North Carolina FCA

A Note From our Southeast North Carolina FCA Director

Dear Teammate in Christ,

Your partnership in Ministry makes FCA possible as together we reach thousands of athletes, coaches and all who they influence with the Gospel! This life-changing message brings eternal hope that is ours through Christ to many who have never heard the Good News. Together we are missionaries to the greatest influencers in our culture - Athletes and Coaches! Dr. Billy Graham once noted that a Coach will touch more lives in one year than most of us will touch in a lifetime. The harvest WILL BE plentiful as we labor together for Christ through FCA!

In our seven counties of Southeast NC we are developing Leadership Teams for Ministry through those who God is calling to serve. Our desire is to introduce FCA’s Ministry to these leaders, equip them with the resources they need and encourage them to serve as only they can through the power of the Holy Spirit who is at work in their lives.

We look forward to hearing from you and answering any questions you have about serving with FCA in your community! And as you continue to serve through FCA, you should always feel free to call or email our Ministry Staff Team! We count it a GREAT HONOR to serve with you any way that we can for the glory of God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Because He Lives,
Hal Hiatt
 

Please feel free to email Hal, Matt or Teresa any time you have questions about FCA in Southeast NC. They would LOVE to hear from you!

• Send an email to FCA Area Director for Southeast NC, Hal Hiatt: hhiatt@fca.org
• Send an email to FCA Campus Ministry Director, Matt Treppel: mtreppel@fca.org
• Send an email to FCA Development Director, Teresa Allen: tallen@fca.org

...FCA's Ministry Leaders are individuals who have at least three things in common:

1. A passionate Faith in Jesus Christ, serving Him as Lord and Savior.

2. A love for sports, athletics and coaching, (whether or not there is active participation in these).

3. A Calling to combine these two areas of life with a commitment to serve through FCA Ministry!

which have created a dynamic evangelistic synergy since 1954

FCA Mission

“To present to athletes and coaches and all who they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the Church.”

FCA Vision

“To see the World impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches.”

FCA Core Values

1. Integrity - We will demonstrate Christ-like wholeness, privately, and publicly. (Proverbs 11:3)
2. Serving - We will model Jesus’ example of serving. (John 13:1-17)
3. Teamwork - We will express our unity in Christ in all our relationships. (Philippians 2:1-4)
4. Excellence - We will honor and glorify God in all we do. (Colossians 3:23-24)

FCA Ministry Leaders build a legacy
that reaches the world for Jesus Christ
through FCA's vital Ministry directives!

A few examples of FCA Ministry opportunities that you can lead in Southeast NC

• Lead or support a Coaches Bible Study
• Provide FCA Coaches Bibles
• Adopt a Coach (or Adopt ALL the Coaches at a school!)
• Send a Coach and his/ her family to Camp
• Begin a “Bench Backers” Ministry for Coaches’ wives
• Organize a Coaches’ Golf Tournament or Outing

• Adopt a Huddle
• Provide a Team Bible Study
• Organize an FCA Parent Prayer Team for a Campus
• Adopt a Team to serve through FCA
• Organize an FCA Banquet to raise support for an FCA Campus Ministry
• Share your testimony at an FCA Huddle

• Serve on an FCA Camp Staff as a Volunteer
• Provide FCA Camp Bibles (God's Game Plan) for Students
• Organize a Camp Scholarship funding campaign for students and coaches
• Organize a Partnership Camp with FCA through your Church or Community organization
• Promote FCA Camp and recruit students and coaches for Camp on your area Campus
• Personally Provide Camp Scholarships for one or more coaches and students

• Provide Team and Coaches Bible Studies for Community (Non-school related) Sports Teams
• Provide FCA Bibles for players on Community Teams
• Partner with Rec Leagues and YMCA’s to minister to Teams and Coaches
• Serve Church League Teams with needs they might have
• Develop a Community Wide FCA Banquet or Golf Tournament to raise FCA support and awareness
• Organize your Sunday School Class or Church group to become involved in FCA Ministry and/or financial support

FCA Sport-Specific Ministry (SSM) impacts specific sports communities for Christ by ministering to coaches and athletes united around a particular sport. The opportunities to impact athletes and coaches are growing every day as an astounding 44 million youth under the age of 18 participate in organized youth sports in America*. The Sport-Specific Ministry strategy provides avenues to serve coaches and athletes in the sport(s) where their greatest passion lies.

Another area available for service through FCA will take you around the world! We desire to fulfill our vision statement by impacting the WORLD for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches. Currently, most of our ministry is US bordered, but that is quickly changing! FCA International is working to increase its impact through partnering with existing international ministries and other sports ministries.

*To find out more about FCA’s International Missions opportunities, call the FCA Office for more details. (910-619-6809)

We need you on the Team with FCA

in Southeast North Carolina!

