Mission, Education, Fellowship, and Leadership opportunities abound at First Presbyterian Church.

Mission

Read about the mission of the church through the Mission link above.

Education

• Children meet for Sunday School between services with two teachers in each class.
• Adult education offers a biblical studies and contemporary topic class each Sunday.
• The Child Development Center, with more than fifty years of service, provides pre-school education to children from 1 to 5.

Fellowship

• Bell Choir
• Chancel Choir
• Interfaith gatherings with the downtown churches of Holy Faith and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi include Las Posadas,  Palm Sunday Procession,  and educational events.
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Lenten Studies
• Memory Loss Support Group meets monthly
• Men's  Breakfast, 2nd Saturday, 8:00 a.m. with Program - men cook but open to women as well as men. Reserve at the church office (982-8544 ext 10) by the Thursday prior.  (No meetings June - August)
• Prayer Shawl Knitting
• Pumpkin Carving
• Rooftop Garden
• Spanish Bible Study, Saturday morning
• Morning Prayer, McFarland Chapel Wednesdays, 7:00 a.m.
• Presbyterian Women - monthly on Saturday; study circles meet monthly in homes for Bible or book study. (No meetings June - August.) 

Leadership

• Administration - handles the finances of the church and issues related to the building
  •   Facilities subcommittee
  •   History subcommittee
• Christian Education - plans and oversees the education of children and youth, the summer program for children, and youth mission trips
• Adult Education - oversees the educational opportunities for adults
  •  Library subcommittee
• Congregational Life - coordinates church programming
• Deacons - responsible for pastoral care
• Ecumenical Life - plans activities with the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Holy Faith Episcopal Church, our sister downtown churches, including Las Posadas, Palm Sunday and educational events .
• Mission and Social Justice - plans mission service, social justice response, and mission giving
• Outreach - communicates with visitors and guests; plans new member classes and orientation.
• Stewardship - oversees the every member pledge program of the church and plans for the interpretation of the congregation's life.
• Worship - plans for the worship life of the congregation including weekly services, holiday celebrations, special services. Recruits and schedules liturgists, ushers, greeters.
  •  Liturgical Arts