SIFCA - Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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Registration for SIFCA Power Camps Now Open!
Our Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes Power Camps have become a summer tradition, and this year we're please to build on years of summer programming with five Power Camps for middle school students. In addition to our continuing camps in Carbondale, Massac County, Perry County and Union County, we're adding a new camp this year--the Southeastern Illinois Power Camp.

Click here for more information on Power Camps or to register online!

Support Southern Illinois FCA Online!
The ministry of the Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes is made possible by hundreds of individuals, companies, churches and organizations who generously give to the organization. Online giving to SIFCA is simple safe and secure. Just follow this link to make your gift.

New Book of Reflections on Life in Sport!
Order or Download Yours Today!
Area FCA Representative Roger Lipe's latest devotional for athletes and people of sport, "Free to Compete" is now available in both hardcopy and in digital format from Amazon.com. For more information on the hard copy edition, visit Cross Training Publishing. The Kindle edition is available here.

New Daily Devotions application available!
A new smart phone and tablet application putting Roger Lipe's daily devotions for people of sport, discussion guides and more is now available for iPhones, iPads and Droid-based devices. To get the app, point your mobile device’s browser at this address: http://sportdevos.touchstoneapps.com/app/#page-home

Get Involved in FCA
Looking for an opportuinty to make a difference? FCA is always looking for individuals, churches and businesses to volunteer or assist by sponsoring events and working with camps. There are opportunities for everyone. Read more...

Coach Jerry Kill to headline Carbondale FCA Home Team Banquet
The 2014 Carbondale FCA Home Team Banquet will feature current University of Minnesota and former Southern Illinois University Head Football Coach Jerry Kill, as well as area coaches, student-athletes and FCA staff and volunteers. The Banquet will be held Tuesday, April 15 at the ballrooms of the SIU Student Center.

Kill, a member of the SIU Athletics Hall of Fame, was named head coach of the Golden Gophers in December 2010, following two seasons at Northern Illinois. He was head coach at Southern Illinois from 2001 to 2007, and is considered one of the all-time great coaches in Saluki Football History.

At the banquet, guests have the opportunity to pledge financial support to the Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes, with those individuals pledging $25 per month or more being recognized as Home Team members.

For information about the event or to reserve tickets or a table, click here.

Sponsors and Donors

The activities of the Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes would not be possible without the generous support of volunteers, sponsors and donors. To contribute to SIFCA, click here. We appreciate all of our supporters, some of which we recognize here:

Tom Landry Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Baker, Carterville < br> Mr. and Mrs. Todd Goodman, Marion
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie McBride, Carbondale
Dr. and Mrs. Elliott O. Partridge<

Gold Medal Sponsor
Anna-Jonesboro FCA
Cook Sales Inc., Cobden
Coach and Mrs. Jerry Kill, Minnesota
Orthopaedic Institute of Southern Illinois,
Herrin
Rend Lake College, Ina

Silver Medal Sponsors
Mr. Gene Alexander, Benton
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fritzler, Arkansas
Harris Family Christian Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Johnson, Makanda
Lipps Construction Company, Mt. Vernon
Shores Builders Inc., Centralia
Forrest and June Sprehe Family Foundation,
   Carbondale
Coach and Mrs. Scott tickner, Mt. Vernon
Vogler Motor Company (Tim Hirsch and
   Kern Weshinskey)
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Warren/St. Mary's Good
   Samaritan Health Center, Mt. Vernon

Bronze Medal Sponsors
Mr.and Mrs. George Beck, Mt. Vernon
Calumet Street Christian Church, Centralia
Christian Life Center, Herrin
Community of Faith Church, Marion
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ferrari, Tennessee
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Golz, Carbondale
Mr. and Mrs. David Gould, Anna
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Jenkins, Mt. Vernon
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Klein, Mt. Vernon
Lakeland Baptist Church, Carbondale
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Lee, Mt. Vernon
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lipe, Carbondale
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lipe, Carbondale
Martin and Bayley Inc., Carmi
Mr. and Mrs. Williams McElroy, Michigan
OnCall Communications, Marion
Southern Illinois Healthcare, Carbondael
Southern Illinois Sports Connection, Sesser
Sterling Mattress Factory, Energy
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Thorne, Goreville
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Thorne, Makanda
Whitting Baptist Church, Whittington
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Wilkins, Cobden

For more on supporting SIFCA, click here.
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Welcome to SIFCA.org

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an interdenominational Christian Organization "presenting to athletes and coaches, and all whom they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church."

For many of those years, FCA in Southern Illinois has worked to advance Jesus' Kingdom through sport. Our focus always has been on four primary areas of ministry: Coaches, Campus, Camps and Community.

Through working with coaches, teams, players, athletes, small groups called huddles, churches and community volunteers, the Southern Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes is having a tremendous positive impact in our region.

Today, we encompass 26 counties, more than 60 huddles in middle schools, junior highs and high schools. We work with students from Rend Lake College and are actively involved in athletics and outreach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Hundreds of sponsors and volunteers are at the heart of everything we do.