Good Friday Tenebrae
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesGood Friday is the day of the cross. It’s a hard day for Christians but an important day as we remember the lengths God was willing to go to demonstrate his endless love for us. This year at First Presbyterian we will gather to read the story of Jesus’s passion with music and candlelight in…
Easter Sunday
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesJoin us for Easter joy in worship with glorious music, the Easter Story, communion, beautiful flowers and a message of Hope! The resurrection of the Jesus brings us hope for our personal lives and hope for our world. God’s love never leaves us alone! We worship in two services on Easter Sunday: 9:00 AM Traditional…
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt!
We are happy to provide a little extra fun for children on Easter Sunday. Our Easter Egg hunt is open to the public as well as children of the church. Have your children meet Anna on Easter Sunday morning at 10:30 at the back of the Sanctuary for a special Easter Egg Hunt inside the…
Vacation Bible School
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesAt First Presbyterian Church Elkhart's Vacation Bible School, “Time Travel Camp," children ages 4 - 12 will travel back in time to visit ancient Egypt in biblical times. They will visit the market place to try their hand at some crafts and skills, eat some of the delicious foods, visit Joseph, and play games at…
Trunk or Treat!
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesTrunk or Treat is big in our church. Our people love to decorate their cars, decorate themselves (with costumes) and hand out candy to the children of our community. Visit us in our east parking lot from 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, for some safe and fun trick or treating. If we’re rained out, we’ll…
Grand opening for the new Journey Cafe Worship Service
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesExperience contemporary worship at First Presbyterian Church in our newly renovated space on the lower level of our building. We’re excited to kick everything off with a grand opening at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, and sincerely hope you’ll join us. Construction workers have been busy all summer and fall, upgrading the space where it…
Christmas Eve Family Service
Please join us for our Family Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24 in the newly renovated lower level in our charming contemporary worship coffeehouse. Families and friends sit around tables and enjoy a cup of coffee or cocoa as we celebrate Christ’s birth with our great Worship Band. We will hear the story…
Christmas Eve Traditional Service
Our 9 p.m. Traditional Christmas Eve Service has an almost mystical quality about it as we welcome the Christ child in our beautiful sanctuary. Our classic Christmas Eve service features traditional carols, scripture readings that tell of the birth of the Christ child, a special Christmas Eve message, and Christmas Communion and candle lighting during…
“The Chosen” Bible Studies, Mondays and Wednesdays
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesWant to dig a little deeper into “The Chosen?” Pastor Sally is offering two Bible studies to supplement the Sunday sermon series. The Monday Night Bible Study (6:30 p.m.) will actually view the episodes from season three each week in the lower-level Coffeehouse and then discuss the film and related scripture passages in small groups…
“The Chosen,” a Lenten Sermon Series, Sundays Feb 16 – April 6
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesPastor Sally is again taking a deep dive with us into the film series, “The Chosen” which can be seen on Netflix or Amazon Prime. Each week during Lent, in…