FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
801 G STREET, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 www.frc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR VISION IS A CULTURE IN WHICH HUMAN LIFE IS VALUED, FAMILIES FLOURISH, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THRIVES.

THE FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO REAFFIRM AND PROMOTE NATIONALLY, AND PARTICULARLY IN WASHINGTON, DC, THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT AND THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUE SYSTEM UPON WHICH IT IS BUILT. FRC'S ACTIVITIES IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS MISSION ARE TO:--PROMOTE AND DEFEND TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES IN PRINT, BROADCAST AND OTHER MEDIA,--DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND FORTIFY THE FAMILY AND PROMOTE TRADITIONAL VALUES,--ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE SOURCE OF STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH INFORMATION WHICH REAFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY IN OUR CIVILIZATION, AND--INFORM AND EDUCATE CITIZENS ON HOW THEY CAN PROMOTE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN OUR CULTURE.

"WITH A GOOD CONSCIENCE OUR ONLY SURE REWARD, WITH HISTORY THE FINAL JUDGE OF OUR DEEDS, LET US GO FORTH TO LEAD THE LAND WE LOVE, ASKING HIS BLESSING AND HIS HELP, BUT KNOWING THAT HERE ON EARTH GOD'S WORK MUST TRULY BE OUR OWN."-- PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, INAUGURAL ADDRESS JANUARY 20, 1961OVERVIEW: ESTABLISHED IN 1983, FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL (FRC), IN ASSOCIATION AND COLLABORATION WITH ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF CHURCHES AND PASTORS, WORKS TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE CENTRAL ROLE THE FAMILY PLAYS IN THE NATION'S WELL-BEING. FRC'S VISION IS A PREVAILING CULTURE IN WHICH ALL HUMAN LIFE IS VALUED, FAMILIES FLOURISH, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THRIVES.FROM THE PILGRIMS TO THE PRESENT, PEOPLE OF FAITH HAVE BEEN INSPIRED AND GUIDED BY THEIR CORE VALUES THROUGH THE CHURCH. FREEDOM OF RELIGION IS FAR MORE THAN JUST THE RIGHT TO ATTEND A WORSHIP SERVICE OF OUR CHOICE. IT IS THE LIBERTY TO LIVE OUR WHOLE LIVES ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF OUR RELIGIOUS FAITH. THIS INCLUDES THE WORKPLACE, SCHOOLS, ARTS AND MEDIA, MILITARY SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICE, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, POLICY MAKING, CHARITY, AND ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. CITIZENS, CHURCHES, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PROCLAIM THEIR FAITH IN PUBLIC SETTINGS AND TO BRING THEIR FAITH-BASED MORAL VALUES TO BEAR IN PUBLIC POLICY AND OUR NATION'S AFFAIRS.AS INTENDED BY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS AND AS DEMONSTRATED BY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION'S HISTORY, THIS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT EXTENDS TO ALL WHO CHOOSE TO EXERCISE THEIR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. THE FRAMERS OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION RECOGNIZED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF, AS THE FIRST OF OUR GUARANTEED RIGHTS AS AMERICANS.

