What’s on at First Alliance Church Raleigh:
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NEW! Small Groups descriptions are on the Small Study Groups page. Click link for that page.
Sunday, July 5
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
6:00pm – 7:00pm Prayer in Education Building
Thursday, July 9
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, July 11
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Sunday, July 12
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
Wednesday, July 15
9:30am – 11:30am Card Games with Vicki
Thursday, July 16
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
Saturday, July 18
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
12:30pm Ice Cream Social
Sunday, July 19
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
Thursday, July 23
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
1:00pm – 3:00pm Card Games with Vicki
Saturday, July 25
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
1:00pm – 3:00pm Story Weavers Writers Club – open to all
Sunday, July 26
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
Thursday, July 30
8:30am – 11:30am The Bridge Café Open
9:30am-10:30am Community Breakfast
5:00pm – 7:00pm Christmas in July
Saturday, August 1
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
Sunday, August 2
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
6:00pm – 7:00pm Prayer in Education Building
Friday, August 14
6:30pm – 9:00pm Deliverance Training Zoom Workshop
Saturday, August 15
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
9:00am – 4:00pm Deliverance Training Zoom Workshop
Saturday, August 22
8:00am – 12:00pm Buffaloe Road Produce
1:00pm – 3:00pm Story Weavers Writers Club – open to all
Sunday, August 30
9:00am – 10:00am Prayer – in Education Building Library
10:00am – 10:30am Fellowship-Coffee available
10:30am – 11:30am Sunday Worship Service
12:00pm – 1:00pm Potluck lunch
Community Breakfast
Come join us every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. for a homecooked breakfast for $4 (suggested donation) and a chance to meet new friends in your neighborhood. This is an informal gathering led by Pastor Dan — with an opportunity to share prayer requests. Hope to see you there this week!
Buffaloe Road Produce every Saturday at 8:00 am
Buffaloe Road Produce started up again on Saturday, May 30th. We’re offering fresh produce from the Farmer’s Market at bargain prices from 8:00 a.m. – Noon. It’s a great way to meet others in your neighborhood. Find us outside First Alliance Church and come say hello!
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Ice Cream Social at The Bridge Café – Saturday, July 18th
Join us for the hottest event of the summer – the FAC ICE CREAM SOCIAL (which also offers other food groups like hotdogs, salads and chips!) on Saturday, July 18th at 12:30 pm in the Bridge Café. Celebrate summer in our airconditioned café and enjoy delicious ice cream with toppings as well as the aforementioned lunch items.
If you can bring a salad, please sign up on the sheet in the entryway. All are welcome. $4 suggested donation but not required!
The Bridge Cafe is located at the entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Rd, Raleigh, NC .
Christmas in July – Thursday, July 30th
Alliance Women present “Christmas in July” on Thursday July 30th from 5-7 pm at First Alliance Church. Come for an evening of fun, food, and fellowship with holiday food, door prize, a guest visitor, musical and literary selections, and card signing for International Workers. You are encouraged to bring friends! Look for the sign-up sheet in the foyer. $3 donation requested but not required. For details see Carolann Stone 847-644-4864.
Deliverance Training Workshop – Livestream – August 14 – 15
Dr Rob Reimer will be offering his next livestream training on Deliverance on Friday August 14 & Saturday August 15. (Friday 6:30pm to 9:30pm & Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm). This livestream workshop is designed for Christian leaders who are currently serving in this capacity who want to further their knowledge and experience, or those desiring to learn and serve in this vital ministry.
This event will be held both LIVE IN PERSON and LIVESTREAM. The live event will be held at Grace CMA in Middleburgh Heights, OH. Please be certain you are purchasing the correct ticket- either live or livestream.
Here’s the link to register yourself:
https://renewalinternational.org/events-1/2026augdtw
Tickets are $95 and if that day you can’t watch it live, you can use a link to watch (or review) for 3 weeks after the event. (The next training workshop will not be available until January.)
