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…
Ukrainian Easter Egg decorating, Date to be announced
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…
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…
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…
Maundy Thursday Seder Service
Maundy Thursday is the night we remember everything that happened the night before Jesus died. One of the most important events of that night was when Jesus celebrated a Passover…
Good Friday Tenebrae
Good 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…
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 Jesus brings us hope for our…