Storyline - April 2012 Edition
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Storyline - April 2012 Edition
Three Leaders .... all for JESUS A ll For Jesus ... it echoes off the chambers of our heart and just feels right. This is what we are longing for ... living beyond ourselves ... all for Jesus. Over the years this church has displayed this desire, and now is our opportunity to keep that theme going ... all for Jesus. As I reflect on this celebration, I can’t help but think about the shoulders upon which we stand. The sacrifices made motivate me to lean in a bit harder and commit to live with more intent. So, how does all for Jesus play out in my life, in our lives? We live all for Jesus in the realization that He is worthy. Jesus gave all for us so that we might live all for Him. We call that worship – or a life that honours God. This propels us to connect ... L ife is a series of crossroad moments. My story, your story, our story is filled with choice points that, at times, seem small and insignificant. At other times our crossroad moments can best be described as Maalox moments – where the stakes are high, the future is clouded in the mist, and we feel the risk in the pit of our stomachs. This reality hit the leadership of FAC in a new way in the early 2000’s as we wrestled with a simple question: What is the next vital step in being a people and a place that is “all for Jesus” and His mission in the world? At our crossroad moment in 2002 we realized that we could choose a path of playing it safe and settling down OR travel a path of God-honoring adventure. This church family chose adventure over safety and a strong stance of sacrifice over settling down. What intrigued us in 2002 was how the history book of FAC revealed an amazing pattern of crossroad moments – 1938, 1955, 1969, 1980, 1987. These years involved major decision points that stretched this church family to faithfully lean into the future rather than resting on her laurels. So, in 2002 FAC boldly embraced a further crossroad moment – to purchase land, to design a great place for worship and service, to leave a great home we had enjoyed for 36 years, and to shape a dynamic ministry that would be “all for Jesus” in the decades to come. Glory be to God! Dr. Terry Young (Lead Pastor, 1998-2009) connect with Jesus with our heart’s devotion and connect with others who have done the same. This connection makes us the Church. It’s not the place we gather but the people with whom we connect because of Jesus ... all for Jesus. In that connection we will grow – grow to become more like Jesus. Jesus wants me to think like He thinks, see like He sees, speak like He speaks, hear His voice, have the mind of Christ. Out of the growth we willingly serve Jesus by serving others, thereby leading to a life that cannot help but share the love of Jesus locally and globally … making Jesus famous ... all for Jesus. First Alliance Church has been a great church and will be a great church because we are all for Jesus. Let’s celebrate ... all for Jesus! Scott Weatherford (Lead Pastor, 2009-present) I have often said that Glenmore Christian Academy was an idea whose time had come. When I came on the scene at FAC, I saw an opportunity for our children to learn in an environment where biblical teaching would not be just one subject, but would permeate the whole curriculum in each classroom. From the beginning, our mandate was to partner with parents in the education of their children, working with them to shape the lives of those committed to our trust. This was a team effort. GCA also provided a well rounded program outside the classroom ranging from performing and visual arts to a strong physical education program. Jesus Christ has always been the supreme example of our educational principles and practice – and the source for all our needs. A remarkable example of His provision for us was when we lost our lease at our previous location and were forced to move. After 18 months of faith, prayer, hard work and sacrifice we opened the school at our present location – a beautiful and functional campus. Some have called me the founder of GCA. The facts are that I provided a spark of inspiration at our very small beginning, but many have provided the perspiration to make our school a reality. Truly, we know that it has been His work and to Him belongs ALL the glory. AMEN!! Pastor Wendell Grout (Lead Pastor, 1975-1995) 1932 Calgary Floods; Glenmore Dam Constructed (water levels similar to 2005 flooding) 1938 Rev. A. Schellenberg leads 1929 “Black Thursday” (the Great Depression begins) first official church service (Elks Hall, 7th Ave. SW, 8 people present) THE CROSS D ecember 14-16, 1984 was the second year the choir presented Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Elmer Riegel. Elmer appointed a committee of three to undertake stage decoration. Those involved were Neil Bryan, Greg Hibbert, and myself, Helena McMillan. Asked what he envisioned as part of our design, he said, “I would really like to see a cross.” I looked up at the cathedral ceiling which fanned out above us and wondered if we could put a cross in lights up there, and then immediately deleted that thought. Then Neil Bryan – who had a beautiful oratorical voice – mentioned that he and his wife Katie were preparing to move home, ‘down under.’ He said that he had a conference room table that he believed was big enough to use to make a cross. We received the okay from several members of the Board of Elders to remove the Christian and Missionary Alliance logo from the centre front of the church, and replace it with a cross which had florescent lights attached to the back – but only for the month of December, since it was only a part of the stage design. The lights at the cross gave a soft glow that touched many hearts. Together with the beautiful music we were all richly blessed. Just before the end of December two ladies from different ‘PSALM’ groups approached me asking how we could keep the cross up. They voiced the feelings of their group members, saying the cross brought comfort, blessing, and peace. The only thing that could be done was to have them return to their groups and have all who wished the cross to remain to sign a letter asking the Elders’ board to leave it up. The decision was made to leave the cross up, where it remained until the final service at 1201 Glenmore. The final element of that service was carrying that cross out of the sanctuary; the first services here in our current building began with carrying that same cross to the front of the sanctuary. It remains to this day. I have often thought over the years, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if more of us could see a cross in the centre of our conference room table?” Pastor Grout was known to say that the most important thing in our lives is what we are looking at. I choose to look at an empty cross with the promise of light, life, hope and comfort shining round about. | Written by Helena McMillan (Pictured left with her husband, Douglas) Rev. P. Magnus (1939-1943) 1939 World War II Begins G ail (Jespersen) Hunter began attending First Al- liance Church in the womb. Her first recollection of church was watching her parents (pictured with Gail as a child, bottom left) singing in the church choir and then falling asleep on her mother’s lap. Her decision to follow Jesus came just a few years later, at 8 years old during a Pioneer Girls regular meeting. “I remember hearing the Gospel presented and my heart started pounding and I knew it was what I wanted to do.” Attending Camp Chamisall from her eighth summer on – first at Gull Lake and then at the present site in the Waiparous Valley – became a favourite time of year and a place where her faith flourished. Gail was baptized at 16 and remembers attending the ground-breaking ceremony at the Glenmore Trail location as FAC grew. Music was always a part of the Jespersen family. Gail’s first instrument was her violin, but she found her voice in her late teens and sang her first solo at the Alliance Youth Fellowship Christmas banquet. This led to music ministry through a traveling singing group and over 25 years as a member of the First Alliance choir. Her gift of leadership was cultivated and encouraged as she became the first female president of AYF and later – after marriage to Jim Hunter (thirty-seven years ago) and four children – she became the president of Mothers’ Fellowship as well. the intentional practice of hospitality. “My parents would hunt down people they didn’t know in the church foyer after Sunday service and invite them home for Sunday roast beef luncheon.” She smiles. “There were always people I didn’t know at our dinner table and it seemed normal!” She recalls her mother, Norma, was an ‘amazing cook’ and her father, Stan, could draw anyone out of their shell with his wonderful stories and witty repartee. “Our home was always filled with people and laughter.” It was natural that food and hospitality became the norm in the Hunter household as well – and more than just a way of life, it was a way to support a growing family. From Gail’s Goodies, selling Swedish Tea Rings at Christmas, to a full-fledged catering company where the entire Hunter clan would cook and wash dishes and serve hundreds, Gail turned the fine art of hospitality into a thriving business. But Gail began to realize that it was ‘more than just the food’. A desire began to grow in her to love people through meals and hospitality. In the late 90s, at a course designed to tap into God-given gifts and desires, the facilitator asked, “If you could do anything for God and know you couldn’t fail, what would it be?” Gail’s immediate internal answer was ‘to feed people in the church.’ In her discussion group, she laid out the foundation for food ministry in the church, and the people around her table were dumbfounded; people who had shared lofty ideas of overseas work and large, complicated ministries. The idea was beautiful in its simplicity. “There is no social class or division around the meal table. Everyone is equal,” she says. “The simple sharing of a meal can open the way for deeper spiritual discussion.” But by far the most vivid imHired by First Alliance Church in January of 2002 to feed the pression of the Jespersen home people of the church as she saw fit, Gail began to write the book on food ministry in the church. while Gail was growing up was “Harvest Ministries has two sides of the window. It isn’t just that 1941 We are officially incorporated as “The Alliance Tabernacle” in Calgary with 18 members present. we provide meals for other church ministries to facilitate their work, but there’s the inside of the kitchen, too, and what happens there.” People work side by side in a place familiar to all; everyone has a kitchen. Community is created in the middle of the work. The Harvest kitchen is a teaching kitchen; a place where newcomers feel comfortable to enter into service for the first time and learn what it is to be part of a church family. Some will stay there long-term as volunteers and others will move on to other ministry work after a time. 1943 Now a congregation of 50 people, the church moves to 13th Avenue Through more than two thirds of FAC’s history, Gail and her family have attended this church, through years of blessing and of trial ... and the plan is to stay fast to that tradition. “First Alliance Church is our church. We believe in the God of our church. We have always felt nurtured and challenged here. This is our home and family.” | Written by Terry Schmidt What legacy does Gail want Harvest Ministries to have? “One of my ongoing passions is for other churches to catch the vision and a glimpse of what food service ministry can mean to their entire church. It brings in so many folks, as volunteers and guests, and also frees up staff and others who are called to minister in their gifted areas.” The Hunter tradition in food and hospitality continues; Gail’s son, Sterling, has been part of the Harvest staff for the past couple of years. “I am pretty thrilled that God moved in my son’s heart to join me in God’s work here at FAC.” ABOVE: 1. early church parade float 2. Sunday gathering at our first location (1st Street W.) 1943: Calgary population is 97, 241 Rev. D.T. Anderson (1943-1948) To the First Alliance Church Family: It is my great joy to say, on behalf of all your sister churches in Alberta and your many daughter and granddaughter churches – “Congratulations on turning 75!” ... In addition, we celebrate the thousands of lives changed for better, FOREVER as they were introduced to the life and love of Jesus through your ministry. Rev. Gordon Ferguson (1948-1952) is hit by a city bus in 1949 and undergoes successful brain surgery – miraculously, from an unqualified doctor Together in Mission, Rev. Brent Trask Western District Superintendent Christian & Missionary Alliance Churches of Canada ABOVE: 1. Stan Jespersen and others outside the 13th Avenue location 2. Hand-written minutes from one of the first Board meetings 3. Ken Humphries (member of the first Elder Board) 4. 13th Avenue congregation outside 5. Missionaries Dolena & Chester Burk (Zaire, Africa) 1945: Soldiers from Currie Barracks are invited to church (“Slim” & Henry Anderson drive 30-40 soldiers to church each Sunday, many coming to Christ) 1948 Congregation has grown to 250 (to accomodate growth, a basement is dug out by hand for Sunday School space at the 13th Avenue location) ABOVE: 1. Part of a church bulletin from 1943 2. Drama group (13th Avenue location) 3. Soldiers at Currie Barracks (Photo from Glenbow Archives) 4. Missionary Murdeen McIver (Haiti) 5. Calgary 1948. 1951: Rat control in Alberta is placed into effect by the Department of Agriculture Rev. J.D. Carlson (1955-1960) The 17th Avenue location was our first building program, completed in 1954. Rev John Cunningham (1952- 1955) ABOVE: 1. Newspaper ad for 17th Avenue location 2. Missionaries Don & Glenna Anderson (1956 to Irian Jaya) 3. Sunday gathering at 17th Avenue 4. Missionaries Ron & Anne Ellergodt & family (Japan) 5. Missionaries Vern & Dorothy Strom & family (Japan) 1961: Camp Chamisall runs its first week of summer camp 1962: “Rocky Mountain Park” changes its name to Banff National Park BELOW: 1. Church bulletin from 1960 2. Ground breaking at 1201 Glenmore Trail (1967) 3. Newspaper ad (Grand Opening at 1201 Glenmore Trail, 1969) “We moved from Vancouver in 1960, so we came to the 17th Avenue and 1st Street location and we were very welcomed by the ushers ... Lowell Young’s first Sunday was our first Sunday, so it was a great way to start out. We