Spreading joy, promoting laughter, sharing the good news in the Bible, and glorifying God through excellence in the performing arts of illusion/magic, juggling, unicycling, comedy, improv, mime, clowning, ballooning, ventriloquism, art, drama, music, and storytelling.
The FCE is an association of entertainers from all of the variety arts. It is a non-denominational, non-sectarian, and non-profit para-church organization. The FCE is associated with and cooperates with the International FCM and other performing organizations where possible.
The goals of the FCE are to:
- Promote clean variety entertainment that is appropriate for all ages.
- Bring the good news of God’s Kingdom to people through fun, laughter, and awe.
- Inspire and encourage other Christian entertainers to excellence.
- Aid performers in improving performance skills and provide a free exchange of ideas.
- Be a fun place to meet fellow performers and network with peers.
- Encourage Christian performers to live out their faith and be examples of Christ.
- Mobilize Christian performers for charity events
To that end, the FCE will do the following:
- Provide a free and timely e-mail list of upcoming clean entertainment events, workshops, performance opportunities, etc.
- Hold bi-monthly meetings including a Christmas party or summer picnic
- Organize variety shows when possible and donate the proceeds to a charity
- Provide support to members and other performing friends in the form of prayer, cards, or gifts
- Assist in mentoring to bring in a new generation of high-quality performers on fire for God
- Sponsor helpful lectures from qualified presenters
MEMBERSHIP
There are no membership requirements or auditions necessary to be involved in the FCE. Anyone that is interested in the performing arts can be on the mailing list or come to the meetings. Membership provides the following benefits:
- Eligible for valuable prizes at meetings such as tricks and DVDs. Perform a trick gets an extra chance to win.
- Voting privileges at the meetings.
- Discounts to other event.
- Free advertising want ads in our newsletter
- Free advertising link on the FCE web site
- Feel-good factor of fully supporting club activities
- Dues are used to pay for our web site, printing costs, cards/gifts for members in need, prizes for meetings, etc.