Announcements

Dear Church Family, Pastors Damen and Greg continue their weekly bible study chat, this week looking at a passage from Song of Solomon and a parable from Matthew 25. They tell some funny(?) stories about the postal service and an urban legend about Pastor Greg's...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family Session, the leadership council of the church, met last week to discuss COVID-19 precautions and in-person worship for the month of November. Prior to our meeting, we prayed, read articles, reviewed data, and talked with many of...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family: In this email you will find links to the Monday Check-In, our Forum from last Sunday on politics and polarization, a preview of this Sunday’s forum, and an invitation to get involved. Tomorrow I will send out an email with...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family, What a difference a week makes, last week we were seeing temperatures in the 70s, and this week we are in the 30s! As a result, our in-person Worship in the Park services are over for the season. It was a great run with 13...

Dear First Pres Family and Friends,   With a new week up and running it is time for another Monday Check-In! In this week's episode Pastors Greg and Damen make a return trip to Philippi for a brief bible study and to chat about pledges and all the things to which we...

Hello everyone. Just a friendly reminder...the Sunday School lesson videos are up for this Sunday, September 20. You can access them on our website at https://fpchastings.org/children/ or on youtube with the following links. For children PreK-5th grade, we are doing...

Dear Presbyterian Church Family, A few links to connect you to your church family and start your week: We did our weekly Bible study chat called the "Monday Check-In." Because Pastor Damen is away on his honeymoon, Pastor Greg was joined by our seminarian Sara...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family: Happy Tuesday! I hope every had a safe and fun Labor Day Weekend. I have a few quick announcements and links for you to start your week:  -Sunday 9/13: Worship in Alexander Park at 10:30am with Bagpipes and Bible distribution for...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family, Join Pastors Damen and Greg for a bible study chat on Romans 13:8-12 and the song "Be a Light" by Thomas Rhett. To listen to it like a radio broadcast or download it as a podcast, click here:...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family, Each week, Pastors Damen and Greg record a short Bible study chat called the "Monday Check-In." This week they reflected on Matthew 6:9-15 where Jesus teaches the disciples the Lord's Prayer and Revelation 21:1-4, a vision of the...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family: Session, the leadership council of the church, met last night to discuss church operations for September and October in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We spent the week leading up to our meeting studying and praying. You...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family,  Join Pastors Damen and Greg for a few announcements, a prayer, and an informal bible study chat about the scripture that will be preached on this week: You can listen to it like a radio broadcast or download it as a podcast by...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family: This email includes: Invitation to Worship in the Park every Sunday in August at 9am Link to FPC Chancel Choir Video Links to bible study chats with Pastor Greg and Pastor Damen Link to Sunday worship service WORSHIP IN THE PARK:...

Did you know Pastor Damen and Pastor Greg record a short Bible study chat every week? We call it the "Monday Check-In" and it includes a few announcements, prayer, and a chat on the scripture that will be preached on the following Sunday. This week we reflect on Psalm...

Dear First Presbyterian Church Family: I wrote you last week to share that Session (the leadership council of the church) voted to continue to suspend in-person worship in the sanctuary for the month of August. We also received a lot of positive feedback about our...