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Thank YOU for making a difference in 2022!

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Thank You and Happy New Year!

We pray you and your family have had a spectacular start to the New Year! It is incredibly important to us at First Priority to take a few moments to thank you for your involvement and share with you some highlights of everything God did through the ministry during 2022! Your generosity and faithful prayer support have truly helped make a difference in the lives of children and teens, and we are extremely grateful. God is on the move in and through this generation of students, and they are ready to change the world for His glory!

Your Impact In 2022

$116,000

We set a $100,000 goal for our year-end Victory Matching Challenge campaign. You helped us EXCEED that goal!  Because of your generosity, over $116,000 was raised!

781

781 salvation decisions were reported from our campus clubs across the Greater Birmingham area. Praise God!

6,000

6,000 students, on average, are attending First Priority and Priority Kids clubs.

115

115 active First Priority and Priority Kids clubs meet regularly.

481

481 student leaders have been trained.

You’re Helping Us Change Lives

Because of your prayer and support:

  • We hosted Leader’s Summits in January and September with hundreds of students in attendance and over 35 student leadership teams trained!
  • During Teacher Appreciation Week, we were able to deliver “Thank you” gifts to every faculty sponsor as well as dozens of goody baskets to school administrative staff across the city.
  • We hosted approximately 70 church leaders from around the area at a City-wide Luncheon where the First Priority model was presented.
  • We were able to participate in various community, missions, and youth events to raise awareness of First Priority.
  • Back-to-school prayer events were a huge success and prepared the way for a successful start to the school year.
  • Student leaders from two campuses were able to give doughnuts, along with invitations to attend their FP club, to every single student in their schools as a reward for winning club attendance challenges throughout the year.
  • “See You at the Pole” campus prayer meetings across the area showed tremendous turnout with thousands of students coming together to pray for their campuses.
  • We finished the year with 115 clubs and more are being added regularly!
  • Healthy things grow. Just as the ministry awareness and reach has grown, our staff has also grown! We hired Jody Trautwein as an Area Coordinator in February 2022. His wife, Sunny, was hired at the start of this year as our Communications and Event Coordinator. Casey Crumpton, who previously served as a teacher sponsor at Shelby County High School, was hired this month as a Network Representative. A new intern from Samford University also started this week!
  • We’re bringing back our banquet! On March 16, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., First Priority and Priority Kids will be hosting a Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction. We are thrilled to have President of the National Christian Foundation – Alabama and Former CEO of Express Oil Change Ricky Brooks as our keynote speaker. The evening will also include a time of student-led worship and a live campus club demonstration. Stay tuned as more details will be released soon!

 

When writing over 100 personal thank you cards a few weeks ago (pictured), we were simply overwhelmed with the goodness of God and gratitude for His generous love. The words from the first chapter of Philippians continually ring in our hearts: “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.” – Philippians 1:3-5

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Priority Kid’s Shepherd Is Searching For Jesus

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Dear Partner,

I’d love to share the sweetest story with you that I received from a mom of one of our Priority Kids. She recently shared a photo with me of her daughter Alexandria’s shepherd, Peter, who is on search to find Jesus. She said Peter begins a new journey every Christmas season to find Jesus. Each night he looks in a different place around the house and Alexandria has to find him the next morning. His search ends on Christmas day as he finds his way to the manger. This mom said it’s been an excellent and fun way to teach her kids about the true meaning of Christmas. One morning, Alexandria found Peter in her First Priority bag. She was filled with excitement as she said, “Peter must have been looking for Jesus in my First Priority bag because First Priority is where you learn about Jesus!” Wow, God is so good! He is working in our kids’ lives and they are learning so much about His Son.

Will you help more students find Jesus this Christmas season? From now until the end of the year, your gift will be DOUBLED for TWICE the impact! Kids are searching, will you help them find The Answer? Thank you for helping us reach students with the Hope of Christ this Christmas!

Blessings,

Debi DeBoer
Ministry Director

Priority Kids Starts Next Week – Have You Registered Your Kid?

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Priority Kids clubs start back next Tuesday, September 6! Have you registered your kid yet? If not, be sure to register online here so that he/she will be ready to attend club meetings beginning next week.

