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Nature Play Space Update

The First School fundraiser for the Nature Play Space was a big success and workers from Natural State Treehouses have been busy creating this new area for children to explore, learn and play outdoors. The play space is made up of different play zones and many items needed to complete them. If you are able… Read more »

Hygiene Kit Packing

A big thank you to our Outreach and Service Ministry Team who organized a very successful church wide hands-on mission project this past Sunday, September 22, 2024. This is the second year that the congregation has gathered to pack hygiene kits to be distributed by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Last year 300 kits were packed in… Read more »

Fall Thoughtful Christians Group

The Shaping of Things to Come

Thoughtful Christians, one of the adult Sunday School groups at FUPC, will read and discuss The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church, by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch. The book is available on Amazon in paper and for Kindle. The discussion will take place on Zoom and in the… Read more »

Psalm 51 – Right There Waiting

The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. – Psalm 119:130 This past Sunday, Kristi Button, our Director of Christian Education and her husband Rob who is a Registered Nurse and a musician, “unfolded” the words of verses 1 through 12 of Psalm 51 in a tag-team sermon. Kristi and… Read more »

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

Amanda McDonald preached on Psalm 14 last Sunday. Psalm 14 is a challenging passage. 1 The fool hath said in his heart, “There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there… Read more »

Announcement from the Transitional Pastor Search Committee

Dear FUPC Congregation: It is our great pleasure to announce that Reverend Stewart Smith has entered into a covenant agreement with FUPC to be our Transitional Senior Pastor.  We are so excited to welcome Stewart to our church!  He will be resigning as General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Arkansas in August and begin serving… Read more »

First Worship – Relevant Faith for Everyday Life

Last Sunday, we shook up our Sunday morning schedule and began offering a new worship experience at 9:00 am, First Worship – Relevant Faith for Everyday Life. Even though it was a holiday weekend, over 90 people attended! The service is intentionally designed to offer something for all ages. It is for young families and… Read more »

Grace Vawter Scholarship 2024

The Trustees of First United Presbyterian Church invite undergraduate college or vocational students  to submit applications for the Vawter Scholarship. Requirements for application to the Grace Vawter Scholarship: The applicant must be a member in good standing of First United Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, or have a meaningful connection to that church. Church members have… Read more »

New Summer Schedule

This Sunday, something new is beginning at First United Presbyterian Church! There will be 9:00 AM Join Amanda, Kristi and Isaac in the Sanctuary for our new worship service, First Worship-Relevant Faith for Everyday Life. Amanda, Kristi and Isaac will be preaching on a rotating basis. This 50-minute service is intentionally designed for both young… Read more »

World Refugee Day is June 20

by Rebecca Haden   June 20 is World Refugee Day. At FUPC, we support Canopy NWA, an organization that provides assistance for refugees living in Northwest Arkansas. Canopy invites us all to wear blue on World Refugee Day and to join in local activities observing this awareness-driving day. What’s a refugee? Refugees are immigrants, but… Read more »