First Family Church
First Family Church (FFC) was a large Evangelical Christian church located in Overland Park in southern Johnson County, Kansas, on in the southwestern portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area of the United States. First Family Church was affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, and had among its guiding principles the stated mission to reach lost people, bring them into the family of God, and inspire them to mature in Jesus Christ. History First Family Church began when Pastor Johnston liquidated nearly $200,000 in assets from his debt-free ministry organization Jerry Johnston Ministries to start the congregation in his hometown of Overland Park. From its beginning in September 1996, FFC had eleven different rental facilities, everything from schools to movie theaters. On September 11, 2011, First Family Church closed it doors, and the bank seized the church buildings with all contents inside. In July 2001, First Family Church launched its television ministry. Some sermons were broadcast globally via satellite and archive web video-streaming. Its , state-of-the-art facility featured an indoor jungle gym and youth center with basketball courts, fitness room and youth café. In the fall of 2007, First Family launched First Family Academy.. With the closing of First Family