During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter shares stories of service to our community and the world. In discussing Outreach, it’s fitting to learn how people who do the work are impacted. Here are reflections from FPC...
During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter will share stories of service to our community and the world. Have you joined in a Red Cross blood drive at our church? Maybe you’ve seen medical checks going on when you...
In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north, but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth. – Hymn 317, In Christ There Is No East or West “… for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you...
My name is Leigh Jones and for the past 8 years, I have had the pleasure of serving on the volunteer staff at BackPack Beginnings in the role of Clothing Pantry Chair. Children and youth from First Presbyterian Church have volunteered at BPB for over 10 years...
In the Season of Advent, we look forward to Christmas and remember the story of Christ’s birth. We learn in the gospels about Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem for the census when it was time for Jesus to be born. With no room in the inn, they were desperate for...
Rachel Fitch and I just finished reading a book called Freeing Congregational Ministry by B. Hunter Farrell with S. Balajiedlang Khyllep. It provides a practical vision for companionship, cultural humility and co-development that is a useful guide for short-term...
It is wonderful to be part of an active church that engages the community in outreach. Throughout Scripture we are told what we have been called to do. One of the most familiar passages comes from the prophet Micah: God has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what...
