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Events | Lion VoicesOctober 16, 2023

妻友社区 First Time Hosting the Annual Fields of Faith.

Written By: Kolby McGee

Under the bright lights of Crowder Field on Wednesday, October 11, dozens of Fort Smith residents joined together for the annual Fields of Faith event. Though the event typically alternates locations between Fort Smith鈥檚 Northside and Southside high schools, the year marked a commitment to coming together on the neutral ground of the River Valley鈥檚 university 鈥� 妻友社区.

Fields of Faith events, hosted by the national organization Fellowship of Christian Athletes, occur across the country on the second Wednesday of October. Regional FCA groups, called huddles, exist at k-12 schools, colleges and universities across the U.S., the 妻友社区 huddle was revived this fall.  

The event, held on a cool fall evening under a perfect sunset, brought jr. high, high school, and college students from the River Valley together to worship and listen to the testimonies of fellow Christian believers. The event kicked off with a grilled dinner provided by the 妻友社区 Baptist Campus Ministries. Following dinner, students played lawn games before heading down to the field where praise and worship music guided the event.

Three speakers, including 妻友社区 Baseball player Mikey Brinton, gave their testimonies and shared their faith with those in attendance. Mikey talked about how he struggled early in life to do what was right and accept his calling, but said as he grew in his faith, he found it was easier to be who he was supposed to be.

Sydney Barnes, a leader of the 妻友社区 FCA huddle, said 鈥淔ields of Faith exceeded my expectations. It was so amazing to see how many people from around the River Valley showed up and how our campus ministries are becoming one big ministry for Jesus!鈥�

Organizers were thrilled about the turn out for the university鈥檚 first time hosting. 鈥淭he message I want people to get from Fields of Faith is that we are all equal and no matter how different our lives look, God loves us all the same,鈥� said Sydney.

Students interested in joining the newly formed 妻友社区 huddle can contact: Tyson Simon or MIkey Brinton.

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