05 May

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Outreach Church family, We’re excited to invite you to join churches and nonprofits across the country for Good Neighbor Day on May 16—a nationally coordinated day of volunteerism organized by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). This day is designed to encourage congregations and volunteers to step...

01 Apr

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Community As we move into Spring, it is a season of newness and growth.  Many of us also move into what seems to be the busiest time of the year.  We are attempting to finish school well, while anticipating summer activities.  Gardening is upon us, and...

02 Mar

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Worship My name is Steve Hamilton, and I am honored to fill the role of Choral Director at FPC. I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to work with the singers in the choir each week, and I am equally grateful for the culture of...

03 Feb

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Facilities I have recently received a ton of help getting caught up on some lingering projects around the building. We are very blessed to have a pool of skilled and capable people who want to serve our congregation in this way. So I just want to...

04 Jan

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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...

02 Dec

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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....

04 Nov

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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,...

30 Sep

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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...

02 Sep

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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...

01 Apr

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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...