeles Communities Alliance" (¤j¬¥§üÁFªÀ°ÏÁp·ù) was formed trying to prevent this from happening. Their plan is to collect 10% of the El Monte registered voters' petition signatures by Feb 6 (~ 4,000) to repeal this decision.  CCHC (Chinese Christian Herald Crusades) and our church support this effort.  Today, volunteers from "Greater Los Angeles Communities Alliance" will set up a booth in our courtyard to collect signatures from those who are willing and eligible. Please support this social action and earnestly pray!

­First Evangelical Church Association   1/27/2019

A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality, mission and social concern

FECA Theme for 2019: "Building Missional Church-Discipleship and Outreach"

Kairos Course (in Cantonese)

FECA is co-sponsoring a Kairos Course on two weekends -  3/1, 3/2, 3/3
& 3/8, 3/9, 3/10. The Kairos Course is a nine-session, interactive course on world Christian mission, designed to educate, inspire and challenge Christians to active and meaningful participation. Kairos looks at the four main areas of mission concern which are the Biblical, Historical, Strategic and Cultural dimensions of mission. For fee, information and application, please visit http://www.feca.org/.  Limited capacity - First come, first serve - Application Deadline: 2/18/2019. 

2019 Encountering God Program
A 3-month program for those who desire a new daily experience in encountering God. The program covers daily prayer of examen, scripture meditation for eight weeks and five group meetings with teaching, sharing, and spiritual direction.

Meeting Dates: Saturdays on 3/16 (9am-3pm) ¡B3/30, 4/13, 4/27, 5/11 (9:00 am-12:30 pm)     Program fee: $40           

Application deadline: 3/13/2019

Languages: English and either Mandarin or Cantonese (depending on the enrollment). Location: FECA Office (2617 W. Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640). Registration contact: sherry.chang@feca.org/323-727-7077*15.

The Korean Collegiate Chorale's Concert

FEC Glendale will host The Korean Collegiate Chorale's concert in the FECG main sanctuary on 2/3 (Sunday) from 2 to 3 PM.  It will be a fabulous occasion to hear Christian choral music from Korea and around the world as the choir tours in North America.  Below is a link to one of their performances: @Union Evangelical Church, California (2014)  https://vimeo.com/294168277#t=1548s

*ACC: Anchor Community Church (a new church planted by FECDB)

*GCDC: Grace Covenant Disciples Church (a new church planted by FEC Arcadia)