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…
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…
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…
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…
“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 the Sunday morning sermon, we will explore the biblical themes presented in season three of the “The Chosen.” Join us each Sunday for this unusual…
Ashes to Go! Drive in to the Church Tower Portico!
First Presbyterian Elkhart 200 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, United StatesIt has long been the custom at the beginning of Lent to be marked in ashes with the sign of the cross. The ashes reminds that we are dust and so we need to turn to God and God’s creative power to heal the brokenness in our lives and make us new. That turning to…
Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating March 16
Pastor Sally will be teaching us the ancient art of Ukrainian Easter egg decoration called Pysanky. The egg decorating is done on raw eggs with metal-tipped styluses warmed by candle flame and dipped in beeswax. Designs are then drawn on the eggs and dipped in successive dyes to create a truly extraordinary egg. The public…
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the joyous day when we remember Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem with great excitement and fanfare! Join us for worship as we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry. We will wave palms at the 9 a.m. Traditional service and the 11 a.m. Contemporary service, and we’ll have palms to take home after each service.…