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 »
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 »
Circles NWA shared their video of FUPC’s campus — their “New Space”! Circles will be using the FUPC space beginning July 31st, 2024. Their current cohort of Circles Leaders is graduating and they are putting together a new cohort for the fall. Once they have the new group in place, they expect to feed… Read more »
Jan and Phil Butin have been our beloved pastors for 14 years, but now they are retiring and moving north to spend more time with their children and grandchildren. As a Presbyterian church, we have a process for changes of this kind. As the PCUSA manual for calling a new pastor puts it, “Presbyterians believe… Read more »
PCUSA General Assembly 226 The 226th General Assembly of the PCUSA will meet later this month. There will be three days (June 25 -27) of online committee meetings which will be followed by a week (June 29- July 4) of in-person meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah. One of the unique aspects of the Presbyterian… Read more »
Circles NWA is an innovative response to poverty in our community. First United Presbyterian Church has a beautiful campus with a well-appointed kitchen and lots of great meeting spaces. We’re banding together to help reduce poverty in Northwest Arkansas. Circles will be meeting at FUPC on Wednesdays from 6-8PM starting this fall, serving meals to… Read more »
We can think of Christmas as the birthday of Christ, but the birthday of the church is Pentecost. Pentecost, observed 50 days after Easter Sunday, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. The story of Pentecost is told in the Book of Acts. Acts 2:1 When… Read more »
Earth Care Sunday comes on April 21st, with a special 11:00 worship service focused on our stewardship of God’s creation. There will be activities for children, refreshments, and a hike on the Brooks-Hummel trail after the service. Join the FUPC church family for this special Sunday!
A moving poem by S.M. Lockridge, shared by the Gateway Church.
Back in the days when we had physical church directories, they were sometimes produced by Olan Mills, a chain of commercial photographers. This company produced church directories from 1932 to 2019, and families could have their family portraits taken along with the photos for the directory. One year, they used the photos of all the… Read more »
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