Matthew 4:19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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In January of 2018, Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society was incorporated in Illinois and was recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 religious charitable organization.
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Fishers of Men
FOCAS was founded in 1983 by a handful of Christian fisherman who desired to worship and serve as disciples of Christ. Among this group was Jimmy Houston, Chris Houston, Hank Parker, Homer Circle, Al Lindner, Ray Scott and others. They wanted the ministry to serve as a bond between all fishermen. A ministry that would use the sport of fishing as a tool to make sport fishermen into fishers of men. FOCAS meetings and devotionals are typically conducted by the Pros at the professional BASS events. The early vision of the charter members was to use the sport of fishing as common ground to witness to unchurched and strengthen the Christian walk and witness of the churched. To maintain and communicate this vision, this mission statement of FOCAS was adopted. Teaching kids and parents to fish, emphasizing Christian values. Homer Circle, fishing editor of Sports Afield magazine, developed the name, Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society, and coined the acronym FOCAS. The organization started in Cookson, OK.
The Illinois Valley Chapter of FOCAS was started in 1991 by Gary Newton and Steve Hoffman and remained in operation until the end of 2017 until news that the national organization was no longer in operation.
In January of 2018, Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society was incorporated in Illinois and was recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 religious charitable organization.
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