became members and our kids grew up here.” – Ray & Ruth Gessler (current attenders) Pastor Lowell Young (1960-1975) “He makes us His body, His hands, His feet – and what Jesus does on planet earth today, He does through His body. Through you and me.” (Pastor Wendell Grout) “The joy on children’s faces to find themselves at church for a party; the beauty of a mother being led by her children up to the front, she unsteady on her feet, determined to drop her single nail in the bucket …” (Judith Tuck) Over the course of four services, 5,287 people participated in our 75th Anniversary celebration on October 19-20, 2013 at 12345 - 40th Street ... including 726 children from birth-grade 6! THIS PAGE (top to bottom, left to right): Father/son greeting team; Pastor Wendell Grout speaks; Pastor Scott Weatherford hosts; Kevann Carter delivers “This Is The Story” monologue; children drop their nails into the buckets; Pastor Terry Young speaks; Harvest volunteers icing 5,000 anniversary cupcakes. OPPOSITE PAGE (top to bottom, left to right): Randy Jamieson, Marian Kricken & Marion Jamieson visit; Keara Penton & Tina Harasym celebrate with DiscoveryLand kids; Pastor David Klob sings in front of the nail buckets; FAC choir sings “Jesus Saves” with the orchestra & band accompanying. 1965 Calgary population reaches 323,289 1966: Foothills Alliance Church is planted Dear First Alliance Church, For the better part of your 75 year history, you have served the purposes of God and the people of Calgary by being a church driven by vision, passion and an abiding dependence upon Jesus. The level of influence you have consistently held in our city is staggering ... First is directly responsible for the emergence of the faith community I serve in Northwest Calgary. Foothills was birthed out of First’s strong passion for the city during the 1960’s and we are proud and grateful to be your oldest child! We are so grateful for your presence and influence that continues to challenge us all to be better for the glory of Christ and for the Kingdom of God. Much grace and blessing to you as you move forward with and for Jesus! Pastor Ian Trigg Lead Pastor, Foothills Alliance Church “Three years ago I moved here from Toronto and I was looking for a new church in Calgary. My dad brought me here. It [is] very home-based and welcoming, so we decided to stay and commit to being a part of the community at FAC! “ – Charlene Campo (current attender) ABOVE: 1. 17th Avenue Pioneer Girls 2. Sunday School teacher Nellie Wallace 3. Sunday gathering at 1201 Glenmore Trail 1979: Southview Alliance Church planted ll K. Grout (1 975-1995) To the Community of First Alliance: From the other side of the Bow River, the community of Southview Alliance Church extends our joy and thankfulness to our mother church on her 75th anniversary. It was 34 years ago that First Alliance planted Southview. And really, Southview is just one of the many expressions of First’s vision and commitment to see as many as possible come to experience the incredible gift of new life that is found in Jesus Christ. So on this anniversary we want to say “Thank you!” . . . and “Praise God!” . . . and “Keep on reaching out!” Our prayer for you is an echo of the Apostle Paul’s prayer: “We thank our God every time we remember you. In all our prayers for all of you, we always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Happy 75th! (And we’re all just getting started, aren’t we?) ABOVE: 1. Leila Grout speaking at her Farewell Tea (1995) 2. Celebrating our 50th anniversary (1201 Glenmore Trail) 3. Stampede Breakfast (1988) In Christ, on behalf of Southview, Clyde Glass Lead Pastor, Southview Church Olympic photo: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1231754/The-Eagle---He-worlds-worst-ski-jumper-Eddie-Edwards-given-honour-carrying-Olympic-torch-Vancouver-Games.html Pastor Wend e 1988: Calgary Winter Olympics “When I moved to Calgary, I was looking for a church with lots of different services and activities because I worked different shifts and couldn’t always go to church at the same time each week ... making connections with friends is definitely what kept me at FAC. I met my husband here and we were married by Pastor Ray a little over a year ago!” – Laurie Sawatzky (current attender) ABOVE: 1. FAC Youth 2. Ladies’ Retreat at Camp Chamisall (1989) 3. Missionary Miriam Charter (1980’s in Communist Europe) 4. Choir practice led by Pastor Jason Erhardt 5. Evelyn Allan teaching Sunday School (1201 Glenmore Trail) 6. Doris Carpenter teaching in DiscoveryLand 7. Missionary Sherri Ens (Macedonia, commissioned 1999) 8. Missionaries Dennis & Marilyn Maves (2005 to Mongolia) Pastor Terry Young (1998-2009) We began dreaming of building our current current campus in 2002, when average weekend attendance was 1,952. 