by Communications Team | Jan 12, 2023 | Blog, Grow, Serve
As part of the tithe we take on the last Sunday of the month, a portion of those funds are sent to widows and orphans from our sister church in Jimma, Ethiopia. We received an update to how those funds were used recently for three big purposes. First, medical...
by Communications Team | Dec 29, 2022 | Announcement, Blog, Uncategorized
One of the most important tasks and opportunities of covenant partners at First Pres is to select the three to six at-large members of the Nominating Committee each year. These members of the 2023 Nominating Committee will be elected by you in February. The Nominating...
by Communications Team | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog, Grow
A group from First Pres recently hosted a block party at the nearby Morrison Park neighborhood that drew several dozen residents for games, food and a time of worship. The event was part of an ongoing initiative at First Pres to experiment with outreach events that...
by Communications Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog, Grow
Students from our area colleges and universities are heading back in town, and we are ready to welcome them to the community and serve them this academic year. Here are two ways you can do help now. Block Party in the Burg More than 4,000 JMU freshmen will be coming...
by Communications Team | Aug 11, 2022 | Announcement, Blog
The First Pres Nominating Committee has presented a slate of leaders to begin three-year terms of service in January 2023. Here are the nominees the congregation will elect at an Aug. 28, 2022, congregational meeting. Elders Lyle Jacobsen Raised in the Lutheran...
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