Put your Sunday where your mouth is...

If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?

James 2:16

Every third Sunday, FSC goes down to the Conrad Center on Oliver Hill Way to participate in Loaves and Fishes. We always have a great time and it's an awesome way to get to know the community and those you worship with.

In case you're not familiar with it, Loaves and Fishes is run by a group of churches who each take over one Sunday a month to provide a hot lunch to those who need it. FSC started out by participating in Stony Point Church's Sunday, but we've managed to take ownership of our own week and we are almost self-sufficient at this point.

Our next date for Loaves and Fishes is September 16th. We meet at the Conrad Center at 10:45. Lunch is served at 12:30 and clean up is usually finished by 2:00. If you're interested in more details, want to help, need a ride, let us know.

Keep James's words in mind - a pretty strong call to action, I'd say.

P.S. Whenever we read from James in church and the pastor says, "What James is teaching is that..." I always laugh because when I hear the name James, I automatically think of James Murphy and imagine him scribbling down all of his ancient wisdom onto piles and piles of parchment paper. And now you ALL will be thinking of that, too. Here's a picture of him. That will further ingrain his image into your mind:

Here he is enjoying some kind of stew, I believe. Doesn't he look warm and well fed? Totally goes with the verse.

Gilpin Games

This Saturday (August 25), FSC will join STEP in running the Gilpin Games for the families and kids of the neighborhood. The kids will get to participate in a sports camp and receive lunch and school supplies at the end of the day. This is an excellent opportunity for us to be present in the community and to serve its people.

Here's a breakdown of the schedule:
1o-11 Set up
11-11:30 First sports rotation
11:30-12 Second sports rotation
12-12:15 Speaker
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1 Pass out backpacks with school supplies
1-2 Clean up

If you stay the entire time (which you don't have to), that's only four hours of service - not a whole lot considering what it's giving the kids: a safe place to play, lunch, and a head start for the coming school year.

Please consider coming out to join us. Dress to play and be sure to bring water and sunscreen. If you can't make it, remember to pray for the event - the weather, the volunteers, but the kids most of all.

I'll leave you with the verse on STEP's web site, a good one to keep in mind when thinking about this Saturday:

"I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ."
-Philemon 6

Welcome to the new FSC blog!

For those of you who don't know about us, we are Franklin Street Community, a growing church that meets in the Harvest Renewal building at 822 West Franklin Street. We are located right on the VCU campus in Richmond, Virginia. Our services are every Sunday at 4:00pm. You should come and hang out.

The purpose of this blog is to keep people informed about what's going on at FSC. We are constantly changing and exploring new ways to serve the people of Richmond, so there's a lot to keep up with. If you are involved with FSC, feel free to send in any ideas about what should go on this blog. We welcome the comments, thoughts, and contributions of everyone.

Contact us any time at franklin.street.community@gmail.com.

Be sure to check back often for updates, pictures, and the like.