1 SAMUEL: FROM ANARCHY TO MONARCHY
Longing for a King
1 Samuel 8
Pastor Stephen Moore

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Next week's passage: 1 Samuel 9-10

View all upcoming connection opportunities at www.efreechurch.org/events.

FREE CHURCH COMMUNITIES, Sundays at 10:30 AM for all adults and kids! These multigenerational groups are a place to gather, grow, and to love others as we love Jesus. Visit us online or at the Welcome Center for more info.

OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH! Notes of
thanks, prayer, and encouragement can be left at the front
office or through our new Give In Kind page. Thanks for helping us honor our faithful pastoral staff.

WEEKLY PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES

• Sunday Mornings before Service, 8:45 AM in the Prayer Room
• Monday Mornings, 7:30 AM,  714 Whipple Ave.
• Monday Mornings, Ladies Prayer Group, 11:30 AM, Room 101

MISSION SPOTLIGHT
HOPE HOUSE GALA FUNDRAISER, Friday, November 7, 6:00-9:00 PM. Learn more about what Hope House is doing—and how you can partner— in empowering teen moms and impacting future generations! Click here for tickets & more info!

BRIDGE TO MISSIONS SUNDAY, Sunday is coming up on Sunday, November 16, and is an opportunity to learn more about God’s heart for the nations, and our role in that as a church family and body of believers. Adult and Teen Communities will meet in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM to hear from the Missions Board. Children’s Communities will meet individually like normal.

STUDENT & CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
AWANA, Wednesdays, 5:40-7:15 PM. Children 3 yrs. old through 5th grade are invited to join us for fun and fellowship as we hide God’s word in our hearts! Registration and more information available online.

SUMMIT YOUTH GROUP, Wednesdays for 6th-12th grade students: Middle School:6:00-7:15 PM; High School:7:00-8:30 PM. Visit lobby or web (www.efreechurch.org/youth) for more info.

If you would like to share a prayer request with the prayer team, please fill out a prayer card in the lobby or click here.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY: Dawn Claflin, Kendra Brady, and others battling longterm illnesses & medical ailments

MISSIONS: Hope House, fundraiser coming up on November 7

LOCAL CHURCHES & MINISTRIES:

• Grandview Christian Church, Cañon City, CO
• Crown Hill Church, Lakewood, CO

OUR COMMUNITY: Correctional Staff
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Congratulations to Ethan & Emmie Freshwater on the birth of their daughter, Sophia Jo!
If you’d like to bring them a meal, or others in our church family who are recovering medically, please sign up online through Give In Kind or contact the church office.

Giving options here at the Free Church include online giving via the website or church app, offering boxes on the bulletin tables, or through your bank’s Bill-Pay.

We are grateful for the Lord’s faithfulness in your generous giving. Year to date, our giving is up $74,223 from the previous year. For expense information, view the September Dashboard on the church website www.efreechurch.org/dashboard.

2nd Quarter Giving (Cash/Check/Online)
General Fund Contributions October 2025

Week 1: $40,500.06
Week 2: $20,942.84
Week 3: $  8,298.05
Total:     $69,740.95

The 2025-2026 congregation approved spending plan requires $72,050 monthly income.

"Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” – 1 Timothy 6:18-19

Stephen Moore, Senior Pastor |
Anette Versaw, Church Administrator, aversaw@efreechurch.org

Aaron Leggett, Pastor of Gathered Worship, aaronL@efreechurch.org
On sabbatical until 11/18

Daniel Van Camp, Pastor of Student Ministries, danielv@efreechurch.org

Sarah Koch, Director of Children’s Ministries, sarahk@efreechurch.org

Church Elders, leadership@efreechurch.org