Covid
Aug. 19, 2020
We have a date to reopen 1st-5th grade classes! Even better? These incredible kids will be in their new home in the West Campus Gym! The new Club House for 1st-5th grade opens on Sun., Sept. 6, and will be offered during the 11AM service only.
The Club House gives kids an incredible worship experience, large- and small-group teaching, crafts & games time, the chance to jump on inflatables and much more!
We are taking COVID-19 precautions with extra cleaning and sanitizer stations. In addition, face masks are encouraged.
If you gave financially to this project, thank you! We're getting all the finishing touches ready to blow the roof off for our kids! If you want to learn more about KIDS on the Move, find the details here.
July 29, 2020
For those of you who join Faith in-person, please bring your mask to wear it as you enter the building and as you make your way to your seat. If you forget, we'll have extra masks available for you.
July 19, 2020
As many of you probably heard, Jefferson County Public Health issued an order requiring those living in or visiting JeffCo to wear a mask or cloth face covering in public settings if they're unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from the people around them.
We're asking our church family to do one of two things when you arrive on Sundays: 1. wear a face covering, or 2. be extra attentive to social distancing, staying 6-feet away from those beyond your immediate family.
The order provides exceptions for those with medical conditions and specifies that face coverings should not be worn by young children under age 3 or anyone who's unable to remove it without assistance.
Remember the kind of life we're pursuing. It's the title of our new series! We're living the "no condemnation, Spirit-filled, power-infused, more than a conqueror, if God is for me who can be against me, supernatural, nothing can separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" kind of life!
See you Sunday in-person at 9AM or 11AM or online at 9AM, 11AM or 7PM.
You are loved!
SUNDAY SERVICES // We are offering both in-person and online services:
- Two services at 9AM and 11AM allow us the space for proper physical distancing. There are plenty of seats for you to spread out as you chose.
- We'll smile and wave instead of hug, shake hands or fist bump.
- Childcare is available for babies through pre-K, but classes for K-5th grade won't open quite yet. Children are always welcome in the Family Worship Center. If you're a parent, our KIDS Director, Desiree, has a video message just for you.
- We won't provide food, but our kitchen staff will serve coffee.
- Masks won't be required, but our Impact Team members will be wearing them.
- If you're not feeling well, have had recent contact with someone with coronavirus, consider yourself vulnerable or are uncomfortable with any potential exposure, please participate in service online.
- Thorough cleaning of the Family Worship Center and restrooms will happen before and after each service.
- Ushers will provide direction as you find your seats. Help us maintain physical distancing by putting several seats between you/your family and another person/family.
- We won't hand out printed updates or message notes for the live services.
- For those who prefer to give in-person, boxes will be placed around the Family Worship Center. You can also give online, by text (text FAITHARVADA to 77977 or by mail (12189 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, CO 80004).
- For those who aren't ready to return in-person, online services will be livestreamed with a host pastor and live chat at 9AM, 11AM and 7PM at live.faith.church. We're here when you're ready!
- Pastor Jason and Pastor Nathan recorded a video to show what the in-person services look like, so watch it to help you make a decision that's right for you and your family.
KIDS LESSONS // Lessons for toddlers through 5th graders are found on the KIDS resource page.
FSM (6th-12th GRADE) // FSM is now meeting in-person every Sunday night at 6PM in the West Campus Parking Lot (6250 Wright St., Arvada). Be sure to bring a camp chair, or feel free to stay in your car and listen to 104.6 FM. Then, after FSM (around 7 PM), stick for the "after party," where we watch a movie on the big screen or play games. Parents are free to drop and go.
Faith family,
We're so excited to be reentering our building for church this Sunday, June 7!
Things are going to look a little different from what we're used to, but Faith will be a safe place to gather️, worship and receive God's Word.
For those of you who are ready, we hope you join us at 9AM or 11AM this Sunday. If you're not able to gather in-person just yet, join us online at 9AM, 11AM or 7PM at live.faith.church, Facebook or YouTube. We're here when you're ready.
We've put together THIS VIDEO to show you what Sunday will look like.
Also, here's a helpful list of things you'll want to know.
