Stewardship

The season of Stewardship here at First Church is not over but will continue throughout the year as the Stewardship Team (Heather and Jim Lapham, Bonnie Van Buskirk, Ralph Richmond, and Jane Hodge)...

Support the Food Pantry

The Christian Education team would like to ask for your help to supply children’s snacks during the month of March. These could include juice boxes, small containers of dried fruit, pretzel, popcorn, cheese-its...

Mission Update

We have set up our Hygiene Kit collection boxes. Items needed are: hand towels (approx. 15”x28” to 16”x32” no fingertip, bath, dishtowel or micro-fiber) washcloths; wide-tooth combs; finger or toe nail clippers; bath...

Let Your Light Shine: The Role of an Acolyte

A wonderful way for youth to play an important role in our ministry during the worship service is through the acolyte program. The term acolyte means one who attends or helps. Acolytes help...

Amnesia April 25, 2018
Emergency Services in Carlsbad, California, came to the rescue of a woman with an Australian accent who couldn’t recall who she was. Because she was suffering from amnesia and had no ID with her, she was unable to provide her name or where she had come from. It took the help of doctors and international […]
The Waiting Place April 24, 2018
“Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite. Or waiting around for Friday night . . . . Everyone is just waiting”—or so Dr. Seuss, author of many children’s books, says. So much of life is about waiting, but God is never in a hurry—or so it seems. “God […]
The Secret of Peace April 23, 2018
Grace is a very special lady. One word comes to mind when I think of her: peace. The quiet and restful expression on her face has seldom changed in the six months I have known her, even though her husband was diagnosed with a rare disease and then hospitalized. When I asked Grace the secret […]
God in the Details April 22, 2018
When my “chocolate” Labrador retriever puppy was three months old, I took him to the veterinarian’s office for his shots and checkup. As our vet carefully looked him over, she noticed a small white marking in his fur on his left hind paw. She smiled and said to him, “That’s where God held you when […]

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