Our Christmas Eve candlelight service will be Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Pastor Paul’s Upcoming Vacation

Pastor Paul will be away on vacation beginning Sunday afternoon, December 28th and returning Monday morning, January 5th. We welcome Rev. Dr. Ann Laird Jones to the pulpit to preach and lead worship on Sunday, January 4th. She will also be available for emergency pastoral care needs while Paul is away. 

Nominations for Elders and Deacons

Now is the time for officer nominations. If you haven’t submitted names to be considered as elders and deacons yet, please do so by January 4th.

Boys & Girls Club

Thanks to all who helped make Christmas extra special for the Boys & Girls Club children! Here are a few photos from the end-of-year program.

Click the video above to view the December 21st worship service.

Sacred Space

Here are a few items Sacred Space needs. You can drop them off at 502 N. Broadway (the former Salvation Army building):

Sandwich meat, bread, hotdogs, buns, mustard

Milk, eggs

Nab snack crackers, (cheese, peanut butter), crackers, granola bars

Vienna sausage, Ramen noodles (in the cup)

Foam carry out trays, paper towels, plastic forks and spoons

Bottled water

IN OUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK

FPC FAMILY:

the family of Ruth Ann Brent

Coco Buehler

Libbi Cox

Bill Gamble

the family of Wendell Hoyle

Trude Powers & family

Sissy Schuster

the family of Sarah Porter Smith

John Turner

MEMBERS IN ASSISTED LIVING

Jacquie Turner

Bill Gamble

Pat Chambers

Kay Frost

NEW PARENTS:

Mary Grace & Walker Brewer. Hayes William Brewer, 10-29-25

EXPECTANT PARENTS:

Olivia (Turner) & Michael Fancher

THOSE AWAY:

Courtney Bacon

Judy Jones

Bright Hays

Trude Powers

FPC FRIENDS:

Linda Fratesi

Terri Schilling

Rubye Warrington

John Cox

Myra Kogutt (Terri Lane’s mother)

Margaret Dent (Mollie Stock’s niece)

Marshall Roberson (friend of Lisa Willis)

Caroleen Eifling (former FPP Director)

Nathan Fratesi

Carol Rogers (Donna Beckham’s sister)

Lila Hood

Mel Covington

Ann Skelton

Taylor Bacon (Courtney Bacon’s grandson)

Nancy & Jimmy Bradley (cousins of Betty Lynn Cameron)

Evie Ellis (Kathleen Montgomery’s grandchild)

Vicki Lucas

Bob Hoagland

the family of Peggy Keady (former member)

Upcoming Events & Activities

Sunday                    

Chancel Choir Rehearsal 8:45 a.m.

Worship 10 a.m.   

Monday                  

Men’s Coffee Group meets 10 a.m.                               

Serving this week & next                           

Children’s Sermon                                             

12-28 Kendall Cox & Wade Chambers

1-4 Ted Lamar

Flowers                                                                   

Livestream Camera     

12-28 William Lane                                                      

Liturgist                                 

12-28 Larkin Mitchell  

1-4 Melissa Cadenhead                                  

MOW Delivery                                                   

12-27 no delivery                  

MOW Tray Assembly                                                   

12-26 no prep

December Ushers                           

Bobby Warrington, Head Usher, Shel Alverson, Dave Clarke, David Clarke

January Ushers                                              

Jim Bell, Head Usher, Bruce Baskett, Tommy Hart, Tim McCann

Communion Servers for December:

Jon Alverson, Will Weathers, Sarah Mitchell, Angela Phillips, Eric Schuster, Jr., Bobby Warrington