Vision Weekend 2020 is around the corner, and this place is buzzing! Hundreds have registered already. If you haven't yet, please take a minute to reserve your spot and guarantee a lunch and a few gifts. Click here to register >> We are ready to walk through The First Pres Way: 7 Values...
We started a new series on Sunday morning. Good Job: Your Work Matters. Whether you are currently in a paid position, retired, committed to parenting, a student, or otherwise devoting your time and energy each week to some end, God cares about your work. Your work matters to God, and your...
Welcome to 2020! As we kick off the New Year, I want to take this opportunity to share a number of items to catch you up with all God is doing around First Pres. Life SafetyOur hearts go out to the community in White Settlement, Texas, after the tragic church shooting on December 29. Almost...
Just as we see Christ meeting tangible needs as well as spiritual needs, we partner with organizations both locally and globally who share this vision of holistic gospel ministry. We volunteer with and financially support 20 non-profits in Colorado Springs who care for and empower the most...
Tonight, we celebrate the turning of another year. The old has gone; the new has come. What remains steadfast and sure, however, is where our hope is found: Jesus is our hope. This week, we say goodbye to our stone manger, but the truth of the season carries forward: On Christ the solid rock I...
The Great Feast approaches. I hope you have saved some room. Christmas is on the way. The Great Feast. The Mother of All Feasts! Why do I say that? Because like the source of a river, if Christmas never happened, neither would any of the other things we celebrate. Without the birth, there would...
In December of 1943, pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was preparing to spend Christmas alone and separated from his family and friends. He was a prisoner in Nazi Germany awaiting trial for his participation in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. He was tempted to lose hope. He wrote to his...
Written by Paul J. Batura Editor's Note The church has always been a place for those who are hurting or lost to meet Christ. That’s part of the vision for First Pres now, but it’s who we’ve always been. Often those who are lost feel the pull to the church even...
“Why is there a rock formation in the middle of my church?” I remember it was just about a year ago we were asking, “Why is there a tractor in the middle of my church?” Because it’s Christmas! Of course there’s a rock formation in the middle of the...
It’s going to be a chilly Thanksgiving week, but I hope your celebration of gratitude will not be delayed. The psalmist joyfully invites us to give thanks to the Lord, “For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations” (Psalm...