QC ISD begins FCA organization

Queen City ISD has started the only Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization in Cass County this year.  The middle school kicked off their first huddle recently in the middle school gym at 7:15 a.m.  
They had 212 students show up out of an enrollment of 326 on campus. The organization traveled to Pleasant Grove High School on Oct. 12, to participate in Fields of Faith, which was a free event.
They group recently attended a college football game in Dallas to watch the SMU Mustangs play the Houston Cougars this past weekend.  
This event cost $30 and is only open to QC middle and high school students.  The group is spear-headed by QC coaches Tommy Kimble and Bekkah Crisp.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is an international non-profit Christian sports ministry founded in 1954. 
FCA’s mission is to present to athletes and coaches, and all whom they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church. 
Its vision is to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.
Since 1954, professional athletes and coaches have taken part in FCA through ministry events, speaking engagements, FCA camps, volunteer opportunities and ministry leadership roles. 
For approximately six decades, athletes and coaches from both major and minor professional sports and top-tier college programs have engaged with FCA to communicate their Christian faith and participate in community outreach opportunities.   
Among those who pioneered the organization were former stars Otto Graham, Branch Rickey, Bobby Richards, Carl Erskine and Bill Krisher. They would be followed by other influential sports figures including Tom Landry, Bobby Bowden, John Wooden, Roger Staubach, Jim Ryun, Betsy King, Herschel Walker, Reggie White, Tony Dungy, Shaun Alexander, Tom Osborne and Kay Yow.
Recent stars who have connected with FCA have included Josh Hamilton, Adam Wainwright, Brian Roberts, Tim Tebow, Tamika Catchings, Jennie Finch, Andy Pettitte, Tommy Tuberville, Jim Kelly, John Harbaugh, Leah O’Brien Amico, John Smoltz, Mark Richt, Colt McCoy, Andrew McCutchen and a number of public figures outside the world of sports such as comedian Jeff Foxworthy, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson.