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FCA Reports Record-Breaking Year of Faith Impact

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) announced remarkable growth in its outreach efforts for 2024, with over 53,000 individuals making faith commitments through its various programs, highlighting the organization’s expanding influence in ...

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Six are inducted into the 2024 FCA Hall of Champions

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Six notable partners and supporters have been inducted into the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA) 2024 Hall of Champions. The move is in recognition of their extraordinary commitment to the organization’s goal ...

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FCA camps connect coaches with families as well as Christ this summer

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For many student-athletes, summer means attending Fellowship of Christian Athletes camps. This significant experience will become a gamechanger, both athletically and spiritually, according to the Kansas City-based ministry In addition to the ...

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FCA launched “24 Hours of Unbroken Prayer” today

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes today kicked off 24 hours of unbroken global prayer. The effort runs Friday, Feb. 16 through Saturday. “Prayer is a foundational component of a Christian’s spiritual walk, ...

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FCA launches 5-week devotional on unity featuring Dr. King

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes has released a five-week devotional series celebrating the beauty of different races and cultures that make up the unity of the Body of Christ. The project comes as the nation ...

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FCA celebrates banner year for leading athletes to Christ

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More than 51,000 student athletes, coaches and volunteers made decisions for Christ through the ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in fiscal year 2023. “The best gift we can give and ...

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Football player criticized for supporting FCA during NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats game

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Football players throughout the NFL on Sunday participated in My Cause, My Cleats, in which they promoted their favorite charities on their game cleats. More than 900 players wore special cleats, which ...

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“Hey Paula”: Ray Hildebrand, influential Christian musician from Kansas, dies at age 82

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Ray Hildebrand, an Overland Park resident and pioneer of contemporary Christian music, died on Friday. The 82-year-old moved to the Kansas City area to work for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and ...

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FCA expects to set new record with 100,000 camp attendees this year

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Not all of the news coming out of U.S. schools is negative. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes believes it can set a new record for attendees of its camps in 2023, with ...

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FCA announces seven new board members

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, based in Kansas City, has announced seven new members of their Board of Trustees. “We are so blessed by our newest members of our Board of Trustees,” ...

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Court will review FCA staying in California school district

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The full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will review a decision to require the San Jose, Calif., school district to recognize the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The district objects to ...

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Ukrainian FCA staff stranded in Kansas City to head home

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As Russia ramps up its relentless bombing of Ukrainian cities and towns, 30 Ukrainians who have been stranded in Kansas City for 10 months are going home. They were in the United ...

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FCA’s Oct. 12 Fields of Faith unites students

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Fields of Faith, an annual event sponsored by the Kansas City-based Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will be held on October 12. The event is led by students. Peers invite their own classmates ...

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FCA supports Ukrainian members stranded in Kansas City after war broke out

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Thirty Ukrainian members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes are stranded in Kansas City after their country was invaded while they attended an FCA conference in San Antonio last month. The organization ...

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FCA welcomes first board member from Africa

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Fellowship of Christian athletes has added its first board member from the continent of Africa. Patrick Oduro is currently board chair for Sports 4 Life Ministries in Ghana. He has seen and ...

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes distributed 200,000 Bibles in 2021

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is based in Kansas City, handed out more than 200,000 Bibles in 2021. “I believe one of the reasons God continues to bless the Fellowship of ...

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Biden administration overrides vaccine advisory panel

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President Joe Biden’s political appointment heading the CDC has overridden its vaccine advisory panel on who should receive the booster shot.  Early Friday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said people as young ...

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FCA’s inspiring Fields of Faith to take place on October 13

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As millions of American schoolchildren settle back into their classrooms and their athletic programs this month, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has announced that its key peer-to-peer autumn event, Fields of Faith, ...

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Thousands of coaches and athletes return to FCA Summer camps

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Tens of thousands of student-athletes will gather again after a year of pandemic lockdowns hampered a spiritual tradition.  They’ll attend Fellowship of Christian Athletes  Camps across the nation and the world this ...

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FCA announces ‘Pursue’ is 2021 ministry theme

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes is urging athletes to move from state of uncertainty to a position of confidence as they move into the new year. “It is important that we continue exercising ...

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My ‘Aha Moment’ – Matt Forte

Let me tell you about the “Aha Moment” for me, Matt Forte. When I was 5 years old, my family moved to a new town in Louisiana, where my dad discovered he ...

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Montana high school bans FCA, faces lawsuit

The fallout continues after a Montana high school last month banned Fellowship of Christian Athletes with a religious liberty group now stepping in to defend FCA. Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter ...

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New Chick-fil-A donation policy draws skepticism from left, anger from right

The decision by Chick-fil-A earlier this week to discontinue any donation to organizations such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army is being met with skepticism by liberal groups ...

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FCA leaders say commitment to Bible remains its focus as ministry celebrates 65th anniversary

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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), which is based in Kansas City, is celebrating its 65th anniversary this month. Shane Williamson, the ministry’s president and CEO, reflected on the milestone. “One of the ...

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‘We may never know full impact,’ says FCA president as ministry celebrates 65 years

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Having served millions of student athletes over the years, FCA is this week celebrating 65 years of ministry. It all began when a young basketball coach wondered why athletes endorsed products like ...

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