by Melissa Jenkins | Dec 26, 2024 | Blog, Library, Love
Are you busy thinking about the hope and promise that a new year holds? Are you planning for ways that you can challenge yourself and grow in 2025? How about reading? Whether you’re an avid reader or an “I never read” kind of reader, the Adult...
by Brad Jenkins | Dec 22, 2024 | Blog, Serve
Isaiah 117, a national ministry that has recently gotten a local chapter, is First Pres’ local missions focus in December. We want you to know more about the group, and on the final Sunday of the month you can contribute to its work during our missions offering....
by Brad Jenkins | Dec 7, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized
Here are some scenes from the Live Nativity at the First Pres Courtyard in downtown Harrisonburg. We enjoyed meeting so many of our neighbors as we celebrate Christmas together. Special thanks to the Pugh family and the Hannah family, whose contributions in memory of...
by Brad Jenkins | Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Proclaim
During First Pres’ live nativity last year, Wayne Hannah noticed a missing “character.” The wise men were there, and the shepherds, and of course Mary and Joseph and a baby doll for Jesus. But above them? No star. So Wayne got to work designing one with the help of...
by Brad Jenkins | Dec 1, 2024 | Blog, Proclaim
One of our traditions to start the Advent and Christmas season at First Pres is by holding our most musical (and sweet) Sunday of the year. On Music Sunday, we hear the Christmas story in music and scripture. Between the two services, we enjoy Christmas cookies...
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