There is a movement happening in our area. Every day, students are sharing the hope of Christ at their schools, America’s greatest mission field. During the 2012-2013 school year, nearly 13,000 students attended First Priority every week and over 1,400 students made a decision for Christ! With life changes like these, a city can be changed and our generation can be changed. We thank God for His great power and we give Him all the praise and glory for the lives that were touched and changed throughout the year.
In September, more than 30,000 local students participated in See You at the Pole. Earlier in the year, over 500 students and group leaders attended our winter retreat ALIVE, and more than 30 students made decisions for Christ. Nearly 500 students, teachers, youth leaders and parents attended our 8th Annual Leadership Conference. Despite the threat for winter weather and school delays, we were still able to positively impact many students’ lives. We launched FPKids in elementary and intermediate schools with over 25 clubs and more than 6,000 students. We have new FPKids clubs starting every day!
Students are making a difference on their campus and in their community for our Savior. Lives are being changed. Students are lining up each week ready to share their faith with their peers. Students are making their campus their mission field with the desire to see the hope of Christ in every student. How is this happening? It is the partnership of people like you. It is parents, educators, business owners, community leaders, ministers and students who are helping raise up the next generation to share the hope of Christ.
This year, approximately 200 schools across the Greater-Birmingham area have active First Priority campus ministry groups. We can’t wait to see how God is going to move in our schools and through our students. We would like to invite you to get involved in our Victory Matching Challenge campaign. Some friends of First Priority have gotten together to challenge the ministry to raise $100,000 in November and December, and they will match every penny donated! We hope you will consider giving a gift for our year-end Victory Matching Challenge. We have been doing this campaign for over 13 years and because of the impact it has made we have seen tens of thousands of lives changed. Every gift of love, every prayer, every word of support to a Christian student, faculty sponsor or youth worker means that another student will have the opportunity to hear the life-changing Gospel of Christ! Please prayerfully consider giving a gift for our year-end Victory Matching Challenge. Please read below to learn how you can help.
We hope you will join this Gospel movement to advance the Kingdom of God!
Matthew Wilson
Executive Director
First Priority Greater Birmingham
HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP
This ministry can never be what God truly wants it to be without consistent prayer. Please pray for our staff, volunteers, faculty sponsors, campus coaches, students and schools.
Share the vision and mission of First Priority within your circle of influence. Pray about who would be blessed and interested to know about and support the mighty work that God is doing on our school campuses.
Support First Priority financially and help ensure that every student in our area is reached with the love and message of Jesus Christ. The gifts you give in November and December will be instantly DOUBLED. Start giving today!
