Welcome to the Weekly Newsletter!

Below you will find all the most up to date information on Sunday Service, our Weekly Rhythms, and Upcoming Events! We also often answer financial questions, recap celebrations, and share "God is Good" moments as a way of leaning into our core values of Adventure, Discipleship, and Authenticity. If you ever have any questions or a need you can email those listed in an applicable section below or send us an email HERE. May Jesus meet you gently as you live into His call this week.

We can't wait to see you for Worship on Sunday!

Service at 10:00am- Worship Center & Online

If you or someone you know is NEW to Adventure, please stop by the Welcome Center to pick up a Welcome bag!

Services stream live to three places: our website, our app, and YouTube!

Need help with accessing our livestream? Check out this instruction video or email Sam. If you are watching live, please join the chat to connect! If the livestream has issues please remember to exit your browser or app and restart it. An uninterrupted replay of Sunday service is loaded to our website, app, and youtube channel as soon as possible after service each Sunday.

It Seemed Good Series

What happens when faithful Christians disagree about something that really matters? Acts 15 gives us a remarkable picture of the early church wrestling together with an extremely difficult question. They debate, listen to one another, pay attention to what God is doing, search the Scriptures, seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and eventually move forward together. This series explores how we can pursue God’s will without demanding our own way… learning to disagree with grace, listen with humility, discern through Scripture, and trust the Holy Spirit to lead God’s people together.

Sunday, November 8th: After Much Debate

The leaders gather in Jerusalem, and Luke tells us there is “much debate.” But something changes when Peter begins telling the story of what God has done among the Gentiles. Paul and Barnabas add their testimony, and eventually the arguing gives way to listening. Christian discernment requires more than making a convincing argument. It requires humility, the willingness to listen to others and recognize that God may be working in ways we did not anticipate. Sometimes discerning God’s direction begins when we stop defending our position long enough to pay attention.

Last Sunday, we shared about the Financial Report for our modified fiscal year (Jan 2026-July 2026), you can check out the report HERE.

Daily Prayers, Digging Deeper Guide and Sermon Notes that include Weekly Updates, Discussion Questions, and Response Suggestions are available each week on Sunday to further explore this Sermon Series. You can find those resources (for this week and ALL previous weeks) HERE or at the Welcome Center on Sunday.

This week in Adventure: Kids, the Explorers and Investigators will continue learning about Joseph’s journey after arriving in Egypt, focusing on his experiences there. They’ll see how God remained with Joseph—both when he rose to power and when he was placed in prison—showing God’s faithfulness in every circumstance. (Genesis 39:20b-21)

Meanwhile, the Adventurers and Trailblazers will be learning about Job’s story. They’ll explore how, even after enduring pain and heartache, Job continued to worship God and experienced God’s presence through it all. (Job 19:25-27)

We can't wait to see you this Sunday!

Global Outreach Prayer Meeting

THIS Sunday, November 8th, at 11:15am in Room 102

Join us as we lift prayers out loud for Adventure of Faith's two Global ministries, Mazatlán in Mexico and the Village of Sorkogne and Bethesda Christian school in Kaffrine, Senegal. The Lord has answered many of our prayers for these ministries. Please join us! If you'd like to pray alongside us for our Global Outreach but can't make the meetings, you can check out the prayer requests HERE.  Questions? Contact Marcia.

BaseCamp Session 1

Wednesdays at 5:45pm

Join us around the table each Wednesday at 5:45 as we equip, encourage, support & challenge each other into the mission God calls us to in every aspect of our lives.  We will participate in a family style meal paired with questions and activities to help us connect and engage in Jesus-centered discussion and fellowship. This year our focus will be centered on how Jesus did not invite people to merely believe in Him. He invited them to follow him. Interested in joining us? CLICK HERE.

Youth (6th grade and up) are welcome to come early and hang out with us in the Café anytime after 2:00 PM. If your teen comes early, they will need to stay with us until a parent comes to pick them up at the end of BaseCamp.

Dinner:

Dinner next Wednesday will be Breakfast Casserole, Monkey Bread, and Fruit for dessert! We will have allergen free versions for those of you who have communicated specific food allergies.

Many of our worship team is attending a Worship Conference this Friday and Saturday. Please be praying for our worship team as they learn and participate! God is Good!

