We begin the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 5. Get to know the season with this Q&A. Q: What is Ash Wednesday? A: Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a season of preparation for Easter. It is marked six weeks prior to Easter. It is marked by services...
Before Ellen Campbell died in December, she donated eight books to the church library. We have placed them on display in her memory. You are welcome to check them out. Here are the books: The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters by Philip Yancey Writing...
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 Discipleship committee...
I was recently in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho where I’d joined my brothers for their mule deer hunt. Being in the mountains and being disconnected from the news – family, church, community and the world alike, as we had no cell service – put things in...
Take a look! We have more than three dozen new additions to our church library! These 37 books are on display, so you can't miss them. Come on up to the library and check them out. You can’t miss them: They have bright yellow "new" stickers on their spines. Click here...
Last week, while moving my son into college, the chaplain described Grove City College as a place “to love to learn and learn to love.” That line really grabbed me because that is the kind of place I want First Pres to be. I want us to be a place where people who...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of...
We came together as a community to mark the final week of Jesus' life, reflect on His sacrifice and then the celebrate the resurrection. Here are some highlights.
We know that the Bible is God's word to us and that we need to read it, but sometimes it's a challenge. Our newly renovated church library features some books that can help. Here are three. Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It: Knowing and Loving the Bible In Hunter...
It’s Lent. But what does that mean? Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days (excluding Sundays) until Easter. It’s a period of preparation for when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Here are some common questions about the season. Why is Lent 40...