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From Heart to Hammer

From Heart to Hammer

FPC Members Dedicated to Housing Impact   Twenty-four years; thirty-four Habitat houses; one important mission: to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ through affordable housing. Amidst the challenges that come with construction, nobody will claim it’s an easy...

Triptych

Triptych

Use the links below to navigate to a triptych topic. Repentance and Resurrection Statement Artist's Statement     Repentance and Resurrection Statement Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?  Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your...

What to Expect at the Sanctuary Reopening

What to Expect at the Sanctuary Reopening

Our sanctuary will reopen for worship on Sunday, October 23, after 18 months of worshiping in the Wood Fellowship Hall. The Opening Doors Capital Campaign has allowed us to expand the chancel and made it handicap-accessible, repair and refinish the wood floors,...

A Note About Our Parking Lot

Church Parking Lot on 312 W Trade St   Dear FPC Family, There are so many exciting updates underway on our campus over the summer that will be ready for us to enjoy as the fall rolls around! I hope you are following along with our regular construction updates. I...

FPC Senior Pastors

FPC Senior Pastors

• Robert Hall Morrison • Abner Johnson Leavenworth • Cyrus Johnston • Arnold DeWelles Miller • Alexander Sinclair • John Alexander Preston • James Robert Howerton • William Morris Kincaid • David Hopkins Rolston • Albert Sidney Johnson • William Addison Alexander, Jr....

2022 Will Appleby Award Recipient

2022 Will Appleby Award Recipient

Addison "Addie" Williams has been named the 2022 recipient of the Will Appleby Award for Spirit, Leadership, and Dedication. Addison is a senior at Providence High School and the daughter of Doug and Beth Williams and sister to Finn. She was baptized in this church,...

A Helping Heart

A Helping Heart

WILLIE ATKINS’ SERVICE IMPACTS THE CHURCH, MEMBERS’ LIVES In the year 1973, the price of a gallon of gas was 39 cents; a gallon of milk was 62 cents; the average price of a new home was just $32,500; Richard Nixon was president; Super Bowl VII was won by the Miami...

The Good Samaritan Fresco

The Good Samaritan Fresco

Immediately upon entering the front doors of the Fellowship Hall, a dramatic image of the Samaritan bending over a beaten and bloodied stranger serves as an important reminder of the intimate relationship between the teachings of Christ and the work we are called to...