Enters Like A King

“Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text:  Mark 11:1-11 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading:  Jesus Enters Jerusalem as a King 11 Jesus and his followers were coming closer to Jerusalem. They came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany...

Jessye Norman’s Legacy

Jessye Norman Jessye Norman was born on September 15, 1945 in Augusta, Georgia to Janie King Norman and Silas Norman. She graduated from Augusta’s Lucy C. Laney Senior High School. Following her participation in Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Vocal Competition in...

Jesus Heals a Blind Man

“Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text:  Mark 10:46-52 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading:  Jesus Heals a Blind Man 46 Then they came to the town of Jericho. As Jesus was leaving there with his followers and a large crowd, a blind...

Contemporary Issues

Contemporary Issues The CIC was formed in 2008 to explore critical issues facing our society and topics of special interest to FCC members.  Occasionally, a program sparks an initiative within FCC that leads to greater involvement such as the Syrian Refugee Crisis...

National Wine Day

National Drink Wine Day Today is National Drink Wine Day! In our culture today, wine is good any day! It’s a delicious pairing with your favorite meal or dessert, it’s a nice nighttime companion to a good book, or it’s a hobby and if it’s your...

Pastoral Prayer, February 14, 2021

Pastoral Prayer—February 14, 2021 Gracious and Loving God, in the morning when we rise….and in the evening when we lie down… and in all the moments of our day in between….We believe you are with us and love us.    We thank you…O God….for your eternal presence...

Pastoral Prayer February 14, 2021

Pastoral Prayer—February 14, 2021 Gracious and Loving God, in the morning when we rise….and in the evening when we lie down… and in all the moments of our day in between….We believe you are with us and love us.    We thank you…O God….for your eternal presence...

National Marriage Week: Robbie and George

National Marriage Week: Robbie and George Let’s take a look at our Interim Administrative Assistant Robbie and get to know her and George a little better. How long have you been married? 31 years. George and I were married by Rev. Terry Smith at The First...

Move Forward

Move Forward “Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text:  Mark 6:30-44 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading:  More Than 5,000 People Fed 30 The apostles that Jesus had sent out to preach returned. They gathered around him and told him...

Pastoral Prayer 1/31/21

Pastoral Prayer, January 31, 2021 God from the beginning of time, you breathed life into us. From you we received our souls, our being, our bodies. From you we were given freedom, freedom to have desire, freedom of vision, freedom to create and cultivate and build....