Mission: Inspire compassionate service to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our community through cooperative, healthy partnerships.
Vision: Build a stronger community in Forney through charitable acts of kindness.
All funds received by Forney Community Ministries go directly to their designated purpose.
FCM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so all donations are fully tax deductible.
Sharing the Love Foundation
- Founding partner and 501(c)(3)
- Manages marketing and volunteer activities
- Two members on the FCM Board of Directors (Marian Stewart and Amanda Lewis)
First Presbyterian Church
- Founding partner and 501(c)(3)
- Provides financial support
- Manages the uniform exchange ministry…currently at its church facilities
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (David Ivie)
Hunger Relief Ministries
- Founding Partner and 501(c)(3)
- Provides financial support
- Providing alternative and cooperative sources of food to better meet the needs in our community.
- Purchasing property to develop "transitional housing" and/or a community activity center
- Provides volunteer twin engine airplane transport out of Mesquite Metro Airport
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Michael Lewis)
Forney ISD
- Works interactively with FCM to directly meet the needs of FISD families
- Shares activities with FCM
- Directs donors to FCM for community aid donations
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Dana Curry)
First United Methodist Church
- Partner and 501(c)(3)
- Manages the Shots Ministry and others to come
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Sarah Oleksy)
Forney Lions Club
- Partner and 501(c)(3)
- Several community-wide projects
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Mary Baker)
Community Life (C-Life) Church
- Partner and 501(c)(3)
- A driving force with their RE:BUILD team
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Cheri Akers)
RelyOn Credit Union
- Community business partner
- Provides financial support and financial training
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Sarah Spooner)
Water of Life Lutheran Church
- Partner and 501(c)(3)
- Backpacks and food drive participation
- One member on the FCM Board of Directors (Vivian Themer)
Board of Directors
The current officers and directors, and their corresponding representative organizations are:
Michael Lewis - President (Managing Director of Hunger Relief Ministries)
Amanda Lewis - Treasurer (Treasurer of Sharing the Love Foundation)
David Ivie - Secretary (Pastor of First Presbyterian Church)
Marian Stewart - Projects Coordinator (Executive Director of Sharing the Love Foundation)
Dana Curry - (Community Partnerships Coordinator for Forney ISD)
Mary Baker - (Forney Lion's Club)
Austin Wilson - (Communications Manager for Connect Church)
Cheri Akers - (Community Life Church (C-Life))
Sarah Oleksy - (First United Methodist Church of Forney)
Sarah Spooner - (RelyOn Credit Union)
The 2018 founding Board of Directors (from left):
* Warren Ketteman of First Presbyterian Church (since moved away to Waxahachie, TX);
* Amanda Lewis - Treasurer of Sharing the Love Foundation and now Mayor of Forney;
* Marian Stewart - CEO of Sharing the Love Foundation;
* Michael Lewis (in back) - Managing Director, Pilot and Minister for Hunger Relief Ministries;
* David Ivie - Pastor of First Presbyterian Church