Exciting additions are coming to our Priority Kids curriculum this fall including an awesome home discipleship opportunity. Be on the lookout for monthly encouraging emails from us that will include a family devotion as well as updates regarding Priority Kids. Also, your child can purchase a Priority Kids T-shirt, wristbands and stickers at his/her club this year! T-shirts are $10 each, stickers are 3 for $1 and wristbands are 2 for $1. Orders will be taken during club time.

As always, Priority Kids clubs are free for your child to attend! However, we still urgently need new parent partners to invest in our Priority Kids ministry through prayer and giving. For $30 a month or $360 a year, 36 students will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ in your community. Does your child’s best friend know Christ? A young boy recently told his mom the only reason he wants to attend school is to go to Priority Kids. We love having your child participate in Priority Kids/First Priority each week! A contribution in any amount will support Priority Kids at your child’s school. Please click here to become a parent partner. Thank you for your prayers and support.

We’re looking forward to another incredible year of Priority Kids! Be sure to sign up your kid before next week!

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Priority Kids School Announcement Inside

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“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3-5

We are looking forward to our Priority Kids clubs starting back up on campus this fall and we’re excited about your kid participating! Clubs will begin meeting on September 6. Please go ahead and register your kid online here so that he/she will be ready to attend club meetings in person on campus when the club starts meeting again.

As always, Priority Kids clubs are free for your child to attend! However, we still urgently need new parent partners to invest in our Priority Kids ministry through prayer and giving. For $30 a month or $360 a year, 36 students will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ in your community. Does your child’s best friend know Christ? A young boy recently told his mom the only reason he wants to attend school is to go to Priority Kids. We love having your child participate in Priority Kids/First Priority each week! A contribution in any amount will support Priority Kids at your child’s school. Please click here to become a parent partner. Thank you for your prayers and support.

Exciting additions are coming to our Priority Kids curriculum this fall including an awesome home discipleship opportunity. Be on the lookout for monthly encouraging emails from us that will include a family devotion as well as updates regarding Priority Kids. Lastly, your child can purchase a Priority Kids T-shirt at his/her club for $10 each. Orders will be taken during club time.

We’re looking forward to another incredible year of Priority Kids! Be sure to sign up your kid today!

Sign Up Your Kid Today

Priority Kids Testimony by Brandy

Take just a moment to check out this video of Brandy’s testimony of how she became involved with Priority Kids. We hope it encourages and inspires you. We are always in need of Campus Leaders. Please let us know if you want to get involved at your child’s school.

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We still need 90 partners to help reach kids with the Gospel!

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You can impact a student's life

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We urgently need new parent partners to invest in our Priority Kids ministry through prayer and giving. We have 10 new partners and we still need 90 more. For $30 a month or $360 a year, 36 students will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ in your community. Does your child’s best friend know Christ? A young boy recently told his mom the only reason he wants to attend school is to go to Priority Kids. We love having your child participate in Priority Kids/First Priority each week! Thank you for your prayers and support. Exciting additions are coming to our Priority Kids curriculum this fall including an awesome home discipleship opportunity.

Did you know there are 163,814 students in 270 schools across Greater Birmingham? We want to reach Every Last One! Will you partner with us and help change a student’s life today?

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Will you help us reach the kids in your child’s school with the Gospel?

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You can impact a student's life

Click the video to learn how you can impact a student’s life today!

We love having your child participate in Priority Kids/First Priority each week! Thank you for your prayers and support. For the past 32 years, First Priority has been about investing in the community and mobilizing students to share the Hope of Christ on their school campus. Did you know there are 163,814 students in 270 schools across Greater Birmingham? We want to reach Every Last One! Will you help us? We need 100 new parent partners to invest in this ministry through prayer and giving. For $30 a month or $360 a year, 36 students will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Christ in your community. Does your child’s best friend know Christ? A young boy recently told his mom the only reason he wants to attend school is to go to Priority Kids.

So many incredible things happened this school year! But this is just the beginning. There’s more work to be done for the Kingdom! We need your help and there is no better time than now to join this movement and help change a student’s life today! Will you partner with us?

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