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The Co-Moderator of the 226th General Assembly (2024) is on hand as an Indiana church celebrates 200 years of mission and ministry

Posted September 18th, 2024

At the very beginning of Sunday’s worship service celebrating the 200th anniversary of First Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Indiana, the church’s pastor, the Rev. Dr. Felipe Martínez, stood up, smiled broadly, and said, “Good morning, church. Hey, church — happy birthday!”

Taking the ‘plunge’ to improve basic sanitation and hygiene worldwide

Posted February 28th, 2024

Although ballplayers have been swinging since ancient times — whether with bats, rackets, hands or clubs — recorded history is strangely silent about plungers.

Taking the ‘plunge’ to improve basic sanitation and hygiene worldwide

Posted February 1st, 2024

Although ballplayers have been swinging since ancient times — whether with bats, rackets, hands or clubs — recorded history is strangely silent about plungers. Yes, plungers.

‘We have co-laborers to carry out the work’

Posted March 22nd, 2022

Three churches in southern Indiana have separate focuses to their Matthew 25 work. But through a thoughtful process of establishing a cohort to strengthen each of the three ministry efforts, the three congregations — First Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, First Presbyterian Church in Columbus and Fairlawn Presbyterian Church in Columbus — have begun, in the words of the Rev. Kelley Jepsen, transitional associate pastor at FPC in Bloomington, “to think creatively, to dream more broadly and to find concrete ways to begin moving from learning into action.”