We recently received an update from Solomon at our sister church in Ethiopia. Here is the letter he sent. As you may know, September marks the start of the new year in Ethiopia, as well as the opening of schools for student registration. We took this opportunity to...

What’s on your mind these days? If you’re like me, there’s probably at least one thing that has you worried, at least a little. But over and over in the Bible, we get the message, though, that we should not fear, that we should not worry. But how? In Mindscape: What...

If you've been wanting to be part of our Sunday school groups, Oct. 6 would be a great day to get started. That day, we have two new classes, one on how to better engage in politics and another on the defining characteristic of grace, that will begin a seven-week...

We want to know God’s word. We want to grow in faith. But there’s a purpose behind it: to go and tell others about the Good News. We’re rolling out and starting up a bunch of ways for you to know the Word and grow, and we hope you’ll also use the opportunity to go and...

First Pres recently hosted Perspectives, which brought together Christ-followers from a number of local churches to learn about what God is doing around the world and how we can join that work. We asked one of the participants, Laura Atkins, about the experience. What...

Covenant Partners Patrick and Amy Werner continue their work serving the people of Cuba, with their latest trip focusing on helping a cancer ministry and encouraging pastors. Here are some highlights of what they did while in Cuba. (They plan to share more details at...

One of the great lies is that a personal faith needs to be a private faith. But that’s not true. A personal faith should be very expressed. If you call Jesus, Lord, you know what he commanded you to do? Talk about him everywhere, all the time and all over the place....