Lent is the season to remember the sacrifice of Christ. For forty days, we purposely consider what distracts from our worship of His sacrifice. We consider what is important… Read more »
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Is Lent good for us?
An artist friend of mine was troubled by Lent. She didn’t think it was healthy to spend all that time thinking about your faults. But this is not a… Read more »
New Mask Policy
This is the new mask policy of First United Presbyterian Church Fayetteville: It is the policy of First United Presbyterian Church to follow the CDC’s COVID Community Level County Check… Read more »
Ash Wednesday
Even in a single church, Christians have many different ways of observing Lent. The Bible does not say anywhere to give up swearing for 40 days every year, after… Read more »
Debbie Power’s Artwork to Be Featured at FUPC
The courtyard at First United Presbyterian Church centers on four hanging banners. The everyday banner series shows the church’s mission statement. We also have a special set of banners for… Read more »
Black History Month at FUPC: FUPC’s First Black Pastor
For Black History Month, we are sharing some articles from the church History book, A Light on the Hill. Today, we feature the story of FUPC’s first black pastor. Nancy… Read more »
FUPC Played a Part in Fayetteville High School’s 1954 Integration
Fayetteville High School was one of the state’s first schools to integrate voluntarily without litigation or incident following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Topeka (Kan.) Board of Education… Read more »
Black History Month at FUPC: The 6 Pioneers
Just as members of FUPC were involved in the desegregation of Fayetteville High School, the church also supported the desegregation of the University of Arkansas. From A Light on the… Read more »
Lenten Study with the Presbytery of Arkansas
During Lent, join the Presbytery of Arkansas and PC-USA Mission Co-Worker Rev. Dori Hjalmarson in a six-week Zoom Bible study of mission and church. When two deadly hurricanes struck Honduras… Read more »
Honduras Mission Weekend
First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville and First United Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville are hosting Rev. Dori Hjalmarson during her visit to NWA from February 18-21. The Presbytery of Arkansas has been… Read more »