by Larry Oskin, Marketing Solutions
The South Lake County Fellowship of Christian Athletes Executive Board celebrated their first FCA Team Time event for 2026. Monthly Team Time meetings are set aside to engage, equip and encourage their staff and board members who serve our South Lake Community.
Under the direction of FCA Board Chairman Dr. Jeff Duke, their board and staff have taken on progressive new organizational directions going forward. They have reorganized their Executive Working Board, their Ministry Leadership Board and their FCA Staff Missionaries to better serve the community. While the Executive Working Board team meets once per month, the Ministry Leadership Board team will meet annually in August with a big empowerment rally. FCA Team Time has become an essential element of managing all their leadership teams with staff, volunteers, ambassadors, athletes, schools, churches, and families to collectively share their mission, vision, ministry, and prayer.
This Team Time kickoff meeting became an open think tank session with proposed solutions to take advantage of challenges and to create new opportunities. They reviewed their expanding team members, sports events, and their influential community outreach with directed ministry. Each of the board members shared examples of their FCA values with heartwarming stories and accolades that continue to help their leadership team share courageous love, honor and privilege while mentoring their student athletes.
Dr. Jeff Duke noted, “We will always need to look forward. Our dream team boards need to share and inspire the strong principals of leadership with everyone involved. One of our biggest challenges remains to empower and inspire our leadership board teams. We need more volunteers to help us successfully spread our ministry and prayers.” Duke added, “We will always be able to learn great lessons from challenges and failures.”
School Team Huddles & Special FCA Events: Locally, FCA shares their ministry with almost 3000 athletes on more than 100 sports teams from 20 participating schools and 6 area churches. FCA was started nationally in 1954 and with worldwide growth, South Lake is part of an initiative that has now grown to successfully impact and service youth with powerful opportunities in 115 countries worldwide. Team huddles are held regularly to encourage athletes, coaches, and school campuses to live and compete using biblical principles through the platform of athletic competition.
Upcoming 2026 FCA Events: South Lake County FCA supports local athletes and coaches through a series of events and student leadership training programs. A few of these include:
- March 8 – Iron Corps, Student Leader Training
- April 2 – Pastors’ Partnership Event
- May 3 – Night of Champions — Coaches Choice Awards
- June 4 – Champions Camp, Coaches Family Camp & Leadership Camp
- July 16 & 18 – FCA Football Camps
- October 2 – FCA Heart &Soul Golf Tournament
- November 8 – Annual Vision Night Fundraising Dinner
Tim Hancock shared, “South Lake County FCA is dedicated to see the world transformed by Jesus through the influence of coaches and athletes!”
FCA Teamwork: They have created their own South Lake FCA Dream Team with numerous community leaders, active board members, staff, generous financial partners, donors, and sponsors. FCA of South Lake is always looking for new coaches, students, leaders, corporate sponsors, and donations to help make an impact in the lives of students and athletes.
For More Information, contact South Lake County of Fellowship of Christian Athletes at 407-310-3146, Email: THancock@FCA.org or MBerens@FCA.org and visit: www.SouthLakeCountyFCA.org. Send mail to: PO Box 120272 in Clermont, FL 34712. Like and follow them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/southlakecountyfca/
