Latest News and Events
REad
News & Stories
Member Deaths
Hilda Lenora Seybert, 100, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Milford, Indiana on February 22, 1923 to Jesse and Lenora Dippon, she was the youngest of six siblings. Hilda married Paul Seybert on June...
Celebrate Easter 2023
Join us as we celebrate Easter! Two very special Easter services will be held at 7:00 AM (shorter casual service in the Courtyard) and 11:00 AM (Festival prelude begins at 10:45 AM, followed by a full worship service with choir, brass and organ). Please note the...
Church Announcements March 26, 2023
Easter Music — Deadline is TODAY: On Easter Sunday, the 11:00am Festival Service with choir and organ will be enhanced by five brass players and timpani as we celebrate the Resurrection. The cost for the brass and percussion players is funded solely by donations, and...
Godspell Opens Friday March 24
First Pres Theater’s production of Godspell (2012) opens Friday, March 24, at 7:30 PM! Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden); and it took the world by...
FPC Music Series Presents Duo Organists Chenaults
The FPC Music Series will present due-organists Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault in concert on Sunday, April 23, at 4:00 PM. Named "the World's Premiere Duo-Organ Team" by The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault have concertized extensively...
Church Announcements March 12 2023
ANNUAL MEETING Annual Meeting Called: The Session has called the Annual meeting of the Congregation for Sunday, March 19 following the 11:00 worship service for the purpose of electing Deacons and Elders, and the 2023-2024 Nominating Committee, approving pastors’...
Church Announcements February 26 2023
LENT 2023 Logos: Exploring Our Theology with the FPC Ministers Midweek Study: Hey Everybody! After speaking with many of you and hearing about your interest, I am pleased to announce that we are moving the new Logos class to Wednesday night as a midweek study! This...
Logos Lenten Book Study 2023
Logos: Exploring Our Theology with the FPC Ministers Midweek Study: We arepleased to announce that we are moving the new Logos class to Wednesday night as a midweek study! This class will run for five weeks exploring the bookThe Cross and The Lynching Tree:by Dr....
Church Announcements February 19 2023
LENT 2023 “Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith”: The scripture passages this Lent offer us.many stories of Jesus encountering people who are seeking: Nicodemus comes to him in the veil of night, he approaches a Samaritan woman at a well, he heals a man born...
Table Talk Begins New Book in March
Table Talk 1 (Women’s Book Study) will begin a new book on Wednesday, March 15. The group meets via Zoom at 10:00 am. We take turns “reading around the table”, so no homework is assigned. We will be reading The Testament of Mary: A Novel by Colm Toibin...
Latest Sermon
Read or Watch our Latest Sermon
Registration is now open for MAD2 Camp 2023! Open to kids currently in grades K-5! A week of the arts, including acting skills and performance with Fort Wayne Youtheatre, dance instruction with @fwdancecollective, music enrichment and performance with Happy Keys, and mixed media art projects! Spots are limited! Register now at the link 👇
🎭🎹🎨 https://bit.ly/40MahCV
#fpcfw #fptfw #lovefirstpres #lovethearts❤️ #MADCamp
Join us for worship during Holy Week beginning Sunday, April 2! Services will be held on Palm Sunday at 11:00 AM, Maundy Thursday at 7:00 PM (Chapel) and Good Friday at 12:00 PM (Chapel). Easter Sunday will be celebrated at 7:00 AM with a sunrise service in the Courtyard, and at 11:00 AM in the Sanctuary. All are welcome!
#fpcfw #HolyWeek2023 #dtfw
Godspell opened tonight at First Pres Theater to a full and enthusiastic crowd, with fantastic performances from the cast, crew, and musicians! Next performance tomorrow night @7:30PM, again Sunday @2:00PM! Additional showtimes and tickets 👇
🎭https://bit.ly/3zPWDTn
#fptfw #openingnight #godspell #dtfw
The 2023 Parish Art Exhibition opens this evening from 5:30-7:00 PM in the FPC Art Gallery. Many talented artists in the First Pres community contributed their original works to the exhibit. The Gallery is free and open to the public. Call 260-426-7421 for additional public viewing hours, or to schedule group tours.
#fpcfw #fpcfwart #dtfw