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Christmas Poinsettias Sale

Christmas Poinsettias Sale

CHANCEL GUILD CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS to memorialize or honor a friend or family member Payment must accompany the request. The deadline for receiving orders is Wednesday, December 7, 2021 https://fpckzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Poinsettia-sales-PDf-2022.pub_.pdf...

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS 10.26.22

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS 10.26.22

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS 10.26.22 The following motions were adopted at the October 26, 2022, Session Meeting: Approve the Christmas Bazaar as a fundraiser for missions of the church. Approve $3,100 for new shelving cabinets for the storage area in the kitchen. Approve...

Youth Halloween Party

Youth Halloween Party

Youth Group for grades 8-12 meets this week from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the church for our annual Halloween Party! Dinner will be provided, and costumes are encouraged. All are welcome!  

Rickman House Outreach

Rickman House Outreach

The Rickman House is an apartment building in downtown Kalamazoo that provides housing and 24-hour staff support to low-income adults with special needs. FPC has a long-standing relationship with Rickman House, including providing a community Bingo game on the third...

Greeting Cards Available November 13!

Greeting Cards Available November 13!

Share greetings for special occasions, and spread the love of Christ with friends and family with a handwritten note on one of Card Ministry's handcrafted cards! On Sunday, Nov. 13! Hearts-to-Hands Card Ministry will again have cards available for members of the...

Listening Post

Listening Post

On the first Sunday of each month, following the sanctuary service, one or two current session members will be stationed at the Listening Post in the Guild Room. We are very interested in what our congregation has to say! Any and all concerns are valuable and will be...

Martha Circle

Martha Circle

Martha Circle will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 3:00 p.m. in the Gathering Place. We have been learning about the women named in Mathew’s account of Jesus’s genealogy. The final lesson in this series is called “What are these women doing in a place like this?” and...

El Calmino pilgrimage — September 2023

El Calmino pilgrimage — September 2023

Pastor Seth is ready to move forward with plans for a pilgrimage journey along El Camino de Santiago in Spain. It will likely be about a ten- or eleven - day experience, including eight or nine days walking. We’ll try to average 10–12 miles per day over hilly terrain....

2022/2023 Stewardship Campaign

2022/2023 Stewardship Campaign

Stewardship letters have just gone out this week, and we are now starting to receive pledges back in (9 so far!), so send in your pledges or scan the QR code Squares to join us in all the different ways God calls us to serve!