FACTWeekly Update


Week of Sunday, February 1, 2026

"Life in Balance: Sitting Still or Stirring Soup"
Luke 10:38-42
Rev. Ferrell Towns

WELCOME! Our heartbeat is to Connect to Christ, Grow with Others, and Engage the World together as Family. We gather to be disciples totally committed to Christ, becoming like Him in supreme love for God, selfless love for others, and sacrificial love for the world as we go locally, regionally, and globally. We hope you participate today with an expectation to encounter the Lord and a desire to celebrate the wonder of Jesus. It’s all about Him!

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News & Information

FACT Giving

December 2025

Monthly Needed Income for General Fund = $36,514
Monthly Received for General Fund = $40,258 (10% over budget)

Monthly Needed Income for GCF = $8,432
Monthly Received for GCF = $7,220 (14% under budget)

January 25, 2026 (This only includes online gifts since there was no church on the 25th)

Received for the General Fund = $1,189
Received for the Great Commission Fund = $126

FACT Family News

There is a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday, January 30 starting at 4:00 pm through Sunday, February 1. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph.. The heavy snow will make many roads impassable and may produce isolated power outages due to the weight of the snow on tree limbs and power lines. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

All of this weather could affect our Sunday morning worship service. We will let you know about Sunday morning in each of the following 3 ways.

  1. An email to Facts You Can Use subscribers.

  2. An announcement on our website, factoccoa.com

  3. An announcement on our FB page.

If you have any questions, email office@firstalliancetoccoa.com.

Thank you for making a gospel impact throughout the world in 2025! Over the last year, the generosity, prayers, and commitment of the Alliance family have made an eternal difference throughout our neighborhoods and the nations, extending the love and peace of Jesus to lost, suffering, and marginalized people. Read Stories of Impact Across The Alliance

Have you ever wanted to delve deeper into why missions matter and what role you’re meant to play in the Great Commission? In just three minutes a day for four days, explore how the Alliance engages in missions, and how you can too. Click HERE to enroll in the C&MA Missions Mini Course.

Friends will meet on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Noon in the Fellowship Hall. All ladies are invited to this time of food, fellowship and community.

Mark your calendars now for our annual Family Festival of Nations beginning Sunday, February 22 through Sunday, March1, 2026.

  • Sunday, February 22: Opening Service & Prayer and Pie

  • Monday, February 23: Meal & Family Fun Night

  • Tuesday, February 24: Meal & Service

  • Wednesday, February 25: Meal & Service Focusing on Youth

  • Thursday, February 26: Meal & Service

  • Saturday, February 28: Men's Breakfast and Women's Brunch

  • Sunday, March 1: Closing Service followed by International Potluck Dinner

Details on our special project, schedule of activities, and speakers will be available soon. 

It is time to register for the Summer 2026 Missions Trip to Trujillo, Peru in July 2026 to serve with Inca Link Ministries. This trip is open to all youth, adults, and children (under the age of 12, must have a guardian on the trip with them). The exact dates have yet to be set but it will be in the second or third week of July. The total cost is expected to be around $2000 (includes everything), and there will be a $300 deposit due for adults by February 28th. Registration for adults must be completed by January 31st. Click here to apply for the trip. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Luke. 

Ladies, you are going to want to save the date for   this years AW Women's Getaway for fun, fellowship, worship, & great speakers. April 24-26, 2026 in the Embassy Suites, Greenville, SC. This is sponsored by the Alliance South Alliance Women. For more information, please contact Sharon Crosby.

First Alliance Church of Toccoa is forming a short-term missions trip to Envision Atlanta in April 2026. The dates are April 24-26 and the cost is $175. This cost would cover lodging and meals. If you would be interested in this ministry, please contact Jarvis Crosby.

Monthly Prayer Focus - Alliance Missions

Give thanks for the work of the U.S. Alliance all over the world.

  • Pray for our international workers and intercede on their behalf as they serve Christ in some of the least reached and often “Hard Places”.

  • Cry out to the Lord for the 4000+ unreached people groups that still do not understand who Jesus is.

  • Pray for new workers to go in the power of the Spirit to the more than 40% of the world’s people groups who have no indigenous community of believing Christians able to introduce their people to Jesus.

  • Pray for generous giving by the Alliance family so that more can hear, know, and be transformed by Jesus, and for Alliance leadership to steward and mobilize GCF resources well.

  • Pray for the light of Jesus to shine brightly in the darkest places of our world. Ask that every follower of Jesus in the Alliance be fully part of completing the Great Commission as we remember all of Jesus to all the world takes all of us.

  • Pray for our upcoming Family Festival of Nations and that our hearts will be ready to receive the call God will place on our hearts and lives.

Highlights

Office Hours
Tuesday - Friday
10am - 5pm

Sunday 2/1

Discipling Classes
9:00 am, FLC & WC

Coffee & Connection
10:00 am, FH

Worship Service
Communion
Kingdom Kids
Nursery & Toddlers
10:30 am
Sanctuary & livestream

Sunday Evening Gathering
6:00 pm, FH

Wednesday 2/4

Prayer
12:00 pm, Sanctuary

AWANA
6:30 pm, FH

Ladies Bible Study
6:30 pm, Library

Prayer Meeting
6:30 pm, FLC Room 212

Youth Group
6:30 pm, FLC

Saturday 2/7

Men’s Prayer Meeting
8:00 am, Library

Sunday 2/8

Discipling Classes
9:00 am, FLC & WC

Coffee & Connection
10:00 am, FH

Worship Service
Kingdom Kids
Nursery & Toddlers
10:30 am
Sanctuary & livestream

Sunday Evening Gathering
6:00 pm, FH

LOOKING AHEAD

2/16, Elder’s Meeting
2/17, Admin Board Meeting
2/20, Friends
2/22-3/1, Family Festival of Nations
4/24-4/26, AW Getaway
4/24-4/26, Short Term Missions Trip to Envision Atlanta
July, Inca Link Peru Trip