COMMUNICATIONS/BRAND ADVANCEMENT:AN IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE ARE WORKING IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUR CHURCH COMMUNITY IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE OUR MESSAGES, WHICH MUST BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO INCORPORATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND REACH NEW AUDIENCES. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF FRC AND, BY EXTENSION, ITS PARTNER CHURCHES, AND IT MUST BE ONE THAT NOT ONLY COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH MEMBERS, BUT ALSO HELPS EXTEND A POSITIVE, ACCURATE, AND HOPEFUL MESSAGE TO OUR FOLLOWERS IN THE MEDIA. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM INTERACTS ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE PRESS CORPS AND THE BRAND ADVANCEMENT TEAM ENSURES THAT FRC'S POSITIONS ARE CLEARLY COMMUNICATED AND ACCURATELY REPRESENTED. IN FY 2020, THE FRC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR POLICY AND GA EXPERTS, MADE 65 LIVE TV AND CABLE NETWORK APPEARANCES (INCLUDING FOX NEWS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX BUSINESS, FOX NATION, AND NEWSMAX), GENERATED MILLIONS OF ONLINE VIDEO VIEWS; HAD 420 RADIO HITS ON PROMINENT STATIONS ACROSS AMERICA; PLACED 106 OP-EDS IN PUBLICATIONS NATIONWIDE. WE DO OUR BEST TO LET OUR SUPPORTERS AND CHURCH NETWORK KNOW IN ADVANCE OF THESE APPEARANCES. FRC'S WASHINGTON WATCH WITH TONY PERKINS, A DAILY ONE-HOUR RADIO PROGRAM, IS NOW SYNDICATED BY THE AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO, BOTT RADIO NETWORK, CSN RADIO NETWORK, AND USA RADIO NETWORK. FRC'S RADIO PROGRAM NOW AIRS IN 48 STATES AND SEVERAL MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS SUCH AS BIRMINGHAM (ALA.), SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOSE (CALIF.), DENVER (COLO.), LOUISVILLE (KY.), DETROIT (MICH.), KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS (MO.), LAS VEGAS (NEV.), BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER (N.Y.), CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS (OHIO), OKLAHOMA CITY (OKLA.), PORTLAND (ORE.), NASHVILLE AND MEMPHIS (TENN.), DALLAS (TEXAS), AND RICHMOND (VA.), AMONG OTHER CITIES. IN EVERY PLACE OUR BROADCAST IS HEARD, WE HAVE A STRONG REPRESENTATION OF CHURCHES IN THAT AREA.THE SHOW ALLOWS US TO CUT THROUGH THE MEDIA'S FILTER AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO CONCERNED AMERICANS AND CHURCHES ABOUT HOW A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW SHAPES PUBLIC POLICY. FRC PRESIDENT TONY PERKINS HAS HOSTED DOZENS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS WELL AS PROMINENT CONSERVATIVE LEADERS, AUTHORS, AND PASTORS. CONGRESSIONAL GUESTS ON THE RADIO PROGRAM INCLUDE: SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM, SEN. JOSH HAWLEY, SEN. JAMES LANKFORD, REP. KEVIN MCCARTHY, REP. STEVE SCALISE, REP. ANDY BIGGS, REP. LOUIE GOHMERT, REP. ANDY HARRIS, REP. VICKY HARTZLER, REP. MIKE JOHNSON, REP. DEBBIE LESKO, REP. ROGER MARSHALL, REP. RALPH NORMAN, AND REP. CHRIS SMITH. MANY OTHER PASTORS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY INTERVIEWED ON THE RADIO SHOW AS WELL.WE CONTINUE TO EFFECTIVELY REACH, EQUIP, AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND THE CHURCH VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 42,386 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER, 271,508 FRC FACEBOOK PAGE LIKES, AND 38,990 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. WE ARE VOICING TRUTH AND ETERNAL VALUES INTO THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS WHICH THE CHURCH CAN EMBRACE AND PASS ALONG TO THEIR OWN CONGREGATIONS AND NETWORKS.