2001: The House Coffee Sanctuary planted in Kensington To First Alliance Church: I extend my sincere congratulations on celebrating your 75th anniversary ... I have been deeply impressed by the remarkable people of First Alliance Church. On every one of my visits I receive an extraordinarily warm welcome, encountering only sincerity, kindness, and joy. You have continued to “defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 82:3-4). I commend the work you have done with resettled refugees and share with you a concern for the Church abroad as Christians face a growing wave of worldwide persecution. Once again, congratulations on your 75th Anniversary. May God bless you in your many years to come! Sincerely, Hon. Jason Kenney PC, MP Calgary Southeast O n my first day attending FAC, a long forgotten physical warmth filled my body and it kept me coming back because that feeling, that peace, that deep, nameless emotion that I could not grasp or put my finger on was filling up my once hollow life. What I couldn’t explain then was that this was an act of the Spirit revealing the truth. A few weeks later I began a new walk with God and He has been burning in me ever since. In the earlier stages of the new me I held a private regret in which I wished I had given up my life earlier so that I wouldn’t have wasted so many years. It was later said to me that when you become a Christian, you can look back and recognize events in your life where God was in active pursuit. When I first heard that truth, so much of my life became clear. I was able to see that every experience that God gave me was to prepare me to serve Him. I was able to let go of my past, and that was when my world began to truly transform. Christ came to dwell in me, and I in His words. I crave and I try with all I have to live according to His way. He is my shield and the guardrails down a difficult path. And in return my life has grown to be about honouring the Father. From household chores such as folding laundry and washing dishes to how I serve my employer (who has no idea who I actually work for) … my life is for God and my life is God-breathed. Once-“little” sins began to appear as big ones and my habits began to change. I once worked in an office where God was hated but Jesus in me is changing that too. In an environment where lying and cheating is the norm, I tell only the truth – and when you can only tell the truth, everything behind it becomes more right. From the inside out my life has changed, and the change is ongoing. I am becoming who I am supposed to be, and I want for nothing in this world as I yearn for so much beyond it. “Teach me Your ways so that I may know You” (Exodus 33:13) and open the eyes of my heart. • September 2005: we move into our current campus (12345 - 40 Street) July 2006: Calgary’s population hits 1,000,000 T hroughout the 75 years of FAC’s history, the face of Calgary has changed dramatically, increasing in cultural diversity. God is scattering the nations to reassemble His people through immigration in our generation according to His purpose. The face of FAC has reflected the same transformation. A Muslim background woman, in Calgary for 10 years, started to read the Bible for the first time because she had a recurring dream which is described in Acts 2. She had never heard the gospel before. An Iraqi Christian woman lost her husband and came to Calgary with two children as refugees. Through Life Group, she met a Christian man to start a wonderful family. A Muslim background geologist received an answer for his burdened questions and became a Christian. God showed him visions to convince him that Jesus is God, and His blood cleanses our sins. A Taiwanese woman who accepted Christ as an international student in Calgary has become a prayer warrior for the immigrants and new comers. A communist-background man from Czech Republic moved to Calgary and married a Christian Venezuelan woman at ESL class. He has been baptized and his whole family is serving at church. A multi-ethnic Life Group gathered with 23 adults plus children; they knelt down on the floor to pray for others in all different languages, like what the first church did in Acts 2. These all have happened at FAC. God has allowed us to see the assembly of these mosaic pieces of the life which is stirred by His Spirit right before our eyes at First Alliance Church. My prayer through this ministry is that every believer, regardless of differences of cultures and languages, will finish this panoramic mosaic of the gospel until our Lord comes again. Christ is all and He is in all. (Col. 3:11) • Pastor David Kang currently oversees Mosaic Ministries (Intercultural Connections) at FAC with Pastor Pat Worsley. ABOVE: 1. “Staking our Future” Ground Breaking for 12345- 40 Street (2004) 2. Harvest Kitchen volunteers (2005) 3. Ron & Alice Carter recognized at Volunteer Appreciation (2008) Pastor Scott Weatherford (2009-present) October 2012: “The