For more information about the workshop or this ministry, contact Marty Poehler at 919-606-2169.
Card Games at the Bridge Café – Wednesday July 15 and Thursday July 23
Do you enjoy playing card games? Our card playing hostess Vicki Strayer is back at the Bridge Café — and will meet on the third Wednesday and the fourth Thursday of the month. (For July this is Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 23rd )
Come learn a new card game or share a favorite!
All are welcome to join friends or meet new ones at this card playing event. For more information contact Vicki Strayer at 919-523-6218 or email [email protected]
The Bridge Cafe is located at the entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Rd, Raleigh, NC .
Library in the Education Building at First Alliance Church
Did you know that First Alliance has a library in the Education Building brimming with Christian books, audio tapes and DVD’s for you and your family? Anyone is free to borrow or keep any of the materials they find useful there. And if you would like to donate Christian books or DVD’s there is a Donation Box in the library.
Live Oaks Group – next meeting in September
Our Live Oaks social group (for those 55+ young at heart members) is taking a break for the summer. But new events are coming for Fall including a potluck dinner with retiring missionaries from Indonesia, JP & Judy Schultz on Thursday September 10th at 6:15 pm. In October a tour of Hope Reins will allow us to see the wonderful work this Christian charity does pairing challenged kids with rescue horses and a trained Christian mentor (date to be announced). On Thursday November 5th at 7:00 pm, while we enjoy some delicious desserts! – we’ll hear from a security expert on how to prevent scamming.
The September potluck and November desserts talk will be held at North Ridge Church, 7601 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh 27615.
If you have ideas for Live Oaks events or want to get more involved, our FAC representatives are Vicki Strayer, and Ron & Georgia Butts.
The Story Weavers Writers Club – Saturday Afternoons in the Bridge Café
Do you enjoy writing and being with other writers? Then consider joining the Story Weavers Writers Club! We meet on Saturdays once a month from 1:00-3:00 pm in the Bridge Café area of First Alliance Church. This informal gathering is a chance to share poems, short stories, memoirs or dramatic productions that we have written — and encourage each other to write. You are welcome even if you can’t come every week. We always have coffee available and you can bring a snack to share if you wish. For more information contact Lillian Ferrarini at 919-744-5201 or Virginia Espina-Laboy at 786-417-5565.
Ladies Prayer Partner Co-Op
First Alliance Women! Come join us in the “If Only” Women’s Prayer Partnership. For all women who have, at one time , said: “If only I had someone to talk to or pray with.” Now is your chance! We are starting up women’s prayer partners again and would love to see the bulk of our FAC women join.
Please sign up on the sheet in the foyer. You will be paired with another woman who you will touch base with weekly (text, email, phone call) — and hopefully meet with in person for a short visit monthly. See Carolann for details – 847 644 4864
The Bridge Café Coffee Shop
The Bridge Café at First Alliance Church is usually open Thursdays from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. including the weekly Community Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. (All welcome! Homecooked meal for $4 and meet new friends!) Other days the Café and First Alliance are open for special events.
Food Pantry open for donations
First Alliance sponsors a free Food Pantry for our community, offering non-perishable food and small toiletries to our neighbors in need. We rely completely on local donations so if you would like to donate some of these items please bring them to the donation box in the entry to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh.
Food Pantry at First Alliance Church
Did you know about the Community Food Pantry at 4400 Buffaloe Road? (in parking lot of First Alliance Church). It was started by neighborhood residents Allison & Brandon DeLucca with the help of Dan Rothra, Kent Hoffman and Nora Hoffman (all in the photo) as a service to our neighborhood.
The Pantry is open 24/7 with the motto “Take What You Need – Leave What You Can.” It operates solely on the generosity of the Buffaloe Road community and First Alliance Church.
If you wish to donate non-perishable food or small toiletry items, you can leave them inside the pantry cupboard – or deliver to the Bridge Cafe (entrance to First Alliance Church) Thursday (8:30 – 11:30 a.m.) or Sunday (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)