Within eight hours of Pastor Jon’s recent sermon about the friends who helped get their paralyzed friend to Jesus, the words rang true for me. The scriptures came alive!
Category Archives: Congregational Care
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True friends when the wheels get stuck
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Grow in Your Faith and Marriage
We are excited to offer a United Marriage class to couples who want to make their marriages even better. What makes this class different from anything you’ve probably ever experienced is that the material and the classroom dynamics motivate couples to do far more than complete assignments.
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Why Session is considering adding deacons to leadership
The First Pres. elders are considering a proposal that would add the role of deacons to our leadership structure. Following the Biblical model we find in Acts 6 and 1 Timothy 3, deacons would assist in the church’s care and compassion ministries by working closely with (and being part of) two standing committees – Congregational Care and Local Missions.
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Better than selfies: new photo directory coming
It’s been six years since we created a photo directory, so it’s definitely time we do a new one.
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Lenten Life Groups
If you’re looking for a way to get connected to your First Pres family, a Lenten Life group may be a way to start. The groups, which are meeting until Easter, are aimed at getting us more connected to Christ and our church community .
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Walking together through grief and sadness
First Presbyterian Church recently completed its first series of GriefShare meetings, a 13-week group that helps one another through the loss of a loved one or friend, and we’re getting ready to begin a new series of meetings.
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Fred & Me: How A Retired Missionary is Deepening my Faith
By Brad Jenkins The first time I met Fred Morris, we shared a meal. It was the smallest meal I had eaten that week, and yet it was more filling than a feast.