INREACH / OUT REACH … Loving the Lord with all your STRENGTH and your neighbor as yourself.
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE … A lot of care and love happen at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
INREACH … The ministry and service that takes place IN the community of faith. This would include activities such as
- Coffee Hour after Worship Services
- Church Meals
- Annual Church Picnic
- Singles’ Ministry
- Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
OUTREACH … Ministry and Mission BEYOND our walls of our church. This would include activities such as
- Hot Meals to our community
- Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Ministry
- Support for community and global mission work and workers
- Partnership with InterChurch in Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Tree of Sharing at Christmas time
Monday Night Hot Meal
On Monday nights our doors are open to the community to serve a free hot meal to any who may be in need. In Mount Vernon, different churches take turns serving a free meal to the community. Contact the Church if you are interested in being a part of the kitchen and serving crew. We serve the Hot Meal from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.
Men’s Bible Study
Every Tuesday men are invited during their lunch hour to come and focus on what is important – their walk with Jesus Christ. This is a free flow discussion on how the Bible and our lives intersect. No materials other than a Bible is necessary. We have plenty on hand if you come without a copy of the Bible. This study meets on Tuesdays at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Church Kitchen.
Women’s Bible Study
Every Thursday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. women meet to focus in the Bible through guided study and focused discussion. This study meets in Church Parlor.
Presbyterian Women’s Association
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Once a month Women meet together on the second Wednesday of the month from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. to focus in on a study that women across the Presbyterian Church are growing in and growing from. This year the Women’s Association is focusing in on the women named in the genealogy of Jesus as found in Matthew’s gospel in a study entitled: “SACRED ENCOUNTERS” This study meets in the Church Parlor.
Children’s Church
Welcome, children and families! Currently we are without a Children’s Minister at this point, and we are sorry about that. We have loving adults at the church who are eager to welcome families. We have kid friendly activities during worship to to keep young ones in the pew occupied during the services.
Fellowship Team
We have a team of people who like to bring people together for fun fellowship activities. The usual events include: after services Fellowship Time in Fellowship Hall, a Summer or Fall Picnic. This team makes our annual Christmas decorating in the Sanctuary a fun, social time as well.
Operation Christmas Child
Through the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, First Pres participates in Operation Christmas Child, putting together shoebox gifts that will go to some child for Christmas. Along with the gifts we send, the gospel goes out to children and families all over the world.
Worship Teams
For those who are talented in music and called to contribute in that way we have multiple places to serve and minister through our Praise Band and/or Chancel Choir. We also celebrate solo musicians. For those who are more technical in skill, audio-visual opportunities abound for both services. And we value having a variety of people participate in worship leadership in both services, as we are the church together.
Deacons
Another avenue of service is through our Board of Deacons, they specialize in helping people connect with people within and beyond the church. In the scope of their care: Keeping in touch with the home-bound and those in nursing care facilities, funeral meals, putting exam boxes together for our college students.
Prayer Chain
We have a system in place through text, email, and phone calls that transmit life’s immediate challenges or emergency situations that allow the church family to unite in prayer before God.