CHURCH MINISTRIES/EVENTS:FRC HAS A DISTINCT LEGAL EXISTENCE AS A RELIGIOUS NON-PROFIT AND AN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES THAT ALSO HAS ITS OWN RECOGNIZED CREED AND FORM OF WORSHIP WITH A DISTINCT ECCLESIASTICAL GOVERNMENT. FRC HAS A DISTINCT RELIGIOUS HISTORY AND A FORMAL CODE OF DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE. A GREAT NUMBER OF OUR STAFF IS MADE UP OF ORDAINED MINISTERS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AFTER COMPLETING PRESCRIBED COURSES OF STUDY.FRC HAS ITS OWN LITERATURE AND ESTABLISHED PLACES OF WORSHIP. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THOUSANDS OF PARTNER CHURCHES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN REGULAR CONGREGATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES. WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CHURCHES WITH A SHARED THEOLOGY ENGAGED IN A COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING TO PROMOTE SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND CIVIL WELFARE IN FURTHERANCE OF A SHARED RELIGIOUS MISSION.FRC OPERATES IN ASSOCIATION WITH AND AMONG LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS A COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING WITH AND AMONG LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS SHARING FRC'S CHRISTIAN VISION FOR A PREVAILING CULTURE IN WHICH ALL HUMAN LIFE IS VALUED, FAMILIES FLOURISH, AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THRIVES. FRC'S CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, WHICH IS SHARED BY ITS PARTNER CHURCHES, IS SET FORTH IN THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF FAITH. RELYING UPON THE TEACHING SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE, FRC'S MINISTRY SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PARTNER CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS IN GENERAL AS THEY SEEK TO GROW IN A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW.FRC'S CORE STRATEGY IS TO PRESENT BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORT CHURCHES IN A WAY THAT WILL CHANGE OUR CULTURE AND SOCIETY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS STRATEGY, FRC EQUIPS CHURCHES AND LEADERS FOR EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP, AND BY STRENGTHENING PARTNER CHURCHES THAT TRANSFORM LIVES. FRC EQUIPS PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS TO CARRY OUT ITS VISION AND MISSION BY TRAINING AND PROVIDING STRATEGIC RESOURCESALWAYS FOLLOWING BIBLICAL AND PROVEN REPRODUCIBLE METHODS TO REPRODUCE THE FRUIT OF CHRIST IN OTHERS. TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION, FRC FOCUSES ON EQUIPPING PARTNER CHURCH PASTORS, LEADERS, AND MEMBERS TO ENABLE THEM TO GROW IN THEIR FAITH AND TO IMPACT THE CULTURE FOR THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. FRC'S PRIMARY AND LARGEST ONGOING PROJECT WITH PARTNER CHURCHES IS ITS "WATCHMAN ON THE WALL" NETWORK (THE "WATCHMAN NETWORK"). THE WATCHMEN NETWORK PAYS ATTENTION TO THE CULTURE, PRAYS FOR THE WISDOM TO ENGAGE APPROPRIATELY, AND PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED PASTORS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES.THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, FRC HAS RECRUITED OVER 40,000 PASTORS AND 49,500 PRAYER PARTNERS THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF OUTREACH AND RESOURCES WHICH INCLUDE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ON USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITES, CHURCH BULLETIN INSERTS, SERMON STARTERS, POWERPOINT SLIDES, VIDEOS, AND PRINT MATERIALS ON A VARIETY OF BIBLICAL ISSUES. HERE IS A SAMPLE LISTING OF THESE TYPES OF BIBLE-BASED RESOURCES PRODUCED: BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR PRO-LIFE ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP AND LOVE: A TALE OF TWO FATHERS BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTYIN 2020, DUE TO COVID-19, FRC HOSTED TWO VIRTUAL PASTOR ROUNDTABLES IN MAY AND SEPTEMBER. THESE EVENTS ENCOURAGED PASTORS TO BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. FOR BOTH EVENTS THERE WERE OVER 2,700 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 46 STATES PLUS D.C. AS WELL AS 15 COUNTRIES. THE SPEAKERS AT THESE EVENTS INCLUDED PRESIDENT TRUMP, SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO, HUD SECRETARY BEN CARSON, ADF PRESIDENT MICHAEL FARRIS, PASTOR CHE AHN, PASTOR JACK HIBBS, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR.AT THESE UNIQUE EVENTS, FRC'S CHURCH PARTNERS ARE EDUCATED AND INFORMED BY OUR NATION'S LEADERS. PASTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH IMPORTANT LITERATURE AND PRESENTED WITH INSPIRING MESSAGES TO ENCOURAGE THEM. THE CONFERENCE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR THE PASTORS TO PRAY FOR THE NATION, PREACH THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD, AND PARTNER WITH OTHER PASTORS, AS WELL AS LAUNCH A COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAM.OTHER OUTREACHES THAT FRC COMPLETED WITH OUR PARTNER CHURCHES IN 2020 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:ROUND TABLESROUND TABLE MEETINGS ARE PURPOSELY SMALLER AND MORE INTIMATE WITH PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS. IN 2020, FRC HOSTED 436 ROUND TABLES WITH OVER 4,000 PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ATTENDANCE, REPRESENTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHURCH MEMBERS WHO CARE ABOUT FRC'S CHRISTIAN VALUES AND MISSION.COMMUNITY IMPACT TEAMSIN 2020, THERE WERE 10 COMMUNITY IMPACT TRAININGS WITH OVER 1,020 ATTENDEES. HISTORICALLY, CITS HAVE SERVED AS POWERFUL RESOURCES FOR FRC'S WORK WITH CHURCHES. CIT LEADERS ARE ACTIVE CHURCH MEMBERS WHO HAVE A PASSION TO ADVANCE FRC'S VALUES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STATES.STAND COURAGEOUS MEN' S CONFERENCESIN ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF BEING OPERATIONAL AS A MINISTRY, FRC'S STAND COURAGEOUS MEN'S MINISTRY CREATES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHURCHES NATIONALLY TO ENCOURAGE MEN TO FULFILL GOD'S DESIGN AND PURPOSE BY LEADING IN THEIR HOMES, CHURCHES, AND COMMUNITIES. IN SPITE OF SEVERAL EVENTS BEING CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE STAND COURAGEOUS TEAM EXECUTED SIX SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCES: ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA, TWO IN LOUISIANA, AND THREE IN FLORIDA. AS THIS MINISTRY CONTINUES TO CONNECT WITH CHURCHES AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STAND COURAGEOUS CALLS MEN TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, CULTIVATE POSITIVE HABITS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE COMMITMENTS THAT WILL MOVE THEM CLOSER TO GOD'S GOOD PURPOSE AND DESIGN.

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