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Youth Group Halloween Party
A Halloween costume party will be held on Sunday, October 23 from 12:13 PM - 2:00 PM! Please RSVP by October 21 to Pastor Carrie Winebrenner at cwinebrenner@firstpresfortwayne.org, or 260-424-7421 extension 112. Food, games, door prizes, candy and more! See you there!
Coffee with the Pastors
Have you been visiting and want to know more? Here’s your invitation! Join us for “Coffee with the Pastors” on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 9:30 AM in the Session Room down the long hallway across from the Church Office. Annie and Carrie will be there with coffee,...
Disenchanted! Opens October 14
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with how they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture,...
Gallery Art Talk with K.A. Letts
K.A.Letts, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, whose paintings are currently on exhibit in the gallery, will talk about her work at First Presbyterian on Sunday, November 13, from 10:00-10:50 AM. In the paintings on display, Letts uses a playful style, influenced by early 20th...
Art From the Heart Youth Group Sunday
Youth Group this Sunday, October 9, from 12:17 PM-2 PM is all about the arts! Come paint rocks, pour acrylic (this one is really messy and SUPER fun), sculpt some clay, or create a masterpiece with watercolors! We'll provide lunch and all the supplies...you...
Chanticleer Coming October 30
THE CONCERT IS NOW SOLD OUT! We look forward to welcoming Chanticleer back to the First Pres Sanctuary on Sunday, October 30 at 4:00 PM! Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Chanticleer is known around the world as "an orchestra of voices" for the seamless blend of its...
2022 Hymn Festival Featuring Todd Wilson
Plan now to attend the 2022 Hymn Festival featuring renowned organist Todd Wilson! The concert will be held on Friday, September 23, at 7:00 PM, and admission is free! The concert kicks off the 2022-23 Music Series Season at First Pres!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever- Open Auditions
AUDITONS SEPT 25 at 5:00 PM -First Pres Theater Fort Wayne In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the...
Community Conversation
Join members of First Presbyterian Church and Congregation Achduth Vesholom as we talk about reproductive justice on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:00pm. The evening will include a reading from the play Roe, by Lisa Loomer, presented by actors from the First...
First Pres Endorses Help Not Handcuffs Coalition Pledge
Dear First Pres Friends, Last week at its stated meeting, the Session endorsed the Help Not Handcuffs Coalition pledge. You can find a copy of the petition here, but in short it states that we are opposed to building a jail in southeast Fort Wayne, and we call upon...
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First Pres Seniors heading out to enjoy an excursion to Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middlebury, IN, for lunch, then down to the Round Barn Theatre in Nappanee to see White Christmas!
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Opening reception tonight for Segmented Wood Turning and Painting in the FPC Art Gallery, exhibiting the work of artists K. Mark Waninger and Diana Fair. Harpist Kathryn Fenstermacher performed to a delighted crowd, and both artists were on hand to discuss their work.
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Join us for Worship this week on the second Sunday of Advent! Rev. Annie Epling, Pastor, will be preaching. English and Korean Worship services begin at 11:00 AM, in person or via livestream:
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Let’s Go on an Advent-ure! 🕯️The 2022 Advent activity book for kids is here, and they will be ready for pick up at the Kids’ Korner on Sunday or see our smiling Admin Tiffany Butler at the front desk M-F from 9-3!
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