At Fairview, we are a missional people who have embraced these three words... Celebrate, Connect, and Care... with an enthusiasm that brings the words to life. Our Care happens over and over again when we reach out with the love of Christ and the Good News of salvation to the world.

A Faith Promise is exactly what is says-a promise made in faith between and individual and God. That promise is based on what the giver believes God wants him or her to give.

In this booklet, you will find just a few of the organizations and missionaries - both global and local - that your Faith Promise giving goes towards supporting throughout the year. In an uncertain economy, we understand that when you give, you look for reassurance that your giving is being used most effectively. Faith Promise is one of the most meaningful methods for supporting missions. Working together with other churches, we can achieve more. As we pool our resources with other churches, we can reach much further cooperatively than we ever could as individual donors.

We kicked off this year's Faith Promise on Sunday, February 7 with special guests, Dan and Michelle Lepley, who provide oversight for the building of our Child Development Center in the Dominican Republic.

Are you ready for the adventure? Are you ready to allow God to show how He can provide when we open our hearts and pocketbooks to do generous things for His Kingdom? Thank you in advance for having a heart that is turned towards God and hands that are turned out to others.

Check out this video to learn more about our Rancho Arriba project.

Partners For Families (PFF) is a non-profit Christian organization in Norristown, Pa, dedicated to community transformation through the development and strengthening of families by providing a network of community and faith-based supportive resources.

PFF believes that..."Meaningful collaborations can achieve what individual agencies cannot on their own. We can accomplish this by bridge-building to help unify the community's many churches, organizations, and county and municipal agencies around the common mission of serving Norristown families."

The Akimine Family

Partnership: "A relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, as for the achievement of a specified goal". PFF does this by... Serving through the strength of trusting relationships * Helping families by advocating and linking to existing community resources * Mobilizing resources through its network of local congregations and faith-based community partnerships * Serving as an initiator and catalyst for innovative partnerships * Partnering with those who care about the health and vitality of Norristown * Influencing public policy and economic development initiatives that are equitable and non-discriminatory * To transform the community; to change lives; to show that God is active * Bridging the cultural and language barriers by removing the obstacle to cooperation and effective communication between individuals, groups and service agencies.

Fairview Village Church is committed to supporting Partners for Families in many ways, and applauds the organization for its efforts to impact our community in meaningful ways. To learn more about Partners for Families and ways you might be able to get involved, please visit their website at www.partnersforfamilies.org.