Dear Congregation, We received word Friday afternoon that Rob Button has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. As a congregation, we are holding him and his family in love and prayers. Rob was showing no symptoms last Sunday, September 6, when he led worship and sang at both FUPC services. On Thursday,… Read more »
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Fall Worship Schedule Begins on September 13!
First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been on a special summer schedule for the past few months. We will be transitioning to our fall worship schedule on Sunday morning, September 13. Please join us for worship, music, spiritual growth, and fellowship every Sunday! We are offering both in-person and virtual services. We are… Read more »
Communion August 16th
We will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper this Sunday, August 16 at both services, using the same type of pre-packaged, sealed elements (small sealed cup with a wafer in the pull-off top) that we used at Pentecost. 8:30 service If you choose to worship outdoors with us at 8:30 on Sunday, sealed elements will be… Read more »
FUPC’s New Website
Fayetteville United Presbyterian Church has a beautiful, user-friendly new website! The address has not change. You can visit www.FUPCFay.org as always, and you will automatically be taken to the new website. Once you arrive, you’ll notice a lot of differences. The church website had not been updated in a decade, so there are plenty of… Read more »
Safe Outdoor Worship, Sundays at 8:30am
The Session of FUPC has approved an optional outdoor (only) in-person worship. This 8:30 a.m. service is brief, devotional, and new. When weather permits, it will take place in the area extending from the covered patio outside the Sanctuary, across the open grass, and toward the Fellowship Hall. Masks will be worn and physical distancing… Read more »
UPY is on Summer Break!
Every year UPY takes an end-of-summer break before beginning again for the fall. We are not currently meeting weekly, but regular activities will resume sometime in August. We will let you know as soon as more information is available! UPY is for all 7th-12th graders. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jacob… Read more »
He Is Risen
Jeremiah 31:1-6 1At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2 Thus says the LORD: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, 3 the LORD appeared to him from far away. I have… Read more »
God So Loved the World
In 1887, Sir John Stainer composed an oratorio entitled The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer. He intended this work to be within the scope of most parish churches and is written for two soloists, choir, and organ. The twenty movements include five congregational hymns as well as the famous… Read more »
A Table Before Me
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies” (Psalm 23:5) The last part of Psalm 23 is less familiar, in which the psalmist praises God for granting him a place in God’s house and for treating him royally. But what does it mean to have a table in the presence of… Read more »
The Bread of Life
Gospel Reading John 6:27-40 27“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.” 28Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works… Read more »