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Current Church Rocks!!!

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FIGHT CHURCH wants to say a big thank you to Pastor Gene Feasel and CURRENT CHURCH, our very first and longest running ministry partner… Thank you!
You guys have been amazing!! If you are ever near Franklin, IN, be sure to visit Current Church… You will not be disappointed!!!
Check them out online at http://currentchurch.net/
and “LIKE” them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/currentchurch

Please contact us if you would like more info about partnering with us and Fighting the Good Fight! 

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I am going to work hard at getting more videos out there…

Check this one out and give me your feedback. I would love to know what other questions I could answer for you in future videos!

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If you are a MMA fan, you have probably heard about the unfortunate events going on with Jason “Mayhem” Miller. I won’t go into details here. They are easy enough to find. The reason I am bringing this up is because it is a great example of why FIGHT CHURCH exists. We are here to help!

We realize that although pro MMA fighters can seem bigger than life, they are still just people like everyone else. On my recent trip back to Indiana, I spent a lot of time explaining this very thing.

I shared with individuals, pastors, and church groups that these athletes deal with the same struggles, problems and issues as regular people. But most have moved from somewhere else in the country or world to train and compete in this sport. Most of them have had to leave behind their friends, families and support systems. Then when they get to Vegas they often have to have more than one job to make ends meet while they train full time.

They have the added stress of working hard to obtain or retain a contract with a professional MMA organization. On top of that, Vegas offers the most unhealthy ways to relieve that stress.

FIGHT CHURCH is here to help these people with all that through basic pastoral care. It boils down to just being available. Every situation and circumstance is different and unique. Some of the people we minister to are believers and are in need of discipleship/accountability. Some are dealing with stress and just need someone to talk with. Others need prayer. Others are dealing with something very specific like a death or sickness in the family, marriage or relationship problems…

It is our honor and privilege to do our part to help! MMA is the platform… but people are our ministry…

2012 is going to be incredible!

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Just a quick update…

Greetings from beautiful, sunny Las Vegas, NV!  We hope your holiday season was amazing!  2012 is going to be an incredible year for FIGHT CHURCH.  The sport of MMA is exploding and things here in Vegas, the hub of this international sports phenom, are going nuts.  There are more and more MMA events, more and more MMA promotions, and more and more MMA athletes!  The MMA gyms are busting at the seams and many coaches are branching out and opening new facilities.

Here at FIGHT CHURCH we have our work cut out for us.  We are excited and thankful to be working in all 4 of the biggest gyms here in town, but are planning to double that this year by expanding to some of the other gyms that are growing.  We will be recruiting and training many more volunteers so we are able to work at as many events as possible. 

Our website will be undergowing some changes in the near future.  In 2011, we had plans to do more video and post more regular updates.  Unfortunetly, we were unable to post nearly as often as we would had hoped and video proved to be more of a challenge than we thought.  However, we are on track now and have even began filming some items.  We have a couple of things in the works and our goal is to post a few different things every week.  Be on the look out!

We are finalizing some very specific goals for this year and will be sharing them with you very soon.  In the meantime, we are super excited about this year and the opportunity to continue ministering to the MMA community.  Thank you so much for your support in 2011… Let’s Fight the Good Fight!

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Amazing Randy Couture Art!

Various autographed items!

So, here’s the deal…

FIGHT CHURCH is looking for some partners to help out with our 2012 budget.  We know that things are tight for a lot of people right now, that there are a ton of other great organizations out there and we just want to make sure that we take care of everyone who choose to join us in “the good fight”. 

The reality is that in order to continue the amazing ministry we are doing here in Las Vegas with the MMA community, we need several individuals and churches to help us out on a monthly basis.  For the last year, we have operated with just a handful of incredible people and one church helping us out.  Despite having limited resources and a bare bones budget, all of FIGHT CHURCH’s goals and expectations have been blown away!  That is why we are super excited to see what the Lord does this year with the addition of many more FIGHT CHURCH Fight Club members!

Now is the time to join!

So, what’s up with the pics?  Simple.  The super cool framed Randy Couture poster that is autographed by both Randy and the artist will go to the next person who signs up to be a $100 or more monthly sponsor.  The next 10 people to sign up as a $35 or more monthly sponsor will receive one of the other autographed items.  In addition, all monthly sponsors will get a FIGHT CHURCH t-shirt!

