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FCA WY is excited to officially introduce Karsten Sween as the new Eastern Director for FCA Wyoming.

Meet Eastern Director Karsten Sween

by FCA Wyoming

Welcome to our Blog! Please feel free to read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We hope that the stories and updates here give insight into what God is doing in our square state. We want to engage, equip, and empower our WY athletes and coaches, along with our amazing FCA community of volunteers and supporters.

That’s why…

We would like to share with you in this post about what is happening for FCA one the eastern side of Wyoming...

"I was so excited to get the call from Kartsen expressing interest in returning back to Wyoming to serve on our FCA staff. Wow, a former UW Cowboy who served FCA here in Wyoming right out of college and then gain several years experience in leading and developing staff - what a blessing. With the rapid expansion of staff in Wyoming, having Karsten back will make a huge difference in our ability to train and encourage staff around the state to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church."

- Jim Hamilton, State Director

Keep reading to know more about Karsten's call to serve FCA Wyoming and the Eastern side.

eastern wyoming - Karsten Sween

Albany County/Snowy Range - Aaron Frude

Central Wyoming - Randy Larson

Powder River Basin - Cameron Groteluschen

Laramie County/Cheyenne - Kevin Cates

Medicine Bow

Thunder Basin

University of Wyoming - Aaron Frude

IMPACT ON THE CALL TO SERVE

From Karsten Sween:

"I have played sports since I could walk. I've been throwing balls around the house before I could walk. Just ask my mom Terrie Sween. Anyways, I LOVE sports, still do. My life was turned around by my wife in high school. She brought me back to Jesus. I LOVE Jesus more than sports. He is everything to me. But in FCA, I get to pursue both. I can share Jesus with the people I've known since I was little. I know sports and how to engage with them.

Now, through FCA, I get to engage them with the Gospel.

My first camp was in 2011. I had worked for FCA for about 9 months. Still a rookie! But that first camp i was a huddle leader. I had about 10 boys from high schools all across Wyoming. It was like nothing I'd experienced in ministry before...From waking them up in the dorms, to sports sessions, meals, evening worship, small group time..

It truly felt like what Jesus had with the disciples. He was with them sun up to sun down for 3 years. God showed me the power of quality time and a high quantity of time."

WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW

From Karsten Sween:

"What is your personal mission and vision for sports ministry (FCA) in your area - the needs you see and want to meet? For me this is simple. I want our staff funded and fruitful. To have everything they need to accopmlish our FCA mission- to lead every coach and athelte into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. I want the same for our volunteers, for their programs, and their events. I want a fruitful ministry blessed by God.

Here are some essentials I will be focusing on:

To spend time with my staff to better understand their ministry, their area, and their personal journey.

To align our ministry teams, programs, and events under our mission and our methods of ministry.

To find greater access to coaches and athletes and execute our mission."

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Fishing in Fellowship: Update on FCA Sheridan

By FCA WY Media • September 1, 2020

Did you know we fish to fellowship off the fields? Read about what's going on in with FCA Powder River and FCA Sheridan.

WHAT TO PRAY FOR AND HOW TO HELP

From Karsten Sween:

"For me, pray for me to be a great Dad. I have 4 little ones running around my house. It is not easy to model Christ well day in and day out. Pray for me to do that. For FCA pray for fruitfulness, blessing, and an increase in ministry access. We lost a lot of that last year due to Covid and some other complications. We need more access to our coaches and athletes.

[For FCA] Prayers for East, we are trying to launch athlete ministry back there. We started a new coaches study last Tuesday for East coaches. It was a discovery Bible study. Hoping for team huddles."

If you are interested in becoming one of Karsten's financial teammates, please feel free to donate on our website at anytime.

Karsten Sween - Eastern Director

Home Team Budget Needs:

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