Here are some important questions to consider as you think about serving with FCA
in one of our Southeast North Carolina Counties:

1. What is your background in athletics and/or coaching and how will this shape or influence where and how you might serve most effectively?
2. Do you know or have easy contact and access with any Teachers or Coaches who you can reach out to through FCA? Might these Teachers and Coaches also be willing to serve through FCA?
3. Is there an active FCA Ministry at the Middle School, High School or College that is closest to your home? If not, would you be willing to help start an FCA Huddle ministry there?
4. How can you involve your local church, small group or Sunday school class in FCA’s Ministry?
5. Could you be an effective fund raiser or event organizer that would raise community support and awareness for FCA?
6. How much time can you give each month to your Ministry with FCA?

There are MANY other ways that you can serve through FCA. PRAY diligently with focus and intensity for the needs of FCA in your area. SERVE with commitment in a specific function of FCA Ministry…GIVE financially to FCA’s Ministry so that it can grow and effectively reach more students and coaches for Christ.

I am a Christian first and last.
I am created in the likeness of
God Almighty to bring Him glory.
I am a member of Team Jesus Christ.
I wear the colors of the cross.
I am a Competitor now and forever.
I am made to strive, to strain,
to stretch and to succeed
in the arena of competition.
I am a Christian Competitor
and as such, I face my challenger
with the face of Christ.
I do not trust in myself.
I do not boast in my abilities
or believe in my own strength.
I rely solely on the power of God.
I compete for the pleasure of
my Heavenly Father, the honor of Christ
and the reputation of the Holy Spirit.
My attitude on and off
the field is above reproach -
my conduct beyond criticism.
Whether I am preparing,
practicing or playing;
I submit to God’s authority
and those He has put over me.
I respect my coaches, officials,
teammates and competitors
out of respect for the Lord.
My body is the temple of Jesus Christ.
I protect it from within and without.
Nothing enters my body that
does not honor the Living God.
My sweat is an offering to my Master.
My soreness is a sacrifice to my Savior.
I give my all – all of the time.
I do not give up. I do not give in.
I do not give out. I am the Lord’s warrior -
a competitor by conviction
and a disciple of determination.
I am confident beyond reason

Sign the FCA Competitor’s Creed

Below are lists of our School Campuses in the Four Zones that make up FCA in Southeast NC. Not all of these Campuses have an active FCA Ministry. We need you to help us reach the Students and Coaches at the Campus closest to your home! Will you join us? Click HERE to get more information…

Southeast NC, FCA

• 5,918 Square Miles
• 7 Counties
• 81 Cities and Towns
• 574,351 People
• 68 MS and HS Campuses
• 830 Coaches
• 16,600 Student Athletes

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Each year nearly 3000 people attend Fields of Faith events in Southeast, NC

Bladen County, NC

• 887 Square Miles
• 35,190 People
• 6 Middle and High School Campuses
• 60 Coaches
• 1200 Student Athletes

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Brunswick County, NC

• 1,050 Square Miles
• 107,431 People
• 8 Middle and High School Campuses
• 95 Coaches
• 1,900 Student Athletes

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Columbus County, NC

• 954 Square Miles
• 56,749 People
• 9 Middle and High School Campuses
• 110 Coaches
• 2,200 Student Athletes

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Duplin County, NC

• 819 Square Miles
• 51,063 People
• 8 Middle and High School Campuses
• 95 Coaches
• 1900 Student Athletes

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New Hanover County, NC

• 328 Square Miles
• 202,667 People
• 15 Middle and High School Campuses
• 180 Coaches
• 1,600 Student Athletes

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   Wilmington's
Jonathan Cooper

• FCA Leader
• All ACC O-Line
• All American O-Line
• Jacobs Blocking Trophy
• Outland Trophy Finalist
• First Round, #7 pick overall by the Arizona Cardinals - 2013 NFL Draft

Pender County, NC

• 933 Square Miles
• 52,378 People
• 4 Middle and High School Campuses
• 50 Coaches
• 1,000 Student Athletes

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Each year Southeast NC FCA's Week of Champions reaches over 2500 students on Campuses across the Seven County Area

Sampson County, NC

• 947 Square Miles
• 63,431 People
• 11 Middle and High School Campuses
• 135 Coaches
• 2,700 Student Athletes

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Beautiful River Landing Golf Club in Wallace, NC hosts Southeast NC FCA's annual Golf Tournament. Click HERE to play, sponsor or volunteer at the FCA Golf Tournament!

Each Summer Southeast NC FCA hosts the Carolina's Region FCA Leadership Camp at UNCW. Click HERE for more information about FCA Leadership Camp and to Register! (This Camp is open to ALL Middle School and High School students and FCA Huddle Coaches.)

If you've never made a decision to follow Christ as your LORD and SAVIOR...Click HERE and let us introduce you to the HEAD COACH!