The First Pres Nominating Committee has presented a slate of leaders to begin three-year terms of service in January 2024. Elders make up the governing body of our church, which is called the Session. They are responsible for the spiritual wellbeing of the church as...
Nominations needed to help select next slate of leaders
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...
Thank you from Pastor Scott
I am deeply grateful to the Session for sending me on a sabbatical January 1 – March 31, 2023! I have been, and continue to be, called to serve First Pres. as a Pastor, and to give of myself fully to the Lord and to the ministry and mission of this congregation. I am...
Welcoming our new director of children’s and family ministries
We are thrilled to announce that Vanessa Manson will be joining First Pres as Director of Children’s and Family Ministries at the end of January. Vanessa, her husband John and three of their four children, ages 16 to 26, joined First Pres earlier this year (their...
Meet the 10 newest leadership nominees at First Pres
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...
We’re looking for our next children’s and family ministry director
First Presbyterian Church is looking for the right person to lead our ministries to children and families. Our Director of Children and Family Ministries will lead the vital and strategic Children’s Ministries Team as it strives to fulfill its mission, goals and...