We're getting ready for worship on Sunday! View worship bulletins >> For our series, Lord, Worship Leader Chris Cullins has been using the song "Follow" as a touchstone. Written by his brother Roger Cullins, "Follow" has a lot of meaning for both of the Cullins brothers. Chris...
On Sunday, August 26, Pastor Tim McConnell met with more than 300 members of the First Pres Family during an afternoon Town Hall Meeting and shared with deep excitement a new logo and mission for First Pres. Both of these new developments have been months in the making and are indicative of our...
As we launch into the fall season, the Lord continues to lead us in new and exciting ways. We welcomed Floyd Sebald and Andy Morrison onto our staff in the past few weeks, and if you were at the Town Hall on Sunday evening you had a chance to meet them. Floyd joins us as the director of our new...
Growing Together Wednesdays offers something for anyone hoping to grow in their faith. Whether that is an introduction to new ideas or a chance to hone the skills you already have, there's a lot you can learn. One participant in GTW Spring 2018 shared this thank-you with her class...
This is a guest post written by Wes Kachut. New cancer patients, overwhelmed and shocked by their diagnosis, often feel adrift. The certainty and security of their old lives, so suddenly yanked away, has been replaced with the doubts and fears of an uncertain future. Marilyn Munkres knows...
We're getting ready for worship on Sunday! View worship bulletins >> This Sunday continues our sermon series titled Lord. We are taking a walk through the Ten Commandments that God gave to His people through Moses. In preparation, take some time this week to read Exodus 20:1-20, even if...
Roderick Gorby, his wife Amanda and their three Doberman pinschers recently moved from Tallahassee to join the First Pres family. Roderick holds degrees in organ performance and composition, and his wife, Amanda, is a nurse. In their spare time, they enjoy hiking, camping and playing with their...
Schools are back in session, the fall season is creeping in on the summer weather and schedules, and football fans are anxiously awaiting their favorite time of year. In addition to all of that, we are less than seven weeks away from another CityServe Weekend. So, why participate in...
We had a very stirring kickoff Sunday this week. The place was packed with more people than we have seen any Sunday this year other than Easter! New classes started up—new Children’s Ministry and Student Ministry, new adult classes and piles of new Life Groups. What a great...
Our Mongolian Conference team will soon be back from their time deepening relationships and entering into the incredible ways God is moving and working in Mongolia. The team has been busy attending a wedding, worshiping at a church plant and enjoying a traditional Mongolian barbecue given...