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What’s So Great About the Great Commandment? March Bible Study Wednesdays March 12, 19, 26

When Christianity loses it way, we forget to keep first things first. So did the Jews of Jesus’ era. They had lost sight of the essentials. Jesus had an ongoing debate with Jewish leaders who accused him of veering off the truth. Four times they corner him in the Temple to catch him in error. In one case a scribe asks him “Which is the greatest command?” He was not seeking an answer but gathering evidence to entrap Jesus in…

Bulletin – March 9, 2025

Handbell Showcase The Kingsport Music Club will present “A Handbell Showcase” on Sunday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m. in our Fellowship Center. The showcase will feature bell choirs from the Church Circle churches, including our own Westminster Ringers, under the direction of Tammie Davis. All are welcome. Free and open to the public. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

2025 Lenten Devotional

Lent 2025 Devotion from the Presbyterian Outlook Limited hard copies will be available at church. From the introduction by the author: The wilderness of Lent, this 40-day journey with Jesus, is a journey of grief. We prepare ourselves to lose Jesus on the cross. We boldly lean into the pain of this loss to remind us of our love for Christ and of God’s love for us. But the hope of Christ’s death rests in the new life it offers. Resurrection…

Day of Service Second Harvest Food Bank March 19, 2025

First Presbyterian Church volunteers will be working their hearts out at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee on Wednesday, March 19. Please join us for moral support, fun, fellowship and service! Call or text Bob Stoots at (423-782-6280) to sign up and register your time preference; morning (9am-11am) or afternoon (1pm-3pm)!   

Bulletin – February 16, 2025

Combined Worship, Potluck & Annual Meeting We will have one combined worship service on Sunday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary followed by a potluck meal in the Fellowship Center. Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held following lunch. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear a report on the budget, a report from Session, a report from the pastor, and a report from the church staff. Chicken fingers will be provided for lunch, and members are asked to…