Church Information

Messy Church is back again in October.  It was joyful to worship together in September, and we can’t wait to do it again on October 14.

Messy Church is our once a month interactive worship experience that always ends with free dinner.  This year Messy Church happens on the second Sunday of the month at 4:30 pm.  Messy Church is designed with children 8 and under in mind, BUT people of all ages are welcome.  It’s a little different each month, ...

Dear Grace Community,

The Session is excited to share with you the Deep Roots Capital Campaign.  For over a year, groups within our congregation have studied our facilities to consider how we might continue to use our space most effectively for our congregation and the community. This summer, the Session began to study the data provided by these groups, and the result of this is the Deep Roots Campaign.

2018 is our 70^th year worshiping at the corner of Bleckley and Douglas. ...

Each month Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community.  This happens on the 15^th of the month, or if the 15^th is on a weekend we meet the Friday before.  Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 6:30 am in the Grace Alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 7:50 am.

We can always use volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, and ticket distribution.  Want to help?  ...

Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter. In September our contributions go to the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church food pantry.  All non-perishable food items are welcome.

Approximately three hundred children came to First Presbyterian on Saturday, August 11, and left with new backpacks filled with needed supplies, full tummies and perhaps some new friends. Scores of volunteers coordinated to provide the volumes of paper, pens, and more, and to serve lunch,  transport clients, and shepherd them through the maze.

Grace was vital in this ecumenical effort and the organizers were very thankful for our extended assistance. Many of you filled yellow bags and donated $375 to help ...