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Presbyterian congregation in Iowa explains how forays into the community fit with its Matthew 25 focus

Posted June 26th, 2023

“Our church’s commitment to Matthew 25 is important to us,” says Ashlynn Beauchamp, a 15-year-old member of First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. “It gives us the opportunity not just to better ourselves and follow Jesus, but to branch out and work in the world to improve others’ lives, not just our own.”

First Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, is helping to ensure that IowaWINS

Posted May 24th, 2023

A day ahead of celebrating the varied facets of its Matthew 25 work, First Presbyterian Church of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, recently shared some of the key people in both the congregation and the community to discuss their work and future plans with Presbyterian News Service.

Presbyterian congregation in Iowa explains how forays into the community fit with its Matthew 25 focus

Posted May 4th, 2023

“Our church’s commitment to Matthew 25 is important to us,” says Ashlynn Beauchamp, a 15-year-old member of First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. “It gives us the opportunity not just to better ourselves and follow Jesus, but to branch out and work in the world to improve others’ lives, not just our own.”

First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, is helping to ensure that IowaWINS

Posted April 29th, 2023

A day ahead of celebrating the varied facets of its Matthew 25 work, First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on Saturday shared some of the key people in both the congregation and the community to discuss their work and future plans with Presbyterian News Service.

Online giving fuels congregation’s work to help immigrants

Posted December 2nd, 2019

Mount Pleasant is a community of fewer than 9,000 people. It has an idyllic town square surrounded by restaurants and local businesses, just like one would expect when picturing small-town Iowa. That image changed on May 9, 2018, when dozens of men were seized from Mount Pleasant’s Midwest Precast Concrete plant by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.