We'll smile and wave instead of hug, shake hands or fist bump.
Childcare is available for babies through pre-K, but classes for K-5th grade won't open quite yet. Children are always welcome in the Family Worship Center! If you're a parent, our KIDS Director, Desiree, HAS A MESSAGE JUST FOR YOU.
We won't provide food, but our kitchen staff will serve coffee.
Masks won't be required, but our Impact Team members will be wearing them.
If you're not feeling well, have had recent contact with someone with coronavirus, consider yourself vulnerable or are uncomfortable with any potential exposure, please participate in service online.
Thorough cleaning of the Family Worship Center and restrooms will happen before and after each service.
Ushers will provide direction as you find your seats. Help us maintain physical distancing by putting several seats between you/your family and another person/family.
We won't hand out printed updates or message notes for the live services.
For those who prefer to give in-person, boxes will be placed around the Family Worship Center. You can also give online, by text (text FAITHARVADA to 77977 or by mail (12189 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, CO 80004).
Sunday is our favorite day of the week!
Pastor Jason
Faith family,
Gathering together is a part of church. There's something about human nature that longs to connect with others. And there's something special that happens when we gather together in corporate worship. It's part of what we do.
Pastor Nathan and I want to share some background on us reentering the building for Sunday services this Sun., June 7! Please take a look.
Because we love each one of you and we love our neighbors and community, reentry will look like this:
Two services at 9AM and 11AM will allow us the space for proper physical distancing. There will be plenty of seats for you to spread out as you chose.
For those who aren't ready to return in-person, online services will be livestreamed with a host pastor and live chat at 9AM, 11AM and 7PM at live.faith.church.
We'll smile and wave instead of hug, shake hands or fist bump.
Childcare will be available for babies through pre-kindergarten, but classes for kindergarten through 5th grade won't open quite yet. Children are always welcome in the Family Worship Center!
Your safety is important to us. We are taking several additional precautions that we will share with you in a follow-up e-mail coming later this week. Please keep an eye out for that as it will answer many questions.
While you'll see some face masks (and a lot more hand sanitizer), we hope it will feel like coming home! We can hardly wait to see you!
With love,
Pastor Jason
SUNDAY SERVICES // It's time! This Sunday, we're reentering the building for in-person gatherings! Pastor Jason and Pastor Nathan want to share some background, so please watch their video announcement. We'll have two services at 9AM and 11AM to allow us the space for proper physical distancing. We'll have childcare for babies through pre-kindergarten while classes for kindergarten through 5th grade won't open quite yet. A lot more details on safety precautions are coming in a follow-up video later this week. Stay tuned.
If you're not ready to return in-person, that's OK! We're here when you're ready. We'll offer online services at live.faith.church at 9AM, 11AM or 7PM, or you can watch at the same times on Facebook and YouTube.
KIDS LESSONS // Lessons for toddlers through 5th graders are found on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For high school/middle school, tune in to FSM Live! on YouTube at 6PM this Sunday.
SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING // Pastor Mark will hold an online Small Group Leadership Training on Sun., June 14, from 12-3PM for anyone considering leading a Small Group this fall. Register here.
SUNDAY SERVICES // This Sunday, join us for church online, which includes a virtual host pastor and live chat, at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM. The service will be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor. We're also broadcasting our services on Facebook live and YouTube live at both 12PM and 7PM every Sunday.
KIDS LESSONS // Lessons for toddlers through 5th graders are found on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // High school/middle school, come to Drive-In FSM this Sunday at 6PM in the West Campus parking lot (6250 Wright St., Arvada) for a game, worship and a short message from Evan. It shouldn't last longer than 45 minutes! Follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens.
MISC. ACTiVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING // Pastor Mark will hold an online Small Group Leadership Training on Sun., June 14, from 12-3PM for anyone considering leading a Small Group this fall. Register here.
SUNDAY SERVICES // This Sunday, join us for church online, which includes a virtual host pastor and live chat, at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM. The service will be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor. We're also broadcasting our services on Facebook live and YouTube live at both 12PM and 7PM every Sunday.