If you are interested in one of these opportunities, have any questions, or just want to chat, please send me an e-mail at josh@fightchurch.com or give me a call at 702-494-8106!

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I had the honor of working at the most recent Superior Cage Combat event here in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena.  It was an amazing event featuring some of MMA’s top up and coming professional fighters.  It was an amazing opportunity to rub shoulders with the fighters, talk with trainers/coaches, and continue to solidify FIGHT CHURCH’s place in the MMA community. 

One exciting detail about the event was the victory of Bristol Marunde.  He advanced his pro MMA record to 15-6 and won the SCC Championship title in the 185lbs weight class.  Bristol is an incredible athlete and a man of Faith.  He has been a friend to FIGHT CHURCH and we will be catching up with him for an interview very soon!

SCC is a great promotion that has a tremendous future!  They plan to put an event on every other month.  I have been invited back to work at the next event in January and am very much looking forward to it!  Get your tickets as soon as you can! 

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FIGHT CHURCH stepped up and ran the backroom at the TUFF-N-UFF event on 11-11-11 at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino… it was a great night! 

We had 5 people working the event!  That’s the most help we have ever had.  FIGHT CHURCH was able to work both the red & blue corner locker rooms, stage fighters and work ringside.  A big “thank you” goes out to all our volunteers.  You guys did a great job!  Every event we work, every connection we make and every relationship built or deepend leads to an opportunity for lives to be changed. 

More pics and details on the way!

Busy Couple of Weeks for FIGHT CHURCH

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Busy Couple of Weeks for FIGHT CHURCH

 

I have some super exciting news to share with you and I promise to keep things short… here we go!

First, FIGHT CHURCH has a brand new board member. His name is Pastor Brian Roberts. He is currently working with a church plant project in Minnesota. This past week, Pastor Brian, traveled here to Las Vegas to do a short “missions trip” with us in order to help out and become more familiar with our ministry. I had a great time showing him what we do here with our FIGHT CHURCH MMA Chaplain ministry. We had the opportunity to visit all our regular gyms, speak with many fighters/coaches, interview UFC fighter Justin Wren and even worked a charity fight event at XTREME COUTURE!

 

Pastor Brian came to Vegas because he thought that we had a great “idea” for a “potential” ministry opportunity. However, once he arrived and saw what has been accomplished over the last year with the gyms, fighters and organizations, he was very impressed and wanted to be involved. The more we shared with one another, the more we knew we were on the same page and wanted to work together. He has a passion for ministry, experience in sports chaplaincy, and is a fan of MMA. He is going to be a tremendous asset to the FIGHT CHURCH team. That is why I am excited and proud to make this official announcement!

 

Second, I was invited by my friend and former Kempo instructor, Pastor Pasqual, to share a little bit about FIGHT CHURCH to the Men’s Ministry of International Church of Las Vegas which runs right around 200 men.  Things went very well and I met some great men.  One of those men was Jayson McDonald.  Jayson told me that he had been waiting for a ministry like FIGHT CHURCH to come along and that he would love to help out.  So, just two days later, we put Jayson to work with me and Pastor Brian at the charity fight event.  He had a great time and plans to help us out as often as possible!

 

Third, the end of the year is quickly approaching and we have several events, projects and purchases coming up that we absolutely need help with in order to make them possible! I will not go into detail here, but if you are interested in being a part of something amazing, shoot me an e-mail or give me a call ASAP!

 

Fourth, Help us out by telling your friends, family, pastor, etc. about us.  Keep in mind that it doesn’t matter if they are a fan of MMA or not.  FIGHT CHURCH is about loving & ministering to people!  The more people that know about us and partner with us, the more we can do that!  So, forward my e-mails,“friend” me on facebook and “like” our FIGHT CHURCH facebook page, follow me on TWITTER @pjoshboyd and wear one of our sweet FIGHT CHURCH shirts, which you can purchase at www.fightchurch.bigcartel.com!

 

Finally, I will be posting the Justin Wren interview very soon.  There are a ton of events coming up including SCC 3 at the Orleans Arena on November 4th.  I am so happy that FIGHT CHURCH will be working that event!  It will be our very first time working with this impressive new professional MMA organization.

 

Please be in prayer for us.  Thank you so much!