Youth Friendsgiving

THIS Saturday, November 7th, from 6-8pm

Youth (6th-12th grade) and Youth Leaders... you're invited! Come celebrate Friendsgiving with us in the Friendship Center on Saturday, November 7th from 6-8pm for a night of food, fun, and connection! Questions? Contact NextGen

Grief Share Surviving the Holidays Seminar

Saturday, November 14th, from 10am-Noon

Join this seminar for support and practical tips for facing holiday challenges after loss. No cost or deadline to register. For more info visit the website HERE or talk to Jean R. Scott.

Operation Christmas Child

Collection Week: November 16th-22nd

Operation Christmas Child is back at Adventure of Faith! Starting Sunday, October 25, stop by the OCC table in the lobby every Sunday to:

• Sign up to volunteer for Collection Week

• Pick up an empty shoebox to fill

• Grab a pamphlet on how to pack your box

• Take a prayer bookmark and learn how one shoebox brings the Good News to a child in need

Volunteer Training: Sunday, November 15, in the Farside Room at 11:30. We'll watch a short training video and walk through Collection Week.

Collection Week Hours (drop off filled shoeboxes at the church):

Mon, Nov 16: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Tue, Nov 17: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Wed, Nov 18: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Thu, Nov 19: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Fri, Nov 20: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Sat, Nov 21: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Sun, Nov 22: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

We need volunteers for every shift.

To sign up for Volunteer Training or get more info about building a box, come talk to Carla in the main foyer on Sunday!

Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Baskets, & Giving Tree

If you or someone in the church or community are in need of a food basket or Christmas gifts for kids, and are accepting of the help, please provide them with the link to this form to fill out. Please make sure this is filled out and returned to Adventure of Faith Church by November 8th. 

The Outreach and Deacon teams are partnering together this year to provide food baskets and gifts for those in need in our church and community. If you would like to support this ministry, you can be a part of it in several ways:

Donate to Baskets: to the Thanksgiving & Christmas Basket Fund, by visiting our Giving Page and selecting that fund from the drop down menu. The estimated cost for a food basket this year is $150, but any amount is helpful! Please write "food basket" in the memo line for checks.  

Give: We are collecting specific non-perishable, non-expired food items for the Christmas Baskets. If you signed up for something last week, please drop that off in the red wagon by the front door.  Thank you for your generosity, over half the list is taken care of, but we still could use more tuna or chicken packets, jars of pasta sauce, and jars of jam. There will be another round of sign ups on November 29th. If you have questions about what you signed up for email us HERE.

Participate in the Giving Tree: Fill a gift tag when they are available at the end of November. Or contribute to the Giving Tree fund so we can collaboratively get presents for tags that need filling. (There is a "Giving Tree" fund in the drop down menu on our giving page, or write "giving tree" in the memo line for checks).

Volunteer: Info coming soon on helping pack Christmas Baskets and wrapping Giving Tree Gifts.

Thank you for helping us care for our community this holiday season!

Kids Advent Movie Afternoon: Join us on Sunday, November 22nd to watch a Christmas Movie with your church family! We will start the movie at 4:30pm and then enjoy a pizza dinner, and then, if you'd like to join us, we will help make the church look festive! We don't want to add just another thing to do on our already full calendars. More than anything, we just want to be able to offer an opportunity for our Adventure Kids and their families to take an afternoon to gather and kick off our Christmas season together.

Advent Decorating Day: Help us to decorate and prepare for the season on Sunday, November 22nd at 6:00pm. Many hands make light work and kids and youth are welcome to come and help with their grown ups! A pizza dinner will be provided.

Advent Kick-Off: Join us on Sunday, November 29th at 6:00pm for a night of worship, tree lighting, cookies and cocoa to usher in the joy and wonder of this Advent season.

This section is a weekly reminder that God is Good!

He is good to us every single day & we will praise His name!

Thank you to everyone who donated candy, hosted a trunk, volunteered as a candy runner or for parking, or even just came to enjoy last Saturday night alongside our neighbors! We had so much fun bringing the light and joy of Jesus to all in this simple way at our Trick or Treat Trail! God is Good!

This space in the newsletter is a small way we continue to celebrate the goodness of God all year long, and practice being aware of His presence in our lives. So, if you have stories of God's goodness big or small, hit reply to this email and send them our way. We would love to hear them, pray in praise over them and talk to you about sharing them.



To spur thoughts on God's goodness, consider asking yourself these questions:

What Good have you witnessed recently?

What Good has God brought into your life?

What Good has God prompted you to do for one another?

God is Good!!