KIDS LESSONS // Lessons for toddlers through 5th graders are found on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For high school/middle school, tune in to FSM Live! on YouTube at 6PM this Sunday.
MISC. ACTiVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
SMALL GROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING // Pastor Mark will hold an online Small Group Leadership Training on Sun., June 14, from 12-3PM for anyone considering leading a Small Group this fall. Register here.
SUNDAY SERVICES // This Sunday, join us for church online, which includes a virtual host pastor and live chat, at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM. The service will be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor. We're also broadcasting our services on Facebook live and YouTube live at both 12PM and 7PM every Sunday.
KIDS ZOOM PARTY // We're having a Sunday Funday KIDS Zoom party for 1st-5th graders! We'll play games, worship and give away lots of prizes this Sun., May 17, from 1-2:30PM. Don't miss it! The Zoom ID is 856 1624 5773. The password is FUNDAY.
KIDS LESSONS // Lessons for toddlers through 5th graders are found on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For high school/middle school, we're bringing back Drive-In FSM! Come to the West Campus parking lot (6250 Wright St., Arvada) for a game, worship and a short message from Evan at 6PM this Sunday, May 17. It shouldn't last longer than 45 minutes! Follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens.
VESSELS // The last Vessels meeting of the year (for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls) is this Wed., May 13, at 7PM via Zoom.
MISC. ACTiVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
May 4, 2020
Faith family,
You may be wondering, like us, when church will reopen. There are ongoing conversations of when restrictions will begin to loosen and people are looking for a few positive signs of a return to normalcy, but for now, we’re unable to reopen just yet.
As you know, our weekend services and ministry environments aren’t conducive to social distancing. And social distancing continues to be one of the ways we can love our neighbors and protect our families.
We’re evaluating several potential scenarios to implement for when we are able to safely meet in our building. In the meantime, you, your family and your neighbors can gather online ever
y Sunday and experience our drive-in church services on certain Sundays. As of right now, we plan to continue that through the month of May.
Or course, we’re following COVID-19 announcements carefully. We’ll continue to closely monitor the situation and will keep you posted when there’s an update to share. In the meantime, keep pursuing the hope of Jesus in this time!
As Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians in I Thess. 2:17 says, “Brothers and sisters, we were separated from you for a while physically but not in our hearts. We made every effort in our desire to see you again face-to-face.”
We long to see each other in person! With eager anticipation we await that day! In the meantime, though, God is at work. Don’t miss what he’s doing in this season! Keep being a light, keep loving, keep praying and keep giving all to the glory of God.
Lastly, but more importantly, we are here for you! If you need prayer or have other needs, simply all our Faith Cares hotline at 303.403.2715 or e-mail faith.cares@faith.church.
Much love to my family,
SUNDAY SERVICES // This Sunday, join us online at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM for the service, which includes a live chat and an virtual host pastor. (The service will also be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor.)
KIDS LESSONS // Access lessons for toddlers through 5th grade on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // Middle school and high school kids, watch service on the "FSM Teens" YouTube page at 6PM on Sunday.
VESSELS // Vessels for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls gathers via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7PM.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No First Wednesday service, Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
SUNDAY SERVICES // We have two options for service this Sunday:
1. Drive-in church at 9AM or 11AM in our West Campus parking lot at 6250 Wright St., Arvada.
Live worship & live teaching
Listen through your vehicle radio by tuning in to a specified FM station
Although we won't have giant screens or fancy equipment, we'll be together as we worship.
Please do not exit your vehicle and keep your windows up.
The building will be locked to the public with just two emergency restrooms open (one in the Prayer Chapel and one in David's Court). Those who need to access them will be required to drive to the entrance and wait until they are flagged in to be sure that we are in compliance.
2. Online services at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM for the service, including a live chat and an online host pastor. (The service will also be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor.)
KIDS LESSONS // Access this week's lessons for toddlers through 5th grade on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // Is your high school/middle schooler ready to get out of the house? Come to Drive-In FSM for a game, worship and a short message from Evan at 6PM this Sunday, May 3, in the West Campus parking lot (6250 Wright St., Arvada). It shouldn't last longer than 45 minutes! Follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens to stay in the loop.
