Community Partner: Cherokee County Fellowship of Christian Athletes

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is an international organization, but each staff team is focused on a specific county, in this case Cherokee County. The current staff consists of 11 team members who seek to transform our community through serving coaches and athletes in our county.

FCA’s goal is to work “to coaches and through coaches and athletes” to help them grow in their relationship with God, which is accomplished by helping to provide character coaches for high school sports teams choosing to participate in the program. Character coaches often lead talks about topics such as integrity or leadership at team practices. On Friday mornings at CCSD high schools, the organization holds a “FCA huddle,” which is a student-led program that includes members or a guest speaker sharing stories from their experiences as students or athletes.

In Cherokee County, there is a focus to expand the high school program to provide similar outreach for community sports teams, which would include key values such as teamwork, leadership, and serving. This would enable character building of our children to begin earlier. The opportunity to impact the community encompasses athletes from 6 years old to the 88-year-old softball player who currently plays at Hobgood Park!

FCA seeks to help develop character and accountability through small groups called “huddles” for both coaches and athletes who meet for fellowship and to provide accountability to apply what is being learned. It is not what we learn that creates results, but what we do with what we learn. That’s how real change takes place!

Here are the Cherokee FCA staff members and the schools they are responsible for:

Connor Porter, Ambassador – Cherokee HS
Ginger Morgan, Ambassador – Creekview HS and Sequoyah HS
Scott Morgan, Area Rep – Creekview HS and Sequoyah HS
Steve Hyland, Area Director – Etowah HS
Audrey Brown, Ambassador – River Ridge HS
Aaron Keith, Ambassador – River Ridge HS
John Holloway, Ambassador – Woodstock HS
Leslie McMillan, Area Rep, Community Sports
Megan Morse, Social Media/Camp Director/Female Development
Katey Smith, Project Manager
Mark Weems, Director, Community Sports

FCA is experiencing tremendous growth in staff and in opportunities to serve coaches and athletes. Did you know that Cherokee County has approximately 260,000 residents and is projected to grow by 100,000 more residents over the next five years?

How can you get involved in FCA?
Here are three key opportunities:

• Pray for us!
• Give! Staff salaries and program funds are provided by generous donations that support individuals and programs for our county. For more information, please visit the website.
• Serve as a character coach for a school or team! Training and materials will be provided to help set you up for success.

 

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Friday, July 9, 7:00pm
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Cherokee FCA

P.O. Box 5208, Canton, GA 30114
678-617-5409
CherokeeFCA.org