Congratulations to FPC team #2 on their 58-52 win over Graystone Baptist on Thursday evening, March 8! They are the 2018 Hope Valley Basketball League Champions. Way to go, guys!

This event has been postponed due to weather. Stay tuned and check out the Facebook event page below for more details!

David Lamotte will be at Judea Reform Congrgation on January 20 from 10-3 presenting his workshop “Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness”. Registration is $15 and lunch is included.

Rev. Marilyn Hedgpeth invites you to the workshop

Find out more about this exciting workshop

Check out this event on Facebook

Register for the workshop

Due to the overnight snow which has resulted in hazardous conditions on the roads and at the church, the church office is closed Thursday, January 4. All scheduled meetings and events are either canceled or are being rescheduled. Staff will be working from their homes, monitoring their email and text messages, and checking voicemail throughout the day.  Please stay safe during this weather event.

Durham City/County Employees Annual Civic Celebration

Thursday, January 11 at 12 Noon (FPC sanctuary)

The keynote speaker will be Pierce Freelon, a local community leader, musician, entrepreneur, and former candidate in the 2017 mayoral race in Durham.  The event program will also include remarks from local leaders and elected officials along with musical selections from the Durham City-County MLK Employee Choir. The event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, January 6, 2018 – 

SONAM presents Winter Concert – 

“Music of gifts and light for Epiphany”

7:00 pm in the sanctuary of FPC –

Singers of New and Ancient Music (SONAM) is a local chorus committed to creating high-quality sacred and secular music and giving back to the community. The concert includes music in celebration of Epiphany and the end of the Christmas season, featuring works by Whitaker, Victoria, Poulenc, Sametz, and more. A suggested $10 donation will benefit Gigi’s Playhouse of Raleigh, an achievement center for individuals with Down Syndrome that offers education, therapeutic, and career-building programs.

December 24
The fourth Sunday of Advent will be celebrated in worship at 11 a.m. on December 24th. Come celebrate the great Gospel reversals of the Magnificat. The Hunger for Change Offering will be received during worship. There will be no Sunday School on the 24th.

December 17
A Service of Lessons and Carols will be held on the third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2017. Please join us at 11 a.m. for this special service of worship.

The PC(USA) Joy Gift Offering will be received, supporting financial assistance programs of the Board of Pensions and Presbyterian racial ethnic schools and colleges.

ADVENT MIDWEEK CAROLING AND WORSHIP WITH COMMUNION

Join us as we gather on Wednesdays on the Main Street steps for candlelight caroling at 5:45 p.m. followed by a procession of light into the sanctuary where worship with Holy Communion will begin at 6:00 p.m. A light supper will be provided at 6:30 p.m. in Watts-Hill Hall. Donations will be received to offset meal costs. December 13 – meditation by Alex Stayer-Brewington; December 20– meditation by Mary Berry.

Sunday, December 3 – Kids and youth will make crafts at the Advent Festival during Sunday School (9:45-10:45 a.m.).  Adults will make crafts and visit the fair following worship!  Click 2017 Alternative Gifts Fair to see who’s coming to the fair this Sunday!  Remember to bring your checkbook!  Refreshments provided.  All are welcome.