Ministries

Missions

Mission and Service - First Presbyterian Church in the Community and World

First Presbyterian supports…

• North Alabama Presbytery
• Shoals Community Soup Kitchen
• Church colleges and seminaries
• Presbyterian Home for Children, Talladega, AL
• Gerald Williams Cooperative Garden Program
• Living Waters for the World
• Safeplace – a “safe place” for female victims of domestic violence
• Aid to Inmate Mothers – providing transportation for children to visit their inmate mothers

 

First Presbyterian’s members are active in volunteering for...

• The Help Center – a cooperative of local churches providing clothing, food, medications, etc to those in need who qualify
• Habitat for Humanity
• Meals on Wheels
• Gerald Williams Cooperative Garden Program
• Salvation Army

First Presbyterian offers to the public…

• Religion and the Arts Program featuring choral, musical or theatrical works: Felix Mendelssohn’s Oratorio, Elijah was performed October 2007
• FPC sponsors the opening Sunday afternoon event of the annual WC Handy Music Festival

 

First Presbyterian offers its sanctuary as a venue for…

• Flutes and Friends
• Various music events of UNA music department

 

First Presbyterian offers its Fellowship Hall as a venue or safe haven for…

• American Red Cross blood drives
• American Red Cross disaster relief victims: hurricane Katrina evacuees

 

First Presbyterian Church is the community’s meeting place for...

• The Junior League of the Shoals Area
• Hospice of the Shoals
• Alanon
• On Stage – Concert Series Board for the Shoals area