VESSELS // Vessels for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls gathers via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7PM.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school during the week.
SUNDAY SERVICES // Join us online at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM for the service, which includes a live chat and an online host pastor. (The service will also be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor.)
KIDS LESSONS // For toddlers through 5th graders, access this week's lesson on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For middle school and high schoolers, FSM is hosting Sunday night Zoom Nights at 6PM for middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) and 7PM for high schoolers (9th-12th grade). Contact Pastor Evan at Evan.Magelssen@faith.church for the Zoom links. In addition, follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens to stay in the loop.
VESSELS // Vessels for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls gathers via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7PM.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
SUNDAY SERVICES // Join us online at live.faith.church at 10AM or 6PM for the service, including a live chat and an online host pastor. (The service will also be rebroadcast at 12PM, 2PM and 4PM, but without the live chat and host pastor.)
KIDS LESSONS // For toddlers through 5th graders, access this week's lesson on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For middle school and high schoolers, FSM is hosting Sunday night Zoom Nights at 6PM for middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) and 7PM for high schoolers (9th-12th grade). Expect about 45 minutes of funny games, interaction with Evan and encouragement. Contact Pastor Evan at Evan.Magelssen@faith.church for the Zoom links. In addition, short video devos are being posted on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook by Pastor Evan or students and Impact Team members. Follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens to stay in the loop. Parents, join the FSM Parent Facebook group, too, for updates.
VESSELS // Vessels for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls is gathering online using Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7PM. Teacher Janna e-mails the Zoom link.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
SUNDAY SERVICES // We've announced three options for Easter at Faith: an At-Home Good Friday Communion Service, online Easter Sunday Celebration Services and/or Drive-In Easter Sunday Celebration Services. Find all the details on our Easter page.
KIDS LESSONS // For toddlers through 5th graders, access a special Easter Jam lesson and additional resources for kids on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For middle school and high schoolers, FSM is hosting Sunday night Zoom Nights at 6PM for middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) and 7PM for high schoolers (9th-12th grade). Expect about 45 minutes of funny games, interaction with Evan and encouragement. Contact Pastor Evan at Evan.Magelssen@faith.church for the Zoom links. In addition, short video devos are being posted on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook by Pastor Evan or students and Impact Team members. Follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens to stay in the loop. Parents, join the FSM Parent Facebook group, too, for updates.
VESSELS // Vessels for pre-registered 3rd-5th grade girls is gathering online using Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7PM. Teacher Janna e-mails the Zoom link.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, or any other activities will be held at the church or school during the week of April 6.
FACEBOOK GROUPS // We have many groups, including one for our church family at large, women, small group leaders, KIDS parents and FSM parents. Join the groups/like the pages to be inspired hope and not fear during this time.
SOCIAL MEDIA // Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. This is another way to be inspired by hope and not fear during this time, and -- even better -- it's a great avenue to share the hope you have with others!
SUNDAY SERVICES // Gather online for Sunday service at 10AM this Sun., April 5, at live.faith.church. We'll rebroadcast it at 12PM, 2PM, 4PM and 6PM.
KIDS LESSONS // For toddlers through 5th graders, access this Sunday's lesson and additional resources for kids on the KIDS resource page.
FSM // For middle school and high schoolers, follow FSM on Instagram using the handle @fsmteens. Parents, join the FSM Parent Facebook group, too, to stay in the loop.
WORSHIP & PRAYER NIGHTS // Gather online for 21 Days of Prayer Worship & Prayer Night/First Wednesday at 6:30PM this Wed., April 1, at live.faith.church.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Celebrate Recovery, Men's Prayer, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, Vessels, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
EASTER SUNDAY // We're finalizing plans for Easter Sunday based on regulations/recommendations from Jefferson County, the state of Colorado and President Trump. Stay tuned!
SUNDAY SERVICES // Gather online for Sunday service at 10AM this Sun., March 29, at live.faith.church. We'll rebroadcast it at 6PM for anyone who missed the first time.
KIDS LESSONS // Be sure to check out the KIDS resource page for this Sunday's lesson for babies through 5th graders.
