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Who We Are
We are Christian employees serving the City by promoting employee excellence in the workplace. We provide positive opportunities for Spirit-filled fellowship, prayer, and learning.
The City of Phoenix Employees for Christ (COPEFC)
is an organization created by City employees desiring to promote Christian spiritual growth and employee excellence in the workplace.
COPEFC provides opportunities for Christian employees to come together in the workplace during the work week for fellowship, prayer, Bible study, and employee development within a Christian framework. All interested City of Phoenix employees are welcome to attend our activities.
What to Expect
You will be greeted with a warm welcome from the moment you step foot into a study, prayer group, or event regardless of your faith. All our leaders will share a biblically-based message with fellowship and prayer. Be sure to bring a bible, if you don't have one someone will share with you. All meetings take place during our lunch hour, feel free to bring your lunch.
Get to Know Us
Our History
City Of Phoenix Employees For Christ officially became an employee development group in 1995, sanctioned by the City Manager & recognized as an organization that brings faith based encouragement to the work place. The vision began in the heart of one man by the name of Carl Meyer who in 1993 began walking the streets of down town Phoenix praying for our city government, in which prayer & Bible studies were created. Prayer meetings were held at the San Carlos Hotel on Central Ave & Monroe St. Faithfully men and women would come together to pray for our City and its Leaders.
Bible studies were being facilitated by Rick Letz & Phil Graf inside The Calvin C. Goode Building which was Phoenix City Hall at the time. God answered prayer! 1995 was the historic year that COPEFC established the original seven, the first COPEFC executive board members of a faith based organization that God would use to bring a shift within our City. This group was established to provide a consistent intercessory prayer for our Officials, and decisions that were being made in our city. Weekly bible studies & prayer groups were being facilitated in 1997 when the newly built City Hall was completed. City Hall 10 West, the conference room that was facilitated for the study & prayer groups, is still being used today for intercessory prayer for our City Officials & employee prayer needs.
The first Board was: Tony Kern, Greg Cleveland, Mike Friesbe, Rick Letz, Marie Smith, Susan Aguire, Jim Kelly. Individuals like Bob Wingenroth, Peggy Bilstein, & June Higgins were all instrumental in the ordained plan of God.
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- COPEFC WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
Beloved COPEFC Members, With each new day, may you be found walking in the newness of life. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:1-5 ESV “Much as our words reveal to others our hearts and minds, so Jesus Christ is God’s “Word” to reveal His heart and mind to us. “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (John 14:9). A word is composed of letters, and Jesus Christ is “Alpha and Omega” (Rev. 1:11), the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. According to Hebrews 1:1–3, Jesus Christ is God’s last Word to mankind, for He is the climax of divine revelation.”~ Warren Wiersbe “In the beginning was the Word…” This is so powerful, let’s dig deeper! "In the beginning was the Word” signifies that the Word had no beginning; it existed eternally, prior to the creation of the universe and the linear concept of time. "The Word was with God" reveals an intimate and inseparable bond between the Word and God. They are distinct entities, yet they share a profound unity and co-existence. "The Word was God" proclaims the Word's divine essence. It is not simply a creation of God but possesses the same divine nature and attributes as God. Will continue this next week and will visit how we can apply this to our daily walk . You are LOVED! Please pray for the PEACE of ISRAEL. If you need someone to pray with you or just need a listening ear, please feel free to reach out to me at 2008hishumbleservant@gmail.com or any of the COPEFC Board members. Chaplain Jesse R. Esquivel Are these weekly devotionals resonating with you? We would love to hear your thoughts. Please reply to this email to share your comments.
The City of Phoenix Employees for Christ Executive Board, would like to thank you for taking the time to visit us.
We look forward to serving you and providing opportunities for you to participate in Bible studies, prayer meetings, monthly luncheons, and community service events. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events.
Thank you for your interest in the COPEFC.