The Christian Education Committee It was six years ago that COVID left our pews empty, our households quarantined, and our hearts longing for community. It was in the midst of the epidemic that the Session spent some time articulating a vision for First Pres that centered...
Session As Advent is now in full swing, I am pleased to let you know of some things going on with the Session.First, it’s time for the new class of Session elders! Thera Barber and Andrew Bradford have already been ordained and served on Session before....
Community The Community Committee has not been too busy (Sounds bad, right?). We have had our regular potluck meals on a monthly basis. Other than that, not much has been planned. Over the summer, we had a few extra events, but since the fall semester started,...
Outreach This month, we are committing as a church to praying for our community. From today - October 30, use the prayer prompts from Navigators “30 Days of Praying Through Your Neighborhood” as a guide while walking and praying through your own neighborhood. You can sign...
Worship Greetings!As the familiar rhythms of fall start to {hopefully} settle in, this feels like a good time to share some updates from me and the Worship Committee. We have some new opportunities coming this semester to grow together in worship.One of our hopes this year...
Our new church library is up and running! Small, but mighty, we hope that this library will be a resource to our congregation. Our curated selection of books are specifically chosen because we believe their content meets all of our theological and biblical standards and...
Session Hello to our church community,For those of you that missed our most recent congregational meeting, a quick recap:We gave an update on the state of the church and some encouraging things from the last few months, including full sanctuaries on Sundays, a wonderful music ministry...
Outreach If you’ve ever gone on a search to find more details on our Outreach ministry partners (what orgs/individuals does FPC support, etc.), you probably didn’t find much. The Outreach Committee is working to resolve that by better utilizing our website, bulletin boards, etc. But for...
Worship I hope this newsletter finds you well and filled with the grace of God. As we navigate this season of transition without a lead shepherd, I want to share how I have seen God at work as I have had the responsibility of making sure we...
Facilities As you have surely noticed, certain panels of our stained-glass windows have been disappearing and reappearing, one or two at a time, for the last few months. While this is somewhat inconvenient (special apologies to those of you who have had the sun in your...