Exchange” Sunday night service launches “I want my life to be all for Jesus, and I want our youth living All For Jesus!” I t was approximately 44 years ago that my parents first brought us to First Alliance Church. As a young guy I started to attend “Boys’ Brigade,” where I first heard that I needed to have a personal relationship with Jesus. I remember our leader, Ray Hall, challenging us to accept Christ because our future was not guaranteed – God could call us home at any time. Starting in grade 9 I attended “Alliance Youth Fellowship” (AYF). Our leaders, Jim Dyck and Marshall and Marian Kricken, made an eternal impact on my life. In grade 10, because of the influence of these individuals, I gave my heart and my life to Christ. In my college years I loved attending our college group and was actively involved in leadership there; it was through this group that I met my wife, Cheryl. I think it was because of the godly influence Ray Hall, Jim Dyck and the Krickens had on my life that I wanted to be involved in youth. It started with my involvement with our college group, and in the early years of our marriage, Cheryl and I led the high school youth program at FAC. Looking back, one of my biggest highlights of our early years of involvement was when one of the youth kids came to me many years later and said, “I am in youth ministry today because of your influence in my life.” I took some years off to raise our own little youth group, but when our kids were in high school I again became involved in the high school youth program at church. The last number of years I have also been involved in the ministry of Camp Chamisall. I love being involved with youth and young adults and having an impact on their spiritual journey (Cheryl says that’s partly because I’m a kid at heart). It’s because of godly leaders in my life when I was young who invested of themselves in making me the person I am today that I want to reach out and make a difference in the lives of our youth and young adults. The reason? It’s ALL FOR JESUS … I want to make an eternal difference in the lives of our youth today. I want to be His instrument; I want my life to be ALL FOR JESUS; and I want our youth living ALL FOR JESUS. John Siebring has served on the Board of Elders as Treasurer, is married to Cheryl and has four grown children actively involved in various ministries. “In recent weeks I have had opportunity to listen to some of my Grandpa’s (Rev. Lowell Young) sermons from FAC in the 70s. I was blown away by his passion to preach the gospel so explicitly, so passionately, so beautifully. Listening to these sermons has revealed more and more of God’s divine grace in my life. I am part of a legacy of men who have faithfully preached the gospel of Jesus Christ for many decades. This can only be the grace of God. This is not about a gene pool. This is not about some human aptitude for preaching. This is the grace of God in the Young family. This is not the Young legacy. This is a legacy of broken men who have been touched by the unfathomable grace of our God .... “ to read the rest; visit www.pastorbradyoung.com ACCELERATE (GR. 5-6) .................... 84 JR. HIGH (GR. 7-9) ........................... 91 SR. HIGH (GR. 10-12) ...................... 59 YOUNG ADULTS (18-25 YRS.).......... 42 “The faithfulness of [our Life Group] and the church is really the core of our story.” “… placing my trust in the cross, I went down into the water. It was a new day, an internal and external celebration of becoming this new person ... committed.” Fall 2013: We celebrate the ongoing story of living ALL FOR JESUS ... LEFT: 1. Potato sack race at The Big BBQ (September 2010) 2. The launch of “The Exchange”, our new Sunday night gathering (October 2012) 3. Worship Choir (Easter 2013) 12345 40 Street SE Calgary, Alberta Phone: 403-252-7572 | [email protected] www.faccalgary.com www.faconline.tv www.facebook.com/faccalgary www.twitter.com/faccalgary This issue made possible by: Editor in Chief Heather Wile Editing Cheryl Siebring, Cheryl Miller, Darcey Jerrom Art Direction & Design Julie McPhail, Dayla Brown, Teagan Leong Contributors Andrea Zacharias (Story Coordinator) Pastor Scott Weatherford, Dr. Terry Young, Pastor Wendell Grout, Helena McMillan, Terry Schmidt, Darcey Jerrom, John Siebring, Pastor Brad Young, Pastor David Kang, Rev. Brent Trask, Pastor Ian Trigg, Pastor Clyde Glass, Hon. Jason Kenney Publishing Humphries Printing, Inc. Photography Darron Young, Jill Hopkins, Cory Huchkowski, Judith Tuck; Cindy Bartlett Archive Content Goodness Much of the church history timeline was thanks to the “40 YEARS” First Alliance Church anniversary book researched & compiled by Ken McIver and published by Ron Blair in 1978. Unless otherwise credited, all photos are a compilation from FAC archives and thanks to the “What’s Your Story?” content submissions from the congregation.