First Presbyterian Church

New Life

April 13, 2022 Rev. Dr. Jonathan Sloan

I love Spring, for a variety of reasons. Even though I love the snow of winter, I am always very happy as it comes to an end, and spring, new […]

Anticipation!

August 3, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

I love having something to look forward to…vacations, birthdays, holidays, even worship each Sunday. Over the years I have found that anticipation is a huge motivator for me in so […]

The Summer of Reconnection

August 3, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

I hope that you are beginning to see some of the signs of re-emergence that I see. More and more, as vaccines are administered and larger percentages of folks are […]

A Different Kind of Worship

June 1, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

During this time of this pandemic, one positive that has come from this has been a reassessment of what worship is about. We, as a society, have often fallen into […]

Thriving this Summer!

June 1, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

I do not think I am alone when I say these past two months have been hard! I have found some days I am overwhelmed with grief as I am […]

We Were Made to Thrive!

April 29, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

In September I introduced our theme for the 2019-2020 year – Thrive. Normally during late April and early May our discipleship programs are winding down…this year is a little different. […]

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Physical Separation, but Spiritually Connected!

April 29, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

This has been a challenging time for all of us. As days turned into weeks, which have turned into over a month, I think many people initially thought that distancing […]

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Discipleship – Thrive

October 31, 2019 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Blake

There is something about Fall that I love! I think it is a combination of all the things that go into the changing of the season; the cooler weather and […]