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Here we will discuss church, group, and congregational news and stories.
Refugee Resettlement Team
The FPC Refugee Resettlement Team has been working with the Salarzai family for two years. This family of 8 has 5 children enrolled in the Kalamazoo Public School’s English as a Second Language Program. The father is employed by Pfizer. Deep friendships with this...
“Luminous: To See More Clearly”
“Luminous: To See More Clearly” The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer, First Presbyterian Church of Kalamazoo August 20, 2023 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 1:68-79; Genesis 45:1-15 They’d thrown Joseph down a well in the desert. His arrogance and condescension just got...
We Celebrated the Vision!
This past Wednesday, September 13, 2023 we celebrated the anniversary of our Wednesday Night Dinners! The celebration included a special meal, music from the CTV Praise Band, and guest appearances. The three pillars of...
Choral Section Leaders Needed
Vibrant music program, stunning architecture and acoustics! Excellent Compensation! Email: Carlw@fpckzoo.org, if you or someone you know is interested.
Honey Bees in the House!
Our Honey Bee expert, Bob Candido, and several others, have harvested and processed about 7 gallons of wild, foraged honey, right in the church kitchen (see pictures on our Facebook page). This will be available at the Christmas Bazaar to benefit the Celebrate the...
Buen Camino, Part 2
After dinner in a gorgeous round building last night and restful sleep, another beautiful morning in the mountains - cool and clear with roosters crowing and cows mooing to wake us. Then twelve miles, at first a long downhill, then mostly more flat along a river,...
El Camino de Santiago
From Pastor Seth: We finished our first day of walking - 12 miles! Two participants were stuck in London with the air traffic control shutdown at Heathrow. They caught up with us today when we arrived at our Casa for the night ... though their luggage did not. 😟 We...
Host Homes Program
Have an extra bedroom to spare? OutFront Kalamazoo will be offering another round of training for individuals and families who are interested in learning more about becoming Host Homes for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Host Homes Program provides safe, affirming, temporary...
“Using The Keys” Sermon by Seth Weeldreyer
“Using the Keys” The Rev. Dr. Seth Weeldreyer, First Presbyterian Church of Kalamazoo August 27, 2023 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 15:21-28; Matthew 16:13-20 Keys take many forms in our lives. Maybe if Jesus were with us today, he’d have given the keys...
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School It was a great time at VBS this week, we partnered with our friends at First United Methodist Church. The children learned about God’s love through song, story, craft and had SO MUCH FUN! mereditha@fpckzoo.org