During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter shares stories of service to our community and the world. In discussing Outreach, it’s fitting to learn how people who do the work are impacted. Here are reflections from FPC...
During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter shares stories of service to our community and the world. Habitat For Humanity is an ecumenical Christian organization that builds affordable homes for purchase by low-income...
Jerry Shetler, who served as FPC’s senior pastor from 1988 until his retirement in 1998, died March 11, 2025. Rev. Fred Horner, who served with Jerry, shares this remembrance. When Jerry Shetler was called by God’s Spirit to be First Presbyterian Church’s...
During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter will share stories of service to our community and the world. You won’t be surprised that First Presbyterian Church created or helped bring three life-changing entities to our...
During March our 200th anniversary celebration focuses on Outreach. Member Tamara Slaughter will share stories of service to our community and the world. Have you joined in a Red Cross blood drive at our church? Maybe you’ve seen medical checks going on when you...
Michael and his wife Julie Lehman have lived in Asheville since 2002. Michael currently serves as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Spruce Pine. Julie works at the Montreat Conference Center as the Director of the Montreat Fund and Major Gifts. On the...
In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north, but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide earth. – Hymn 317, In Christ There Is No East or West “… for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you...
My name is Leigh Jones and for the past 8 years, I have had the pleasure of serving on the volunteer staff at BackPack Beginnings in the role of Clothing Pantry Chair. Children and youth from First Presbyterian Church have volunteered at BPB for over 10 years...
As part of our bicentennial, during the month of January we will be celebrating First Presbyterian Church’s continued relationship with the city of Greensboro. The church was founded only sixteen years after Greensboro itself was established, and since that time FPC...
What are your Christmas traditions? Those foods, events, music, books that evoke a sense of the season for you? Some are shared by many: decorating the Christmas tree, singing carols, the giving and receiving of presents. Others are unique to families. One friend of...
