First Priority of St. Louis Metro East

First Priority of St. Louis Metro East Uniting the local church with a strategy to influence the campus for Christ! First Priority is a weekly club for daily impact at school.

First Priority unites students in our local churches to share the Hope of Christ through their faith story, the gospel message, and acts of service. First Priority unites parents, teacher, pastor, church members, and community leaders to encourage students to lead their campus to Christ. Visit fp618.com find your unique role in reaching the campus for Christ.

06/12/2026

🚨 Something exciting is coming this summer! 🚨

Meet our new Summer Intern! ☀️🙌 Kinsley!!!

She’s already hard at work helping us prepare for an unforgettable summer filled with opportunities, events, and ways to impact students across the Metro East! 🔥

Trust us… you won’t want to miss what’s ahead. 👀

Stay tuned—more details are coming soon! 🎉⏳

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06/05/2026

🚨 STUDENT LEADERS, MENTORS & TEACHER SPONSORS! 🚨

Are YOU ready to make a difference on your campus this year? 🔥🙌

Join us for one of our 2026 First Priority Summer Trainings! 🎉 These trainings are designed to equip, encourage, and empower you to lead your club with confidence and make an impact for Christ in your school! 💪📖❤️

🎯 You only need to attend ONE training this summer!

📍 June 23 | Wolf Branch, Swansea | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍 June 25 | Base Camp, Trenton | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

📍 June 29 | First Christian Church, Belleville | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍 July 13 | Grace Church, Fairview Heights | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

📍 July 16 | Calvary Baptist Church, Alton | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

📍 July 20 | First Baptist Church, Mascoutah | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

✨ Meet other student leaders
✨ Learn how to grow your club
✨ Discover new ideas and resources
✨ Be encouraged in your faith
✨ Get ready for an incredible school year!

The school year may be on break, but Kingdom impact never takes a summer vacation! ☀️👑🔥

Tag your club members, invite a friend, and sign up today! We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉🙌❤️

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06/03/2026

🎉🌳☀️ WHAT A GREAT NIGHT AT FIRST PRIORITY AFTER HOURS IN THE PARK! ☀️🌳🎉

🙌❤️ We had an amazing evening connecting with students, worshiping together, laughing, making memories, and building meaningful relationships! 🎶✝️🤝😊

🔥 A HUGE thank you to Mariano and his incredible team for hosting such a fun night! 👏🎉

🌭 Thank you to FBC O’Fallon for providing the delicious hot dogs!
💧 Thank you to FP Metro East for keeping everyone refreshed with water bottles!

🎊 One of our favorite parts of the evening was welcoming NEW students and seeing them become part of the First Priority family! ❤️🙌🎉

✨ This is what First Priority is all about! ✨
📖 Sharing the hope of Jesus
🤝 Building lasting relationships
🙌 Worshiping together
💙 Students reaching students
🔥 Growing in faith and making a Kingdom impact!

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make the evening so special! 😊🎉🙌 We are already counting down the days until the next After Hours event! 🌳☀️🎶🔥❤️

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06/01/2026

🎓✨ Congratulations, Kinsley! ✨🎓

Today, we are celebrating an incredible young woman who is stepping into an exciting new season of life and ministry! 💙

Kinsley is a recent graduate of Mascoutah High School and has a heart that shines brightly for Jesus. From serving in Children’s Ministry at Cornerstone Church 👧🧒, volunteering at camps ⛺, participating in mission opportunities 🌎, and investing in students through First Priority, she has already demonstrated what it looks like to live out her faith with purpose.

This fall, Kinsley will begin her studies at SWIC before transferring to Bible college to pursue youth ministry or international studies with the goal of becoming a missionary and sharing the love of Christ around the world. ✈️❤️

We are especially excited that Kinsley will be joining the St. Louis Metro East First Priority team as an intern! 🎉 She will be helping with student events, connecting with clubs across our area, and learning more about ministry while making an impact in the lives of students.