WORSHIP & PRAYER NIGHTS // Gather online for 21 Days of Prayer Worship & Prayer Night at 6:30PM this Wed., March 25, at live.faith.church.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Celebrate Recovery, Men's Prayer, FSM, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, Vessels, or any other activities will be held at the church or school this week.
AT-HOME GOOD FRIDAY COMMUNION // We're organizing an At-Home Good Friday Communion Service to commemorate Christ’s crucifixion as the ultimate sacrifice because it’s truly the bedrock of our hope! Worship, communion and a message will be held on Fri., April 10, at 6 p.m. at live.faith.church.
March 19, 2020
Hello Faith family,
Faith cares! We want you to know that we love you, your pastoral staff is praying for you, and we are here to help you if you need us. Your safety, health and well-being are our priority, so we want to ensure those who have a more desperate need within our church community have everything we’re able to provide during this challenging time.
If you find yourself in need without any way to get help, please call our Faith Cares hotline at 303.403.2715 or e-mail faith.cares@faith.church. Simply leave your name and phone number, as well as your Small Group leader’s name (if you have one). It’s our desire to connect you with someone from our family of Faith to do whatever we can to help.
On the other hand, if you’re in a position to be of service to others, please reach out to us at the same number or e-mail, or respond directly to this email to let us know you’re available. Simply leave your name and phone number and we'll place you on the list of those who can help.
You are a significant part of our family of Faith!
Much love,
Faith's Pastoral Staff
303.403.2715
faith.cares@faith.church
ONLINE CHURCH // Gather online for Sunday service at 10AM on Sun., March 22, at live.faith.church
WORSHIP & PRAYER NIGHT // Gather online for 21 Days of Prayer Worship & Prayer Night from 6:30-7:30PM on Wed., March 18, at live.faith.church.
MISC. ACTIVITIES // No Healing Room, Celebrate Recovery, Teen/Young Adult Moms Group, Boy Scouts, Vessels, or any other activities will be held at the church or school during the week of March 15.
MEN'S PRAYER // There is no Men's Prayer on Wednesday morning, but Pastor Jim wants all men to rally around this prayer focus: "Today, as we continue to press in, Our Father who are in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Let us remember to Hollow the name of God, allow the Holy Spirit to cleanse our hearts and grant us the understanding of how we can participate in His will being done in our lives and the lives of those we influence."
FSM // FSM's SYBO is being rescheduled and will not take place on March 22-23.
FAITH CHRISTIAN'S "CINDERELLA" // Faith Christian Academy's presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” on Thurs., March 19, Fri., March 20, and Sat., March 21, has been postponed. We will report back when the rescheduled dates are determined.
March 13, 2020
I want you to know we are praying for you and your family in light of the Coronavirus situation. I also want to remind you that our God is on the throne.
In times like these, the enemy's desire is to bring fear or dismay, but I want you know that fear is a liar. Our God's the God of peace, courage and faithfulness. We in His Kingdom can press forward by faith.
Together, let us remember the words of the apostle Paul to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:7.
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
In this brief season, which will absolutely pass, this is my prayer for you out of Romans 15:13:
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Finally, from a place of wisdom and not fear, we've made some plans about this coming Sunday and events this weekend that I wanted to share with you verbally. Please watch this two-minute video.
All activities and events held at Faith's facilities will be postponed/rescheduled. This includes FSM, Celebrate Recovery, Small Groups that meet at Faith's facilities, etc.
Service will be held online this Sunday at 10AM. Join us live here. We'll have a live, interactive chat room, an online host and online prayer room to accompany the service.
For further updates beyond this weekend, visit this Web page check and out Instagram and Facebook using the handle @faitharvada.
We're incredibly grateful for our maintenance and cleaning crews who have been working diligently since the beginning to take extra precautions to sanitize and clean our buildings daily.
We'll continue to monitor the situation closely with input from local agencies and the CDC to assess the plan beyond this weekend.
Let's be on guard to pray for all of those impacted by the virus, as well as global health officials and agencies dealing with this situation.
I love you all, and I'm looking forward to all of us joining online together this Sunday!
Pastor Jason King