Feel free to reference and use any resources that are made available on the Fund-raising/Advertising/Sponsorship resource page.

You can access the page by navigating to the www.cfl-mi.com and then clicking the "Missions" tab and then the "Fund-raising/Advertising/Sponsorship" button on the drop-down menu.

Or

By going to www.cfl-mi.com/F.A.S

Additional information will be made available as it becomes available any questions can be directed to  christianfootballleague@gmail.com 

Although 17-year-old Steve Sears has been home-schooled since he was in first grade, he didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to play organized football.

The formation of the West Michigan Patriots two years ago has given Sears and other local home-schooled athletes the chance to experience the same type of rush felt by traditional high school players.

Sears, a 6-foot-2, 165-pound senior running back and defensive end, began his third season with the Patriots... Read more....

http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/08/west_michigan_patriots_give_ho.html

Join us in welcoming our new Concessions Coordinator Michele Follbaum!  Michele has graciously accepted this position and will be a welcomed addition to our team. She is the Mother of Nicholas Follbaum who plays for the Washtenaw Saints (new team name for the merged Washtenaw Stallions and Plymouth/Canton Eagles).

If you are interested in assisting in the coordination of concessions and/or to help Michele on a one-time game basis, you can contact her by email at mmfollbaum@mi.rr.com.


If you would like to use your talents to minister to other in the Christian Football League please visit: http://www.cfl-mi.com/urgentneeds to see a list of current openings and the description of their respective positions.

Over the last several weeks two of the original six Christian Football League teams (Plymouth/Canton Eagles and South Washtenaw Stallions) have been working with the CFL board in the direction of a team merge. This move was strategically implemented to directly combat some of the hardships that have plagued these teams on a regular basis over the last 3 years. The new consolidated team (The Saints) will be led by the former Stallions defensive coordinator John Jones and a blend of other assistant coaches.

Pre-season practices and regular practices are being held at Calvary Bible Church in Ypsilanti but the team is currently searching for a more centralized location to hold practices.

If you have an interest in assisting, coaching, or playing for The Saints, or you know of a practice facility that is available please contact Head Coach John Jones.

On Saturday, July 24th board members from the Christian Football League of Michigan and board members and coaches from the WMCAA Patriots (Grand Rapids) met to discuss the final details of the Patriots officially joining the CFL-MI. After a couple hours of healthy discussion and a question and answer period,  both boards unanimously agreed to the addition of the Patriots to the league.

The CFL-MI is blessed  to add such an established team into the league. Their input on a variety of fronts will assist in the furthering of God's work through the league.

To Learn more about the WMCAA Patriots please visit their website at: http://www.wmcaa.org/index.htm

  

The CFL-MI has been looking for the last several years for a permanent storage solution for equipment in the off season. After hearing of the need a local auto-parts provider donated two large shipping containers. The containers are "like new"  and show very limited use.  They will be retrofitted with shelving and storage solutions for the football equipment.

The league is extremely grateful and is feeling very fortunate for the generous donation.   

Why hasn't the CFL's website been working the last four days?

That is a good question; on Sunday, June 20th, our web server mistakenly deleted the Christian
Football League’s account leaving us officially offline. So when I went to www.cfl-mi.com on
Monday morning and discovered that the site was gone, I was just as surprised as you were.
Thankfully, I had backed up all of our information previous to this event. After hours of technical
phone calls and frustrating run around I was finally able to restore the website to its proper
location (with the help of close to 15 technical support agents). All records, including login
information and payment statements were never in danger of being lost or at no time were
they “exposed” or insecure. Essentially, this mishap was nothing more than a frustrating
inconvenience for the visitors of the website, and for that, I apologize. I know it was God
teaching me a lesson in humility and patience.
If you have any questions, concerns, or have any technical issues please let me know via email.

Thank you for your understanding,
Scott Hyde

      There is a need for 15 or more Christian Football League coaches to work a camp at Ford Field, the Ford Field, in Detroit.  We have been asked by the agent for Gosder Cherilus (OT, #77) to work the Gosder Cherilus Football Camp that will benefit the Capuchin Soup Kitchen with the Christian Football League of Michigan also receiving a donation.

      The camp will run from 10am-2pm on Saturday, June 26th.  We can either pay you or break the donation down per team, based on participation. 

       The potential for this is quite extraordinary.  This could be a regular fundraiser for the league.  We can get some tremendous media exposure.  It could be an inroad to working with other Lions players, and getting their support for our mission. 

       It is another example of the promise of Jesus Christ, that if we seek first His kingdom and His righteousness... our needs will be met (Matthew 6:33).  I love when the Lord shows his faithfulness time after time.  It is not easy moving this league forward, being a very young organization, lacking manpower and being in a tough economy.  Yet we have stayed committed to using the gift of football for ministry and His glory, then God sends us an opportunity like this! 

       Please prayerfully consider helping with this, and we will get this organized in the next couple weeks.  Please let me know your interest by June 4, spots are filling up quickly!

boyd.meyers@gmail.com

As we move into spring from the long winter months, it may seem as if things have been quiet with the Christian Football League of Michigan.  Being that we thought we would already have registration wrapped up, in one glance, things do appear quiet.  But as we take a closer look there are a number of very significant things that have taken place.  And we believe we will see some good things coming to fruition this season and in future seasons.  We truly are coming into a new phase for our league, which I would like to explain to you.     

In the off season, there has been some significant transition.  While our president will remain involved with the overall direction of the league, we will have Bill Rider and Bill Schaffer largely responsible for the day-to-day operations.  To make their work successful, it will be necessary to have coordinators who will oversee that all teams are in compliance in all areas.  We have asked before for help and a lot of our struggle has come because people have been unable, to help.  Bottom line is we still need more hands on deck.  These are good men, as are all the directors in our league, but in order to continue to improve our operation and make this our best season ever, we again have to call upon everyone involved to consider getting involved with some of the needed duties.   

We are looking for 5 key people to serve as coordinators from the league interacting with each team to make sure game schedules are set with sufficient workers, concessions are properly managed, outreaches for sharing the gospel and the things of Christ are being done on a regular basis, and that each team is able to meet financial goals and able to provide for more needy families, so that we can have maximal involvement. 

Would you get involved? 

Let us know if you are interested in serving as our: 

Outreach Coordinator

Concessions Coordinator

Game/Team Coordinator

Fundraising Coordinator

Equipment Coordinator 

We will be interviewing interested parents/adults interested in putting their stamp on the advancing of this league, to the glory of Christ. 

Thanks for praying and considering, 

Boyd Meyers -Email