Great news… there’s still time to DOUBLE your investment to reach students with the Hope of Christ!
We are excited that once again this year, some donors have agreed to match every special gift we receive in November and December dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000! If you have already given a gift, thank you for your generosity. If you haven’t sent a gift yet, please let me take a moment to remind you that in these challenging economic times there’s no better way to continue your partnership with First Priority! Your year-end gift will have twice the impact in young lives during the 2015 Victory Matching Challenge.
We continue to be excited about the success we’ve had in this 25th year of First Priority’s ministry, and the opportunities that lie ahead for 2016. That’s why I’m asking for your support right now during this important challenge. I hope to hear from you soon! You are a vital part of so many lives through First Priority!
At the beginning of 2015, nearly 900 students, teachers, youth leaders and parents attended our 10th Annual Leadership Conference. Because of the demand from teachers and principals, we are planning to offer another Leader’s Summit in January 2016. FPKids is growing greatly! We now have over 40 elementary and intermediate schools with clubs and more than 7,000 students. We have new FPKids clubs starting every semester! This is the wave of the future for campus ministry. In September, more than 30,000 local students participated in See You at the Pole. Rallies planned by local churches across the area gave thousands of un-churched students an opportunity to hear the Gospel. This year, approximately 200 schools across the Greater-Birmingham area have active First Priority campus ministry groups. During the 2014-2015 school year, nearly 13,000 students attended First Priority every week and over 900 students made a decision for Christ! And, this doesn’t even begin to touch the great things your ministry through First Priority will do in 2016. For example, we are holding our 11th Annual day-long Leader’s Summit that will bring nearly 1,000 students from school systems all across Alabama. This seminar, held during school hours, has the enthusiastic support of Boards of Education from around the area!
None of this would be possible without your vital partnership! You are a partner in the lives of every student, parent, teacher and youth worker touched by First Priority ministries. We would like to invite you to continue your partnership and 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! Your gift of $25 will be immediately doubled to $50. Your $100 gift will be matched to make a $200 gift and $250 becomes $500. We hope you will prayerfully consider giving a gift for our year-end Victory Matching Challenge. We have been doing this campaign for over 14 years and because of the impact it has made we have seen tens of thousands of lives changed.
Please consider sending a generous gift by December 31! A gift in any amount will be instantly doubled for twice the joy, twice the hope and twice the love to a student who so desperately needs to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ! Please let me hear from you soon! May God bless you this holiday season!
Keeping Christ the First Priority,
Greg Davis
President