We're getting ready for worship on Sunday! View worship bulletins >> This Sunday is a major date in our church calendar. Commitment Sunday is a time for us to appreciate what God has given us and to commit to giving something back to Him. It's not supposed to be an obligation, but a...
A team of nine leaves on Saturday, October 27 for our first official partner trip to Guatemala. After over two years of listening and discerning, we are excited to deepen our relationships with our new friends in Guatemala and learn more about the ways that they are being used for God's glory...
Eugene Peterson passed away yesterday. If you don’t know this man, I hope you will learn a little bit about him this week and maybe pick up one of his books. Peterson served as Pastor of a Presbyterian church in Bel Air, Maryland, for almost thirty years. He is most well-known for his...
Here's what's coming up next week at First Pres: View the full calendar Keep in prayer for this week: Our mission team to Guatemala is will be serving with our Partners to serve the communities and spread the Good News of Jesus. Pray for their safety, their travels and their impact into the...
We're getting ready for worship on Sunday! View worship bulletins >> Our words are often our greatest weapon. They can build people up or tear them down. We can speak life into others or burden them even more. Without even thinking, we can hurt those around us. This week, Pastor Katie...
One of our college students was sitting in a common area at Pikes Peak Community College with his laptop open and the First Pres logo visible on the back of the screen. Another student noticed it and asked what it meant. When told that’s it was the logo for his church, the questioner...
2 Corinthians 9:7 tells us “God loves a cheerful giver.” The Greek word for “cheerful” is hilaron, where we get our word “hilarious.” Are you ready for hilarious giving? What would need to happen in your life to become a hilarious giver, celebrating every...
The following is a guest post by Heather and Aaron Zimmerman, a follow-on to the interview published in the October 2018 First Pres Magazine. Heather and Aaron: We have been actively involved in Life Groups for several years at First Pres and consider it one of the ways we get fed...
Here's what's coming up next week at First Pres: View the full calendar Sunday, October 14 Join us for worship Sunday at 8:30, 9, 10 or 11 as we continue our sermon series, Lord. Pastor Tim McConnell will preach from Exodus 20:15. Adult Sunday Communities meet at 8:30, 10 and 11. Children's...
We're getting ready for worship on Sunday! View worship bulletins >> This week, Pastor Tim McConnell is preaching on Exodus 20:15, "You shall not steal." But more than that, in continuing with our Lord series, he'll be preaching on what life looks like with Jesus as Lord of our...