Kinsley, we are so proud of you and grateful for your servant’s heart, joyful spirit, and willingness to say “yes” to where God is leading you. We can’t wait to see all that He has in store for your future! 🙏✨

📖 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11

Join us in congratulating Kinsley on her graduation and welcoming her as our newest First Priority intern! 🎓🎊💙

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05/28/2026

🏓🔥 PICKLEBALL PEOPLE… WHERE YOU AT?! 🔥🏓

Grab your paddle and come D**K for a difference! 😎🙌

📅 June 6 | ⏰ 9AM–12PM
💲 $40 per person
🚨 ONLY 32 SPOTS AVAILABLE 🚨

Come support First Priority ❤️ while having an awesome time with friends, laughs, and friendly competition! 🏓🤣

Don’t get stuck in the kitchen… get IN the game! 👏🔥

📲 REGISTER to sign up TODAY! GO TO FP618.COM to sign-up for the FP Pickleball Tournament! 

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05/25/2026

🇺🇸❤️ This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the courageous men and women who gave their lives defending our freedom. Because of their sacrifice, we are blessed with the liberties we cherish today. 🕊️✨

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” — Ronald Reagan 🇺🇸

📖 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13 ✝️❤️

Today we remember the fallen, honor the brave, and thank the families who sacrificed so much for our nation. May we never take freedom for granted. ❤️🤍💙🙏

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05/17/2026

Every face in these photos has a story ❤️📖

Students boldly leading their campuses ✨
Mentors faithfully showing up 🙌
Friendships forming 🤝
Prayers being lifted 🙏
Lives being changed by Jesus ❤️‍🔥

What God is doing through First Priority clubs in our schools is powerful, real, and inspiring. These moments captured in this video are just a glimpse of the impact happening through student-led ministry every single week. 🏫✨

You may laugh, cry, smile, and leave feeling hopeful for this generation. 🥹❤️

🎥 Facebook friends — watch the full video below!
📲 Instagram friends — the link to watch is in our bio!

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05/13/2026

🏓🔥 READY TO D**K FOR A GOOD CAUSE… AND STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN? 🔥🏓

Join us for the First Priority Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser! 😎🙌

📅 Saturday, June 6
⏰ 9AM–12PM
💲 $40 per person

Get ready for a morning full of friendly competition, lots of laughs, and plenty of d***s 😂🏓 Whether you know your way around the court or you’re just trying your best to stay out of the kitchen, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

⚠️ Limited spots available! Register ASAP using the QR code on the flyer before spots are gone! 👀🔥

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05/13/2026

🚨🔥 AFTER HOURS 🔥🚨

Alright y’all… you officially have more time to recruit your squad, stretch your hamstrings, and prepare for absolute CHAOS at the park 😭🤣💀

📅 NEW DATE: Monday, June 1st

⏰SAME TIME: 5:00pm

And trust us… this is NOT the kind of event you wanna hear about later from somebody else 👀🔥

We’re talking games, competition, laughs, crazy moments, good times, and the kind of memories that end up becoming inside jokes for the next 3 years 😂🙌🌳

Whether you’re coming to dominate every game 💪, hang with friends 😎, or just watch your leaders embarrass themselves 😉 this night is gonna be a BLAST 🤣🔥

Huge shoutout to Mariano and his team for making this happen for our First Priority students!! 👏❤️ Y’all are amazing!

So grab your people, show up loud, and get ready for some GOOD OL’ FASHION FUN at the park 🏃‍♂️🌳🔥

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05/08/2026

🎉 Help us give a HUGE First Priority welcome to our newest team member, Carleigh Scantlin! 🎉

Carleigh is joining the team as our new Donor Relations and Fundraising Specialist! With a background in financial services and a heart for serving the local church, she brings both passion and purpose to the mission. ❤️

She’s a wife, mom of two, loves staying active, meeting new people, and learning new skills… especially if there’s a great snack involved 😄🍿

We are so excited to have Carleigh on the team and can’t wait to see all God does through her in this new role! 🙌✨

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