FUPC is working to become a Matthew 25 church. What does that mean? Read about the PCUSA Matthew 25 initiative. These are the three important focuses from Matthew 25: Building congregational vitality by challenging people and congregations to deepen their faith and get actively and joyfully engaged with their community and the world. Dismantling structural… Read more »
In the church library, you can see this photo from Dedication Sunday, 2018. In the front of the photo you can see the original banners made for the courtyard. These banners welcome everyone who comes to our campus and lets visitors know what is most important to us. This spring, we had new banners made…. Read more »
As the 200th anniversary of our church draws near, we want to set goals that will bring our church to the place where we want to be on that important date. The session has come up with five essential ten-year goals, and we are holding two Zoom meetings on March 10 and April 21 to discuss these… Read more »
You might have been hearing about sailing and sailboats from church leaders, and you might have been wondering what exactly those references mean. Joan Gray wrote a book called Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission and Practice which made a distinction between a rowboat church and a sailboat church. FUPC elders read this book… Read more »
We are very excited to announce that we are continuing our Food Angel initiative into 2021! At the beginning of Advent, FUPC announced that we would be collecting canned goods for Cooperative Emergency Outreach at our Nativity scene. Coleman Ward and Leigh Woodruff created “Food Angels” – a series of shelves designed to hold donated… Read more »
For Advent 2020, we have exciting new devotional booklets for use at home. You will find the links to these materials on password protected pages. That means that you will need a password to see them. Then you can download them and use them online or print them out for your family. How to use… Read more »
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One of our cherished holiday customs at First United Presbyterian Church is taking poinsettias to church members who have had a special joy or need during the year. These beautiful plants are just one of the many special activities that make up Advent and Christmas in the life of our church family. Please watch your… Read more »
We have chosen the phrase: “Christ, the hope of our changing world!” from the church mission statement as our theme for the 2021 Stewardship campaign. This year, the world has changed for everyone in a way no one could have planned for or anticipated. In times like this it is a blessing to have faith… Read more »
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