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FPC Children’s Center Family Experiences

The First Presbyterian Children’s Center is wonderful ministry to young children and their family members. FPC members Natalie Robertson and Steve Miller represent First Presbyterian Church on the FP Children’s Center Board.

New Self-Service Clothing Donation Bin

Donations to our Self-Service Clothing Donation Bin The Clothes Closet will be closed the week of April 5, 2021 Beginning the week of April 12, 2021, donations may now be made at any time to First Presbyterian Church’s designated self-service donation bin.  The bin is marked Clothes Closet and is located outside of the back door on the back side of the Fellowship Center (directly across from the old Clothes Closet drop off area).  Signs marking the area are posted…

Lenten Bible Study “The God Named Hallowed”

Beginning on Tuesday, February 9, Dr. Shelton will do a Lenten study of the Lord’s Prayer.  Only 57 words in length, the Lord’s prayer contains the core of Jesus’ teachings.  His Disciples had requested that he teach them how to pray.  Is our need for his guidance any less critical?  Each week we will take a phrase in his beloved prayer, and ponder its meaning for our lives. Each week a study guide and the YouTube video will be posted…

FPC’s Bookclub March 21, 2021

The First Presbyterian Bookclub meets March 21 at 4 p.m. If you are interested in joining us, please notify Cindy Sharitt at cindysharitt@gmail.com. All the Light We Cannot SeeBy: Anthony Doerr Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks. When she is six, she goes blind, and her father builds her a model of theirneighborhood, every house, every manhole, so she can…

Virtual Communion – March 7, 2021

Our next virtual Communion service will take place via FPC’s YouTube channel after the service this Sunday, March 7, 2021.  We will begin at 12:30 p.m. to give in-person attendees some additional time to get home. Mike will be officiating the service, as usual, standing behind the Communion Table and you will be gathered in your homes. We will follow the normal liturgy associated with Communion, including the Invitation and prayers. Mike will prompt you when it is time for you to partake…

Guatemala Outreach Update

During the summer of 2020 Rebecca’s family was able to purchase a keyboard for her through generous gifts of members of our congregation. Rebecca is a very talented musician and has been playing piano since she was 3.  The video posted below is of Rebecca enjoying worship with her fellow church members. Due to our generous gift Rebecca is able to share her gift and brings blessings to many. Click here see the video.

Opportunity to Help “the Hands of Christ”

Breakfast Ministry Update January 22, 2021 Our breakfast bag ministry continues to serve 60-80 of our neighbors each Saturday and Sunday.  We are grateful to our church and community for continuing to support this ministry, as well as for donating blankets and warm weather gear during the winter months.  A special shout out goes to Will Lively, who is raising money for the ministry by cutting and selling firewood, and who has donated LOTS of socks, gloves, and hats to our…

Return to the Lord’s Table – January 3, 2021

Return to the Lord’s Table This is a just a reminder that, on January 3rd, we are resuming our celebration of the Lord’s Supper. We will be celebrating it in a new way. On the first Sunday of each month, as is our tradition, we will convene at 12:15 in our homes to share the Sacrament remotely. I will be officiating the service, as usual, standing behind the Communion Table and you will be gathered in your homes. We will…

God’s Will in an Unwilling World Study Series – September 16 – November 11

Few things create more confusion than God’s will. Different questions pop into our minds at different times: What does God want me to do in certain situations? How does his will inform my choices? Does he have a plan for my life and the world itself? Does everything happen for a reason? What will happen in the next 5 years? It often comes down to asking tough Questions and having incomplete answers. In this series, we will ask tough questions…

In Person Sunday School Opportunity Starting October 25, 2020 – November 15, 2020

Join Russ in the Fellowship Center beginning October 25 for 4 sessions on The Character of God and ending on Sunday, November 22.  This new venture will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end around 10:40 a.m.  Each session will be live streamed to YouTube and Facebook.  Social distancing, masks, etc. will be required for this to work.  This is an attempt to get us back together in a safe way in one of our largest gathering spots.  Russ will lead the…